Descendants of Josiah Hall Generation No. 1 1. JOSIAH1 HALL He married PHEBE DUTTON August 12, 1784 in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA, daughter of DANIEL DUTTON and PHEBE ATWATER. Child of JOSIAH HALL and PHEBE DUTTON is: 2. i. DR. DANIEL DUTTON2 HALL, b. 1802, Canada; d. September 28, 1852, Warren County, Indiana, USA. Generation No. 2 2. DR. DANIEL DUTTON2 HALL (JOSIAH1) was born 1802 in Canada, and died September 28, 1852 in Warren County, Indiana, USA. He married (1) JANE JONES BUELL November 28, 1824 in Preble County, Ohio, USA, daughter of WALTER BUELL and ELIZABETH COGGSWELL. She was born February 23, 1809 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA, and died 1846 in West Lebanon, Warren County, Indiana, USA. He married (2) FRANCES BUELL Aft. 1846, daughter of WALTER BUELL and ELIZABETH COGGSWELL. She was born February 14, 1807 in Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA, and died December 12, 1887. Notes for DR. DANIEL DUTTON HALL: Also had three children who died in infancy. ************************************************************************** *********************************** More About DR. DANIEL DUTTON HALL: Baptism: Bet. 1828 - 1830, West Lebanon Christian Church, Warren County, Indiana Burial: West Lebanon Cemetery, Warren County, Indiana, USA Education: Abt. 1820, Miami University of Ohio Emigration: Bet. 1828 - 1830, From Preble County, Ohio, to Warren County, Indiana Occupation: Farmer Notes for FRANCES BUELL: Jane's widowed sister married Daniel Hall after the death of her husband and sister. She had nine children of her own to add to Daniel and Jane's approximately 10 or 11, and she and Daniel had together a child that died young. ************************************************************************** **************************************** Children of DANIEL HALL and JANE BUELL are: i. ISAIAH3 HALL. 3. ii. FRANCIS M HALL. iii. CELIA JANE HALL. iv. HARVEY HALL. 4. v. WALTER BUELL HALL, b. December 31, 1833. 5. vi. JAMES C. HALL, b. June 1837, Warren County, Indiana, USA; d. West Lebanon, Warren County, Indiana, USA. 6. vii. ISAAC MILLER HALL, b. October 16, 1841, Warren County, Indiana, USA; d. April 25, 1893, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA. Generation No. 3 3. FRANCIS M3 HALL (DANIEL DUTTON2, JOSIAH1) She married FRANK CADE. Notes for FRANCIS M HALL: Some sources give her name as Fauna. Children of FRANCIS HALL and FRANK CADE are: i. FRANK BUELL4 CADE. ii. LAURA GREEN CADE. 4. WALTER BUELL3 HALL (DANIEL DUTTON2, JOSIAH1)1 was born December 31, 18332. He married SARAH E. CRANE3 March 13, 18534, daughter of DANIEL CRANE and CATHERINE ROGERS. She was born February 24, 18365. More About WALTER BUELL HALL: Burial: Lakeview Pioneer Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA Occupation: Surveyor/Civil Engineer More About SARAH E. CRANE: Burial: Lakeview Pioneer Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA Children of WALTER HALL and SARAH CRANE are: 7. i. EMMA K.4 HALL, b. December 20, 1853. ii. MARY F. HALL6, b. June 07, 18586; d. May 03, 18656. iii. WALTER A. HALL6, b. March 05, 18626. iv. FREDERICK M. HALL7, b. February 26, 18648. 5. JAMES C.3 HALL (DANIEL DUTTON2, JOSIAH1) was born June 1837 in Warren County, Indiana, USA, and died in West Lebanon, Warren County, Indiana, USA. He married ELIZABETH JAMES 1861. Notes for JAMES C. HALL: Had three daughters who died young. ************************************************************************** ************************************* More About JAMES C. HALL: Elected: Commissioner of Warren County, Indiana, USA Occupation: Druggist Children of JAMES HALL and ELIZABETH JAMES are: i. FRANK E.4 HALL. ii. HARVEY H. HALL. iii. ISAAC L. HALL. 6. ISAAC MILLER3 HALL (DANIEL DUTTON2, JOSIAH1)9 was born October 16, 1841 in Warren County, Indiana, USA10, and died April 25, 1893 in Seattle, King County, Washington, USA11. He married (1) LAURA ETTA CRANE12 November 09, 1859 in Adair County, Iowa, USA13, daughter of DANIEL CRANE and CATHERINE ROGERS. She was born October 07, 1840 in Fountain County, Indiana, USA14, and died January 11, 1902 in Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, USA15. He married (2) JENNIE E. FREYGANG 1887 in Port Townsend, Washington, USA15. Notes for ISAAC MILLER HALL: Transcription of obituary (1) from The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Wednesday, April 26, 1893 JUDGE I. M. HALL DEAD ------------------------------------- Pioneer Lawyer Passes Away Very Suddenly. ------------------------------------- AFTER A NIGHT OF CONVIVIALITY ------------------------------------- End of a Brilliant, Unique and Eccentric Man, Who Ranked High Among Legal Lights of the Northwest ------------------------------------- Judge Isaac M. Hall, the well-known pioneer lawyer, dropped dead in Sheehan's saloon on Second street shortly after 8 o'clock yesterday morning, the cause of his death being the fatty