Person:Orange Hall (1)

1869: Birth

• OD Hall was born on a farm in Redkey, Indiana on 12 Aug 1869 to Thomas and Emily (Sutton) Hall. He was the youngest son.

1890: Orange Hall marries Alice Marquell

• On 23 Dec 1890, OD married Alice "Allie" Marquell and together they settled into his father's farm to start a family. His parents moved off of the farm and into the town of Dublin, Indiana which was near to where their daughter lived. OD and Alice had two children while living on the farm: Harry in 1891 and Inez in 1893.

1901: OD Hall sells the family farm in Redkey

• In 1901, OD sold the farm in Redkey and moved his wife and children to the Joseph Cox farm south of the bustling town of Cambridge City.⁹ The location was closer to his parents and sister in Dublin. While on this farm, OD operated a gravel pit.

1904: OD Hall and John W Hall open the Hall Mercantile Company

• OD remained in the gravel business on the outskirts of town for a few years until the death of his father in 1903. At the time, his older brother John had found success in the retail business and he convinced OD to join him in opening a clothing and dry goods establishment in Cambridge City. OD sold the gravel pit farm and moved his family into Dublin, nearer to his widowed mother. Together the brothers opened the Hall Mercantile Company on [date] with John as President and OD as Vice-president. By all accounts the business was successful.

1905: The untimely death of brother John W Hall

• The Hall Mercantile Company was short-lived. In April of 1905, John W Hall died following a sudden case of appendicitis. He left behind a widow, a young son, and four small daughters. His wife sold her interests in the business and moved with her children back to her hometown in Tennessee. OD remained in Dublin.
• Member of Friends Meeting House, Dublin, Indiana
• Member of Cambridge City Business Men's Association - see photo

1911: Wife Alice Dies

1913: OD Hall opens a Cigar Store and Pool Hall

• In Cambridge City, in the Swisher Building, next to the First National Bank (per CCT)

19xx: OD Hall opens a Real Estate and Insurance Business

1916: OD Hall marries Daisy (Marquell) Bottorff

• Daisy was the half-sister of OD's first wife (same father, different mothers). She was divorced and had a young daughter, Hildred.

1952: Death

O.D. Hall, well-known Dublin realtor for 40 years and former Cambridge City merchant, died July 2 after an illness of several months at the age of 82. Hall first was associated with his brother, John, in the mercantile business in Cambridge City and later established his own real estate and insurance office. He was a member of the Dublin Friends Church and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was on the town board for many years. Survivors include the widow, Daisy; a son, Harry, of New York City; two daughters, Mrs. Everett Money and Mrs. Errett Walters, both of Dublin; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday with burial in South Lawn Cemetery, Dublin. The pastor was L. Richard Rahrar of Dublin. ⁶

ca 1900 - OD Hall and his Hall siblings

1907 - Cambridge City Business Men's Association

1907 OD Hall photo in 1934 Cambridge City Tribune

ca 1942 - OD Hall, with son Harry, granddaughters Helen (L) and Charlene and some of their children

1. ↑ Jay, Indiana, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9).

   Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Jay, Indiana; Roll: 287; Family History Film: 1254287; Page: 486D; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 0277.
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   Name: Orange Hall Age: 10 Birth Year: abt 1870 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1880: Richland, Jay, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Son Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Thomas Hall Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Name: Emily Hall Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Occupation: At Home

2. ↑ Jay, Indiana, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623).

   Year: 1900; Census Place: Richland, Jay, Indiana; Roll: T623; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 67.
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   Name: Orange Hall Age: 30 Birth Date: Aug 1869 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1900: Richland, Jay, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Alice Hall Marriage Year: 1891 Years Married: 9 Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

   
3. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624).

   Year: 1910; Census Place: Dalton Ward 3, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: T624_387; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0172; Image: 618; FHL Number: 1374400.
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   Name: Orange Hall Age in 1910: 39 Birth Year: 1871 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1910: Dalton Ward 3, Wayne, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Alice Hall Father's Birthplace: Indiana Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

   
4. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625).

   Year: 1920; Census Place: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: T625_474; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 50.
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   Name: Orange D Hall Age: 50 Birth Year: abt 1870 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1920: Jackson, Wayne, Indiana Race: White Gender: Male Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Daisy S Hall Father's Birthplace: Kentucky Mother's Birthplace: Ohio Home Owned: Own Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes

   
5. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T626).

   Year: 1930; Census Place: Dublin, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 4584381; Page: 3B; Image: 593.0; Family History Library Film: 2340372.
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   Name: Orange D Hall Gender: Male Birth Year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Indiana Race: White Home in 1930: Dublin, Wayne, Indiana Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Daisy M Hall Father's Birthplace: West Virginia Mother's Birthplace: Ohio

   
6. ↑ ^6.0 6.1 Death Notice, in National Road Traveler (Cambridge City, Indiana), 10 Jul 1952.

   p 1 - O.D. HALL, DUBLIN - O.D. Hall, well-known Dublin realtor for 40 years and former Cambridge City merchant, died July 2 after an illness of several months at the age of 82. Hall first was associated with his brother, John, in the mercantile business in Cambridge City and later established his own real estate and insurance office. He was a member of the Dublin Friends Church and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was on the town board for many years. Survivors include the widow, Daisy; a son, Harry, of New York City; two daughters, Mrs. Everett Money and Mrs. Errett Walters, both of Dublin; four grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Saturday with burial in South Lawn Cemetery, Dublin. The pastor was L. Richard Rahrar of Dublin.
   
   p 11 - ...And this week we record the death of another popular old-timer in eastern Indiana, Orange D. Hall, for the past years an insurance and real estate man at Dublin. We recall his name on the Traveler list almost 45 years ago, and our business contacts with O.D., as he was popularly known, were always pleasing to each of us. Good men don't always die young."

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 72227384, in Find A Grave
   includes headstone photo.
8. ↑ Family Bible of Emily (Sutton) Hall.

   [Descendants of John W. Hall are in possession of Emily's Bible which lists the birth date of OD Hall as 12 Aug 1869. This is the only record of the date that I know. It would be nice to add a scan of the Bible page.-User:cos1776, 25 Aug 2012]

9.   Cambridge City Tribune. (Cambridge City, Indiana).

   1901 Aug 29 – Orange Hall, who lately bought the Joseph Cox's farm, south of town, has again opened the gravel pit that at one time was so rich in gravel. He thinks it is not yet exhausted.

10. ↑ Wayne, Indiana, United States. 1940 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T627).

    Year: 1940; Census Place: Dublin, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: T627_1108; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 89-14.
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    Name: O D Hall Age: 70 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870 Gender: Male Race: White Birthplace: Indiana Marital Status: Married Relation to Head of House: Head Home in 1940: Dublin, Wayne, IndianaView Map Street: Cumberland Avenue Farm: No Inferred Residence in 1935: Dublin, Wayne, Indiana Residence in 1935: Same House Sheet Number: 7A Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 166

11. ↑ [cos1776 note: Everyone called him "O.D. Hall".]