Descendants of GEORGE HALL

Descendants of GEORGE HALL

Generation No. 1

1. GEORGE¹ HALL was born 1777 in Doncaster West Riding Yorkshire England, and died 1864 in Lloydstown Ont. He married ELIZABETH BLACKBURN in Doncaster England.

Notes

1. George Hall 1st was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England. He was a wagon maker by trade when he emigratesd to canada. Some of his family were also born in England. He eventually became a farmer in Southwestern Ontario after his arrival to this country.

2. Joseph Hall, son of George 1st had a fairly large family and was married three times in all.

3. Hannah and Gilbert lived for a time in Toronto. Elizabeth and John removed to Ohio, USA. No information has been gathered concerning Thomas Hall as yet.

4. George Hall 2nd and Sarah Train had a total of fifteen (15) children. It is said that four died in infancy. Eleven have been identified. Luke Hall moved to the USA, settling in California and remained there the rest of his life.

The following from Paul Blomander Box 42 Penhold Alberta on 9/15/94

The earliest Hall was born in 1777 in Doncaster, England and it appears he married Elizabeth Blackburn who was born in 1779. I do not have the names of any Halls or Blackburns prior to these dates however they may be available through church sources should contact be make in England. It appears that our Hall ancestors worshipped in the St Mary Magdalene Church at Askern. Apparently there is an entry in church records indicationg an event involving George and Elizabeth Hall from Norton, England but it is more probable that it is the same George and Elizabeth hall as our ancestors. Campsall was once the Mother Church for all the surrounding district but the parish now comprises the three villages of Campsall, Norton and Sutton. Norton and Sutton are mostly agricultural - Norton is a long straggling village but now has a good number of new homes. It is joined to Campsall by two more or less parallel lanes about a mile long. The old village of Campsall is most charming with its old red-roofed houses and barns etc - it really is lovely. At one time there were two halls here - Campsmount, which has now been demolished and a large modern school built on the site - and Campsall Hall which has been turned into flats. Records reveal a good many blacksmiths were of the Hall family and George was no exception. He would have brought that trade to Canada with him in the 1830's. There is a very good museum in York County, England which contains rooms furnished in the Jacobean and Georgian periods, Clothes of that time, farm implements - the sort of thing that would be made by the blacksmiths and carpenters of the Hall family and would be very interesting.

George and Elizabeth Hall raised five children.

Thomas: Born August 1804, Doncaster, England

Married Hannah Heap, November 8, 1823, England

Mary Ann: Born 1 December 1808, Norton, England

Married Gilbert Folliott, date and place unknown

Joseph: Born 22 December 1811, Askern, England

Elizabeth: Born 13 February 1814, Askern, England

Married John Sherbrook date and place unknown

George II: Born 26 July 1818, Askern, England

Married Sarah Ann Train, 23 June 1843, In Vaughan

Ontario by banns

Elizabeth (Blackburn) Hall helped George raise the family of five till the year 1820 when she passes away on 25 February at the age of 41 years. She would have been buried at the family church.

George remained with his family at Askern, England until he had made up his mind to immigrate to the new world. By 1830, Thomas was married and Mary Ann may well have been also. Indeed Thomas and Hannah would have had three children by 1830, all born at Askern, England.

John: Born 1825

Alexander: Born 1827

George: Born 1828

Taking the above information into account then it appears there were three George Hall's on board the vessel that sailed from England in 1830 headed for North America. There were other families aboard and it is quite probable that this is where George II met Sarah Train and would eventually result in a very large family later on in Ontario. We have yet to find the name of the boat our ancestors came to this country aboard and no one has recovered a copy of the ships list of passengers. It is felt that the Hall family and the Train family would continue to be linked together after they're arrival in Canada and was certainly bound together after the marriage of George II and Sarah.

George Hall Sr. and his family first settled in the Gore of Toronto area where George acquired a 100 acre tract of walnut, hard maple and elm. A cabin was erected first then a shop where George Sr. could continue his trade of wagon-making. Besides this he strarted farming to help provide the food required by the family, his two younger sons Joseph and George providing a good deal of assistance in so doing. All of George I children would leave home and George would continue on alone until the time of his retirement from active life, at which time, George II would purchase the homestead from his father. During his life in Ontario, George I was a Conservative of the old school and was a member of the Church of England.

George Sr. was visiting with his eldest son Thomas when he fell ill and passed away at Lloydtown at the age of 87 years in 1864.

Thomas Hall the eldest son of George I eventually settled in Lloydtown, Ontario with his wife Hannah Heap. There four additional children would be born to them.

Mary Ann: Born 1832

Ruth: Born 1834

Luke: Born 1841

Mark: Born 1843

Thomas was a staunch Reformer in those days and raised his family accordingly. A story circulates among Thomas Hall descendents of Thomas's involvment with the political rebel William Lyon MacKenzie. Thomas, it is told was sympathetic with the MacKenzie clan and together with his oldest sons, used to convey messages between the members. The situation would come to a head in December of 1837 when a revold took place organized and led by MacKenzie. The revolt proved a fiasco and ended in arrests or escapes to the United States. There is no record of Thomas being in either group but it did force him to vacate Toronto and was probably the reason he moved lock, stock and barrell to Lloydtown.

Thomas passed away in June of 1871 but his final resting place is not definetly known.

Mary Ann Hall would grow to maturity and marry Gilbert Folliott and they would rear four children

William: Born 1839

James: Born 1845

Gilbert II: Born 1846

Jonathan: Born 1849

The Folliott's would live out their days in the small community of Temperanceville, Ontario meting out a living by farming. Mary Ann would depart life relatively early in 1853 at the age of 45 years.

Joseph, the third of George I children would find employment in Toronto Gore as a printer. There is no record of Joseph in any census or land deed so very little is known about him.

Elizabeth Hall, the fourth of George I children was three years younger than her older brother when she came to Canada. She would reach maturity and marry John Sherbrook. They would settle in Ohio and live out they're lives in the State. No record has been found of Elizabeth or John in records in Ohio.

George Hall II was the fifth child of George and Elizabeth Hall. When his father brought the family to Canada in the early 1830's, young George was twelve or so years of age. All his siblings were older than he and there is good reason to believe that they were a good influance on him growing up first in England and later in the Gore of Toronto on the farm. There is good reason to believe that George would have gained knowledge in farming ways as well as in the trade of wagon-making from his father while at the farm in the Gore of Totonto. The Hall records indicate that George II evidently met and married Sarah Ann Train. The Train's arrived in Canada aboard the same vessel as did the Hall's so they had that in common, indeed they may have known one another in England even before immigrating to the New World. On the 23 June 1843 George II and Sarah were married in Vaughan, Ontario by banns, witnessed by Christopher Train and another gentleman by the name of Thomas Sleight. At the time of his marriage to Sarah then, there would be good reason to believe that George would probable have purchased his fathers farm. So, following the marriage George would have taken his bride of sixteen years south to the Gore and commence the partnership that would last a total of 47 years. Young females of this age and indeed younger were the norm in regards to marring and it shows up time and time again in our records of family history. Sarah was no exception and commenced rearing a family soon after marriage and continued for many years, indeed we can not be absolutly sure when the last child was born to George and Sarah but we do know that Newman Hall is the last named child that reached maturity. Newman was born two years following confederation in 1869. It appears George, Sarah and his growing large family would remain on the original homestead until about 1850. In that year George sold the land and purchased a farm in King township of York County. Sarah would have been delighted about this move as this would place her closer her family. This venture would not be a successful on because George would sell the property and move southwest to Lambton County. There he would purchase 64 acres of bush land in the Bosanquet Township area o the Warwick Township line. The move to Bosanquet took place in 1853 but it would not be the last. Several years later, George would again re-locate, this time again within Warwick township to a 200 acre tract of land on the 6th concession north of the Egremont Road. With the assistance of his older sons, George set about clearing the land and erecting buildings which included a wood frame dwelling, barns and other outbuildings. As the years past, George would find it feasible to acquire more land as his growing family would obviously supply the man-power to make this possible. George would own a total of 400 acres in his lifetime which would be a great deal of land in those days bearing in mind that land management was accomplished by horsepower or oxpower only.

