Edward Hall was said to be born 8 Apr 1875, son of Tay-baw-se-ke-zhick-way-um/Joseph Hall and Katherine. [Date from WWI draft registration.] He was the youngest of their known children.
Riverton Indian Church Registry shows a child of Joseph Hall and Katherine, living in Eden, baptized in 1875.
1880 Federal Census - Custer, Mason, Michigan
Joseph Hall, 42
Katherine, 40
Sarah, daughter, 15
Zacarias?, son, 13 [Battice?]
Eddie, son, 6
Neighbors are Cornelius Hall and family; Isaac Hall and family; Mary Hall and children.
Edward, 20, son of Joseph Hall, married 13 Jun 1893 in Custer to Mary Moby, 21, daughter of Joseph Moby. Ceremony was performed by Philip Zorn, priest. Witnesses were Moses and Nancy Gwedjiwan.
Son Joseph was said to be born in 1894
Son Paul was born about 10 Oct 1897 (from his death certificate.)
Wife Mary died 10 Oct 1897 at age 24 years, 9 months, 11 days in Custer, Mason, Michigan. She has two children, both living. Occupation was laborer's wife. Parents were Joseph and Mary Mawby. Burial at Eden Cemetery. Cause was pueperal fever, secondary cause confinement on child bed.
Son Paul died 8 Apr 1898 in Eden, Mason, Michigan, at the age of six months. Cause of death was lung fever.
Riverton Indian Church Registry has Paul and Joe (twins) baptized 17 May 1898. Children of Eddie and Mary Hall of Custer. [This is after Paul's death, typo on index?].
1900 Federal Census - not yet found
Edward married 9 May 1904 in Ludington to Martha Bailey. Eddie was 28, son of George Hall and Elizabeth Green, born in Custer, occupation laborer. It was his second marriage. Martha was 19, born in Fern, occupation dressmaker. It was her first marriage. Ceremony was performed by Henry C. Ransom, Judge of Probate. Witnesses were P.E. Bailey and A.B. Major.
Son Milo was born 15 Dec 1904, Mason county. Birth record not found.
Daughter Sarah was born 28 Feb 1907 in Homestead, Benzie county
Durant Roll Field Notes - 1908
line 2 page 60 -
Tay-baw-se-ke-zhick-way-um or Joe Hall, dead; wife unnamed, dead
child 1) Geo Hill, dead; children Peter, 35; Mary, 28
child 2) Nancy, 60, no heirs
child 3) Eddie Hall, age 33, P.O. Star City
1st wife, Mary, dead.
child 1) Joseph Hall, age 13, lives with Nancy Hall Peters at Fountain
2nd wife, Martha Bailey, age 22, P.O. Fountain - see 14-50, separated
child 2) Milo Hall, see 14-50
child 3) Sarah Hall, see 14-50
Line 14 page 50
2nd sheet Henry Bailey Jr, age 45, P.O. Custer
wife - Teresa Bailey, nee Do-ne-gay, age 40, on roll with 7-61
1) Antoine Bailey, age 13
2) Cornelius Bailey, age 11
3) Louis Bailey, age 6
1st wife Mary Wakefield Bailey, now Aikens, age 39
4) Martha Hall, age 24, see 2-60, husband name not given
Milo Hall, age 3
Sarah Hall, age 2
5) Charles Bailey, age 22, P.O. Custer
6) Nancy Bailey, age 20, husband Frank Chippewa, see 18-41
Nettie Chippewa, age 3 mos., born May 1908
7) Lizzie Bailey, age 18, P.O. Mt. Pleasant School or Custer
1910 Federal Census - Custer, Mason, Michigan
Wabidato, John, head, 76, widowed, trapper
Shaw, Martha, boarder, 57, widowed
Hall, Eddie, boarder, 35, widowed, foreman at lumber camp
Hall, Joseph, boarder, 15, single
The 1910 Federal Census for Milo and Sarah not yet found
Edward and Martha divorced 5 Jan 1911 in Mason county, Michigan.
Edward, 38, son of Joseph Hall and Elizabeth Green, married Mary Cross, 27, daughter of John Cross and Mary Smith, on 22 May 1913 in Ludington, Mason, Michigan. Ceremony performed by Henry C. Ransom, Judge of Probate.
