His death certificate records Edward Hall, age 40, birthdate blank, born in Ky, died 25 Sep 1920 in Pine Grove precinct, no occupation, single, father Jesse Hall, mother’s maiden name Manda Gilkinson, both born in Ky, cause of death pellagra, informant A. W. Hall, Blair, W. Va, burial in Pine Grove.

The informant is most likely his brother Albert, who had custody in the 1920 census, and who was living in West Virginia in the 1930 census. But his middle initial is usually recorded as M, not W.