There are undoubtedly many stories relating to the early farming experiences of the Hall family during the early days of pioneering in Southwestern Ontario. One of these goes something like this. It was when George and Sarah and their growing family had moved to Bosanquet Township. Wheat was grown for both food for the family and for livestock but there were no mills in that area yet which could grind the wheat to flour. They say George carried a one hundred pound sack of wheat from the farm to London where it was ground to flour and then carried the flour back to Sarah at the farm. Feats such as this are but one example of the determination it took to get by in the early days.. The distance covered by George would have been seventy miles there and back but with a hundred pounds weight this must be considered a real test of endurance. George's wife Sarah was the daughter of Christopher and Eleanor (Hurry) Train who, as previously mentioned, arrived in Canada aboard the same boat as the Halls. Christopher Train became a well known lumber manufacturer on the Humber River near Kleinburg, Ontario. Eleanor would have instilled the sense of responsibility required to raise a large family in the new frontier. This is obvious from the charactor and acheivements of her sons and daughters in later life.

A different point of view pervaded among people in the days in which George and Sarah lived with regards to the size of families and the amount to land acquired during the course of a lifetime. For the most part, the size of the family and the amount of land acquired went hand in hand. The head of the family strove to gain enough land for his sons and in some cases for his daughters as well so that when they married they would have that additional boost to start their lives together. A couple with a large family was considered blessed by the church and would assist greatly in the acquisition of more land. The record clearly shows that George and Sarah's family remained with them for a good number of years, even the girls were at least nineteen years of age, some well into their twenties before they entered matrimony. Normally it was not the custom in those days for the children to leave home in pursuit of employment away from home.

If George had help in the fields and in his shop, then Sarah had help with the household tasks such as food preparation, sewing, laundry etc. and rest assured, all would have been supervised in a diligent manner. The surviving Hall information indicates that Sarah bore George fifteen children, a remarkable feat in any era. Eleven children reached maturity so four passed away at some stage of their lives. The record does not indicate the names or when these four children were born, but any way one looks at it, Sarah had accomplished a tremendous feat in bearing fifteen children starting when she was a mere sixteen years of age. George and Sarah would live in harmony for many years; they would see their sons and daughters marry and raise children of their own. Not all would remain in the same area but would remove to other parts of Canada and even to the United States. Luke Hall was living in San Francisco when the city was devastated in the great earthquake, but apparently was not injured at all.

Then one day in April of 1887, Sarah the matriarch of the Hall family at that time suffered injuries in a fall and passed away as a result on 30 April of the same year. It would have been a great blow to the entire clan but George would continue on for another ten years and so in August of 1896, he too passed away. By now of course the children of George and Sargh were grown to adulthood and were in their 30's, 40's and 50's with a multitude of grandchildren as well. Both of the old pioneers are said to be buried at Bethel Cemetary, Warwick Township, Lambton County, Ontario. Whether or not it was too early or whether they have just been lost over the years, there are no photos of our Great Great Grandparents. Surely if we did possess any, they would examplify those qualities that they relied on to make a success of their pioneering venture during the 1800's such as deteremination, devotion, honesty and integrity. George and Sargh were among the first group of Canadian pioneers who started the development of Canada to where it is today. Even to this day, there are Halls living on farms in Warwick Township making their living from the land but now with the help of mechanical means. In 1891 a census was taken of Lambton County, Ontario which included Warwick Township. Agricultural description of Lot 16 Conc 6 reveals the following:

300 acres of of which 150 acres are improved, 90 in

pasture and 1 used as garden.

21 acres of wheat. 100 bushels of spring wheat,

117 of fall wheat, 100 of barley, 260 of oats

and 50 of peas, 1/2 acre of potatoes comprising

about 60 bushels, 1 acre of mangels, wwurzel and

other roots (carrots, rutabagas and turnips)

32 acres of hay comprising 30 bundles weighing about a ton

6 bushels of grass and clover seed

3 horses over 3 years of age, 4 colts and filies

5 milk cows, 20 other horned cattle, 24 sheep

and 13 swine.

3 cattle, 10 swine, 23 sheep all killed (slaughtered)

for family use.

700 pounds of butter, 100 pounds of wool.

2 dwelling houses, 4 barns, 3 carriages and/or sleighs

1 wagon, 3 ploughs, 1 reaper, 1 horse rack and

2 fanning mills.

If one is from a rural background and studies this agricultural report of the farm, you get a good idea with what our relatives had and what they had to work the land with. I would have thought that there would have been more horses as these animals would have been the main source of power in breaking the lank as well as tilling it afterward and for pulling the vehicles at that time such as the wagon, the carriages and sleigh. The meat and butter would most assuredly have been kept in structures called ice-houses on the farm to prevent spoiling. All in all it appears that the family was well stocked with what was required to make it through.

Joseph Hall was the eldest son of George and Sarah hall. Joseph was born 14 October 1843 while the family were farming at the Gore of Toronto, and he would receive his first schooling in a small log schoolhouse under the watchful eye of the noted schoolmaster Paul Henry. By 1850 Joseph had two sibling brothers, Gilbert and Robert and all three would have accompanied their parents in their move to King Township of York County. The family's stay here would be brief and so when he was a mere ten years of age he and his brothers and eldest sister Mary would move, this time to the bush country of Basanquet Township. At Bosanquet, Joseph's life would stabilize and he would know the routine of farm life and learn farming ways. Thirteen years after arriving. Joseph and his two younger brothers were strong young men, ready to branch out on their own. By 1866, Joseph would have five additional siblings, Ellen, George, John, Elizabeth and a very young Sarah born in that very year.

William Thompson had married Mary Steele, were roughly in the same age group as George and Sarah and they were farmers also. Among their children were two daughters, Christina the eldest and Elizabeth. A photo has yet to be found of Joseph and his wife together however there is on of Elizabeth and she appears to be very beautiful woman. Joseph met, was attracted to and courted Christina till the couple decided that they should wed. Christina was 20 years of age by that time, Joseph 22. The wedding took place at the homestead of William Thompson, situated in Warwick Township. This date was especially significant to Christina because this was her birthday too.

It must have been a gala event, the eldest son of a proud and successful George Hall, numerous relatives including Gilbert, Robert, Elizabeth and all the rest and undoubtedly a slough of Thompsons too, all well-wishing the new couple which, no one knew at that time, would last many years to 1909. With the assistance he received from his parents, Joseph was able to purchase 50 acres of land from his father-in-law Mr. Thompson and Mr Thompson gave 50 acres to his daughter Christina, so we know that the newly married couple had 100 acres to start out with. The days following the big event would be filled with alot of hard work in getting the land cleared and prepared for cultivation. Perhaps Joseph would have had help from his brother or perhaps from some of the Thompsons as well. First of all, a log cabin was built, followed by a stable so one gets an inkling that Joseph's love of animals, especially that of horses had been instilled at a young age. Clearing the land and preparing it to a condition that will accept seed to grow into good crops is no easy task and there is no reason to believe that Joseph was an exception. Soon the agricultural description of his farm would have been very much like that previously referred to and possibly would acquire more and more land. He bought 52 acres on the 4th Concession, , 52 acres known as the Beal place, Lot 22 on the 2nd Concession, Lot 21 on the 2nd Concession, 50 acres on the Mullen place, 100 acres on the 2nd Concession, and the East half of Lot 23. Joseph would own and cultivate a total of 502 acres during the course of his lifetime. he would improve the quality of his livestock immensely by purchasing purebred stock suck as Clydesdale horses and Durham cattle, indeed he was instrumental in raising the quality of livestock in the whole county. Joseph would become a noted horseman and would be known as far East as Montreal and as far West as the Pacific coast.