Son Ray was born 31 Jul 1911. [From his death certificate.]
Son Louis Richard was born 1 Feb 1914 in Alba, Antrim, Michigan
Son Ray died 10 Feb 1914 in Leroy, Ingham, Michigan
A second son Ray was said to be born 2 Dec 1915. [From his death certificate.]
Son Ray died 6 Jul 1916 in LeRoy, Osceola, Michigan, age 7 months, 4 days of endocarditis.
Edward registered for the draft on 12 Sep 1918. He gave his birth as 8 Apr 1875. His occupation was cutting cordwood for Hackley Phelps Bonnell Company. He was described as tall, stout, with brown eyes and dark hair.
Daughter Sarah - age 12
1920 Federal Census - Washington, Vilas, Wisconsin
Hall, Edward, 49, laborer at lumber camp
Mary, wife, 33
Louis, son, 5
Note that the two men named Joseph Moby are the family of Edward's first wife Mary Moby.
1920 Federal Census - T27N R5W, Kalkaska county, Michigan
Smith, John, head, 53, born Canada, log cutter at lumber camp
Smith, Martha, wife, 34
Hall, Milo, stepson, 15
Hall, Sarah, stepdaughter, 12
Smith, Pearl, daughter, 11/12
Wakefield, Amos, step grandfather
Daughter Ruth Evelyn was born 10 Apr 1921 in Phelps, Vilas, Wisconsin
Son John was born 2 Jun 1923 in Phelps, Vilas, Wisconsin
Daughter Sarah, 18, married 22 May 1925 in Honor to John Sikorski, 30.
Daughter Eva was born 24 Oct 1925 in Phelps, Vilas, Wisconsin
Undated picture of wife Mary Jane.
Undated picture of Edward with son John and daughter Ruth.
1930 Federal Census - Phelps, Vilas, Wisconsin
Hall, Edward, 53, widowed, teamster at saw mill
Louis, son, 16
Ruth, daughter, 9
John, son, 7
1930 Federal Census - Homestead, Benzie, Michigan
John Smith, head, 70, laborer at odd jobs
Martha, wife, 43, cook at private home
Milo, son, 25, laborer at odd jobs
Pearl E., daughter, 11
1940 Federal Census - Phelps, Vilas, Wisconsin
Hall, Edward, 65, born Michigan, lived in same place in 1935, no occupation
Louis R., son, 26, born Michigan, lived in same place in 1935, teamster at sawmill
1940 Federal Census - Green Lake, Grand Traverse, Michigan
Smith, Martha, 52, widowed, lived in same house in 1935, occupation basket maker at weaving
Milo, 35, son, lived in same house in 1935, occupation farm hand on farm.
Edward died 23 Jul 1940.
From the Vilas Co. News Review of 25 Jul 1940
Edward was buried at Phelps Cemetery.
Son Milo registered for the draft 16 Oct 1940 in Phelps, Wisconsin. He gave his birth as 15 Dec 1904 in Custer, Michigan; height as 6'1" and weight as 200 lbs.
Milo enlisted in the Army on 1 Apr 1941
Son John registered for the draft on 30 Jun 1942. He gave his birth at 2 Jun 1923. He was described as 5 foot 5 inches, 165 pounds, dark complexion, black eyes and hair.
Picture of Louis in uniform
Son Louis Richard died 5 Feb 1944 in Nettuno, Roma, Lazio, Italy and is buried at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial.
Daughter Ruth (who had married Clarence Feldman) contacted the National Jewish Welfare Board regarding her brother Louis's death.
Son Milo died 6 Nov 1969 in Cadillac, Wexford, Michigan, under the name Milo Smith. His obituary appeared in the Lansing State Journal 10 Nov 1969
Photo of daughters Eva and Ruth
Sarah died 11 Nov 1978 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan
Son John died 1993
Daughter Ruth died 19 Jul 2001 in Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin
Green Bay Gazette of 20 Jul 2001
Daughter Eva died 23 Feb 2008 in Marquette, Michigan
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