Logan County, Colorado

Josiah N. and Carrie (Ayers) Hall , Sterling



JOSIAH'S FAMILY




Josiah Newhall Hall was born 11 Oct 1859 in North Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts to Stephen Augustus Hall and Evalina Amanda Newhall.

In 1880 Revere, Massachusetts, S. Augustus Hall is 55, Evalina Hall 50 Wife, Eva Bancroft Hall 23 Daughter, Josiah N. Hall 20 Son, Alfred S. Hall 18 Son, and Susan S. O. Hall 17 Daughter.

Stephen Augustus Hall BIRTH 12 Mar 1825 Chelsea, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 14 Aug 1896 Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID 208468246.

Evalina Amanda Newhall Hall BIRTH 4 Jun 1830 Lynnfield, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA DEATH 10 Oct 1913 Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL Woodlawn Cemetery Everett, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA MEMORIAL ID 208468318.
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Josiah's sister Eva Bancroft Hall Brooks BIRTH 1857 DEATH 1924 BURIAL Wildwood Cemetery Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, MEMORIAL ID 219364455.
1924

Susie Hall married Herbert Harriman.

Dr. Herbert J. Harriman BIRTH 9 Apr 1858 DEATH 14 Apr 1889 BURIAL Mount Pleasant Cemetery Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia County, Vermont, USA MEMORIAL ID 137381709.


Josiah's sister "Boston Globe: Oct. 25, 1942 Susan Sigourney (Hall), widow of Dr. Herbert J. Harriman. Private service at the Storey Chapel, Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Tuesday, Oct. 27. at 1 p. m."

CARRIE'S FAMILY

In 1860 Tippah County, Mississippi, F. G. Ayres is 30, (Felix Grundy Ayres) M. E. Ayres 24, and H. D. Ayres 2.

In 1870 Marshall County, Mississippi, Hugh Davis is 21, Maggie Davis 19, Bettie Davis 16, Miles Davis 14, Amma Davis 11, Mary E. Ayers 34, Hugh D. Ayers 12, Carrie G. Ayers 10, and John Kenny 2

Mary E. Ayres had claimed a quarter in section 10, 8N 52W in 1874, and another in section 32 in 1882.

In 1880 Weld County, David B. Davis is 52, Mary Ayres 44 Niece, and Carrie G. 19 born in Mississippi.

March 1883 Denver "Dr. J. N. Hall, recently from Boston, may be found at 418 California."

December 1883, describing Sterling "Dr. J. N. Hall, physician and surgeon, late of Denver, is a very pleasant young gentleman well skilled in his profession."

JOSIAH'S FAMILY

Carrie G. Ayres Age 24, and Josiah N. Hall married on 12 Apr 1885 in Sterling, Weld County, Colorado.

March 1885

In 1885 Weld County, J. N. Hall is 25, born in Massachusetts, Carrie Hall 24 Wife, M. E. Ayres 49 Mother-in-law, and David Davis 56 Uncle.

In November 1886, alumni of Harvard celebrated the 250th anniversary. Among attendees was J.N. Hall of Denver, '82.

June 1888 Sterling " Dr. J. N. Hall has the plans and the contract is now being let for the largest brick block in town. "

September 1889

May 1890 Sterling "The father of Dr. J. N. Hall is here visitibg on his way home to Boston from California."

December 1890 Fort Morgan "Dr. J. N. Hall, president of the State Board of Medical Examiners, came up from his home at Sterling on Thursday nignt, to consult, with Dr. Work as to treatment of some patients of the latter, returning this morning."

January 1892 Pueblo, Colorado " Dr. J. N. Hall, of Sterling, Colorado, is in the city on a visit with friends."

