William Bennett Hall^[1]

1806 - 1893  (86 years)

• Name	William Bennett Hall
  Birth	19 Nov 1806	Hancock, Georgia, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	12 Nov 1850	Washington, Georgia, United States   [2]
  	Address: District 113
  	William is listed as a farmer with 4000 worth of real estate Also listed at the end of the entry in 1850 are Elisabeth Parish, age 30 Asa A Shell, age 21, M, listed as a school teacher. Lewis K Norris, age 25, M, overseer
  Census	18 Jun 1860	Washington, Georgia, United States   [3, 4]
  	William is listed as age 53, a farmer, with 17000 in real estate and 70000 in personal estate. Also in the home is Egbert Womble, age 30, overseer And there is a Martha Hall, age 74. I don't think this is his mother. There is another William Hall in the county, married to a Sarah that looks more likely.
  Census	11 Aug 1870	Washington, Georgia, United States   [5]
  	Address: Davisboro District 94
  	William is listed as a farmer with 17500 in real estate and 3000 in personal estate, age 63
  Census	18 Jun 1880	Washington, Georgia, United States   [6]
  	Address: District 94
  	Wm is listed as 73 years old and both parents born in South Carolina.
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  _FSFTID	K8GS-9WD
  _UID	B8C10CDA35004CB8B6DC862AC624A6309A1F
  Death	22 Feb 1893	Washington, Georgia, United States   [1]
  Burial	Washington, Georgia, United States   [1]
  	Address: Long Family Cemetery
  Person ID	I9579	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	31 Aug 2024

  
  

  Family	Alafair D. Shehee,   b. 8 Jan 1817, Washington, Georgia, United States d. 12 Oct 1889, Washington, Georgia, United States (Age 72 years)  [1, 7]
  Marriage License	1 Oct 1834	Washington, Georgia, United States   [8]
  Marriage	2 Oct 1834	Washington, Georgia, United States   [1, 8, 9]
  Children	1. Martha Hall,   b. 1840, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Matilda Hall,   b. 1843, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. Augusta Hall,   b. 1847, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. John D. Hall,   b. 1849, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sherod T. Hall,   b. 1853, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   6. Julian S. Hall,   b. 1855, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown   7. Memphis T Hall,   b. 1858, Georgia, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F3662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 May 2025

  
  

• Notes

  It appears that there is a William Hall in Washington County that could be William's father or uncle (most likely uncle) and a William H. Hall as well

  
  

• Sources

  [S1658] The Georgians: Genealogies of Pioneer Settlers, p. 147. [S2064] RLP, Ancestry, 1850 U.S. Census, Georgia, Washington Co., District 113; page 33 (stamped); dwelling 492, family 501; Wm B Hall; 31 August 2024. [S2063] RLP, Ancestry, 1860 U.S. Census, Georgia, Washington Co., Not Stated; page 49 (penned); dwelling 378, family 370; William B. Hall; 31 August 2024. [S2065] RLP, Ancestry, 1860 U.S. Census, Georgia, Washington Co., Slave Schedule, Not Stated; page 33 (penned); William B. Hall; 31 August 2024. [S2062] RLP, Ancestry, 1870 US Census, Georgia, Washington Co., Davisboro District 94; page 8 (penned); fwelling 67, family 65; William B Hall; 31 August 2024. [S2066] RLP, Ancestry, 1880 US Census, Georgia, Washington Co., District 94; 129; page 48 (penned); dwelling 88, family 89; Wm Hall; 31 August 2024. [S1663] Georgia, Washington, Wills, 1852-1903, 3 July 2020; Will Book B, p. 143, Elaphair Shehee. [S1148] Ancestry, Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, 31 August 2024; Washington, Marriages, Book A, 1828-1852, p. 50, Wm B Hall to Allafair D Shehee. [S1779] Records of Washington County, Georgia, 13 February 2021; p. 113; Some Marriages.