The Hall Families of Lyon County, Minnesota

JAMES HALL, SR. (1897) is president of the First National Bank of Balaton and a retired farmer residing in that village. He is a native of Ireland and was born near Belfast, coming to the United States during the Civil War. He located near Kankakee, Illinois, where he engaged in farming with his parents for some time, after which he took up agricultural pursuits for himself. He farmer in Illinois until 1883, when he moved to Hand county, South Dakota, where he took a homestead and also purchased 160 acres of land. He resided in South Dakota until 1897.

That year Mr. Hall came to Lyon county and purchased land in Rock Lake township. the southeast quarter of section 28, which he farmer until the fall of 1911, when he moved to Balaton, where he has since resided. In January, 1912, he was made president of the First National Rank. In addition to looking after that office, he engaged quite extensively in stock buying. Our subject is a member of the Methodist church of Balaton and is superintendent of the Meth: odist Sunday School.

Mr. Hall was married December 25. 1874, at Chicago to Margaret A. Meglade, a native of Illinois. She was born and brought up near Chicago. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are the parents of the following children: James and Walter, of Marshall; Robert, of Rock Lake township; Eliza (Mrs. N. H. Olson), of St. Peter; Anna (Mrs. F. Bartlett), of Balaton; Iva (Mrs. Harry Tate), of Balaton; Eva and Margaret, of Balaton. One child, William, is deceased.

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JAMES H. HALL (1897), county attorney of Lyon county, was born in Kankakee county, Illinois, in 1876. He is the son of James and Margaret (McGlade) Hall, of Balaton. Both parents were born in Ireland and came to America when children.

In 1883 the family moved to Hand county, South Dakota. Our subject received his education in the country schools of that county and in Wessington Springs Seminary. After his school days he taught one year in South Dakota, and in 1897 he located in Lyon county. After teaching two years in Lyon county Mr. Hall took up the study of law in the offices of O. E. Maxson, E. C. Patterson and V. B. Seward. He then attended the night school of the St. Paul College of Law, took the state bar examination, and was admitted to practice in 1905. He formed a partnership with E. C. Patterson, of Marshall, and was a member of the firm of Patterson & Hall from October, 1905, until January 1, 1910. Mr. Hall then opened an office in the Dibble Block. 'He was elected county attorney in 1910 and took office the first of the following year.

Mr. Hall was married December 31, 1905, to Rose Parfitt, of Sunnyside, Washington. He is a member of the Methodist church and of the Masonic order.

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WILLIAM HALL (1899). One of the most prosperous farmers of Lyon county is William Hall, of Shelburne township. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, July 15, 1859, and is the son of Robert and Mary (Hannah) Hall, both deceased. The first twenty-seven years of our subject's life were spent with his parents. Until fifteen years of age he attended school in and near Chicago. The other twelve years were spent assisting his father on the farm. After his father's death he rented the old home farm near Chicago and operated it until 1899.

In the fall of 1888 Mr. Hall purchased a quarter section of land in Shelburne township. In 1899 he moved with his family to that farm and they have resided there since. In 1906 he purchased forty-five acres adjoining his land from the railroad company, making him the owner of over 200 acres of Lyon county land. Mr. Hall raises considerable stock, including Poland China hogs, Hereford cattle, Plymouth Rock chickens, Clyde, Belgian and Norman horses. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen and of the Blue Lodge and Chapter of the Masonic orders. He has been treasurer of school district No. 49 for twelve years and was justice of the peace in Shelburne township two years.

On March 18, 1889, Mr. Hall was united in marriage to Mary E. Templeton, a daughter of Richard Templeton, of Kankakee county, Illinois. She was born May 23, 1869. Mr. and Mrs.. Hall are the parents of the following named children: Robert, born January 19, 1892; Richard, born July 30, 1894; Annie, born April 24, 1900; Viola, born March 17, 1903. All reside at home.

Mr. Hall has three brothers and two sisters, as follows: James, of Balaton; John, of Iowa; Robert, of Battle Creek, Michigan; Mary (Mrs. John Nixon), of Balaton; Belle (Mrs. Frank Snow), of Momence, Illinois.

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DR. EARL L. HALL (1902) is a physician and druggist of Russell. He is a native of the Badger state and was born at Eau Claire May 26, 1877. He is a son of 'Frank A. and Nancy M. (Mcintosh) Hall, the former a native of Massachusettts and the latter of Maine. Mrs. Hall died in 1905. The father resides at San Francisco. They were the parents of two sons: Dr. E. L., of this sketch, and Neale C, of Lead, South Dakota. The latter is county treasurer of Lawrence county.

Our subject was graduated from the Eau Claire High School in the modern classical course. He later attended the Medical Department of the University of Minnesota, from which he was graduated in 1902. After that he was house physician in the Minneapolis City Hospital one year.

Dr. Hall came to Lyon county in 1902 and located at Russell for the practice of his profession. He has practised there continuously since that date and has been very successful. In April, 1911, he purchased the C. J. Wimer drug store at Russell. He has put up a splendid building next to the postoffice and has one of the neatest and best arranged drug stores in this section of the state.

Dr. Hall holds membership in the Masonic and Modern Woodmen lodges and has served as master of Coteau Lodge Xo. 244 two years. He has been a member of the Village Council of Russell the past six years and was president of that body three years.

Our subject was married at Eau Claire April 28, 1906, to Florence Pickett, a native of that place. They are the parents of two children, Robert and Richard.

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