GENERATION 3 JESSE HALL, SR. 1779-1877 Married ELIZABETH "BETSY" JOHNSON 1780-1854 JESSE HALL, SR. was born 6/1/1779 in Bucks County PA, and died on 10/14/1877 and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Bristol, Illinois. He married Elizabeth Johnson. Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson was born in 10/21/1780 in Kingwood Township, Hunterdon County NJ, and died on 8/2/1854, and was buried in the Old Hays Cemetery at Beech Creek Township PA, a/k/a Hays/Fearon Cemetery, 1/4 mile from the town of Beech Creek PA. Coming from Mill Hall, there will be a left turn; this road runs longside Route 150 for a short distance, and the cemetery will be on your left. Jesse Hall Sr. and Betsy Johnson* Hall had 12 children: ·          John Hall, Married Frances Farwell - - - family ·          Johnson Hall, Married Nancy Grugan (sp? Grucin?) - - - family ·          Nancy Hall, Married Asher Packer - - - family ·          Ruhamah Hall, Married John Bridgens - - - family ·          Joseph Hall, Married Temperence Sterling - - - family ·          Saul Hall, Married Julia Slone (Stone?) - - - family ·          Everett Hall, Married Elsie Ross - - - family ·          Charlotte Hall, Married William Clark - - - family ·          Thur Hall, Married Rachel McCloskey - - - family unknown ·          Elizabeth Hall, Married James McCloskey - - - family ·          JESSE ROYAL HALL (aka Jesse Hall Jr.), Married Mary Shafer - - - family ·          Samuel Hall, Married Sara McCloskey - - - family *Betsy's Father was Bethuel JOHNSTON of Gibson Township PA, and her Mother was Ann SIMPSON Johnson	Elizabeth "Betsy" Johnson Wife of Jesse Hall Sr. Came to USA in 1802
GENERATION 4 JESSE ROYAL HALL 1815-1865; married MARY ANN SHAFFER* 1819-1869; Jesse Royal Hall (a.k.a. Jesse  Hall, Jr.) was born 4/10/1815 at Bennetts Branch near Benezette PA, and died at Renovo PA on 12/21/1865. He is buried in the Old North Bend Presbyterian Cemetery. He married Mary Ann Shaffer on November 08, 1838 (or 2/5/1840?). She was born on 3/11/1819, and she died on 4/21/1869, and is buried in the Old North Bend Presbyterian Cemetery also.  Jesse Hall Jr. & Mary Ann Shaffer Hall had 8 children (not in order): 1. Mary Hall, Married Winfield Summerson - - - family 2. Joseph M. Hall b.6/7/1858 d.1950 (Married Minerva Kepler d.1930) - (they had two children including Jesse D. Hall [Rene's Grandfather***] who was born in the Hall homestead in Shintown)      a. May Hall (married John Fox)            a1. Elmer Fox            a2. Delmar Fox      b. Jesse D. Hall (married Irene Kepperley)            b1. James Hall (married ?)                  -Rene Hall (Long Island City NY 11101)            b2. Donald King Hall b. c1915 (York PA) 3. EVERETT FRANKLIN HALL 1842-1915, Married Emma Wertz - - - (Clarence Hall & Alice Downs) - family 4. PHEBE ANN HALL-WERTZ 1855-1928, Married Taylor Zachery Wertz - - - family 5. Sara Jane Hall, Married Joseph Seese = (Emma & Howard Calhoun; Alice & Everett Wertz; more) 6. Elizabeth "Libby"/"Eliza" Hall, Married Michael Stout – family [Elizabeth (2?), Married Robert Poorman?] 7. Nancy Artie Hall, Married James Till = (John & Carrie Bently; Mary & John Simpson; more) - - - family 8. Rebecca Mandana "Dane" Hall, Married Edward Van Riper - - - family *Mary Ann Shaffer's Father was James SHAFFER, Sr., born 12/22/1787, and he died at Grove Township, near Sinnemahoning, Cameron County, PA on 8/25/1872. Mary Ann's Mother was Margaret BROOKS Shaffer, born 1/28/1791, died 2/26/1876. Margaret and James were married in 1809, and are buried in the Pine Street Cemetery at Sterling Run PA in Cameron County. Margaret's Father was Benjamin BROOKS (REV WAR.) born 3/11/1753 in Bucks County PA, of English and Irish descent, and he died in Gibson Township, Cameron County, PA on 12/24/1838. He is also buried in the Pine Street Cemetery at Sterling Run PA (85y 8m 13d).  Sergeant Benjamin Brooks fought at the Revolutionary battles of Germantown and Brandywine in Pennsylvania. Benjamin married (1) Elizabeth Harkins, and they had nine children: 1. James Brooks 2. Joseph Brooks 3. William Brooks 4. Benjamin Brooks 5. David Brooks 6. Rebecaa Brooks 7. MARGARET BROOKS (my ggg Grandmother) 8. Jane Brooks 9. Mary Brooks Benjamin then married (2) Mary Wood, a native of Monmouth County, New Jersey. She was of English and Welsh descent. Mary and Benjamin had two children: 1. John Brooks** 2. Washington Brooks (2)Mary Wood Brooks is buried in the Pine Street Cemetery at Sterling Run PA  (79y 11m 20d). **John Brooks was born in Lock Haven, my home town. He became one of the first County Commissioners of Elk County PA when it was formed, and served three terms in the Pennsylvania State legislature as a Republican. ***Donald King Hall was Rene M. Hall's Uncle		Jesse Hall Jr. 1896 Photo Everett Franklin Hall Phebe Ann Hall

Everett Hall & Emma Wertz Hall

at their home in Point Breeze South Renovo Pa.

