William and Lydia Anna (Tresham) Hall


William and Annie Hall

William Hall, Jr.

William Hall Jr., son of William and Minerva (Thompson) Hall, was born in Butler County, Pennsylvania on September 8, 1851, in the town of Centerville, where he grew up.

Lydia Anna “Annie” Tresham, daughter of John Anderson and Nancy Jane (Cowman) Tresham, was born on August 21, 1860, in Greenfield, Ohio.


Willima and Annie married on August 31, 1882, and had eight children:

John William 'Johnie' Hall Born on September 27, 1883, in Sioux City, Iowa. He married Eleanor Jenny Cushman/Hall on August 21, 1911, in Oregon. He died on June 13, 1963, in Jackson County, Oregon, at the age of 79, and was buried in Trail, Oregon.
Nora Irene Hall Born on June 12, 1887, in Atchison, Kansas. She married Ernest Clair Pearson on February 12, 1907, in Oregon. She had three children by the time she was 27. She died as a young mother on March 11, 1921, in Salem, Oregon, at the age of 33, and was buried in Marion, Oregon.
Gertrude May "Gertie" Hall Born on July 14, 1887, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. She married Merlin Otto Pearson on November 21, 1906, in Marion, Oregon. They had two children during their marriage. She died on January 20, 1971, in Marion County, Oregon, at the age of 83.
Eva Olive Hall Born on November 30, 1889, in Portland, Oregon. She died on February 21, 1968, in Anacortes, Washington, at the age of 78.
James Boyd Hall Born on April 15, 1894, in Oregon. He died as a teenager on July 16, 1911, in Marion County, Oregon.
Jim Hall Born in April 1894 in Oregon.
Lola Margaret Hall Born on July 2, 1896, in Iowa. She died on January 24, 1946, in Corvallis, Oregon, at the age of 49.
Ruth Ann Hall Born on December 16, 1900, in Iowa.



Last revised on April 10, 2016. If you have comments, corrections or additional information or pictures you would like to contribute, feel free to contact Dave Nims.