Thomas John Hall, Jr.

1836 - 1895  (59 years)

• Name	Thomas John Hall  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	18 Jun 1836
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	City of Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Maryland
  aged 14, born in Maryland
  Military Service	He fought in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Lee, according to family history; what unit is unclear. According to Hall's narrative about his father, "When the Civil War broke out, father went South. He went to Morgantown and crossed over the Potomac to Wakefield, which was the home of his friend, Mrs. John Wilson. . . . From there he joined General Lee's army. We never heard much of my father's military career from him; he considered that Lee's surrender at Appomattox had settled everything. He often laughed at the military titles the old Confederates used to hold onto. I remember once when I was about ten years old, we were driving with father, when we met a carriage. A strange lady leaned out of the carriage and said, "How do you do, Major Hall." I asked my father, "Were you a major?" He replied, "Yes, I was a major in the Confederate Army." That was the first I had ever known of it. I do not think I ever heard him mention it again. I was told by one of his nieces that he was promoted for bravery on the battlefield. His general presented him with a pair of gold spurs, on this occasion. I never saw the spurs, and never heard of him speak of them. I presume they were stolen from him, when he kept bachelors hall at Beersheba. . . . . My father was wounded at Cold Harbor; he had a dent in his leg from it, but was not lame. He came through the lines twice, and came home. The second time he did this, my grandfather notified the military commander of the district, and he was arrested and taken prisoner, and confined in Fort McHenry. He almost died of typhoid fever and lice there. He often said that he had three doctors and the devil fighting over him; fortunately the doctors won out. This was very near the close of the war. When he recovered he was very weak, and as the war was about over, he acepted a parole and came home. My grand-father's reason for notifying the authorities was that, if my father had been found at his father's house, my grand-father's property would have been in danger of being confiscated by the Federal Government." He is included on the Civil War page.  [3]
  Died	17 Sep 1895  [4]
  Buried	St. James Parish Church, Anne Arundel Co., Maryland
  Person ID	I4279	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Thomas John Hall, Sr.           b. 24 Jun 1800, Maryland           d. 30 Oct 1880  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Rachel Sophia Waters           b. 4 Oct 1806, Maryland           d. 3 May 1877  (Age 70 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1826
  Family ID	F2620	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Esther Loney           b. 30 Jan 1849           d. 8 Jul 1924  (Age 75 years)
  Married	14 Jan 1873
  Children	1. Anne E. Hall           b. 27 Nov 1873           d. 18 Aug 1875  (Age 1 years)   2. Rachel Sophia Hall           b. 15 Feb 1875           d. 11 Jun 1944  (Age 69 years)   3. Mary Esther Hall           b. 20 May 1877           d. 20 Apr 1879  (Age 1 years) 4. Margaret Gassaway Hall           b. 19 Sep 1880           d. 23 Mar 1939  (Age 58 years) + 5. Thomas John Hall, III           b. 1 Apr 1883           d. 1953  (Age 69 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2004
  Family ID	F2948	|  Family Chart

  
  

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• Headstones		Thomas John Hall (d. 1895)
  		Thomas John and Esther Loney Hall

  
  

• Reference

  "Thomas John Hall, Jr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I4279&tree=1sttree (accessed November 12, 2019).