While Joseph was busy with the cultivation of the land and caring for all of his livestock, Christina would not be idle at all the besides having the responsibility of managing the household, she would become one of the finest butter makers in the county, winning many prizes at county fairs over the years.

Joseph would take an active interest in politics too. His unquestioned integrity and high sense of honour gave him the confidence and respect of all those who had dealings with him. He was a staunch Reformer and served on the council board for twelve years, none years of which he was reeve of the Township. In 1879 Joseph was elected to the office of Warden of the county and when the new law came into effect electing county councillors, Joseph was elected by the 6th Division of Lambton and filled that office two full terms (4 Yrs) among other offices of trust Joseph filled were: President of the Warwick Liberal Association, President of the Maple Grove Cheese and Butter Association and held membership in the I.O.O.F..

In 1904 Joseph retired from farming. He disposed of most of his land, all but 100 acres which his son John would manage for him. In March 1909 Joseph contracted a cold but it steadily grew worse. he went to the home of his daughter where he hoped he would recover, still the illness progressed and toward the end of the month, it would be diagnosed as pneumonia. The illness proved too much for Joseph's constitution and on a cold wintry day of Saturday, 27 March 1909, Joseph would succomb to it.

The people of Warwick county were surprised and shocked that one of the most prominent and well known had been taken from them.

Joseph Hall lived a fulfilling life, brought up in a frontier environment, under the watchful eye of George hall his father, branching out on his own, marrying a beautiful woman and becoming one of the most respected members of his community, then ending it all by dying in the home of his beloved daughter, Sara Bertha (Hall) Kenzie.

Children of GEORGE HALL and ELIZABETH BLACKBURN are:

2. i. THOMAS² HALL, b. August 1804, Doncaster, England; d. June 1871.

3. ii. HANNAH HALL, b. December 1, 1808, Norton England; d. 1853.

4. iii. JOSEPH HALL, b. December 22, 1811, Askern England; d. Gore of Toronto.

iv. ELIZABETH HALL, b. February 13, 1814, Askern England; m. JOHN SHERBROOK.

5. v. GEORGE HALL II, b. July 26, 1818, Askern England; d. 1897.

Generation No. 2

2. THOMAS² HALL (GEORGE¹) was born August 1804 in Doncaster, England, and died June 1871. He married HANNAH HEAP November 8, 1823 in England.

Notes

Ran a saw mill

Became a successful lumber manufacturer in the village of Lloydtown. Ontario.

Children of THOMAS HALL and HANNAH HEAP are:

i. JOHN³ HALL, b. 1825, Askern England.

ii. ALEXANDER HALL, b. 1827, Askern England.

iii. GEORGE HALL, b. 1828, Askern England.

iv. MARY ANN HALL, b. 1832, Lloydtown Ontario.

v. RUTH HALL, b. 1834, Lloydtown Ontario.

vi. LUKE HALL, b. 1841, Lloydtown Ontario.

vii. MARK HALL, b. 1843, Lloydtown Ontario.

3. HANNAH² HALL (GEORGE¹) was born December 1, 1808 in Norton England, and died 1853. She married (1) GILBERT FOLLIOTT. She married (2) GILBERT (LNU).

Notes

Lived out their lives in the small community of Temperanceville, Ontario meeting out a living by farming.

First name may have been Mary Ann source unknown. The name Hannah came from the book 'Commerorative Biographical Record of County of Lambton Ontario', complied by J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto.

Children of HANNAH HALL and GILBERT FOLLIOTT are:

i. WILLIAM³ FOLLIOTT, b. 1839.

ii. JAMES FOLLIOTT, b. 1845.

iii. GILBERT FOLLIOTT II, b. 1846.

iv. JONATHAN FOLLIOTT, b. 1849.

4. JOSEPH² HALL (GEORGE¹) was born December 22, 1811 in Askern England, and died in Gore of Toronto. He married RUTH HUDGEON.

Notes

Had a large family was married three (3) times. Found employment in Toronto Gore as a printer.

Children of JOSEPH HALL and RUTH HUDGEON are:

i. WILLIAM³ HALL.

ii. JAMES HALL.

iii. JOSEPH HALL.

iv. THOMAS HALL.

v. GEORGE HALL.

vi. USHA HALL.

5. GEORGE² HALL II (GEORGE¹) was born July 26, 1818 in Askern England, and died 1897. He married SARAH ANN TRAIN June 23, 1843 in Vaughan, Ontario by banns, daughter of CHRISTOPHER TRAIN.

Notes

Don't know where this letter came from-Ross Bruce Kenzie (1994). It reads as follows: GERTRUDE ?? FROM MICH.

"As related to me by my mother Margaret Dewar Hall in 1951.

My great, great grandfather, first name not remembered, along with two brothers settled in Little York (now Toronto) from England in the early 1800's. One of his children named George who was born in Little York later married Sarah Train of Little York. They took up land in Warwick Township, about half-way between Sarnia & London (1200 acres at $1.00 per acre.) They traveled by road as far as london where the road ended and set off on foot paths fro the remaining 35 mile journey to the homestead location in the middle of Virgin Forest of Walnut, hard maple, elm etc. trees. They built a cabin and cleared enough land to sow some wheat etc. The wheat was treshed by hand and George carried a 100 pound sack of wheat back to London to be ground into flour and then carried the flour back to the homestead. They had eleven children in this order:

1. JOSEPH, 2. GILBERT, 3. MARY, 4. ROBERT 5. ELLEN, 6. GEORGE, 7. JOHN, 8.ELEZABETH, 9. SARAH, 10. LAKE, 11. NEWMAN

One bit of information from Edith Roxy Kenzie but not written by her shows George Hall born in Yorkshire England.

George Hall and Sarah Train had 15 children of which 11 are identified perhaps the others died in infancy.

This information came from the book 'Commerorative Biographical Record of County of Lambton Ontario', complied by J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto

...After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hall resided for a time in their native country, where Mr. Hall followed his trade, and in the early thirties came to Canada, location in the Gore of Toronto on a 100-acre tract, most of which was timber land. Here he established his family in a home and erected a shop to carry on his trade, wagonmaking, the material for his work being cut from the timber on his farm. Mr. Hall also followed farming in connection with working at his trade, his growing sons assisting in the cultivation of the land. When he retired from active life he went to live with his youngest son, George, with whom he remained until a short time prior to his death. he died with his son Thomas, of Lloydtown, Ont., at the age of eighty-seven years, and is buried in Lloydtown. He was a Conservative of the old school and a member of the Church of England. His worthy wife had passed away some years prior to his death, and he was interred in the same cemetery. She was also a member of the Church of England. ...

Children of GEORGE HALL and SARAH TRAIN are:

6. i. JOSEPH³ HALL, b. October 14, 1843, Toronto (Gore) Ont.; d. March 27, 1909, Warwick Twp buried Bethel Cem.

7. ii. GILBERT HALL, b. 1845.

8. iii. MARY HALL, d. Mortlach Sask Buried there.

