Name |
Richard Smith Hall |
Born |
Nov 1854 |
Iowa |
Gender |
Male |
Group |
Hall Direct Descendant |
- A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
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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.
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Group |
Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024 |
- Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.
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Group |
Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020 |
- Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
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FindaGrave Memorial ID |
141219574 |
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1860 Census |
1 Jun 1860 |
Bellevue, Sarpy County, Nebraska |
- 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
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Died |
21 Aug 1910 |
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
Obituary |
22 Aug 1910 |
Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
Omaha Daily Bee |
- Richard S. Hall, one of Omaha's most prominent attorneys, died at his home, 3224 Farnam street, Sunday afternoon at 12:40. His illness, which was caused by acute kidney trouble, had been serious for three weeks and he took a sudden turn for the worse Sunday morning. His family, which included the widow, Mrs. Florence W. Hall; Richard Ware, 22, a senior at Yale; Dorothy, 19; Janet, 17, and Jasper 9, were with him at his death. His mother, Mrs. S. D. Bangs of Omaha, 88 years of age, and his stepfather, S. D. Bangs, were also present.
The funeral will be held from Trinity cathedral Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, with interment at Forest Lawn cemetery.
Mr. Hall was attracted to the law by reason of his father having been an eminent lawyer and judge, who was appointed chief justice of the territory of Nebraska by President Buchanan in 1858. The family came to Bellevue that year. Richard S. Hall was born in Batavia, N. Y., being a boy of 3 years at the time of his removal to this state.
Mr. Hall attended Talbot hall and Nebraska college and then went to Washington university of St. Louis, where he studied law, receiving his degree in 1877. He returned home to Omaha from St. Louis, was at once admitted to the bar and formed the firm of Estabrook & Hall. Two years later Mr. Hall and former Senator John M. Thurston became partners, the firm continuing until Mr. Thurston became general solicitor of the Union Pacific in 1888.
Then Mr. Hall headed the firm of Hall, McCulloch & English, later Hall & McCulloch. Mr. McCulloch went to California to reside in 1906 and the firm of Hall & Stout was formed, which has continued to the present day.
Mr. Hall's career as a lawyer has been among the very first in Nebraska. He was retained in the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line cases representing the first Union Pacific Railroad company bondholders in a suit involving $80,000,000. In recent time Mr. Hall represented the Omaha Water company in protracted litigation involving the sale of the plant to the city of Omaha and won a big victory for his client.
In politics Mr. Hall took little interest so far as being a candidate himself was concerned, a single exception being a candidacy some years ago for the state senate. He served some time on the Board of Education.
Outside of the law and his home life Mr. Hall's chief interest was the Protestant Episcopal church, and for the diocese of Nebraska and Trinity cathedral parish he was all his life an earnest worker, serving as chancellor of the diocese and as a vestryman of the parish.
Mr. Hall was married in 1885 to Miss Florence W. Ware, daughter of the late J. A. Ware of Nebraska City.
Mr. Hall's fatal illness brought to this city his former partner, J. H. McCulloch of California. The two men were partners and the most intimate of friends from 1888 until 1906.
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Buried |
Aft 21 Aug 1910 |
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska |
Person ID |
I13723 |
New England Hall Families Master Tree |
Last Modified |
10 Mar 2019 |
Family |
Florence W. Ware, b. 1863, Nebraska City, Otoe County, Nebraska , d. Bef 29 Oct 1924 (Age 61 years) |
Married |
1885 |
Children |
| 1. Richard Ware Hall, b. 4 May 1888, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska , d. Bef 29 Sep 1942 (Age 54 years) |
| 2. Dorothy Hall, b. 6 Jul 1891, d. Unknown |
| 3. Janet Ellen Hall, b. 30 Nov 1892, d. Unknown |
| 4. Jasper Landon Hall, b. 1902, Nebraska , d. Bef 10 Dec 1953 (Age 51 years) |
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Last Modified |
10 Mar 2019 |
Family ID |
F5724 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |