| Name |
Nelson Wesley Hall |
| Suffix |
Y-DNA Family 024 |
| Born |
22 Sep 1921 |
Sutherland, Millard County, Utah  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Group |
Hall Direct Descendant |
- A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family
|
| Group |
Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024 |
- Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.
|
| Group |
Proven DNA Family 024 |
- Proven as a descendant of DNA Family 024 by YDNA test of a direct descendant.
|
| 1940 Census |
10 Apr 1940 |
Logan, Cache County, Utah |
- Ward 4, ED 3-20, sheet 8B
413 West 3rd North
Hall, John Head M W 65 Md Indiana 1935: Same house
---, Katherine Wife F W 56 Md Utah "
---, John R Son M W 21 S Utah " Waiter - Cafe
---, Sarah Dau F W 19 S Utah "
---, Nelson Son M W 18 S Utah " Waiter - Cafe
---, Ellis Son M W 15 S Utah "
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| Residence |
Feb 1993 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah |
| Died |
6 Mar 2009 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah |
| Obituary |
11 Mar 2009 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah |
| The Salt Lake Tribune |
- Nelson W. Hall 1921 ~ 2009
Beloved husband, father, grand-father, great-grandfather and friend, Nelson W. Hall, passed away March 6, 2009 in Salt Lake City.
Born in Sutherland, Utah, September 22, 1921, Nelson was raised in Logan and attended Utah State University before being inducted into the U.S. Army where he was assigned to the 741st Tank Battalion. Nelson landed at Omaha Beach four days after D-Day and was present at such events as the liberation of Paris and the Battle of the Bulge.
He returned to Salt Lake City after the war where he married Marjorie Lawley (later divorced) and became a radio announcer on KALL radio.
He was an advertising executive and partner in Higgins & Hall Advertising and eventually retired from First Security Bank in 1986. Nelson served as president of the Ambassador Athletic Club as well as president of the Salt Lake Chapter of Gyro International.
Nelson is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Wanda, daughters Margie Burt (Dr. Randall Burt, Salt Lake City); Catherine Hall (Ukiah, California); sons Lynn Hall and wife Edith (Madera, California); Randy Hall (Salt Lake City); sister Sarah Hadfield (Salt Lake City); stepson and wife Mike and Judy Draper (Salt Lake City); 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John W. and Catherine Yates Hall, son Terrence Chad Hall, sister Annie Lindquist and brothers John R. and Ellis Hall.
Services will be held on Saturday, March 14th, 2:00 p.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 East South Temple. Friends may call at Larkin Mortuary one hour prior to services. Interment at Salt Lake City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests a donation to the charity of your choice.
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| Buried |
14 Mar 2009 |
Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah |
| Person ID |
I63331 |
New England Hall Families Master Tree |
| Last Modified |
13 Dec 2019 |
| Father |
John Wesley Hall, b. 1 Oct 1860, Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana , d. 29 May 1940, Logan, Cache County, Utah (Age 79 years) |
| Mother |
Kathryn "Catherine" "Kate" Yeates, b. 13 Mar 1884, Logan, Cache County, Utah , d. 5 Nov 1961, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 77 years) |
| Married |
7 Oct 1915 |
Sutherland, Millard County, Utah |
| Family ID |
F22692 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Mary Marjorie Lawley, b. 31 Jul 1923, Hiawatha, Carbon County, Utah , d. 9 Sep 1986, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah (Age 63 years) |
| Married |
Aft 1944 |
Tooele, Tooele County, Utah |
| Marriage Status |
Divorced |
| Alt. Marriage |
28 Jan 1947 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
18 Oct 2017 |
| Family ID |
F32538 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1921 - 2009 (87 years)
