Yolo-Sacramento County CA Archives Biographies.....Hall, Thomas 1828 - 
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Author: Tom Gregory

THOMAS HALL

    One of Madison's oldest and one of her best citizens is Thomas Hall. He
began life in Herkimer county, N. Y., October 6, 1828, and today in Yolo county,
Cal., his farthest past and his nearest present are eighty-four years apart and
the two places are separated by several thousand miles of American continent. He
lived in his native town until he was fourteen years of age, when the family
moved to Racine county, Wis. Ten years afterwards, in 1852, he found himself
aboard a very crowded steamer westward bound. The New Yorker landed in Yerba
Buena (San Francisco) safely and from there came on to Sacramento, where he went
to work in the spring of 1853. He began ranching on the river bottom, remaining
there until 1867, when he located on Cache creek, near Madison, Yolo county.
There was plenty of land for the mere taking up and he took up a tract of one
hundred and sixty acres of government land, improving his holdings and making
additional purchases until he had four hundred and fifty acres of land under
high cultivation. There was not a tree on the place. He set oul^ groves and
orchard, barnyard fences and buildings. One fig tree now measures nine feet in
circumference.

    Thomas Hall was married in Racine, Wis., in July, 1850, to Miss Fidelia
Hutchins, a native of Steuben county, N. Y. Of the eleven children born to them,
eight are living, as follows: Charles, Adelbert, Florence, Martha, Nellie, Maud,
Mary and Minnie. Charles resides on a part of the old home place. Florence is
Mrs. John B. Sankey, of Oakland. Martha is Mrs. L. T. Brock, of Winters. Nellie,
Mrs. E. K. Caldwell, resides in Oakland. Maud is Mrs. G. A. Weihe, of San
Francisco. Mary is Mrs. P. S. Grant, of St. Helena. Minnie is Mrs. George
Warren, of Fruitvale. Adelbert resides on a part of the home ranch.

    Mr. and Mrs. Hall are now living retired on the old home ranch, having been
married for sixty-one years. Mr. Hall never aspired to official life. He is now
the only one left of those who settled on the Sacramento river when he did in
1853. After eighty-four years of activity, he is now enjoying a well-earned
rest, surrounded by his family and respected by his neighbors.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

HISTORY OF YOLO COUNTY CALIFORNIA
WITH
Biographical Sketches
OF
The Leading Men and Women of the County Who Have Been Identified With Its Growth
and Development From the Early Days to the Present

HISTORY BY
TOM GREGORY
AND OTHER WELL KNOWN WRITERS
ILLUSTRATED COMPLETE IN ONE VOLUME

HISTORIC RECORD COMPANY
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA [1913]


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