November 1894 Sterling "Dr. J. N. Hall of Denver, and a former resident of Sterling for a good many years, arrived here yesterday morning. The object of the doctor's visit here is to effect a trade with the Democrats, wherein they are to agree to support McIntire for governor, and the Republicans return the favor by supporting C. S. Thomas for United States senator in the coming legislature. The doctor very freely admitted to an old acquaintance, who was formerly an old-time Republican, but who is now a Populist - which the doctor was not aware of - that the Republican state ticket was about given up, and the Arapahoe county legislative ticket was doomed to be cut to pieces, and richly deserved that fate, as it was the most disreputable lot ever nominated by any party in Arapahoe county. The people of Logan county, and especially the Democrats, were not taken in by any of the doctor's finely concocted schemes. They know the Republicans of old. Logan county will roll up a good majority for the Populist ticket in spite of Republican schemes and boodle. The peopie are aroused to the necessity of keeping the state from being looted."

January 1900 Sterling

In 1900 Sterling, Mary E. Ayres is widowed, 64, born in Tennessee, David B. Davis 74 Uncle.

Carrie is in Denver in 1900, Josial M. Hall 40, a physician, Carrie G. Hall 39 Wife, Sigourney Hall 13 Son, and Oliver Hall 7 Son.

In 1910 Denver, Josiah N. Hall is 50, Carrie G. Hall 49 Wife, Sigourney Hall 23 Son, Oliver W. Hall 17 Son, and Jennie Carley 44 a servant .

August 1914 Fort Collins "Miss Lucile Barkley and S. D. Hall were married today at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Barkley, on South College avenue. The wedding took place at 12 o'clock and was witnessed by 36 people, consisting of immediate friends and relatives and members of the K. E. club and the Bonnes Amies, in which organizations the bride is associated. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Jane Kinney sang Because in her charming manner, and then Miss Bettie Hubbell played Lohengrin's well-known wedding march. Dr. Klene of the First Presbyterian church was the officiating clergyman. The wedding party was made up of the groom, Mr. Hall, the groomsman, Oliver W. Hall, brother of the groom, the bridesmaid, Miss Ruth Barkley, sister of the bride, and Mr. Barkley supporting his daughter, Miss Lucile, the bride.
The Presbyterian service was used, &nd proved very impressive. Immediately following the marriage ceremony, a three-course wedding breakfast was served in the spacious dining room of the home. A beautiful color scheme of white and pink was carried out in the table decorations and in the courses. While the guests were discussing the wedding and engaged in a general good time, the bride and groom quietly left the house and are on their way to Colorado Springs and Canon City, where they will spend their honeymoon.
Mrs. Hall is tbe youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Barkley. She is immensely popular in the younger set, caused particularly by her unostentatious manners. Until recently she attended the Agricultural college, where she had many friends. Her acquaintance in the city is very large, as she has spent her entire life here. "Sig" Hall is well known here, although he has been in the city but a few years. He has made the Ford automobile famous in Fort Collins and vicinity in the past two years. He is the son of Dr. and Mrs. J. H. Hall of Denver. In 1911 he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and soon after came to this city. He is quiet and unassuming, but has made a host of friends here. The bride and groom expect to return to this city before September 1, after which time they will be at home to their friends at 715 West Mountain avenue.
Amcng the out of town guests who attended the wedding were Dr. and Mrs. Hall, parents of the groom; Mr. and Mrs. Forest Barkley of Denver, Mrs. John Kitely and Mrs. Fanny Barkley of Longmont, and Mr. and Mrs. Thane Schureman of Maywood, Neb."

Oliver W. Hall, Age 24, and Ethel M. Moore married 24 May 1916 in Fort Collins, Colorado.

August 2, 1918 Fort Collins "A fine nine-pound boy was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver W. Hall at the Powers maternity hospital. Mother and little one are doing nicely."