9. iv. ROBERT HALL, d. June 1900, Warwick township.

10. v. ELLEN HALL.

11. vi. GEORGE HALL.

12. vii. JOHN HALL.

13. viii. ELIZABETH HALL.

14. ix. SARAH HALL.

x. LUKE HALL.

15. xi. NEWMAN HALL, b. 1869.

Generation No. 3

6. JOSEPH³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born October 14, 1843 in Toronto (Gore) Ont., and died March 27, 1909 in Warwick Twp buried Bethel Cem. He married CHRISTINA THOMPSON 1866, daughter of WILLIAM THOMPSON and MARY STEELE.

Notes

Was a renowned breeder of Clydsdale horses and won many prizes with them. He was also a very big landowner. He built a large house for his son Willian (known as Will). When he died or moved in with Marshall Leslie and Sarah Bertha his other son John got his house. He was well off and passed it along to his children pretty equally. Edith Roxy recalls them giving a car to each child.

The horse business was apparently so competative that Edith Roxy recalls (1994) an occasion when a prize stallion was poisoned.

In 1853 moved with his parents from Toronto to Bosanquet Twp Lambton County Ont.

Born in Gore of Totonto, 14th October, 1844. Farmer and Justice of the Peace for many years. In County Council 25 years. Died 27th March, 1909 in Township of Warwick, aged 65 years, and buried in Bethel Cemetery, Warwick. His son, William G. Hall, elected Warden in 1916.

The people of Warwick county were surprised and shocked that one of the most prominent and well known had been taken from them.

This information came from the book 'Commerorative Biographical Record of County of Lambton Ontario', complied by J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto

Joseph Hall, who has been a resident of Warwick township for over half a century, is well known throughout lambton County as a breeder of fine horses. He is of English parentage, and was born Oct. 14 1843, in the Gore of Toronto, Ontario...

...Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hall are valued members of the Bethel Methodist Church. In his fraternal affiliations he has associated himself with the I. O. O. F., Sycamore Lodge, Arkona, and the C. O. F., also at Arkona.

Children of JOSEPH HALL and CHRISTINA THOMPSON are:

16. i. SARAH BERTHA⁴ HALL, b. February 17, 1879, Warwick Twp Ont; d. October 13, 1963, Strathroy Middlsex Gen Hosp buried Bethel Cem.

17. ii. WILLIAM GEORGE HALL, d. 1937, Victoria Hospital London buried Bethel Cem.

18. iii. JOHN HALL, b. May 1, 1870, Warwick Twp.; d. April 10, 1949, Wyoming.

iv. EDITH HALL, d. Died at age 8.

7. GILBERT³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born 1845. He married ELIZABETH THOMPSON, daughter of WILLIAM THOMPSON and MARY STEELE.

Children of GILBERT HALL and ELIZABETH THOMPSON are:

19. i. WALTER⁴ HALL.

20. ii. CHARLES HALL.

21. iii. HERBERT HALL.

22. iv. BLANCHE HALL.

8. MARY³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹) died in Mortlach Sask Buried there. She married DANIEL THOMAS in Ontario.

Notes

After Danial died moved to Mortlatch, Sask. to be near relitives.

This information came from the book 'Commerorative Biographical Record of County of Lambton Ontario', complied by J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto

...Mary, who married David(?) Tomas and resides in Sidney, Man.... ----- We have husband's name as Danial.?

Children of MARY HALL and DANIEL THOMAS are:

23. i. ANNABELLE⁴ THOMAS, b. last known in Sask..

ii. ARTHUR THOMAS.

iii. LUCY THOMAS.

iv. JOHN THOMAS.

v. GEORGE THOMAS.

9. ROBERT³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹) died June 1900 in Warwick township. He married SARAH VANCE.

Children of ROBERT HALL and SARAH VANCE are:

i. HARRISON⁴ HALL, b. last known in Sask..

ii. LOUISE HALL.

iii. ADA HALL, b. never married.

24. iv. ROBERT HALL, b. last known Warwick Twp..

v. SARAH HALL.

vi. GORDON HALL, b. died young.

vii. JOSEPH HALL, b. last known Calgary.

viii. EDWIN HALL, b. last known Warwick.

ix. EVA HALL.

x. WILLIAM HALL, b. last known Sask..

10. ELLEN³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹). She married THOMAS CRONE.

Notes

resided in Warwick township

Children of ELLEN HALL and THOMAS CRONE are:

25. i. SADIE⁴ CRONE.

ii. KENNETH CRONE.

11. GEORGE³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹). He married MARY MITCHELL.

Children of GEORGE HALL and MARY MITCHELL are:

i. GEORGE⁴ HALL.

ii. ALICE HALL.

iii. HUGH HALL.

12. JOHN³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹). He married ELIZABETH CRONE.

Children of JOHN HALL and ELIZABETH CRONE are:

i. MINNIE⁴ HALL, b. LAST KNOWN MRS. GUETZ SASK..

ii. GEORGE HALL, b. LAST KNOWN SASK..

iii. ADDIE HALL.

13. ELIZABETH³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹). She married WILLIAM WILSON.

Notes

Resided in Moose Jaw, Nowthwest Territory.

Children of ELIZABETH HALL and WILLIAM WILSON are:

i. ROSS⁴ WILSON.

ii. FREDERICK WILSON.

iii. LLOYD WILSON, d. died young.

14. SARAH³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹). She married THOMAS CARTER.

Children of SARAH HALL and THOMAS CARTER are:

i. FRANK⁴ CARTER.

ii. EDITH CARTER.

iii. BLOSS CARTER.

iv. ROY CARTER.

15. NEWMAN³ HALL (GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born 1869. He married MARY VANCE.

Children of NEWMAN HALL and MARY VANCE are:

i. RUTH⁴ HALL.

ii. KENNETH HALL.

iii. DOROTHY HALL.

Generation No. 4

16. SARAH BERTHA⁴ HALL (JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born February 17, 1879 in Warwick Twp Ont, and died October 13, 1963 in Strathroy Middlsex Gen Hosp buried Bethel Cem. She married MARSHALL LESLIE KENZIE September 3, 1902 in Home of Joseph Hall, Warwick Ont., son of SYLVESTER KINSEY and MARY LLOYD.

Notes

A very talented woman. Graduated from Watford High School and attended the Conservatory of Music in Toronto, and also studied Art in Toront. While in Toronto contracted Dyptheria which damaged her throat and ended the musical career. She was a fine painter and at least 4 paintings survive at this time (1994) her daughter Edith has a very good oil painting that she did, Linda Lou Kenzie has one and Franklin and Leverne each have one. There was talk that these four are the "Four Seasons". This is not true according to Faye Myrtle Fregin.

In May of 1963 she fell out of bed and broke her back. She was in the hospital until October when she died.

OBITUARY

Mrs. Bertha Hall Kenzie passed away in Strathroy Middlesex General Hospital on Sunday, October 13, 1963, after a long illness. She was 84 at the time of her death.

Beloved wife of Marshall Leslie Kenzie, she was a daughter of the late Joseph Hall and Christina Thompson, pioneer residents of Warwick Twp.

She lived her entire life in the Forest and Watford area.

Serviving besides her husband are one daughter and three sons: Mrs. Carlton Beck (Edith) of Buffalo; Dr. Fred, of Bath Medical Clinic, N.Y.; LeVerne, of Forest; Frank, of Point Edward, clothing dept. manager of Walker Bros. store Sarnia; 10 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Marriage Notes

A newspaper clipping entitled "Watford Couple Wed 50 Years" (Sept. 18, 1952)

Watford - Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Kenzie, of Watford, marked their 50th anniversary at their home, receiving friends and neighbors at a reception.

