Crenshaw-Coffee County AlArchives Biographies.....Hall, Emeline (Johnson) 1833 - 1919
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Joyce English jenglis000@centurytel.net July 13, 2009, 1:02 pm

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I was born Feb. 18,1831 in Montgomery county 20 miles from Montgomery.  I was the
daughter of James Johnson and he died when I was a child. I have seen a great
many deer in sight of the old home.  When I was about 12 or 15 years old my mother
moved to Coffee county, 10 miles from Elba, where we lived until I was married in
1858 the 20th of July to the late Stanley Hall, better known as Ben Hall, who
died March 11, 1915.  We had born to our union 10 children 7 of which were living.
I have 56 grand-children and 60 great-grandchildren.  I have seen harder times
than we have now.  My husband went to the Confederate War. I planted and made
corn, peas, potatoes and cane and looked after my small children.  I plowed all day
and spun what we called a cut of thread.  I made all the cloths that we wore and
also bed clothing.  I made one trip to the prairies near Montgomery from Coffee
county in an ox wagon after corn. The average woman of today don't know anything
about hard times.  I had to work all day and part of the night.  Plow all day and
card and spin half the night. I have never joined any church but the Lord has
wonderfully blessed me. I have been very stout. I am 84 years old and can get
around in the house fairly well.  I am living alone but some of my grandchildren
stay with me at night. I am just waiting for the good Lord to call me from this
world of woe.

Mrs. Emily Hall --June 3, 1915

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