Family Group Sheet
Name(Multiple Unknowns)
Unmarried
PartnerSurena Katherine Hall, G Aunt
Birth29 Jun 1891, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death1 Sep 1981, Clark Co., Kentucky
BurialForest Lawn, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherGeorge Washington Hall (1862-1934)
MotherNancy Abigail Quisenberry (1867-1954)
Other spousesHenry Burns
Children
1 FAudra Edith Hall, 1C1R
Birth6 Nov 1914, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death17 Aug 1994, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseJack Marcus
SpouseLuther McDowell
2 FThelma Lee Hall, 1C1R
Birth12 Mar 1923, Morehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
3 FJuaneta “Mae” Hall, 1C1R
Birth16 Nov 1926, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseGlenn H. Gilkison , 5th Cousin
Notes for Surena Katherine Hall
Surena’s daughter Mae writes in a letter dated 17 Sep 1995, "My mother's name was Surena Katherine Hall. Born June 29, 1891, Rowan Co, died Sept 1, 1981, Clark Co. She may have been married to a Henry Burns at one time, but we, my sisters, do all have separate fathers. ... Mother raised us without any financial support from anyone, or the government. That is something to say today!"
Stone in Forest Lawn Cemetery (on Earl McBrayer's farm):
Serena Hall 29 June 1891 - 31 Aug 1981
Index to Kentucky death records lists Surena Hall, d. 1 Sep 1981, age 90, in Clark Co., residence Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 54, #26507.
Her obituary in the Morehead News of Thursday, Sep 3, 1981 read “Mrs. Surena Hall, 89, 206 Heritage Place, Morehead, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 1 at the Glenway Lodge in Winchester after a brief illness. She was born June 29, 1891 in Rowan County and was a daughter of the late George W. and Nancy A. Quesinberry Hall. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Audra Marcus, Morehead, Mrs. Thelma Stevens, Flatwood and Mrs. Mae Gilkison, Winchester; four brothers, Oliver and Howard Hall, both of Clearfield, Emmitt Hall, Morehead, and Harlan Hall, Muncie, Ind. Two sisters, Mrs. Florence Petitt, Bradenton, Fla. and Mrs. Laura Lambert, Clearfield; three grandchildren, Miss Nannett Stevens, Mrs. Elizabeth Curry, Mrs. Mary Snowden; and one great-granddaughter, Miss Erin Elizabeth Curry. Mrs. Hall was a cook at the Midland Trail Hotel for over 25 years. Graveside services were conducted Thursday, Sept. 3 at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Ted Greene officiating. Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals cared for arrangements. Pallbearers were Walter Gilkison, Jim Case, Adron Razor, Oliver Wilson, Howard Hall Jr. and Asa Lambert.”
Stone in Forest Lawn Cemetery (on Earl McBrayer's farm):
Serena Hall 29 June 1891 - 31 Aug 1981
Index to Kentucky death records lists Surena Hall, d. 1 Sep 1981, age 90, in Clark Co., residence Rowan Co., certificate Vol. 54, #26507.
Her obituary in the Morehead News of Thursday, Sep 3, 1981 read “Mrs. Surena Hall, 89, 206 Heritage Place, Morehead, died Tuesday evening, Sept. 1 at the Glenway Lodge in Winchester after a brief illness. She was born June 29, 1891 in Rowan County and was a daughter of the late George W. and Nancy A. Quesinberry Hall. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Audra Marcus, Morehead, Mrs. Thelma Stevens, Flatwood and Mrs. Mae Gilkison, Winchester; four brothers, Oliver and Howard Hall, both of Clearfield, Emmitt Hall, Morehead, and Harlan Hall, Muncie, Ind. Two sisters, Mrs. Florence Petitt, Bradenton, Fla. and Mrs. Laura Lambert, Clearfield; three grandchildren, Miss Nannett Stevens, Mrs. Elizabeth Curry, Mrs. Mary Snowden; and one great-granddaughter, Miss Erin Elizabeth Curry. Mrs. Hall was a cook at the Midland Trail Hotel for over 25 years. Graveside services were conducted Thursday, Sept. 3 at the Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with the Rev. Ted Greene officiating. Northcutt and Son Home for Funerals cared for arrangements. Pallbearers were Walter Gilkison, Jim Case, Adron Razor, Oliver Wilson, Howard Hall Jr. and Asa Lambert.”
Census
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, precinct 10, enumerated 8 April, lists on p. 4A on Mill Ave., Morehead, as family #79:
Cecil, John T., 56, b. Ky/Va/Ky, age at first marriage 21, proprietor of hotel; Rebecca, wife, 50, b. Va/NC/Va, age at first marriage 16; Hall, Surena, servant at hotel, 38, b. Ky/Ky/Va, single; Audra E., dau, 15, b. Ky/Ky/Ky, waitress at hotel; Thelma L., dau, 7, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Juanata, 3 5/12, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Conley, Linda, 37, b. Ky/Ky/Ky, servant at hotel.
Cecil, John T., 56, b. Ky/Va/Ky, age at first marriage 21, proprietor of hotel; Rebecca, wife, 50, b. Va/NC/Va, age at first marriage 16; Hall, Surena, servant at hotel, 38, b. Ky/Ky/Va, single; Audra E., dau, 15, b. Ky/Ky/Ky, waitress at hotel; Thelma L., dau, 7, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Juanata, 3 5/12, b. Ky/Ky/Ky; Conley, Linda, 37, b. Ky/Ky/Ky, servant at hotel.
Notes for (Multiple Unknowns) & Surena Katherine (Family)
The daughters of this family all have separate fathers, but since none of them are known to me, I am just entering one family, to keep them all together.
