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John Oliver Hall

Male 1859 - 1935  (75 years)


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  • Name John Oliver Hall 
    Born 2 Jul 1859  Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-159855 
    Died 3 Feb 1935  Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I159855  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Stephen Hall,   b. CALC 22 Oct 1830, , Roxburghshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1894, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Robson,   b. CALC 7 Jun 1835, , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1874, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Family ID F248090  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 




    • Married: Effie Mae McCorkle 6 Oct 1886 Superior Nebraska
      Notes:

      Livestock broker who established J. O. Hall and Son Commission House in 1913
      Stock Dealer Jno O Hall and Son, 407 Exchange Bldg Union Stock Yards Denver CO
      1881 census Blenheim Twp Ontario Canada as a miller (a person who operates a mill or machine to grind a cereal crop into flour) with father Stephen (50), Andrew (24), John 21), Walter (20), Stephen (18) Lizzie (14), Laura (11), Emma (11) and George (9). Immigrated from Canada to Superior NE about 1891. Worked at Superior NE Guthrie Brothers Flour Mills and then relocated Denver Colorado in 1895
      1900 census Married age 32 with Mac (11), Eunice (10) and Margaret (3) living on 54 Parson Street Arapahoe County Denver (Cannot find on current maps)
      1910 Census 1234 Downing St Denver CO with Stephen "Mac" Hall, Eunice and Peggy
      1920 and 1930 census John O, Effie and Margaret (Peggy) at 1234 Downing Denver CO
      1933 relocated to 545 Race Street Denver CO

      Effie Mae McCorkle
      B 28 Jan 1868, Columbus Iowa
      D 19 Nov 1946, Denver Colorado
      Notes:
      Listed in various Denver Colorado City Directories
      1870 census Columbus Iowa Age 2 with Andrew McCorkle (22) & Nancy Keithley (20) and sister Eunice (age 1)
      1880 census Superior Nebraska with Andrew, Nancy, Mary Eunice (age 10) and
      Lu Beal, a border Age 28.
      1900 census married age 32 with Mac (11), Eunice (10) and Margaret (3) living on 54 Parson Street Arapahoe County Denver (Cannot Find Street on Current Maps)
      1910 Census 1234 Downing Street with Stephen Mac, Eunice and Peggy
      1920 and 1930 census John O, Effie and Margaret at 1234 Downing
      1923,1926,1927,1928,1929,1931 and 1932 at 1234 Downing St w/ John Oliver Hall
      Children of John O Hall and Effie Mae McCorkle include:
      Stephen Mac McCorkle Hall 1887-1942 Married Corinne Kimbrough
      Eunice Hall 1890-1977 Married Myron Smith.
      Margaret 'Peggy' Hall 1896-1980 never married.

      Stephen "Mac" McCorkle Hall
      B 23 August 1887 Superior NE
      D 5 Jul 1942 Amarillo TX
      M 8 Jan 1914 Denver CO
      1900 Census Age 11 living with his dad John Oliver (40), mother Effie (32), Eunice (10) and Margaret aka "Peggy" (3) at 54 Parson St Denver CO (cannot find on current map)
      1910 Census (Age 22) at 1234 Downing Street next to Denver Country Club with his father, John O (50), mother Effie (42) and sisters Eunice (20) and Margaret (13)
      Mac died in Amarillo Texas over the 4th of July holiday weekend as he was trying to get water to his cattle who were stranded in train cars at the Amarillo TX rail yards. He was hit and killed by a train.

      email Jeff Hall 2017

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, John Oliver Hall (1859 - 1935) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107781550.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 2 Jul 1859 - Washington, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Feb 1935 - Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States Link to Google Earth
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