Hall

(submitted by Lyle Hall and Mason Hall)

George Hall (1818–1897) was twelve when he came to Canada, settling with his family in the Toronto area. He married Sarah Ann Train (1827–1887) who had come to Canada on the same ship as her future husband. In 1853 George Hall moved his family to Lambton County, purchasing 64 acres on Townsend Line near Arkona, in Bosanquet Twp. After building a log house and clearing 50 acres of bush he sold this property and purchased 200 acres, Lot 16, Con. 6 NER in Warwick Twp., closer to Forest.

George and his sons built frame buildings and added land until he owned 400 acres. George and Sarah had 15 children, four dying in infancy. The remaining were Joseph (1843–1909), Gilbert (1845–1930), Robert (1847–1900), Mary Jane (1851–1926), Ellen, George Watson, John (1857–1894), Elizabeth (1859–1948), Sarah, Luke and Newman (–1937). When George died the land was divided among his sons, Newman receiving the homestead. Only Joseph, Gilbert and Robert remained in Warwick Twp. The others moved west.

George and Sarah’s oldest son Joseph Hall was ten years old when his parents came to Bosanquet. In 1866 Joseph married Christina Thompson (1840–1918), daughter of William and Mary (Steel) Thompson. At this time he bought 50 acres on Lot 22 from his father-in-law, who gave his daughter Christina the other 50 acres on Lot 22. First Joseph built a log home but later erected a brick house. He was able to purchase more property in the area, including Lots 21 and 23, Con. 2 NER, 500 acres in total.

Joseph owned 30 head of Durham dairy cattle and also bred Clydesdale horses. He was well known in Lambton County as a horse breeder. Christina was noted as a butter maker; she won many prizes at local fairs. Joseph was Reeve of Warwick Twp. for nine years. He served as Lambton County Warden in 1879.

Susan Hall feeding hens. Courtesy L Hall.

Joseph and Christina had four children: William George (1868–1937), John (1869–1949), Edith and Sarah Bertha (m. Leslie McKenzie). Both sons attended the Commercial College at London. In 1904 Joseph retired from farming and divided up his land between his sons.

William George Hall farmed on Con. 3 NER (8378 Brickyard Line). He married Margaret Janes (1869–1946), daughter of Charles M. and Jennet Janes and farmed 400 acres, all in one block. Their children were Charles Russell (1894–1969), Joseph Milton (1898–1983), Jenett Edith (1900–1993), Archibald W. (1902–1904), Christina (1904–1971), Berton (1908–1990) and Margaret Agnes (1910–1988).

Joseph and Christina’s son John took over the homestead, farming 200 acres. He married Margaret Dewar McFarlane, daughter of H. McFarlane, once reeve of Warwick Twp. They had five children: Lloyd (1898–1978), George F. (1900–1966), Franklin (1905–), Macklin (1909–) and Fredrick (1913–).

George and Sarah’s second son Gilbert (1845–1930) farmed on the 2nd Line and Highway 7 (8534 Brickyard Line). Gilbert married Elizabeth Thompson (1848–1930). They had four children: Walter, Charles, Blanche and Herbert.

Gilbert and Elizabeth’s son Walter Hall married Susan Marshall and settled on 8604 Brickyard Line. They had two children, Carman and Marjorie. Carman settled further east on 8855 Brickyard Line. He married Florence (Flossie) Grogan. Their son Lyle Carman Hall married Dorothy Griffin, then Roberta Ross. Lyle and Roberta still own the property in 2008.

Gilbert and Elizabeth’s youngest son Herbert Hall took over the father’s homestead. Herbert married Janet Giffen. They had two children, Mary and Gilbert. Herbert’s son Gilbert took over 8534 Brickyard Line, married Jennet Gray and they had one child, Elizabeth (Hall) Cates.

George and Sarah’s third son Robert M. Hall (1847–1900) married Sarah Vance (1848–1932). He farmed Lot 17, Con. 7 NER, 125 acres. He built the brick house on Lot 17 in 1895. Five years later he died of injuries received from a severe beating by Gilles McPherson and son. Robert and Sarah had ten children: Harrison (1872–1951), Louisa (1874–), Ada (1876–1959), Sarah (1878–1938), William (1880–), Robert (1882–1962), Gordon (1884–), Edwin (1886–1970), Joseph (1888–1983) and Eva (1890–).

Robert M. Hall’s sixth child, Robert, married Annie Brush. They farmed in Bosanquet Twp. until they moved to Birnam in 1919. Robert and Annie had six children, four daughters and two sons. The older son, Glen Hall (1914–2002), who married Marion Ridley, farmed Lot 16, Con. 5 NER. The younger son, James Hall (1918–1980), farmed Lot 18, Con. 5 NER. James married Jane Tanton and they had two children, the younger being Mason Hall (1948–), who farms there now plus an additional 410 acres in Warwick and Bosanquet Twp. Mason and his wife Lynne (McPherson) Hall built a new home in 1985.They have one daughter, Jennifer, who lives in Parkhill.

Chapter 24 of 25 - Hall Family

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