Allen-Lucas County OhArchives Obituaries.....Hall, George A. June 6, 1927
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Lima News, June 6, 1927
Lima News, June 6, 1927

Dr. GEORGE A. HALL, 85, pioneer Allen-co resident and Civil war veteran, died 
June 6th at his home due to heart disease.  Dr. HALL had been in poor health 
for several months, but his condition had been serious for the past week.  He 
was active in his profession as a dentist until last March.

Dr. HALL was born in Davenport, Ia., May 24, 1842, the son of HARRISON AND 
ANNA HALL.  The family moved to Lima in 1863.  His father was one of the 
pioneer contractors and real estate dealers of Lima.  In 1868 he erected what 
is now the east part of the Lima House and many of the prominent buildings of 
that period were erected by him.

GEORGE HALL attended the public schools of Davenport and later attended 
Cornell college at Mt. Vernon, Ia., where he studied medicine and dentistry, 
with the intention of devoting his life to dentistry.  His plans were 
interrupted by the outbreak of the Civil war, and in April 1861 he enlisted as 
a member of the Iowa volunteer infantry.  He took part in the siege of 
Atlanta, where on July 22, 1864, HALL was captured by the Confederates.  He 
was confined in Andersonville and Florence prisons, enduring all the hardships 
and sufferings for which those prisons became notorious, but on Feb. 22, 1865 
he escaped from Florence and rejoined his regiment.  He received his final 
discharge in July, 1865, after honorable service of more than four years.

After leaving the army, HALL  came to Lima and worked with his father in the 
business of contracting and building until 1867 at which time he formed a 
partnership with Dr. C. W. SWISHER and engaged in dentistry.

Dr. HALL for many years was prominent in local public affairs, serving ten 
years as postmaster of Lima under the administrations of Presidents HARRISON 
AND MCKINLEY.  He also served four years on the city council, part of that 
time as president.

On Oct. 13, 1870, Dr. HALL was married to VIRGINIA HACKEDORN, who survives 
him.  He also leaves a sister, Mrs. D. A. MCCOMB, Toledo and two brothers, W. 
H., Detroit and E. E., Toledo. 




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