GENERATION 5 EVERETT FRANKLIN HALL was born in 1842 and died in 1915.    He married EMMA LOUSIA WERTZ, who was born in 1846 and died in 1904. Her Father was John W. Wertz, and her Mother was Mary Ann Pfoutz. Everett and Emma were unable to have biological children, so they adopted their son, my Grandfather Clarence Richard (Wertz) Hall, at birth from their brother and sister, i.e. Zackary Taylor Wertz & Phebe Ann Hall (who had 12 children):  TAYLOR ZACHERY WERTZ & PHEBE ANN (HALL) WERTZ, who had 12 children (not in order): • John Wertz, Married Maize Haas - - - family • Elial McVey Wertz, Married Alice Delia W. Smith - - - family • Joseph Wertz, Married Cordie Croak - - - family • Beatrice Wertz, Married John Croak - - - family (Minnie/Joe DeVaul) (Ruth/Tom Youngquist) • Deward Wertz, Married Ann Hibler - - - family • Myrtle Wertz, Married Alvin Doebler (& 2 G. Goodman) - - - family • Lloyd Wertz, Married Jane Askey - - - family • Edythe Wertz, Married Arthur Dadd - - - family • Elletta Wertz, Married Robert Valentine - - - family • Everett Wertz, Married Alice Seese - - - family • Martha Wertz - - - family unknown • CLARENCE RICHARD WERTZ (HALL), Married Alice T. Downs - - - my immediate family Clarence Richard Hall Tree Click to enlarge

Clarence Richard Hall

GENERATION 6 CLARENCE RICHARD (WERTZ) HALL (my Grandfather "Richard") was born 11/11/1880 in Hall's Run, Noyes Township, Clinton County, PA, and died 10/19/1920 at Renovo PA.  He married ALICE THEA DOWNS (my grandmother) on 10/9/1905 in Williamsport, Lycoming county, PA.  She was born 8/27/1877 and died 12/22/1932 at Point Breeze, South Renovo, PA on the Hall Family Estate.  Her original name was "Anna Althea Downs" and she changed it to "Alice Thea Downs."  ALice was the daughter of John Luther Downs and Matilda Florence Wertz Downs (a sister of Clarence's biological father, Taylor Zachery Wertz). Clarence and Alice are both buried in Hall-Werts Cemetery, Halls Run PA. They lived at Point Breeze, up below the reservoir in South Renovo. They had also lived on the farm way up Barney Run Road near the river, and in Philadelphia.   Richard and Alice had three children: 1) Emma Louise Hall B 9-8-1907 D 10/15/1991 DAR# 405901 (CA) 2) Belle Evelyn Hall B 6-19-1910 D 12/26/1997 (San Francisco CA) 3) PEARL MADELINE HALL (my Mother) B 7-19-1913 D 2-5-1976 (Castanea PA) (NOTE: Richard was buried at Kettle Creek Cemetery originally, but I helped my Father and Clyde Wertz and his boys move his grave from Kettle Creek to the Hall-Wertz Cemetery in Halls Run, next to his wife, my Grandmother Alice Downs Hall, because of building the Alvin R. Bush Dam on Kettle Creek. He was given in adoption to Phebe's brother, Everett and his wife, Zachery's sister, because they were unable to have children. (Two of my sons are buried next to them, John Richard Poorman and Randall Clay Poorman. -per Kenneth R. Poorman 9-17-2002).

Pearlie, Belle, Emma Alice, Pearlie, Belle

GENERATION 7 Emma Louise Hall was born 10/8/1907 at 1831 North Mervine Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died on 10/15/1991 in Manteca California. (DAR# 405901)  Aunt Emma went to Lock Haven Normal School, and became a teacher.  Subsequently she got two masters degrees in California.  She married Tyler Frederick Hammond, Sr. on 12/30/1933 at the Washington Memorial Chapel in Valley Forge National Park. He was born on 5/31/1902 at Philadelphia, PA. They had three children: 1) Alice Downs Hammond O'Leary (living) (DAR# 452900) 2) Helena Hammond Rose Swift (living) 3) Tyler F. Hammond Jr. (deceased) Aunt Emma's DAR Info: Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot Name: Emma Louise Hall Hammond National Number: 901901 Chapter: 8017CA La Peurta de Oro-San Francisco Chapter Chapter website: http://www.cheryldar.com/index.html Belle Evelyn Hall was born 6-19-1910, not sure where - no one to ask - in Renovo I suppose.   I remember she went to Bryn Mawr College, did some nursing, some modeling in NYC, then went to California.  She married uncle Val DeFilippo, and they had no children.  He had a job with the Federal government in Washington D.C. and Aunt Belle worked for the City of San Francisco.  They lived in an apartment on Polk Street.  She died 12/26/1997 in San Francisco CA.  I think Uncle Val has a daughter living, but I don't know her name, or where she lives in California. PEARL MADELINE HALL was born 7/19/1913 and died 2/5/1976 in Williamsport, Pa.  She went to Lock Haven Normal School, and worked as a waitress at Mt. Airy Lodge in the Pocnos, and The Exxex House in South Beach, Miami, Florida.  She married my father, KENNETH JOHN POORMAN, in 1941 in Lock Haven Pa.  They had two children: 1. Kenneth Richard Poorman 2. Stephen Philip Poorman (Clarence Richard Hall had no boys, so end of the line for our Clarence Halls)

Emma Hall Hammond Belle Hall DeFilippo Pearl Hall Poorman Love you Mom!

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