Person:Delbert Hall (7)

from Dolores Hall Rovenko website

Delbert Eugene HALL, 26 Oct 1907 - 16 May 1971

• Information Source: Diane White.
• Individual note: Was called Gene.
• Individual note: Died of heart attack, on his porch, sipping coffee.
• Individual note: Retired.
• Individual note: SSN #450-14-5099.
• Individual note: - 1st marriage to Goldie resulted in 2 children: Delbert E Jr., Lonnie Richard. After Gene and Goldie divorced he went to work as a Marshall for a brief time. Diane White spoke with a man in Texas that worked with him, and he spoke well of him, saying he was fair minded and well thought of in the community. But Diane also knew, from Goldie, that he was a bit of a drinker and chaser...so their marriage was a rocky one.
• Individual note: - 2nd marriage to Thelma resulted in 3 children: Jimmy, Eddie Gene, Darlene.
• Individual note: - 3rd marriage to Waunita resulted in two children; Forrest Randall & Dolores Waunita.
• Individual note: - 4th partner = Dorothy. Per Diane White, Dorothy filed certain documents for government assistance with the funeral.
• MILITARY: Gene never served in combat. He was inducted January 17, 1941 and discharged May 4, 1945. He was sent to New Caldonia and Australia or New Zealand for a brief time. Most of his service time was spent in medicalfurlough or in hospitals. According to his records, he thought they were

going to send him to a mechanical unit but instead he was infantry. He complained of pain in his calves due to hiking and marching and that was about it for his military career. He received some disability compensation for many years. He had some behavioral problems while there.

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Delbert Eugene Hall birth certificate, in Texas Dept of Health. (FamilySearch.org).

   delayed birth certificate, apparently created ca 1941 for military induction

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Delbert Eugene Hall death certificate, in Texas Dept of Health. (FamilySearch.org)
   Cert #33857.
3. ↑ Delbert Eugene Hall entry, in Social Security Death Index, Master File.
4. ↑ Delbert E Hall date, in United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. (FamilySearch.org)
   Serial #38036079, 17 Jan 1941.

   Name: Delbert E Hall
   Birth Year: 1907
   Race: White, citizen (White)
   Nativity State or Country: Texas
   State of Residence: Texas
   County or City: Tarrant
   Enlistment Date: 17 Jan 1941
   Enlistment State: Texas
   Enlistment City: Dallas
   Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
   Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
   Grade: Private
   Grade Code: Private
   Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
   Source: Civil Life
   Education: Grammar school
   Civil Occupation: Semiskilled painters, construction and maintenance
   Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
   Height: 72
   Weight: 160

5. ↑ Elbert E Hall entry, 1910 US Census, in United States Federal Census. (Ancestry.com/FamilySearch.org)
   22 Apr 1910.

   Year: 1910; Census Place: Gainesville Ward 2, Cooke, Texas; Roll T624_1542; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 138.

6. ↑ Delbert E Hall entry, 1920 US Census, in United States Federal Census. (Ancestry.com/FamilySearch.org)
   9 Jan 1920.

   Year: 1920;Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 13, Tarrant, Texas; Roll T625_1850; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 155; Image: 624.

7. ↑ Eugene Hall entry, 1930 US Census, in United States Federal Census. (Ancestry.com/FamilySearch.org)
   12 Apr 1930.

   Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 11SW, Tarrant, Texas; Roll T626_2394; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 220-49, Image: 1049.