degeneration of the heart. He had not been home the night before, but had spent the night with some boon companions. He had been drinking some, but was by no means intoxicated. At about 11 o'clock he went into the Pantheon saloon, and after spending some time there with friends talking about curious things in ancient history and reciting poetry, he went to sleep in a chair and remained thus until about 7:30 in the morning, when W. B. Stevens, the porter, wanted to scrub out the place. He woke the judge up and asked him to get out of the way. Hall then went into Sheehan's place, next door, and not seeing any place to sit down, leaned up against the counter and after awhile fell asleep. The porter aroused him and told him he had better go home. Hall said he was unable to walk home, and asked for a chair. Stevens then conducted him into the little card room in front of the bar, where the judge went to sleep in a chair. The porter went on about his work, but in about fifteen minutes he heard a crash in the little room. He rushed in and found the judge lying on his face on the floor. It was quite evident that Hall was dead, and Stevens called Patrolman Jackson, who summoned Coroner Horton. The body was at once removed to Bonney & Stewart's and embalmed. The news quickly spread about town, and those who knew him, especially the old-timers, expressed great sorrow at his untimely end. The sad tidings were conveyed to his wife, who has long feared that his full habit would result in sudden death. His children living at Port Angeles were also notified, but as they have not yet been heard from the hour for holding obsequies has not been definitely determined. He was a member of St. John's Lodge, No. 9, F. & A. M., and the obsequies will no doubt be held under Masonic auspices. Judge Hall was a distinguished member of the King County Bar, and his death was announced in the three departments of the superior court by Judge Orange Jacobs, president of the Bar Association. Out of respect to the memory of the deceased the three courts adjourned from the noon hour until 3 p.m. In the interim a meeting of the King County Bar Association was held and the following resolutions were unanimously adopted: "Whereas, On this 25th day of April, 1893, a member of this bar who had practiced his profession in Seattle for the past thirty years, and who had acceptably served the county of King as the probate judge, Hon. Isaac M. Hall, departed this life; be it by the members of the bar of King County, assembled at the courthouse, unanimously Resolved, First -- That Mr. Hall was an attorney of marked ability and unwavering integrity; a judge whose decisions always commanded respect and confidence; a scholar of extensive erudition, whose strikingly tenacious memory enabled him with ease and grace to adorn every discussion by appropriate allusions and comparisons drawn from all ages and countries; a brilliant wit, whose ready flashes illumined every topic and charmed every circle; a joyous and gladsome humorist whose deep insight into human nature quickly revealed to him the foibles, defects, strength and virtue of the heart and mind; a generous and loving man, free from guils and malice, who was ever full of sympathy with human kind, and of charity for the weak and unfortunate. Second -- That the members of the King County Bar Association, of which he was a member, and the bar in general, deeply regret his sudden demise, and will cherish the recollection of his many good and attractive qualities. Third -- That the secretary of this meeting present to the surviving family of the deceased a copy of these resolutions, with the respectful assurance of the sympathy of the bar in their bereavement." On motion of Eben Smith, E. P. Dole was requested to deliver a funeral oration before the members of the bar and all friends of the late Judge Hall on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock in Judge Humes' court room. W. H. White moved that, so far as possible, every member of the bar attend the funeral services, which will be held by Dean Watson, of the Trinity Episcopal church, and Rev. Daniel Bagley at Bonney & Stewart's, at a date to be decided later. I. M. Hall was born in Indiana in 1841, and came to California in 1863, and after remaining a short time in San Francisco came to Seattle in 1864, and commenced to practice law. This not proving very remunerative, he became connected with the Seattle Weekly Gazette, and after awhile became its owner. He kept up his law practice at the same time, but was unable to make the paper pay, and it died in 1866. Hall then went to San Francisco, where he worked as a journeyman printer on the American Flag, he having learned to set type during the three or four years he was connected with the Gazette. The demise of the American Flag shortly after he went to work on it again set him adrift and he went to Hawaii for his health, which at that time was not very good. He returned to