Person:Elizabeth Hall (317)

Research in progress. Records are being gathered.

Research Notes

Who are the parents of this Elizabeth?

THEORY A = Edward Hall and Milly Unknown. Source: many published genealogies. Status: DISPROVED.

• cos1776 Note: Edward and Milly Hall did have a daughter named Elizabeth Hall (b 1796), but aside from the fact that she is 20 years older, the problem with this theory is that their daughter is also known to have married James Welch and can be found living in his household in Clark County, KY (1850) and Platte County, MO (1860) while our Elizabeth was with her husband James Reffitt in Montgomery County, KY. See their pages for more proof against this theory.

THEORY B = Edward Hall and Amelia Unknown. Source: Family Tradition. Status: LIKELY.

• Family Notes of daughter Gertrude (Prickett) Leach as posted to Rootsweb [1] : "... My mother (Anna Hodge Prickett) always said all she knew was that her great grandfather and mother were Edward and Amelia Hall and that all she knew."
• cos1776 Note: Edward Hall appears in the 1820 & 1830 censuses ^1,2 in Montgomery County with family members that appear to support wife Amelia and daughter Elizabeth. By the 1840 census, Edward Hall is likely deceased, as wife Amelia Hall is listed as HOH, living alone with one Free Colored Male.

Where was Elizabeth born?

cos1776 Note: Census records repeatedly state that she was born in Virginia, however her daughter Amanda's marriage record says she was born in Montgomery County, Kentucky. It seems unlikely that the census takers would have taken the time to record a different location for Elizabeth each time unless they were being told that specific information for her. Therefore, a birthplace of Virginia is listed as preferred on this page.

Was her daughter Anna (aka Nancy) born out of wedlock?

• According to granddaughter Gertrude (Prickett) Leach, Elizabeth Hall had daughter Anna "Nancy" out of wedlock and prior to her marriage to James Reffitt. This theory is supported by the 1946 death certificate of Anna's daughter (Anna (Hodge) Prickett)) on which her mother's surname is listed as "Hall". The informant is unknown at this time. However, one problem with this theory is that other grandchildren either did not know this information or did not support this theory. That same year, a 1946 death certificate was issued for George W Hodge, son of Anna, on which granddaughter Anna (Hodge) Noel listed the name of her grandmother as "Anna Reffitt".
• It has also been speculated that the father of Anna Hall/Reffitt may have been a Cooper from the family of Coopers living near the Hall family in the 1840 census. More research is needed.

1. ↑ Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. 1820 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   
1820 U S Census; Census Place: Montgomery, Kentucky; Page: 243; NARA Roll: M33_25; Image: 139
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Name: Edward Hall
Home in 1820 (City, County, State): Montgomery, Kentucky
Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820
Free White Persons - Males - Under 10: 2 <--[b 1810-1820: son unknown ]
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44: 1 <--[b 1776-1794: HOH Edward Hall ]
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 2 <--[b 1810-1820: dau unknown ]
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1 <--[b 1776-1794: wife Amelia ]
Number of Persons - Engaged in Agriculture: 1
Free White Persons - Under 16: 4
Free White Persons - Over 25: 2
Total Free White Persons: 6
Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other: 6 <-- [no slaves]

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   [cos1776 Note: Others on page include James Blevins, Thomas Hall, John Hall, George Cooper.]

2. ↑ Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. 1830 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   
1830; Census Place: Montgomery, Kentucky; Series: M19; Roll: 40; Page: 34; Family History Library Film: 0007819
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Name: Edward Hall
Home in 1830 (City, County, State): Montgomery, Kentucky
Free White Persons - Males - 10 thru 14: 1 <--[b 1816-1820: son unknown]
Free White Persons - Males - 40 thru 49: 1 <--[b 1781-1790: HOH Edward Hall]
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 14: 1 <--[b 1816-1820: dau unknown]
Free White Persons - Females - 40 thru 49: 1 <--[b 1781-1790: wife Amelia ]

Free Colored Persons - Males - Under 10: 1 <--[b 1820-1830: Free male unknown]
Free White Persons - Under 20: 2
Free White Persons - 20 thru 49: 2
Total Free White Persons: 4
Total Free Colored Persons: 1
Total - All Persons (Free White, Slaves, Free Colored): 5

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   [cos1776 Note: Others on page = Ruth Hall, Elizabeth Ringo, James Reffitt, James Blevins, Daniel Blevins, Ephraim Blevins. Also, it is widely speculated that the unknown female, aged 10-14 is daughter Elizabeth Hall.]

3.   1840.
4. ↑ Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   
Year: 1850; Census Place: District 2, Montgomery, Kentucky; Roll: M432_214; Page: 75B; Image: 155
Family Number: 443
Household Members:
Name Age Sex Occupation Real Estate Birthplace
James Reffitt 23 M Farmer 100 Ky
Elizabeth Reffitt 34 F --- --- Va
Nancy A Reffitt 12 F --- --- Ky
William H Reffitt 0 M --- --- Ky
Henry Reffitt 21 M None --- Ky

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   [cos1776 Note: Others on page include James Alexander, Thomas Becraft, Rebecca Cornwell, Joseph Cornwell, Levi Hall.]

5. ↑ Household Recorded, in Montgomery, Kentucky, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   
Year: 1860; Census Place: Montgomery, Kentucky; Roll: M653_388; Page: 235; Image: 235; Family History Library Film: 803388
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Post Office: Mount Sterling
Family Number: 270
Household Members:
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Birthplace
Jas Reffitt 34 M W Farmer 100 Ky
Elizabeth Reffitt 44 F W --- --- Ky
Wm Reffitt 10 M W --- --- Ky
Mandy J Reffitt 7 F W --- --- Ky

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   [cos1776 Note: Next to Families of James Reffitt (#269) and Elizabeth Ringe (#271).]

6. ↑ Household Recorded, in Menifee, Kentucky, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   
Year: 1870; Census Place: Slate, Menifee, Kentucky; Roll: M593_488; Page: 433B; Image: 51127; Family History Library Film: 545987
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Post Office: Rock House
Family Number: 11
Household Members:
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real Estate Birthplace
James Refaft 49 M W Farmer 150/110 Ky
Elizabeth Refaft 53 F W Keeping House --- Va
William Refaft 20 M W Farm Hand --- Ky
Amanda Refaft 17 F W Without --- Ky
George Refaft 2 M W At Home --- Ky

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   [cos1776 Note: Next to Families of Nancy Reffitt, widow of James (#10) and Hugh Cain (#12).]

7. ↑ Household Recorded, in Menifee, Kentucky, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   
Year: 1880; Census Place: Slate, Menifee, Kentucky; Roll: 433; Family History Film: 1254433; Page: 674A; Enumeration District: 075; Image: 0573
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Family Number: 41
Household Members:
Name Age Race Sex Relationship Occupation Birthplace
Self Father Mother
James Reffitt 65 W M --- Farmer Ky Ky Ky
Elizabeth Reffitt 68 W F wife Keeping House Ky Ky Ky
George Reffitt 13 W M son At Home Ky Ky Ky

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   [cos1776 Note: Same page as Family of Algin Miller (#38) who m dau Amanda.]