Married in 1902 at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hall, by the Rev. S. A. Anderson, of Bethel Church, Warwick, Mr. and Mrs. Kenzie farmed in Warwick for a number of years before moving to Watford 13 years ago. Mr. Kenzie recently retired from his own tailoring business in Watford.

Mrs. Kenzie was the former Bertha Hall, and the groom of 50 years ago is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Kenzie, of Forest.

Both are members of Central United Church of which Mr. Kenzie is an elder. President of the local baseball club, he is also active in sports circles and is a member of the Odd Fellow's Lodge and the Masonic Order.

Mrs. Kenzie, a graduate of the Toronto Conservatory of Music, is a talented pianist.

Present with them on the occasion were their family of three sons, Dr. J. Fred Kenzie, Bath, N.Y.; La Verne, Forest, and Franklin, of Point Edward, and one daughter, Mrs. Carl Beck, of Buffalo, New York.

Guest were received by Mrs. Carl Beck, Buffalo, Allan Kenzie, Bath, and Dale Kenzie, of Forest. Mrs. Ivan Fonger, Kerwood, and Mrs La Vern Kenzie, invited to the tea room were Mrs. Lloyd Hall, Mrs. Wilfred Heller, and Mrs. Garnet Cutler, of Lafayette, India; Mrs. Frank Campbell, Mrs. B. Case, Toronto, and Miss May Reid, presided.

Tea room assistants were Mrs. Franklin Kenzie, Linda Kenzie, Carolyne Kenzie, Mrs. Hamlet Thompson, Mrs. J. Sweet, Mrs A. Hiller and Mrs. L. Hall. Mrs. Fred Kenzie attended the register.

Children of SARAH HALL and MARSHALL KENZIE are:

i. LLOYD BURTON⁵ KENZIE, b. June 24, 1903, Birnam Warwick Twp Forest Ont; d. February 2, 1905, Birnam Warwick Twp Buried Bethel Cem..

26. ii. JOSEPH FREDERICK KENZIE, b. June 1, 1905, Forest, Ontario, Canada; d. November 5, 1989, Zephyr Hills Fla buried Prattsburg NY.

27. iii. MARSHALL LEVERNE KENZIE, b. February 7, 1907, Birnam Warwick Twp Forest Ont.

iv. ROSS ALLISON KENZIE, b. September 30, 1909, Birnham Forest Ont; d. March 6, 1928, Birnam Forest Ont buried Bethel Cem.

28. v. EDITH ROXY KENZIE, b. December 11, 1911, Burnham Warwick Twp Forest Ont.

29. vi. ELLIS FRANKLIN KENZIE, b. October 22, 1913, Burnham Warwick Twp Forest Ont.

17. WILLIAM GEORGE⁴ HALL (JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) died 1937 in Victoria Hospital London buried Bethel Cem. He married MARGARET JANES, daughter of CHARLES JANES.

Notes

A much beloved man. He raised Clydsdale horses as did his father. It must have been a tough business as Edith Roxy recalls (1994) that at one time his barn was burned by a disgruntled horese breeder. Will was very strong and won a medal for strength at the provincial fair.

This information came from the book 'Commerorative Biographical Record of County of Lambton Ontario', complied by J. H. Beers & Co., Toronto

William George was educated in the township school and the Commercial College at London, and is now farming on the 3d Concession in Warwick. His father gave him 100 acres with which to make his start, and to this he has added 300 acres, now operating 400 acres of land in one block. Besides farming hi is greatly interested in the raising of cattle and horses. He married Margaret Janes, a daughter of the late Charles Meredith Janes, and children as follows have been born to them: Russell, Joseph M., Janet, Archie(who died in 1904) and Christina. William George Hall is a member of the I. O. O. F., Sycamore Lodge, of Arkona, He and hiswife are members of the Methodist Church. Politically he is connected with the Liberal party.

Children of WILLIAM HALL and MARGARET JANES are:

i. RUSSELL⁵ HALL, m. ALICE LAMPMAN.

30. ii. MILTON HALL, d. Buried in the Arkona Ont Cem.

iii. ARCHIBALD HALL, d. 1904, died in infancy-Bethel Cem..

iv. CHRISTINA HALL, d. Buried Bethel Cem.

v. JANET HALL.

vi. WILLIAM BERTON (BERT) HALL, b. 1908; d. January 16, 1990, St. Joseph's Hosp., Sarnia; m. (1) GRACE STEELE; m. (2) MARGARET MACLEAN.

vii. MARGARET HALL.

18. JOHN⁴ HALL (JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born May 1, 1870 in Warwick Twp., and died April 10, 1949 in Wyoming. He married MARGARET DEWAR MCFARLANE October 9 in Warwick Twp., daughter of H. MCFARLINE.

Notes

OBITUARY

John Hall, aged 79, retired farmer, resident of Wyoming for the past five years, died on Sunday, April 10, in St. Thomas, after a long illness. Mr. Hall was born in Warwick Tp. in 1870, the son of the late Joseph Hall and his wife Christina Thompson.

The deceased resided in Warwick Tp. during his first 54 years farming there since a youth. Twenty years farming in Sarnia Tp. followed until his retirement five years ago.

Mr. Hall was a member of Arkona Masonic Lodge 307 and a communicant of Wyoming Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife, the former Margaret McFarlane; five sons, Lloyd Hall, of Wyoming; George Hall, Oakville; Frank Hall, Windsor; McFarlane Hall, Moore Tp., and Fred Hall, Kenora; eight grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Leslie Kenzie, of Watford. One brother, William Hall, predeceased him 12 years ago.

Pallbearers were Bert Hall, La Verne Kenzie, Frank Campbell, Gordon Park, Fred Campbell and George Bell. Interment was made in Bethel cemetery, Warwick.

Marriage Notes

Newspaper article entitled "WYOMING PAIR WED 50 YEARS"

Wyoming, Oct. 9 - Mr. and Mrs. John Hall, residents of Wyoming, today celebrated their 50th anniversary of their marriage at their home, Front street, Wyoming, when they held a reception in the afternoon and later a wedding dinner for members of the family at the home of their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. McFarlane Hall, Moore Township.

Mr. and Mrs. Hall were married in Warwick Township, at the home of the bride's parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. H. McFarlane, by Rev. D.S. Hamilton, Forest Congregational Church. Mr. Hall is a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hall, pioneer residents of Warwick Township.

After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Hall lived on the Hall homestead in Warwick for 29 years, moving to Sarnia Township, where they lived until two years ago, when they retired and moved to Wyoming.

For more than 20 years they have been active in the Baptist Church. They were formerly members of the Forest Congregational Church.

They have five sons, Lloyd M. Hall, Wyoming; George F. Hall Oakville; Frank T. Hall, Windsor; McFarlane Hall, Moore Township, and Fred F. Hall, of the R. C. N. V. R., at Calgary. They have also seven grandchildren.

Mr. Hall has one sister, Mrs. Les Kenzie, Watford, who was bridesmaid at the wedding 50 years ago. J.H. McFarlane was groomsman. Mrs. Hall has five sisters, Mrs. O. R. Morrison, Vancouver; Mrs J. H. Pickering, London; Mrs. Ferg. McEwen, Wyoming; Mrs. F. Cairns, Edmonton, Alta., and Mrs. B.H. Bentley, Kimberley, B.C., and a brother, George McFarlane, Forest.

Children of JOHN HALL and MARGARET McFARLANE are:

31. i. FREDERICK FISHER⁵ HALL.

ii. LLOYD MACLIN HALL, b. 1898; d. August 17, 1978; m. EDNA WILLIAMS.

