William Wood Hall (1832-1891)

William Wood Hall

English Immigrant to America and Convert to Mormonism.

Vital Statistics

 * Father: William Hall (1790-1841) -
 * Mother: Frances Wood (1795-1862) -
 * 1832-May-23 : Birth at Hopes Rough, Much Cowarne, Herefordshire, England
 * 1855 : Migration to America
 * 1858-Oct-03 : Marriage (1) to Almira Jane Reid (1840-1912) - at Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
 * 1861: 1 June - Left Florence, Nebraska with the David H. Cannon company to travel across the plains to Utah, settled in Southern Idaho.
 * 1891-Dec-23 : Died in Snowville, Box Elder, Utah, USA

Biography
Born in Hopes Rough, Much Cowarne, Herefordshire, England

Migration to America, he settles in Iowa near the residence of his step brother, Samuel Badham, another Mormon English immigrant and veteran of the Mormon Battalion. While living in this area he meets Almira Jane Reid. A lot of these events and their migration to Utah are recorded in her diary.

He was buried on Christmas Day in Snowville Cemetery. FindAGrave has photo of gravestone that confirms birth and death dates above.

Children of Almira Jane and William Hall

 * Sophronia Almira Hall (1865-1921)
 * Cumorah Angus Hall (1867-1918)
 * William Tracy Hall (1869-1901)
 * Ether Mahonri Hall (1871-1892)
 * Alphonso Prentiss Hall (1874-1913)
 * Septema Ann Hall (1877-1877)
 * John Wood Hall (1880-1904)

Resources

 * LucasCountyan Blog - Story of Almira and her family in Iowa.

1870 US Census
Taken in the community of East Weber, Weber Co, Utah - 03-July-1870.
 * William Hall (M-38) Ocp: Farmer / born in England
 * A Jane Hall (F-30) - born in Illinois
 * Joseph S A Hall (M-14) - born in Iowa
 * Sophronia Hall (F-5) - born in Utah
 * C M A Hall (M-3) (Cumorah Angus) - born in Utah
 * William Hall (M-5mo) - born in Utah
 * Amelia Savage (F-18) - daughter of English family living next door, probably helping with the children
 * John Stifle (M-28) - ocp: Railroad Hand

1880 US Census
Taken at Carlew Valley, Oneida Co, Idaho.
 * William Hall (M-48 / Father)
 * Almira Hall (F-40 / Mother)
 * Sophronia Hall (F-15)
 * Lumorah Hall (M-13)
 * William F. Hall (M-10)
 * Ether Hall (M-8)
 * Alphonzo Hall (M-5)
 * A. R. Prentiss (M-55) - Almira's Uncle