October 1918

June 1927 "To have a whole town close shop, decorate the streets and join in the celebration is the unique distinction which will be accorded Mrs. J. N. Hall, wife of Dr. Hall, Denver physician, one day in the near future when the little town of Sterling stops to pay homage to its first school teacher.
Mrs. Hall taught school in Sterling when she was but 15 years of age. The family had moved west from Mississippi and she was prevailed upon to share her superior training with the children of the town. It was in the days of Indian raids, and close by Mrs. Hall's school was & sod fort which was often the refuge of the natives. That it was no idle precaution is shown by the fact that several men were killed by the savages within a few miles of Sterling. In the summer of 1878, all of the women were obliged to seek protection at Fort Sidney, Neb., for two weeks because of Indian raids.
Here the little southern girl, with hair plaited down her back, inaugurated a permanent educational system in a region the size of the state of Massachusetts, and comprising the present counties of Morgan, Logan, Phillips, Sedgwick, Washington and Yuma.
The Elbridge Gerry chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, recently decided to erect a tablet in recognition of the unusual service Mrs. Hall rendered the community. The order for the stone was handled by the Monument Co. of Sterling and the date of the ceremony is pending the arrival of the stone. The plate to be inserted will bear this inscription:
"STERLING'S FIRST SCHOOLHOUSE
“This tablet commemorates the establishment of the first public school by the Sterling settlement, October, 1875. The first teacher was Carrie G. Ayres, later Mrs. J. N. Hall of Denver.
The schoolhouse stood 3,160 feet east, and the sod fort, built by the settlers for protection against the Indians, 4,200 feet southeast of this point.
“This tablet is erected by the Elbridge Gerry chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution.”
But Sterling decided that there were too many thereabout who had benefited by Mrs. Hall's ministrations to limit the celebration. So it was decided to make it a county affair. The presentation will be made to the county by Mrs. Burke Conklin and the monument will be accepted by Cash Morris, senior member of the board of county commissioners. Addresses will be made by John Coen and Dr. J. N. Hall. The invocation will be delivered by the Rev. T. M. Todd of Sterling. The program will begin with “America”’ and end with “The Star Bpangled Banner.”
Following this, the D. A. R. will give a formal reception at the home of Mrs. Lew Davenport. All pioneers and their families have been included in the invitations.
Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Hall of Fort Collins and Col. and Mrs. Barry Duffield of Roswell, N. M. will help celebrate.
The unusual honor which is being paid Mrs. Hall was kept as a surprise until the movement had about reached completion. Mrs. Hall has devoted her life to ministering to others and to promoting patriotism. She has always retained an active ihterest in the Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of the American Revolution, and thruout the years, has never been too busy to spend a day in Sterling whenever the home chapters were going to meet."

Oliver W. Hall BIRTH 27 Sep 1892 DEATH 12 Jan 1919 Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 31847613.


In 1920 Fort Collins, Marshal Moore is 49, Jennie A. Moore 48 Wife, Ethel Hall 27 Daughter, William O Hall 1 Grandson, Carolin M. Preston 54 Lodger, Myrtle Gaddy 29 Servant, and Marguaret Gaddy 1 Child .

Marshall Moore BIRTH 2 Oct 1870 Harrison County, Iowa, DEATH 25 Nov 1937 Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 31847596.

Jennie Almira Smith Moore BIRTH 18 Aug 1871 Des Moines County, Iowa, DEATH 24 Nov 1968 Fort Collins, Colorado, BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, MEMORIAL ID 31847630.

In 1930 Fort Collins, Edward J. Maynard is 37, Ethel M. Maynard 37 Wife, John M. Maynard 8 Son, Burton E. Maynard 7 Son, Virginia J. Maynard 5 Daughter, Wm. Oliver Hall 11 Stepson, and Helen I. Yost 17 Servant.

September 1947 Logan, Utah " Reciting wedding vows in a double-ring ceremony in the Warren Methodist church at Denver were Miss Jean Frances Webster, daughter of Judge and Mrs. Harold M. Webster, and William Oliver Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Maynard of Denver, former Logan residents. A small reception followed at the home of the bride's parents. The newlyweds honeymooned in California and will make their home in Boulder, where Mr. Maynard will attend the University of Colorado.
The bridegroom was graduated from Logan Senior high school in 1936. The Maynards are well known in Logan. Mr. Maynard was dean of the school of forestry for several years before the family moved to Billings, Montana in 1936. "

Ethel Moore Maynard BIRTH 19 Oct 1892 DEATH 7 Jun 1980 BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 31847666.

