Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Hall, Col. George F., 1892 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ Old Times By OLD TIMER [...] Col. George T. [sic; F.] Hall, a prominent citizen of Isle of Wight, died suddenly on January 16, 1892. It was said of him that one of his greatest virtues was that of charity. [...] Col. George F. HALL, farmer & merchant, Postmaster of Isle of Wight C.H.*, former Justice & Supervisor, b. 24 Mar 1820, Isle of Wight Co., d. 16* Jan 1892, Isle of Wight Co., interred in the DARDEN family cemetery*, Uzzell Church Rd., "Suffolk News-Herald," Vol. 14, No. 302, Tues., Mar. 16, 1937, p. 6 *Additional information: Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} report #11: http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html Find a Grave Memorial #134710310 [no photo] Isle of Wight Co. D.Reg. {BVS copy} 1892 #57 gives d. January 3d, 1892, of Heart Disease; son of George & Mary HALL. He was elected as a Justice in 1856, and re-elected in 1865 & 1868 in special elections. He was appointed Postmaster of Isle of Wight C.H. 18 Feb 1873; his salary that year was $12.00. He was Supervisor of Newport District Dec 1875 - Jul 1877. (King, "Historical Notes on Isle of Wight County" pp. 38, 339, 502) He & Mary F. EDWARDS m. 1 Feb 1845, in Isle of Wight Co. (Ancestry.com VA Select Marriages 1785-1940, citing p. 387) Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/h400g4ob.txt