Zera William Hall

Zera William Hall

Male 1830 - 1863  (32 years)

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  1. 1.  Zera William HallZera William Hall was born on 31 Oct 1830 in Burlington Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania; died on 28 Mar 1863 in Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee; was buried after 28 Mar 1863 in Nashville National Cemetery, South Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • FamilySearch ID: 26LN-Q3W
    • Group: Hall Direct Descendant
    • Group: Halls of Taunton - DNA Family 024
    • 1850 Census: 16 Oct 1850, Samonauk Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
    • 1860 Census: 10 Aug 1860, Victor Township, DeKalb County, Illinois
    • Military: 15 Aug 1862, Sandwich, DeKalb County, Illinois

    Notes:

    FamilySearch ID:
    https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/26LN-Q3W

    Group:
    A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

    Group:
    Descendants of George Hall of Taunton, Massachusetts.

    1850 Census:
    p. 339
    Amasa Hall    32  M   Farmer   $135   NY
    Mercy    "      31   F                           NY
    Loisa     "      12   F                           Pa    school
    Lucinda  "     10    F                           Pa      "
    Jacob M  "      8   M                           Pa      "
    Susana    "     5    F                           Pa      "
    Henry A    "    1   M                            Ills
    Zera W      "  30   M   Farmer              Pa

    1860 Census:
    Van Buren PO, p. 394
    Zerah W. Hall     31  M    Farmer   ----  $400    Pa
    Jannet E.   "       23   F   House Keeper          Ohio
    Betsey       "       15  F                                  ILL     school
    Abby A.      "      12  F                                    "          "
    Morris         "      10  M                                   "          "
    Ann             "       4   F                                   "          "  
    John R Paine      32  M   Farmer                    NH
    William Fox        16  M   Farm laborer            NY     school
    Owen Manlove    21  M   Laborer                    Ohio

    Military:
    Ancestry.com. Web: Illinois, Databases of Illinois Veterans Index, 1775-1995
    Name:       Zera W Hall
    Rank:       Private
    Company:       H
    Unit:       105th Illinois Infantry
    Height:       5' 8
    Hair:       LIGHT
    Eyes:       BLUE
    Complexion:       SANDY
    Marital Status:       Married
    Occupation:       Farmer
    Birth Date:       Abt 1829
    Birth Place:       PA
    War:       Civil War
    War Years:       1861-1865
    Service Entry Age:       33
    Service Entry Date:       15 Aug 1862
    Service Entry Place:       Sandwich, IL
    Joined By Whom:       E L HUNT
    Period:       3 YRS
    Muster In Date:       2 Sep 1862
    Muster In Place:       Dixon, IL
    Remarks:       DIED OF DISEASE MAR 28, 1863 IN HOSPITAL AT GALLATIN TENN
    Residence Place:       Sandwich, Dekalb CO, IL
    Record Source:       Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls

    Died:
    Source gives Summer, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
    http://person.ancestry.com/tree/13979168/person/37077176/facts

    This does not sound right.

    Buried:
    National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    Name:       Zera W Hall
    Service Info.:       PRIVATE US ARMY CIVIL WAR
    Death Date:       28 Mar 1863
    Cemetery:       Nashville National Cemetery
    Cemetery Address:       1420 Gallatin Road, South Madison, TN 37115
    Buried At:       Section O Site 11499

    He was originally buried in Gallatin, TN, and his grave moved to the Nashville National Cemetery.

    Zera married Jennette E. Sholes on 5 Aug 1851 in Asbury Township, La Salle County, Illinois. Jennette was born about 1828 in Ohio; died on 30 Aug 1866 in Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Ann Hall  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1856 in Illinois; died in Unknown.