William O. Hall Birth Date 30 Jul 1918 Last Residence Lakewood, Colorado Death Date 22 Apr 2005.

November 1919
Mary Evaline Davis Ayres BIRTH 1836 Tennessee, DEATH 1919 Colorado, BURIAL Riverside Cemetery Sterling, Logan County, Colorado, MEMORIAL ID 57463221.

"Dr. Josiah N. Hall, one of the well known physician members of the Colorado Medical Society, had a great love for the history of his adopted state. Dr. Hall (Archives Colorado Medicine, Vol. 94, No. 12; p. 460) came west from Harvard Medical School in 1883, looking first at Denver, but then deciding on the little plains town of Sterling, population 250. Dr. Hall practiced until 1936 and died in December, 1939. Dr. Hall was an active member of the Colorado Historical Society and he traveled the state in all directions on his frequent hunting trips. Dr. Hall was a prodigious writer, and his last book was about the early day practice of medicine in Colorado. Dr. Hall chose to do something for his wife, Carrie, and he created the Mrs. J. N. Hall Foundation, which provided funds for a series of historical marker plaques placed at notable locations around the state."

February 1928
Dr. Josiah Newhall Hall BIRTH 11 Oct 1859 Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, DEATH 17 Dec 1939 Denver, Colorado, BURIAL Fairmount Cemetery Denver, PLOT Mausoleum MEMORIAL ID 82880853.
" Dr. Josiah Newhall Hall died at the age of 80 on Dec. 17, 1939, at his home in Denver, Colorado. He was born in North Chelsea, now Revere, Mass., in 1859. He was a descendant of Wm. John Hall, who came from England in 1652. Dr. Hall received the degree of bachelor of science from the Massachusetts Agricultural College, and was graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1882. After serving his internship at the Boston City hospital he settled in Denver in 1883 but after a short time moved to Sterling, Colorado, where he practiced until 1892, at which time he returned to Denver. He married Miss Carrie G. Ayres of Sterling in 1895. He was mayor of the town of Sterling during 1888-1889. Upon his return to Denver in 1892, Dr. Hall became professor of therapeutics at Colorado Medical School and professor of medicine at the old Gross Medical College. He was at one time City Physician of the City and County of Denver and did much toward the organizing of teaching clinics in the various hospitals of the city. He was a member of the staffs of St. Joseph’s, SL Anthony’s, St. Luke’s, Mercy and the old Denver County Hospital.
During the World War he was major of the army medical corps and served twenty-one months at the various army hospitals throughout the country. During this period he demonstrated time and again his marvelous comprehension of medical subjects and his ability as a teacher and leader among men.
He was at one time President of the State Board of Medical Examiners. He held a similar position with the State Board of Health in 1903-1904 and did much toward the development of public health in this state. He was one of the great advisers and leaders of medicine, as a member of the Colorado State Medical Society and in his activities with the Colorado State Medical School. He was President of the Colorado State Medical Society in 1899-1900 and had the enviable record of attending fifty-three consecutive annual meetings of that organization. He served two five-year terms as a member of the Judicial Council of the American Medical Association and was chairman when he retired from the Council several years ago. He was also a member of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians, 1923-1926, and belonged to the Medico-Legal Society and the New York Medical Society, the Climatological Society, the American Therapeutic Society, the latter of which he was President in 1916. He belonged to the University Club of Denver and was active in the Colorado Historical Society.
Dr. Hall is survived by his wife, a son, Sigourney D. Hall of Fort Collins, Colorado, and four grandchildren. "

Born Oct. 11, 1859, at North Chelsea, Mass., son of Stephan A. and Evalina A. (Newhall) Hall. Educated at Mass. Agrl. Coll. M.D., Harvard, 1882. Married April 12, 1885, to Carrie G. Ayres, of Sterling, Colo. Home: 1344 Elizabeth St., Denver. Office: 308 Jackson Blk., Denver, Colo."

