| Name |
Hall, Alvin |
| Birth |
8 Aug 1887 |
Pike, Kentucky, United States  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7] |
| Census |
1900 |
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [8] |
Address:
Magisterial District 2 |
| Census |
1910 |
East Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [9] |
- The household was enumerated as follows:
Alvin Hall, M, W, 22y, b. KY
spouse: Mary Hall, F, W, 26y, b. KY
child: James F Hall, M, 1y 11m, b. KY
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| Draft Registration |
5 Jun 1917 |
Letcher, Kentucky, United States [10, 11] |
| Draft Registration |
- He was recorded as a 29-year-old natural-born citizen, with date of birth of 8 Aug 1887 at Tackett, KY. His current residence was Mater, KY, where he was employed in railroad service for the L&N Railroad. He claimed that he should be exempted, as he was the sole support for a wife and four children.
The registrar gave his physical description as: medium height, medium build, brown hair, brown eyes, no distinguishing marks/scars.
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| Census |
1920 |
Millstone, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [12] |
- The household was enumerated as follows:
Alvin Hall, M, W,32y, b. KY
spouse: Mary Hall, F, W, 35y, b. KY
child: James T Hall, M, 11y, b. KY
child: Lulu B Hall, F, 9y, b. KY
child: Harvy L Hall, M, 7y, b. KY
child: Eveline Hall, F, 5y, b. KY
child: Opal C Hall, F, 0m, b. KY
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| Census |
1930 |
Rockhouse, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [13] |
- The household was enumerated as follows:
Alvin Hall, M, W, 42, b. KY
spouse: Mary P Hall, F, W, 45, b. KY
child: James F Hall, M, 21, b. KY
child: Beatrice Hall, F, 19, b. KY
child: Harvy L Hall, M, 17, b. KY
child: Eveline Hall, F, 14, b. KY
child: Opal C Hall, F, 10, b. KY
child: Edwin Hall, M, 8, b. KY
child: Levenia Hall, F, 5, b. KY
child: Esther Hall, F, 2, b. KY
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| Misc |
2 Nov 1939 |
Farraday, Letcher, Kentucky, United States |
| Misc |
- His injuries, sustained when he was pinned under a slate fall, consisted of facial and nasal lacerations, internal injuries, crushed foot and ankle, and spinal injuries. As a result of his application for Worker's Compensation benefits, he received a final award in the sum of $1,200.
At the time of his injury, he was a coal loader compensated on a tonnage basis, earning approximately $90 biweekly.
|
| Census |
1940 |
Letcher, Kentucky, United States [14] |
Address:
Magisterial District 3 |
- The household was enumerated as follows:
Head: Alvin Hall, M, 52, b. Kentucky
Wife: Mary Hall, F, 55, b. Kentucky
Daughter: Opal Hall, F, 20, b. Kentucky
Son: Edwin Hall, M, 18, b. Kentucky
Daughter: Levernie Hall, F, 16, b. Kentucky
Daughter: Ester Hall, F, 12, b. Kentucky
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| Draft Registration |
27 Apr 1942 |
Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [15] |
| Draft Registration |
| Baptism |
26 Jul 1942 |
Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States |
Address:
Colly Creek Regular Primitive Baptist Church |
- He was baptized by Elder Carlos Williams.
|
| Gender |
Male |
| Moved |
Abt 1952 |
Crafts Colly (Ermine), Letcher, Kentucky, United States |
| Moved |
- The deed for the purchase of their final home, at Craft's Colly, was prepared 23 Jun 1952 and recorded on 27 Jun 1952 in Deed Book 140, page 139, Letcher County, KY.
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| Occupation |
Letcher, Kentucky, United States |
| farmer and coal miner |
- Alvin Hall worked as a coal loader for Elkhorn Collieries Corporation until he was pinned under a slate fall on 2 November 1939. The accident occurred in a mine at Farraday, Letcher County, KY. His Workmen's Compensation Board claim indicated that, at the time of the accident, he was paid on a tonnage basis, and he had earned approximately $90 every two weeks for his labors prior to the accident.
As a result of that accident, which severely broke his foot, ankle, and spine, he was awarded a worker's compensation settlement in the sum of $1,200 for his total disability.
He was a member of the United Mine Workers Union, District 30, Local No. 5810.
