Hall Family Reunion 2009

On September 26, 2o09 (yes, the date is correct ... I'm really behind on my posts), Mom, Grandpa and I met Aunt Mim at the Pine United Chapel Methodist Church to attend the 2009 Hall family reunion. Grandpa is the oldest living Hall in the family and everyone flocked around him for conversation, hugs and pictures. He, of course, handled it like the superstar that he is.

After the reunion Mom, Grandpa and I began our hunt for cemeteries. We were armed with a list and maps to five different cemeteries and only anticipated that we would hit a couple. Well, we got rolling and hit all five!!

Citra Cemetery

Dora Ann Hall Carlton was eldest child and only daughter of James Edward Beaumont Hall and Elizabeth Jane Martin. Dora married George L Carlton in 1888, and according to a letter published in The Halls of Marion County by her brother Henry, "it was a great disappointment and grief to each of them that they had no children."

Simmons Baptist Church Cemetery

May L Hall Hobkirk was the eighth born child of Joel Thomas Hall and Andaline Susan Thomas Allen. She married James Davis Hobkirk in 1879 and had seven children.

Antioch Cemetery

Permilla H L Allen was the fourth child of John Earl Allen and Lucy Thomas Bobbett Anderson. She married Alpher D Marcus Watson in 1845 in Pike county, Alabama.

MacFall / Matthews Cemetery

Joel Thomas Hall was the fifth born child of Joel Thomas Hall and Andaline Susan Thomas Allen. He married Elizabeth Brit in 1890 and had eight children.

Millwood Cemetery

Henry Thomas Hall was the third child of James Edward Beaumont Hall and Elizabeth Jane Martin. He married Septa Pauline Denman in 1894 and had five children.

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery (Orlando, FL)

Woodlawn Memorial Park Cemetery
400 Woodlawn Cemetery Road
Gotha, Florida 34734
(407) 293-1361

On November 23, 2008, Mom, Aunt Andie, Grandpa and I visited the Woodlawn Cemetery in Gotha, Florida. This cemetery is HUGE, and we had a tough time finding what we were looking for. Unfortunately, we were not able to locate Charles Alexander Hall (Grandpa's brother). I also did not realize that Grandpa's sister, Miriam is likely buried at this cemetery as well, so did not have plot information on her.

Erna Virginia Austin Hall Thomas (1:13), Grandpa's mother, is buried in Section K, near The Last Supper marble wall.

James Thomas Hall (1:12 son), Grandpa's half-brother, is buried under the trees in Section E 60-4

Robert Edward Hall (1:12 son), Grandpa's brother, is buried 8 rows from the back, on the road. He is in Section P 14-86 in the Praying Hands section.

Here are links to direction and plot maps to this cemetery:
http://karen.kasjaniuk.googlepages.com/WoodlawnCemOrlandoFLplotlayout.pdf
http://karen.kasjaniuk.googlepages.com/WoodlawnCemOrlandoFLplotmapM27.pdf

Greenwood Cemetery (Orlando, FL)

Greenwood Cemetery

1603 Greenwood Street

Orlando, Florida

(407) 246-2616

Mom and Aunt Andie updating our records

On November 23, 2008 Mom, Aunt Andie, Grandpa and I visited the Greenwood Cemetery in Orlando, Florida. Located here is the grave of my Great-Grandpa, William Leighton Hall. Grandpa explained that they did not yet have family plots purchased and since his father died so early (age 50) he was buried in his brother's plot.

From the Greenwood Street entrance, M is the first section. Follow the road to the right. Our relatives are located at the bottom of the hill in Section M, facing Section R.

William Leighton Hall (1:12), Grandpa's father, is buried in Block M-27

Me and Great-Grandpa, William Leighton Hall

Charles Clinton Hall, Grandpa's uncle

Adela Pauline (Lena) Hall, wife of Charles Clinton Hall
Here are links for directions and plot layout information for this cemetery:
http://karen.kasjaniuk.googlepages.com/GreenwoodLocMap1.pdf

http://karen.kasjaniuk.googlepages.com/GreenwoodPlotLayout1.pdf

Evergreen Municipal Cemetery (Sanford, FL)

Evergreen Municipal Cemetery

1975 West 25th Street

Sanford, Florida 32773

On November 22, 2008, my mom and I visited the Evergreen Municipal Cemetery in Sanford, Florida. Something to note if you ever venture to this cemetery ... there are many, many cemeteries all connected together, so be sure to look for the sign first to be sure you are looking in the right place. This particular cemetery was beautiful with ancient oak trees providing shade and beauty. The best part was the huge, color-coded plot map! Fortunately we knew that our group was in Section G, Lot 47, so it was super easy to find. I have included pictures of my direct desendents, but also at this cemetery was the tombstone for William Lee Harvey (son of William Lee and Alice Frances Harvey). We also stumbled upon the tombstone for Katherine Calhoun Hardy (Aunt Katsie), but she is another line all together and I'll touch on that at another time.

Aaron Robbins (5:2)
Alice Eugenia Folsom Robbins (5:3)

Alice Frances Robbins Harvey (1:11)

William Lee Harvey (1:10)

Greenwood Cemetery (Eustis, FL)

Greenwood Cemetery
22 Haselton Street
Eustis, Florida 32726
(352) 357-5749

On November 22, 2008, my mom and I visited Greenwood Cemetery in Eustis, Florida. Located there in Section 134; Lot 4 are my grandparents.

Charles Haddon Calhoun (1:4) / Alice Virginia Harvey Calhoun (1:5)
Here is a copy of the plot map:
http://karen.kasjaniuk.googlepages.com/GreenwoodCemEustisFLplotmap.pdf

Lakeside Memory Gardens (Eustis, FL)

Lakeside Memory Gardens

36601 County Road 19A

Eustis, FL 32726

(352) 357-3404

On November 22, 2008 my mom and I visisted my grandmother's gravesite at Lakeside Memory Gardens in Eustis, Florida. Her tombstone is located in the Christus Lot 167D

Frances Newton Hall (1:7)

Fort McCoy Cemetery, Marion County, Florida

The Graveyard Girls (and grandpa) took their first official road trip to Fort McCoy in Marion County, Florida on January 26, 2008. On the hunt for everything "Hall," we located and took pictures of many gravestones. We pumped grandpa for information on the way home and learned that we missed a relative while we were there. After some additional research, I learned that "Aunt Dora" is in the nearby Citra cemetery. Another road trip, I guess. A pdf version of directions to the cemetery is listed below.

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I've included pictures of the direct decendents we found, but have tons of pictures of all the siblings, grandkids, etc as well. A spreadsheet showing the plot layout and all the Hall's we found is linked below too. There were Geiger and Martin plots closer to the entrance, but I wasn't prepared enough to be sure if they're any of our direct line. I'm guessing there may be some Allen's in this area as well, unless they all moved to Crystal River.

(see Calhoun Pedigree Chart #6)

http://karen.kasjaniuk.googlepages.com/FortMcCoydirections.pdf

http://karen.kasjaniuk.googlepages.com/Fort_McCoy_cemetery_plot_map1.pdf

Joel Thomas Hall (6.4)

Andaline Susan Thomas Allen Hall (6.5)

James Edward Beaumont Hall (6.2)

Elizabeth Jane "Janie" Hall (6.3)