9. Sylvanus Wilson, b. June 21,1838.---Family 37.
[Family 37.]
SYLYANUS WILSON HALL, pedigree as before: was born June 21, 1838, in Monongalia county, Virginia, (now Marion county, West Virginia,) and lived and worked on his father's farm, on Buffalo creek, near Barnsville, until twenty-one years of age. On the 1st of May, 1860, he was employed in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court, of said county, and remained there until May 1st, 1861, when, on account of the rebellion, business was suspended. On the 14th day of April, 1862, he was united in marriage with Mary Isabella Gantz, in the Presbyterian Church, of Fairmont, by Rev. Henry W. Biggs, and made their home in that place. In December, 1862, under the restored government of Virginia, he was appointed clerk of the District Court of Appeals, which held its sessions in Fairmont, and remained such until the formation of the new State of West Virginia. He was assistant clerk of the Constitutional Convention which framed the Constitution of this State. On the 9th of July, 1863, he was appointed clerk of the Supreme Court of Appeals of the State, and continued in office until August 18, 1874. He was also assistant clerk, one session each, of the State Senate and House of Delegates. He is now engaged in the drug business, in Fairmont, in connection with his son, W. H. Hall. He has been successful in business, and owns fine property in Fairmont. His wife was a most estimable lady. She died October 28, 1878, of consumption, aged 38 years, 6 months, and 8 days, after making two trips to Santa Barbara, California, for her health. She was buried in the Jones cemetery.
