Theodosia Burr Hall

Theodosia Burr Hall

Female Abt 1846 - 1906  (~ 59 years)

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  • Name Theodosia Burr Hall 
    Born Abt Oct 1846  Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Group Hall Direct Descendant 
    • A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
    Group Halls of Rehoboth - DNA Family 006 
    • Descendants of Edward Hall of Rehoboth, Massachusetts (Hall DNA Family 006), and extended and allied families and their ancestors.
    Group Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024 
    • Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.
    Group Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020 
    • Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
    1850 Census 17 Oct 1850  Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • p. 335
      Samuel Hall    70  M   Farmer  $600   Mass
      Hannah          70  F                          Ct
      Augustus        36  M   Atty      $2000  NY
      Theodosia        4   F                         Iowa
      Ellen                2   F                           "
      Abigail Ness   24   F                         Ia
      Mary Andrews  18  F                        Pa
    1860 Census 1 Jun 1860  Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Bellevue PO, p. 1
      Augustus Hall            46  M  Farmer, U.S. Judge  $50,000  $2500   New York
      Jane B.    "               37   F                                   $1000                   "
      T. B.        "               14   F                                                           Iowa          school
      E. L.        "               12   F                                                              "
      R. Smith   "                4  M                                                              "
      Joseph Pockahents  10  M  Ind                                                     Utah Territory
      M. A. Goodfellow      50  M        Farmer                                         Pennsylvania
      Elizabeth M  "          28   F                                                            Illinois
      J. K. P.        "          13  M                                                            Ohio          school
    1880 Census 5 Jun 1880  Ventura, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • San Buenu Ventura, ED 103, p. 8
      Shepherd, W E    M  W  38  Head  Md   Lawyer               IA   IN    OH
      ---, T. B.               F  W  34  Wife   Md   Keeping House   IA   NY  OH
      ---, Agustus          M  W  12  Son    S                              IA   IA    IA
      ---, Myrtle             F  W  11  Dau    S                              IA   IA    IA
      ---, Madge            F  W    6  Dau    S                              CA  IA    IA
      ---, Eda                F  W    3  Dau    S                              CA  IA    IA
    1900 Census 8 Jun 1900  Ventura, Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • ED 171, sheet 8A
      Chesnut
      Shepard, William E.    Head   W  M  June  1844  55  Md  33           IA   --    --     Attorney at Law
      ---, Theodosia B          Wife   W   F  Oct    1846  53  Md  33  4  4   IA   NY  OH   Seed Grower
      ---, Margarete C.         Dau    W   F  Sept  1873  26   S                  CA  IA   IA    Bookkeeping
      Lloyd, Myrtle S.           Dau    W   F  Jan   1869  31   Wd      1  0    IA   IA   IA    House Keeping
      ... 1 servant
    Died 6 Sep 1906  Ventura County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939
      Name:      Theodosi B Shepherd
      Birth Year:      abt 1846
      Death Date:      6 Sep 1906
      Age at Death:      60
      Death Place:      Ventura, California, USA
    Person ID I13716  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2019 

    Father Congressman Augustus Caesar Hall,   b. 24 Apr 1814, Batavia, Genesee County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1861, Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Ellen P. Lee,   b. 16 Oct 1820, Mount Vernon, Knox County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1848, Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 27 years) 
    Married 13 Mar 1844  Union County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993
      Name:      Augustus Hall
      Gender:      Male
      Marriage Date:      13 Mar 1844
      Marriage Place:      Union, Ohio, USA
      Spouse:      Ellen P. Lee
      Film Number:      000573776
    Family ID F5719  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Edgar Shepherd,   b. 30 Jun 1842, Fairfield, Buena Vista County, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1931, San Diego, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 3 Sep 1866  Sarpy County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Ancestry.com. Nebraska, Compiled Marriage Index, 1856-1898
      Name:      William E. Shepherd
      Gender:      Male
      Spouse Name:      Thodria Hall
      Marriage Date:      3 Sep 1866
      County:      Sarpy
      Source:      Record of this marriage may be found at the Family History Library under microfilm reference number(s) 2107860 and 2107861.
    Children 
     1. Augustus Shepherd,   b. Abt 1867, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     2. Myrtle Shepherd,   b. Abt Jan 1869, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     3. Margarete "Madge" Shepherd,   b. Abt Sep 1873, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
     4. Edith "Eda" Shepherd,   b. Abt 1877, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Unknown
    Last Modified 11 Mar 2019 
    Family ID F5720  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt Oct 1846 - Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1850 Census - 17 Oct 1850 - Keosauqua, Van Buren County, Iowa Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1860 Census - 1 Jun 1860 - Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1880 Census - 5 Jun 1880 - Ventura, Ventura County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1900 Census - 8 Jun 1900 - Ventura, Ventura County, California Link to Google Earth
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  • Badges
    Halls of Rehoboth
    Halls of Rehoboth
    DNA Family 006
    Halls of Yarmouth
    Halls of Yarmouth
    Hall DNA Family 020

  • Notes 
    • From Cheryl Hall, March 2019:

      Theodosia was a nineteenth century feminist and the first woman in America to hybridize flowers and to own and operate a seed and bulb business which she established in 1881 in Ventura, California; she founded California's seed industry.

      Her daughter Myrtle Shepherd Francis wrote a book "Theodosia, The Flower Wizard of California" about her that was published in 2014; it can be found on Amazon. I found this all quite interesting; hopefully someone else will as well