Carrie Grundy Ayers Hall BIRTH Aug 1860 Mississippi, DEATH 24 Apr 1946 Colorado, BURIAL Fairmount Cemetery Denver, Colorado, PLOT Mausoleum: Main Floor/Tier DD/Sec 369 MEMORIAL ID 82880815.

Thanks to the Denver Public Library

"Sigourney D. Hall is a partner in the firm of Hall Brothers, automobile dealers of Fort Collins, handling the Ford car. He was born in Sterling, Colorado, February 5, 1887, a son of Dr. J. N. and Carrie G. (Ayers) Hall, who are mentioned in connection with the sketch of Oliver W. Hall on another page of this work.
Sigourney D. Hall was reared and educated in Denver to the time that he went east for the further advancement of his education by study in the University of Pennsylvania, from which in due course of time he was graduated. He then went to the Ford factory in Detroit, Michigan, and worked in different departments in connection with the building of the car until 1911, thus gaining intimate and accurate knowledge of the construction of the car. Next, In connection with his brother, he took the Ford agency for Fort Collins, Colorado, and they now have a garage that is seventy-five by one hundred and thirty feet. They have carried on the business continuously since 1911 and their patronage is today extensive, their annual sales reaching a very large and gratifying figure.
On the 12th of August. 1914, Mr. Hall was united in marriage to Miss Lucile Barkley and to them have been born two children: Richard S., born May 5, 1916; and Josiah N., who was born December 24, 1917, and was named for his paternal grandfather.
Mr. Hall is a member of the Knights of Pythias lodge. His political support is given to the republican party, of which he has been a stanch advocate since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. His religious faith is that of the Presbyterian church and his life is actuated by high and honorable principles and worthy motives that make him a man among men. In business he is alert and energetic and is building up interests of large and gratifying proportions. Fort Collins has reason to be congratulated on that he cast in his lot with her citizens, for his influence is always on the side of advancement and improvement as relating to material, intellectual or moral conditions. "

Sigourney Davis Hall BIRTH 5 Feb 1887 DEATH 9 Jun 1962 BURIAL Grandview Cemetery Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado, PLOT G D 176 B MEMORIAL ID 46149232.

"Oliver W. Hall is one of the well known young business men of Fort Collins, where in association with his brother, Sigourney D. Hall, he is engaged in dealing in Ford cars. He is one of Colorado's native sons, his birth having occurred in Sterling on the 27th of September, 1892. His parents are Dr. J. N. and Carrie G. (Ayers) Hall, the former a native of Massachusetts and the latter of Mississippi. The father is a graduate of Amherst College of Massachusetts and was also graduated from the medical department of Harvard University. He then entered upon the active work of his profession as an interne in the Boston City Hospital and from that experience gained the broad and comprehensive knowledge that only hospital service brings. About 1884 he came to Colorado, settling in Sterling, where he practiced until January, 1893, when he went to Denver, where he has since engaged in professional work, being today recognized as one of the eminent physicians and surgeons of that city. His wife also survives and they are highly esteemed in social circles of Denver. Having for a third of a century made their home in this state, they have witnessed much of its growth and progress and Dr. Hall is numbered among the earlier physicians of Denver.
Oliver W. Hall was reared in Denver and there pursued his early education in the graded and high schools. He afterward attended the Colorado College at Colorado Springs for a year and next went east to Michigan and became a student in the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, from which institution he was graduated with the class of 1915, thus being well trained for life's practical and responsible duties. In 1912 he and his brother engaged in the automobile business, handling the Ford cars only. They have since engaged in the sale of that car and in the conduct of a garage, occupying a building seventy-five by one hundred and thirty feet. They do an enormous business, their annual sales reaching a very extensive figure, while their repair department is liberally patronized and they also have a large sale for Ford parts, tires and all automobile accessories and supplies.
On the 25th of May, 1916, Mr. Hall was married to Miss Ethel M. Moore and they have one child, William Oliver, born July 30, 1918. Mr. Hall is a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Knights of Pythias, while his religious faith is that of the Methodist Episcopal church and his political belief that of the republican party. "

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