32. iii. GEORGE FLEMING HALL.

33. iv. FRANK THOMPSON HALL.

34. v. MCFARLANE HALL.

19. WALTER⁴ HALL (GILBERT³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). He married SUSAN MARSHALL.

Children of WALTER HALL and SUSAN MARSHALL are:

i. MARJORIE⁵ HALL.

ii. CARMIN HALL.

20. CHARLES⁴ HALL (GILBERT³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). He married MARGERIE MCNABB.

Children of CHARLES HALL and MARGERIE MCNABB are:

i. DILLIE⁵ HALL.

ii. ALICE HALL.

iii. OLIVER HALL.

21. HERBERT⁴ HALL (GILBERT³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). He married JANET GRIFFIN.

Children of HERBERT HALL and JANET GRIFFIN are:

i. MARY⁵ HALL.

ii. GILBERT HALL.

22. BLANCHE⁴ HALL (GILBERT³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). She married WESTLY RAE.

Children of BLANCHE HALL and WESTLY RAE are:

i. EDITH⁵ RAE.

ii. FLOSSIE RAE.

iii. CLAIR RAE.

iv. EDNA RAE.

23. ANNABELLE⁴ THOMAS (MARY³ HALL, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born in last known in Sask.. She married CHARLES CARTER.

Child of ANNABELLE THOMAS and CHARLES CARTER is:

35. i. MARY PEARL⁵ CARTER.

24. ROBERT⁴ HALL (ROBERT³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born in last known Warwick Twp.. He married ANNIE BRUSH.

Children of ROBERT HALL and ANNIE BRUSH are:

i. ELVA⁵ HALL.

ii. MABEL HALL.

iii. GLEN HALL.

iv. PEARL HALL.

v. JAMES HALL.

36. vi. ANNIE MYRTLE HALL, b. April 26, 1909.

25. SADIE⁴ CRONE (ELLEN³ HALL, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). She married ALEN LAING in WINNIPEG.

Children of SADIE CRONE and ALEN LAING are:

i. KENNITH⁵ LAING.

ii. HELEN LAING.

Generation No. 5

26. JOSEPH FREDERICK⁵ KENZIE (SARAH BERTHA⁴ HALL, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born June 1, 1905 in Forest, Ontario, Canada, and died November 5, 1989 in Zephyr Hills Fla buried Prattsburg NY. He married (1) RUTH ARVILLA WEMETT May 3, 1930 in Hemlock NY at Wemett Home, daughter of CLARENCE WEMETT and ADA JENNINGS. He married (2) BERNICE MAY HOWLAND July 27, 1940 in Ithaca NY, daughter of HENRY HOWLAND and ELECTA LINDERBERY. He married (3) DORA ADELIA HUGHES May 20, 1972.

Notes

A few facts about Joseph Frederick Kenzie

Sarah Bertha attended his Medical School Graduation in a wheelchair from the Hospital (1929).

He was a 60-yr alumnus of the Univ. of Western Ontario Medical School, London, Canada. He came to Steuben County in 1930 and was a medical doctor in Prattsburg for 10 yrs. Practiced briefly in Avoca NY after divorce and remarriage.

He Moved to Bath in 1942 and became a staff member of the Bath Memorial Hospital also known as the IRA Davenport Memorial Hospital. During these years he was affiliated with the New York State and Steuben County Medical Associations.

He was a medical examiner for the draft board during World War II, chairman of the Public Health Commission in Steuben County for several years, medical director for the Steuben County Infirmary and jail physician for several years. He served as health officer for many of the neighboring communities.

He was a post master and more than 50 years member of the Prattsburg Masonic Lodge, and a 33rd-degree member of the Scottish Rite in Corning.

When Edith Roxey Kenzie was asked (in 1994) why her brother went to medical school, she replied that he had been close to a family doctor who was a Doctor Blain. She also remembered her brother sewing up a pigeon that had been hurt when he was young.

Newspapter clipping from Nov. 7, 1954 entitled "New Officers Take Over"

New officers were elected at a meeting of the Seuben County Medical Society in Hotel Wagner at Bath Thursday night. Dr. Steven Pieri of Corning, retiring president; Dr. J. F. Kenzie of Bath, new president; Dr. Charles Rose of Hornell vice president; and Dr. Milton Tully of Hornell, secretary and treasurer.

Newspaper clipping dated Nov. 13, 1954 from the Advocate, Bath, NY entitled "Chosen Officers of County Medics"

Steuben County Medical Society Thursday night elected officers at a meeting in Hotel Wagner in Bath, they are Dr. Charles A. Rose of Hornell, New President; Dr. F. J. Kenzie of Bath, retiring president; Dr. Henry E Elwood Jr., of Corning, vice president, and Dr. Milton Tully of Hornell, reelected secretary-treasurer.

DR. J. FREDERICK KENZIE'S OBITUARY as it appeared in The Steuben Courier-Advocate, Bath, NY Nov. 7, 1989

Zephyrhills, Fla. --- Dr. J. Frederick Kenzie, 84, formerly of Hammondsport, died Saturday, Nov. 4, 1989 in Zephyrhills. He was born June 1, 1905 in Forest, Ontario, Canada, to Leslie and Bertha Hall Kenzie.

He was a 60-year alumnus of the University of Western Ontario Medical School, London, Canada. He came to Steuben County in 1930 and was a medical doctor in Prattsburg for 10 years.

He moved to Bath in 1942 and became a staff member of the Bath Memorial Hospital and the Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital. During these years he was affiliated with the New York State and Steuben County medical association.

He was a pastmaster and more than 50-year member of the Prattsburg Masonic Lodge, and a 33rd-degree member of the Scottigh Rite in Corning.

Surviving are: his wire, Dora Hughes Kenzie; two sons, Ross of Buffalo, Alan of Ruxton, MD.; two daughters, Linda Mahley of Lafayette, Calif., Joyce North of Richwood, NJ; one stepson John Sebring of Hammondsport; two stepdaughters, Lenette Lowell of St. Albans, Vt., Deborah Cleveland of Honeove Falls; two brothers, Laverne Kenzie of Ontario, Canada, Franklyn Kenzie of Winter Haven, Fla.; seven grandchildren, one great-grandchild.

Burial will be in Prattsburg (NY) Rural Cemetery.

This artical is in the Occidentalia, dedications to the Graduates of the Class of 1929 of the University of Western Ontario. This is apparently the yearbook. J. F. Kenzie was the Secretary of the graduating class. He received the J. B. Camp Bell award in medicine at graduation and the award physiology.

A quote under the picture of J. Frederick Kenzie, "He that climbs the tall tree has a right to the fruit."

On June 1st, 1905, the sun rose at Forest, Ontario, to shine upon a brand new boy, who in virtue of his intellectual integrity and outstanding ability was later chosen a disciple of Aesculapius.

After obtaining his rural education, Fred began High School in Forest, completed his honour matriculation at Watford, Ont., and came to Western in 1923 to join Med's '29.

He has proven a worthy member and a valued friend to all; and, judging from his efficiency in winning hearts, we expect him to specialize in Electrocardiography.

He spent last summer assisting Dr. Trott in his practice at Hemlock, N.Y., and next year will find Fred there a budding young practitioner. We know that wherever his shingle hangs a multitude will find their way, and hope that the future before him will be bright and prosperous.

Marriage Notes

AN ARTICAL FROM THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT THE MARRIAGE OF MISS RUTH WEMETT TO DR. KENZIE

Ceremony at Bride's Home in Hemlock Last Saturday.

