Hall Lewis Medlin

Male Abt 1807 - Yes, date unknown


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  • Name Hall Lewis Medlin 
    Born Abt 1807  South Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I7230  Wagner-Thomas | Hallmark
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2014 

    Family Malinda Eades,   b. Abt 1813, Kentucky, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jan 1842, Platte, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married 3 Dec 1835  Cole, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • MG: Renee Jacks: Cole Co MG Rcds LDS FHL 977.855 V25s
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2014 
    Family ID F2012  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1807 - South Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 3 Dec 1835 - Cole, Missouri, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • c1807 BIRTH: Hall Lewis Medlin born about 1800, no place shown (1880 census, if him-new wife)
      Will of Isaac Eades Sr: Hall (Hull) Medlin who md my dau Malinda

      1835 MARRIAGE #1: IGI, Cole Co MO: Lewis Mellin Hall md Malinda Eads 3 Dec 1835, Cole Co MO, SS: 6 July 1973 OG

      Bef 1840 HIST: Trek to Texas 1770-1870 pg 24: "Hall Medlin stated that he had a wife and children when he moved to the tract of land for which he applied and he had erected a dwelling house prior to June 1840. This was the date necessary in order to purchase the land... this land was located at or near the present county seat of Platte City, Missouri... Eads, Allen and Medlin families migrated to Denton and Navarro (Tarrant Co) later..."

      1842 HIST: Trek to Texas pg 24: "Annals of Platte Co, Missouri states 'Hall Medlin built a grist and saw mill on Smith's Fork in 1842 and... did the stone work on the new court house..."

      1842 DEATH of wife: MO,Platte Co: Malinda Eads Medlin died Jan 1842. [Trek to Texas pg 24: "His wife Lucinda Eads, died soon after the birth of their son Isaac on January 15, 1842... " Ck out]

      1844 HIST: Trek to Texas pg 25: "From an abundance of family data and printed sources, we beieve the following to be a fairly accurate account of their trip to Texas... In early 1844, a large group of families related by blood or marriage, loaded their wagons with supplies... left Platte Co, Missouri for Texas... All settled on the land later known as Hallford Prairie... NE of present Grapevine [TX]... interested in education... Lonesome Dove School is the first of record in that area and there was a school and church very early on Hallford Prairie..."

      c1847 MARRIAGE #2: not sure but looks like he married Catherine ?? born about 1830/LA

      1854 HIST: Trek to Texas pg 31: "Hall Medlin received a certificate for 640 acres which he sold unlocated. In May 1854, Francis Jordan was author.. to patent the Esther Moore claim by virtue of the Colony certificate and the certificate assigned to Hall Medlin..."

      1860 HIST: Trek to Texas pg 32: "Many of our families left Tarrant and Denton Co. before 1860... Hall Medlin was listed in San Bernardino, CA 1860 census and is believed to have gone there in 1857... It was from Hays Co, Hall Medlin and several families left for California 10 years later. This trip is described in the Kate Medlin story..."

      1880 CENSUS: TX,Burnett Co-Prec 6, ED 38, pg 6-FamSrch, 5-7 June, Dw 41:
      MEDLIN, Hall 73/SC (SC,SC) md farmer; Catherine-wife 50/LA; Nancy S-dau
      32/TX (SC/LA) single; Rebecca E-dau 20/TX; James M-son 9/CA;
      Laura A-dau 15/CA; Lewis L-son 32/TX (SC/LA) single stock raiser,
      Andrew J Tidwell-laborer 26/TX (SC/LA)

  • Sources 
    1. [S193] IGI-International Genealogical Index.
      Lewis Mellin Hall md Malinda Eads 3 Dec 1835, Cole Co MO, SS: 6 July 1973 OG [Ogden]