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Hall, Thomas Talton

Hall, Thomas Talton[1]

Male Abt 1845 - 1892  (~ 47 years)


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  • Name Hall, Thomas Talton 
    Nickname Bad Talt 
    Birth Abt 1845  Littcarr, Knott, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Military Between 1861 and 1865 
    Military 
    • He was a Private in Company D, 13th Kentucky Cavalry, CSA.
    Census 1880  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    • At the time of the 1880 census, Talt Hall was residing in the household of Bad John Wright.
    Misc 7 Oct 1880  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Misc 
    Misc 1884  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Misc 
    Misc 9 Dec 1891  Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Misc 
    Death 2 Sep 1892  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Dunham, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Address:
    Dunham Cemetery 
    Last Modified 23 Oct 2018 

    Father Hall, David,   b. Between 1798 and 1804, Halifax, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Mother Johnson, Anna,   b. 1803   d. Aft 1880, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 78 years) 
    Marriage 1819  Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F1098  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Triplett, Marinda,   b. 1847, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1888, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 19 Oct 1868  Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Hall, Floyd,   b. 1869, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sep 1875, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)
     2. Hall, Maryland Byrd,   b. 1872, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Hall, Marion,   b. 29 Aug 1875, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1950, Bevinsville, Floyd, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     4. Hall, Evaline,   b. 1879, Letcher, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F1108  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Mar 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1845 - Littcarr, Knott, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Oct 1868 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisc - Misc - 7 Oct 1880 - Floyd, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisc - Misc - 1884 - Letcher, Kentucky, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisc - Misc - 9 Dec 1891 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Sep 1892 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Address:
    Dunham Cemetery - - Dunham, Letcher, Kentucky, United States    		 Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Populated Place Township Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Photos
    		"Bad Talt" Hall
    		Article, National Police Gazette (New York)

    Documents
    		Washington Post article

  • Notes 

    • "Talt" Hall was one of the more renowned "feudists" of Eastern Kentucky history and legend. His was the first public hanging in Wise County, Virginia, where he stood trial for the killing of the town constable of Norton. He was captured by the "Red Fox of the Mountains", "Doc" Marshall Benton Taylor.
      The "Hanging of Talton Hall" is recorded by author John Fox, Jr., in his book, "Blue-Grass and Rhododendron" originally published in 1901 by Charles Scribner's Sons, and later reissued by the University Press of Kentucky in 1994.

  • Sources 
    1. [S35988] Toltan Hall in entry for Marion Hall, "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960".

    2. [S35987] Tarlton Hall in household of David Hall, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S586] 1880 Census Letcher Co KY, 23-553.

    4. [S323] Book:Feuds of the Mountains, p. 7.

    5. [S242] Cemeteries, Letcher County.