In the years following his disabling mine accident, he worked a farm, first at the family home at the head of Thornton Creek, and then at his last residence on Craft's Colly. In December 1942 (during the Second World War), he and Mary were presented a Certificate of Achievement in the "Live-At-Home Program" of the University of Kentucky Agricultural Extension Service, for producing 75% of the food needed by the family during 1942.
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| Death |
27 Dec 1974 |
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [2, 7, 16] |
Address:
Whitesburg Appalachian Regional Hospital |
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Death Certificate, Alvin Hall
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| Burial |
Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States [2] |
Address:
Evergreen and Williams Cemetery |
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Headstone, Alvin (1887-1972) and Mary Franklin (1884-1989) Hall
|
| Last Modified |
6 Dec 2024 |
| Family |
Franklin, Mary, b. 23 Jul 1884, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 5 Jun 1989, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 104 years) [4, 6, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21] |
| Marriage |
5 Sep 1905 |
Letcher, Kentucky, United States [19, 21, 22] |
- The marriage is recorded in Marriage Bond Book #13, p. 556, Letcher County, KY. The marriage was performed by Alvin's father, Joseph L. Hall, at the residence of Harvey Franklin. The marriage was witnessed by Joseph Blair and Harvey Franklin.
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| Children |
| | 1. Hall, Joseph Elzie, b. 18 Jun 1906, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 9 Sep 1907, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 1 year) |
| | 2. Hall, James Floyd, b. 31 Jul 1908, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 26 Aug 1975, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 67 years) |
| | 3. Hall, Lula Beatrice, b. 29 Sep 1910, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 22 Dec 1995, Georgetown, Scott, Kentucky, United States (Age 85 years) |
| | 4. Hall, Harve Leonard, b. 22 Nov 1913, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 31 Jan 1996, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 82 years) |
| | 5. Hall, Sarah Evelyn, b. 22 May 1915, Thornton, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 4 Mar 1989, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 73 years) |
| | 6. Hall, Opal Clarice, b. 15 Dec 1919, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 2 May 2012, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 92 years) |
| | 7. Hall, Edwin Hearld, b. 16 Jan 1922, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 12 Aug 2006, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States (Age 84 years) |
| | 8. Hall, Alpha Levernia, b. 13 Jan 1925, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 22 Jun 2019, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States (Age 94 years) |
| | 9. Hall, Esther Kathyleen, b. 22 Nov 1927, Whitesburg, Letcher, Kentucky, United States d. 4 Dec 2019, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States (Age 92 years) |
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| Photos
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 | Alvin and Mary, shortly after marriage
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 | Gathering of Hall extended family, early 1930s
Front, l. - r.: Edd Hall, Esther Hall, Levernia Hall, Opal Hall.
Rear, l. - r.: Evelyn Hall, Harvey Hall, Bea Hall, James Hall |
 | Edd and Levernia as toddlers
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 | Alvin & Mary, with Linda, Bea & Evelyn in rear
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 | Alvin and Mary (Franklin) Hall, ca. 1953
|
 | 50th Wedding Anniversary
Particpants include:
Children sitting in front: Harvey Hall Jr., Sheila [Day] Webb, James Mohn, Dan Mohn, Linda Nelson, Henrietta [Hall] Tenaglia, Avis "Bobby" Holbrook
Adults at rear: Mary [Franklin] Hall, Alvin Hall, Levernia [Hall] Day, Argene Day, Evelyn [Hall] Holbrook, George Nelson, Bea [Hall] Nelson, James F. Hall, Esther [Hall] Mohn (now Corrello), Anita Holbrook, and Harvey Hall. |
 | Hall Sons and sons-in-law
(l. to r.) Edd Hall (baby unidentified), Alvin Hall, Marvin Holbrook, George Nelson, Frank Corrello, Argene Day, Robert Holbrook |
 | Alvin and Mary, 60th Wedding Anniversary
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| 50th Wedding Anniversary
Particpants include:
Children sitting in front: Harvey Hall Jr., Sheila [Day] Webb, James Mohn, Dan Mohn, Linda Nelson, Henrietta [Hall] Tenaglia, Avis "Bobby" Holbrook
Adults at rear: Mary [Franklin] Hall, Alvin Hall, Levernia [Hall] Day, Argene Day, Evelyn [Hall] Holbrook, George Nelson, Bea [Hall] Nelson, James F. Hall, Esther [Hall] Mohn (now Corrello), Anita Holbrook, and Harvey Hall. |
| Family ID |
F4 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
15 Mar 2025 |
1887 - 1974 (87 years)