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In the presence of about fifty guests, Miss Ruth Arvilla Wemett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Wemett of Hemlock, was married Saturday noon to Dr. Joseph Frederick Kenzie at the bride's residence.

Dr. B. L. R. Kelly, a classmate of Dr. Kenzie at the University of Western Ontario, London, Canada, was best man, while Miss Lorna Wearing of Rochester, a classmate of the bride at Keuka college, was the bridesmaid. Mary and Mark Wemett, the 3 1/2 year-old twins of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wemett, carried baskets of flowers. Miss Marion Black of Livonia, also a schoolmate of the bride, played the wedding march, and an uncle of the bride, the Rev. W. J. Brown, pastor of the Spencer Methodist church of Hornell, performed the marriege by her father.

The bride was gowned in white georgette. She wore a veil and carried a shower bouquet of roses and lilied of the valley. The bridesmaid wore yellow taffeta and carried a corsage of lavender sweet peas and roses.

The bride is a graduate of the Genesee Wesleyan seminary at Lima, class of 1928, and for the last two years has been a student at Keuka college. The groom is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario at London, Canada, and for the last two years has been associated with Dr. H. W. Trott in Hemlock.

Guests at the wedding included Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Kenzie, parents of the groom, and Miss Edith and Mr. Franklin Kenzie, sister and brother of groom, all of London, Ontario; Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Kamins of Dunnville, Canada; Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Orvis of Rahway, NJ; the Rev. and Mrs. W. J. Brown and Ralph Brown of Hornell; Mr. and Mrs. Correll Wemett and family of Lima; Mr. and Mrs. James Jennings and daughter, Helen, of Naples, and the following Keuka college schoolmates of the bride: Miss Lorna Wearing of Rochester, Miss Dorathy Chesbro of Fulton, Miss Margaret Squier of Auburn, Miss Vineland, NJ, Miss Dorathea Tomlison of East Aurora, and Miss Marion Black of Livonia.

The color scheme was yellow and white and the house was decorated with spring flowers of these colors. A wedding dinner was served following the ceremony.

A pre-nuptial event was a dinner given by Dr. and Mrs. H. W. Trott on the Thursday evening preceding the wedding.

Dr. and Mrs. Kenzie will be at home in Lyons, NY after the 15th of May, Followinga short wedding trip.

Children of JOSEPH KENZIE and RUTH WEMETT are:

37. i. ROSS BRUCE⁶ KENZIE, b. September 22, 1931, Prattsburg NY.

38. ii. ALLAN GEORGE KENZIE, b. June 17, 1934, Prattsburg NY.

27. MARSHALL LEVERNE⁵ KENZIE (SARAH BERTHA⁴ HALL, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born February 7, 1907 in Birnam Warwick Twp Forest Ont. He married ANNIE MYRTLE HALL June 15, 1930 in Hall Home Warwick Twp Forest Ont, daughter of ROBERT HALL and ANNIE BRUSH.

Notes

Known as Leverne. He was believed to be the brightest by his brothers and sisters but did not get more schooling. At least 3 years of high school in Forest, didn't want to go back to school after Sylvestor died. He was a farmer many years of his life. He also worked for many years in the plumbing & heating trade with his friend Jack Evans. He worked for Hilton Lee and later Scott Brothers Plumbing and Heating both in Forest, Ontario. Then worked for Canadian Tire in Forest and retired. A devout, very religious man. Is remembered singing hymns in his fields as he worked. Sang in church choirs.

Last known address was Box 315, Forest, Ont N0N1J0

This was written (apparently by Sarah Gertrude Eastman Anderson) for Leverne and Myrtle's Golden Anniversary

During the Winter of 1929 Leverne Kinsey came to visit us in Flint Michigan. Our Family - Kinsey, Maynard and Ruthie had such fun with Leverne and he enjoyed seeing cousins by the dozen there. I guess he liked the looks of things for when Evlyn asked him if he wouldn't like to get a job in one of the factories for the Winter and stay with us until Spring. Work began on the farm. He agreed fine. He found the job in a hurry and went home to bring back work clothes and personal needs. But one thing he couldn't bring back. That had to wait. The girl he left behind. But letters by the dozens flew back and forth between Michigan and Canada.

As spring approched we noticed that Leverne was getting figgety and worried. It was then he confessed that he and Myrtle were being married the 15th of June. And he had to find a way to go home and bring back Myrtle and their things.

Well the date June 15, 1929 being our 13th Anniversary might have had something to do with Evlyn solving his problem of transportion so quickly by offering our Tin Lizzie for the occasion.

Well Lizzie had an extra polish and the event came off.

I can't recall if they came back to Flint the same day of the wedding or not but they were welcomed with open arms and I think a bed full of rice or the sheets shorted by Evlyn and a cousin Irene Leith of Stratroy who was living with us at the time. I planned to remake the bed but forget if I made it in the confusion. Poor Myrtle among Strangers!

They found a place to set up house keeping which made us happy. And we had many happy hours together. And soon LeVerne was able to buy himself a brand new car. And was he proud!

Well along came June 15, 1966 another anniversary - our golden and with it Myrtle Verne and Less Kinsey his dad, which made the frosting on the cake for us.

So a pac?? we will hilp you when you celebrate your golden Wedding.

And now June 15, 1979. Here I AM (at least with) son Maynard and Wife Ginette and Myrth Murdock my neice.

Myrthe and Verne I bring greetings - from Kinsey and Dorma - and Ruth & Barney, Forest & Kathryn Eastman, and Kathryn and Alen Diffin and Myrth of Course Many Many More.

Happy Anniversaries and God Bless.

28. EDITH ROXY⁵ KENZIE (SARAH BERTHA⁴ HALL, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born December 11, 1911 in Burnham Warwick Twp Forest Ont. She married CARLTON OTTO BECK June 5, 1943 in Bethel Church Warwick Twp Forest Ont., son of CAROLYN LANGE.

Notes

Attended Watford High School. A nurse, she graduated fron Victoria Hospital School of Nursing, London Ont. After graduation went to Buffalo NY and worked at Buffalo General Hospital. In the late'30's she went to Bath NY and for 2 years was the Head Nurse in the Bath Hospital Operating Room. She went back to Buffalo and met and married Carlton Otto Beck. She was a nurse all her working life including 8 years at Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore NY, a total of 17 years at Buffalo General. In later years an actine "quilter".

Last known address was 178 Hazeltime Ave., Kenmore, NY 14217

NOTE: See Margaret Neff for more about The Morganstern Inheritance

29. ELLIS FRANKLIN⁵ KENZIE (SARAH BERTHA⁴ HALL, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born October 22, 1913 in Burnham Warwick Twp Forest Ont. He married LEAH MAE ELLERKER February 22, 1938 in Forest Ont, daughter of GEORGE ELLERKER and JENNY RUSSELL.

Notes

As a young man worked in a clothing store. Later for Imperial Oil in Sarnia. Then took over the men's Department of Walker's Department Store Sarnia. Was a great gardiner. Had a boat and enjoyed fishing. Both he and his wife Leah were avid Curlers.

Best known for his fine tenor voice. When in high school and soon after he sang with a band in London. Had his own radio show in London.

Attended University of Western Ontario London. Took Pre-Med, did not graduate.

In later years had a winter home in Winterhaven Florida.

A Mason

Last known address 25 Arthur Street, Point Edward, Ont. N7V I76

30. MILTON⁵ HALL (WILLIAM GEORGE⁴, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) died in Buried in the Arkona Ont Cem. He married LYDA LAMPMAN in Arkona Ont.

Child of MILTON HALL and LYDA LAMPMAN is:

i. RUTH⁶ HALL.

