Member of Tennessee Senate, 29th General Assembly, 1851-53; representing Greene and Hawkins counties; HOUSE, 31st General Assembly, 1855-57; representing Hawkins County; Democrat. Born at Van Hill, Hawkins County, on August 12, 1813; son of Wesley and Sarah (Bailey) Hall. Received little formal education; self-taught, and became well-educated man. Possessed one of the few libraries in Hawkins County; merchant, farmer, lay preacher, and justice of the peace. Married c. 1833 in Hawkins County to Rebecca Kelly, daughter of Jonathan and Patience (Spencer) Kelly. Eight children — Martha Jane (Mrs. Garrett Jones), Spencer A., Patience (Mrs. Robert Carlton), Sarah (Mrs. Henry Gardner), John Wesley, M.M., W.K., and B.F. Ball. Postmaster at Van Hill, 1837-1855. Founded the Beach Creek Baptist Church at Van Hill in 1843; messenger to Holston Association, 1844-1863; clerk and treasurer of the Beach Creek Church. Recruited for the Confederacy during the Civil War; ambushed on Jonesboro, Washington County; removed to his home and died there on October 11, 1863. Buried int eh Ball Family Cemetery at Van Hill. Grandfather of James Robert Gardner, sometime member Tennessee General Assembly.<\/p>\n
Source: Information supplied by descendent, Mrs. Clifford Maxwell, Johnson City.<\/p>\n
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