Family Group Sheet
NameHassard Martin Hall, 1C2R
Birth11 Feb 1894, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death11 Feb 1977, Rowan Co., Kentucky
BurialClearfield (Bradley) Cemetery, Rowan Co., Ky
FatherRev. James Henry Hall (1866-1952)
MotherClara Johnson (1869-1960)
Other spousesElma R. [Hall]
Marriageabt 1915, Ohio
Divorceabt 1945, Richland Co., Ohio
SpouseBessie Mae Markel
Birth18 Sep 1896, Shiloh, Richland Co., Ohio
Death16 Jun 1973, Richland Co., Ohio
FatherDallas M. Markel (1871-1908)
MotherJennifer Clara Van Ausdale (1871-1922)
Other spousesJoseph Chalmers Lehman
Children
1 MEugene L. Hall, 2C1R
Birth24 Aug 1915, Ashland Co., Ohio
Death11 Oct 1992, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio
Notes for Hassard Martin Hall
His WW I draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917 in Stark Co., Ohio, records Hassard M. Hall, age 23, residence 1314 6th St. NE, Canton, Ohio, born 11 Feb 1894 in Moorhead, Ky, occupation railroader, employer Penn R.R.Co, Canton, married suporting a wife & child.
His WW II draft registration card, filed in 1942, records Hassard Martin Hall, age 48, residence 117 N. Broadway, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, born 11 Feb 1894 in Rowan Co., Ky, nearest relative Mrs. Bessie Hall, 117 N. Broadway, Shelby Co., Ohio, employer Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., Shelby, Ohio.
The Kentucky death index lists Hassard M. Hall, age 83, died 11 Feb 1977 in Rowan Co.
His obituary in the Morehead News of Feb 16, 1977 said “Rev. Hassard M. Hall, 83, died Feb. 11 at the Daniel Boone Convalescent Center, Morehead, after an extended illness. Rev. Hall, a Church of God minister, was the son of the late Henry and Clara Johnson Hall. Rev. Hall was a retired employee of the New York Central Railroad Company. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Ola Blair Hall, he is survived by one son, Gene Hall, Shelby, Ohio; one stepson, Earl Blair, Morehead; one sister, Mrs. Cordia White, Clearfield.
Funeral services were held last Sunday at 2:30 pm at the First Church of God Tabernacle, with the Rev. Scott Griffith officiating. Burial was in the Clearfield Cemetery. Pall bearers were Paul Foreman, Denver Foreman, Junior Pettit, J. C. Jolly, Woodrow Hall and Virgil Workman.”
His WW II draft registration card, filed in 1942, records Hassard Martin Hall, age 48, residence 117 N. Broadway, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, born 11 Feb 1894 in Rowan Co., Ky, nearest relative Mrs. Bessie Hall, 117 N. Broadway, Shelby Co., Ohio, employer Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Co., Shelby, Ohio.
The Kentucky death index lists Hassard M. Hall, age 83, died 11 Feb 1977 in Rowan Co.
His obituary in the Morehead News of Feb 16, 1977 said “Rev. Hassard M. Hall, 83, died Feb. 11 at the Daniel Boone Convalescent Center, Morehead, after an extended illness. Rev. Hall, a Church of God minister, was the son of the late Henry and Clara Johnson Hall. Rev. Hall was a retired employee of the New York Central Railroad Company. In addition to his wife, Mrs. Ola Blair Hall, he is survived by one son, Gene Hall, Shelby, Ohio; one stepson, Earl Blair, Morehead; one sister, Mrs. Cordia White, Clearfield.
Funeral services were held last Sunday at 2:30 pm at the First Church of God Tabernacle, with the Rev. Scott Griffith officiating. Burial was in the Clearfield Cemetery. Pall bearers were Paul Foreman, Denver Foreman, Junior Pettit, J. C. Jolly, Woodrow Hall and Virgil Workman.”
Notes for Bessie Mae Markel
The Ohio deaths database lists Bessie M. Lehman, age 76, died 16 June 1973 at Med Central Health System, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, married.
Census Notes for Hassard Martin & Bessie Mae (Family)
I cannot find this family in the 1920 census.
1930 census of Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 14B at 73 Second St. as family #266/282:
Hall, Hassard, 36, b. Ky/Ky/Ky, age at first marriage 21; Bessie, wife, 33, b. Oh/Oh/Oh, age at first marriage 18; Eugene, son, 14, b. Oh/Ky/Oh.
1940 census of Plymounth, Richland Co., Ohio, ED 70-58, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 3B as family #65, on Preston Rd:
Hall, Hassard, 48, b. Ky, section foreman for R.R.; Bessie, wife, 43, b. Ohio; Eugene, son, 25, single, b. Ohio, painter at (B...) factory. All living in same house in 1935.
1930 census of Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, enumerated 11 April, lists on p. 14B at 73 Second St. as family #266/282:
Hall, Hassard, 36, b. Ky/Ky/Ky, age at first marriage 21; Bessie, wife, 33, b. Oh/Oh/Oh, age at first marriage 18; Eugene, son, 14, b. Oh/Ky/Oh.
1940 census of Plymounth, Richland Co., Ohio, ED 70-58, enumerated 9 April, lists on p. 3B as family #65, on Preston Rd:
Hall, Hassard, 48, b. Ky, section foreman for R.R.; Bessie, wife, 43, b. Ohio; Eugene, son, 25, single, b. Ohio, painter at (B...) factory. All living in same house in 1935.