31. FREDERICK FISHER⁵ HALL (JOHN⁴, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). He married SALLY STRONG.

Notes

Appears to have been interested in Family Tree work but have no other knowledge of this except for a letter in fil;es of Joseph Frederick Kenzie. (1994)

Child of FREDERICK HALL and SALLY STRONG is:

i. JANYCE⁶ HALL, m. (FNU) BOYGE, CALGARY.

32. GEORGE FLEMING⁵ HALL (JOHN⁴, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). He married ALICE WILSON.

Child of GEORGE HALL and ALICE WILSON is:

i. ELIZABETH ANN⁶ WILSON, m. (FNU) SMITH.

33. FRANK THOMPSON⁵ HALL (JOHN⁴, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). He married FLORENCE LEWIS.

Notes

Name might be Franklin

Children of FRANK HALL and FLORENCE LEWIS are:

i. ELIZABETH⁶ HALL.

ii. JACK HALL.

iii. GWENYTH HALL.

34. MCFARLANE⁵ HALL (JOHN⁴, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). He married IREAN RAINSBERRY.

Notes

One source shows his name to be Macklin Hall

Children of McFARLANE HALL and IREAN RAINSBERRY are:

i. JIM⁶ HALL.

ii. JOYCE HALL.

iii. CARL HALL.

35. MARY PEARL⁵ CARTER (ANNABELLE⁴ THOMAS, MARY³ HALL, GEORGE², GEORGE¹). She married CARL BLOWMANDER.

Child of MARY CARTER and CARL BLOWMANDER is:

i. PAUL⁶ BLOWMANDER.

36. ANNIE MYRTLE⁵ HALL (ROBERT⁴, ROBERT³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born April 26, 1909. She married MARSHALL LEVERNE KENZIE June 15, 1930 in Hall Home Warwick Twp Forest Ont, son of MARSHALL KENZIE and SARAH HALL.

Generation No. 6

37. ROSS BRUCE⁶ KENZIE (JOSEPH FREDERICK⁵, SARAH BERTHA⁴ HALL, JOSEPH³, GEORGE², GEORGE¹) was born September 22, 1931 in Prattsburg NY. He married DOROTHY LANGLEY HOGE June 4, 1953 in Elizabeth NJ, daughter of PHILIP HOGE and DOROTHY ANDERSON.

Notes

BIOGRAPHY

Ross B. Kenzie, former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Goldome until his retirement in June of 1989, came to the Buffalo Savings Bank (subsequently Goldome) in August of 1979 as President and Chief Operating Officer. In April of 1980, he was elected Chief Executive Officer; and in 1983 was elected Chairman of the Board. Under his direction, Goldome grew from a regional bank with assets of $3 billion to a national financial services institution with assets of more than $15 billion. In August of 1987 Goldome became a publicly held organization and was listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Prior to joining the Bank, Mr. Kenzie was Executive Vice President and Director of Merrill Lynch which he joined in 1957 after service in the United States Army.

Since coming to Buffalo, Mr. Kenzie has been closely associated with the revitalization of Downtown Buffalo and of Western New York.

Mr. Kenzie is a past Director of the Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce and served as it's Chairman from August 1985 until August 1987. He is a past Director of the Business Council of the State of New York. He is a past member of Governor Cuomo's New York State Business Advisory Board, and the Governor's Advisory Panel on Financial Services.

Mr. Kenzie, long active in hospital affairs, is a Director of Millard Fillmore Hospitals and a Past Chairman. He is a Director and Secretary of the Health Systems Agency of Western New York and a past Director of the Health Sciences Consortium of Buffalo.

In August 1980, Mr. Kenzie was appointed by former Governor Hugh L. Carey to be a member of the College Council of the State University College at Buffalo, of which he is currently Chairman. He is a Director of the College's Foundation and a member of it's Finance and Investment Committees. He serves on the Council of the Burchfield Art Center, and formerly was on it's Operationg Committee. He is also a member of the Board, a past member the Executive Committee, and currently on the Investment Committee of the State University at Buffalo Foundation.

In 1985, the Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce named Mr. Kenzie Western New Yorker of the Year. Additionally, he was named 1987 Business Administration and was the recipient of the Citation Award given by the National Conference of Christians and Jews in 1987. He was chosen to receive the Distinguished Citizen Award for 1988 by the Greater Niagara Frontier Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

Prior to his retirement in 1989, he served on numerous industry boards dealing with federal legislation, organizational planning and finance. He is a former director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York and served on the boards of the National Council of Savings Institutions, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Buffalo Branch, and the Savings Bank Association of New York State.

Mr. Kenzie is an avid Duck Hunter as well as a Skeet and Trap shooter. He is a member of several local shooting clubs and is a past winner of many skeet championships. For several years he was the Shooting Champion at the Country Club of Buffalo.

Born in Prattsburg, New York, on September 22, 1931, Mr. Kenzie graduated from the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, in 1953.

DIRECTORSHIPS, AWARDS: (Current)

Past chairman of the Board, Millard Fillmore Hospitals, Member Executive Committee

Chairman, College Council, State University College at Buffalo

Director, State University at Buffalo Foundation

Director, State University College at Buffalo Foundation

Director, Buffalo Civic Auto Ramps, Inc.

Director, Captex Corp.

Director, Health Systems Agency of Western New York and Secretary to the Board

Past Chairman and Director, Greater Buffalo Chamber of Commerce

Director, Merchants Mutual Insurance Company and Merchants Group Inc.

Member, Burchfield Art Center Council, Past Member of Operating Committee

1983 Executive of the Year, Graduate School of Management, State University of New York at Buffalo

1983 John Peter Medaille Award, Medaille College

1987 Business Executive of the Year, Canisius College School of Business Administration

1988 Distinguished Citizen of the Year, Greater Niagara Frontier Council Boy Scouts of America

FORMER:

Director, Federal Home Loan Bank of New York

Director, Savings Bank Association of New York State

Director, National Council of Savings Institutions

Director, Savings Bank Trust Company

Director, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Buffalo Branch

Director, National Association of Securities Dealers District Eight (Cleveland Ohio)

Director, National Association of Securities Dealers District Ten (New York City)

Director, Association for a Better New York (New York City)

Director, Business Council of New York State

Director, Depository Trust Company

Director, Chicago Board of Options Exchange (CBOE)

Director, Buffalo Zoological Society

Director, Buffalo Philharmonic Society

Director, Medical Foundation of Buffalo

Director, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy/Albright Knox Art Gallery

Director, National Conference of Christian and Jews

Director, United Way of Buffalo and Erie County; General Chairman 1982 Campaign

Director, Greater Buffalo Development Foundation

Director, Vice Chairman, Marketing & Fund Raising World University Games Buffalo '93

Member, Chicago Board of Trade

Member, Board of Trustees, Canisius College

Member, Governor's Business Advisory Board

Member, Governor's Advisory Panel on Financial Services

Member, Western New York Regional Economic Development Council

Member, National Advisory Board, Federal National Mortgage Association

SEE:

United States Banker 7/82 Cover Story Interview

N Y Times 2/2/82 Bold Moves at Buffalo Savings Bank

Buffalo News Magazine 9/27/87 Most PowerfulPeople in Buffalo

Fortune Magazine 2/21/83 A Giant Thrift Sprouts in Buffalo

Western NY Magazine 5/83 A Profile

United States Banker 2/28/84 Thrifts Must Not Be Shy

N Y Times 2/10/85 Why Everyone is Mad at Goldome

Western N Y Magazine 5/85 Western Newyorker of the Year

Time Magazine 5/23/83 Off the Critical List