H. H. Hall was born in Kentucky, September 13, 1812. His life has been spent on the farm. He remained at home until after his majority, then worked out by the month. On March 24, 1810, he was married to Catharine Wasson, daughter of Alex, and Jane Wasson, who came to Montgomery county about 1826. Mrs. Hall was born April 10, 1814, in Shelby county, Kentucky, also the nativity of her husband. Mr. and Mrs. Hall settled on their farm which his father had entered. This farm embraced the W. £ of S.W. \ Sec. 32. They began the task of hewing a farm from the dense timber, and the exceedingly wet ground made this no easy task. He afterward bought 40 acres more, being the N.W. \ of N.W. \ Sec. 32. He has also built a good house and barn. In politics Mr. Hall is an out-spoken republican. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are earnest members of the old Regular Baptist church. They have had eight children : Mary J., James A., deaf and insane ; Benjamin F., Sarah E., Louisa E., Alex. B., Robert S. One child, Emily, is deceased.
