Caddo County LAArchives Tombstones.....Hall, Alexander Franklin and Willie Ann Shadowens/Chaudoin
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Carole Ann Hall-Zoebel  cahallzoe@bresnan.net November 27, 1998

Alexander Franklin Hall and Willie Ann Shadowens/Chaudoin-Hall

Alexander Franklin Hall was born in Rusk County Texas, died in Panola County, Texas.

Note: the tombstone is marked 1861,and was placed by family members for Alexander 
in the 1950's, but when we found his mother's death information in the Rusk County 
courthouse, we found that he was actually born in 1860. He was the only child of 
Major William Hall,( buried at the CSA cemetery in Keatchie, Desoto Parish, La.), 
and Amanda Bryant. His mother died of pneumonia, shortly after his birth(buried in 
Rusk County Texas) and his father died from wounds he acquired in the Battle of 
Mansfield, Louisiana, in 1864.  Alexander married Willie Ann Shadowens on the 
2 Jan 1884, Bethany, Caddo Parish, Louisiana. She had just turned 13 in Dec of 1883.

Willie Ann Shadowens/Chaudoin, born 26 Dec 1870 ,died 24 April 1902, according to 
records in the census in 1900, she had given birth to 10 children and 6 were living. 
She is the daughter of Samuel H. Shadowens/Chaudoin, and Mary Ann Davis (buried in 
this cemetery). Willie Ann's son Grover C. Hall, Sr., her eldest child, believes 
she died of an allergic reaction to wild honey or perhaps a bee sting. She was pregnant. 
He was there when she died and as an adult told his son Grover C. Hall, Jr. about her 
death. G.C. Hall, Jr. told me the story. Willie Ann had 10 children.The children are 
listed in the family bible and 3 died as infants are not named. The children are: 
Grover Cleveland Hall, Sr., Earl Clifton Hall, John Oland Hall, Joseph Henry Hall, 
Rennie Hall, Thomas Edward Hall, Samuel Bryant Hall are buried in this cemetery.

Infant Markers: Next to the double marker of Alexander Franklin Hall and Willie Ann 
Shadowens/Chaudoin are 8 markers that just listed infant. There are two markers with 
children's names and dates on them: The two are Rennie and Thomas Edward listed in 
this cemetery. In the 1900 census Willie Ann claimed to have had 10 children and 6 
living at that time. But perhaps she had one other infant that was not listed, or 
this may be the infant of one of Alexander's other wives.  Alexander married Betty 
on 2 Sept 1914. We are unaware that they had any children that lived passed infancy.