Seattle in 1867 and ran against A. S. Pinkham for county auditor, the election resulting in 140 votes for each candidate. The contestants drew lots for the office and Hall won. The first marriage license ever issued in King county was that given by Judge Hall to Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Parker. He afterwards went to Port Townsend, where he again got into the newspaper business with Al Pettigrove, but after a short time he sold out his interest and gave his entire attention to practicing law. In 1872 he returned to Seattle and has remained here ever since, with the exception of a few months in 1886 during which he resided in Olympia. From 1881 to 1883 he was probate judge of King county. A good many years ago he married the daughter of the late Daniel M. Crane, by whom he had two daughters and one son, who are all living, one daughter, Mrs. Luther Mason, and Frank, with their mother at Port Angeles. The other daughter is now attending school in Switzerland. About ten years ago he and his wife were divorced, and he afterward married Mrs. Jennie Freygang, who survives him In his early years Judge Hall was very thin, weighing not to exceed 135 pounds, but of late he accumulated flesh rapidly, and at the time of his death weighed probably over 300 pounds. He was convivial in his habits, possessed an excellent literary taste, had a noble diposition and remarkable talents, but was lacking in that ambition for material success which men call business capacity. He was a man endowed with a remarkable legal mind and a phenomenal memory, and, although a self-educated man, was a fine scholar, well versed in classic literature, as well as ancient and modern history. As an orator he was powerful, eloquent and effective; as a writer he was charming, and his productions in this line, though few, were remarkable for purity of diction, elegance of style and dignity of thought. In his profession he was esteemed as one of the ablest men at the bar in this state. His mind was both analytical and comprehensive and was fortified by his astonishing memory. He was a witty and ready debater and was strong before a jury or on the hustings. He was one of the most popular stump speakers in the state. As probate judge he was painstaking, precise, and scholarly. Possessing rare abilities, he was simple-minded, pure-hearted and noble in his aspirations. Generous and kindly in disposition, he had no enemies, but on the other hand possessed the esteem and respect of all who knew him. He was a notorious free-thinker, but in his broad-minded liberality he never found fault with those who differed with him on theological questions. At the request of James Osborne, who left a handsome legacy to the city for the construction of a public hall, and who was also a great infidel, he delivered the funeral oration over his remaines, in 1882. ************************************************************************** **************************************** Transcription of obituary (2) from April 26, 1893 ANOTHER PIONEER DIES ------------------------------------- Sudden Passing Away of Judge Isaac M. Hall Yesterday. ------------------------------------- The Well-Known Attorney Succumbs to a Sudden Attack of Heart Failure While Sitting in the office of a Saloon --- HIS CAREER Death has claimed another pioneer, ex-Probate Judge Isaac M. Hall, and in his demise the bar of Seattle loses one of its ablest members. About 8 o'clock yesterday morning, while sitting in the office of James Sheehan's saloon on Second street, Judge Hall suddenly pitched forward and fell dead upon the floor. His death resulted from heart disease, an ailment with which he had been more or less troubled for several years past. There was no one present in the saloon at the time but the bartender and janitor. The latter stood cleaning the front windows of the establishment, and when he (unclear) Judge Hall there was no sign of life whatever. Only 10 or 15 minutes (unclear) Judge Hall went into the (unclear) a few moments leaned against the bar. He complained of feeling badly, and asked permission to sit down in the office. This was granted, and he had not been in the chair more than five minutes when the final summons came. Immediately upon discovery of his death, Coroner Horton was summoned and had the body removed to Bonney & Stweart's. Isaac Miller Hall was born in Warren county, Indiana, in 1842. He was educated in the public schools of Crawfordsville and before he had attained his majority moved to Fontennelle, Adair county, Iowa. There he studied law and was married to his first wife, Miss Laura Crane, in 1859. About seven years ago he and his wife separated, the latter removing to Port Angeles. He was married again at Port Townsend in 1887 to Mrs. Jennie Freygany. From Iowa Judge Hall went to California in 1863 and the following year, 1864, came to Seattle. He was appointed counsel for the board of county commissioners in 1866. In 1868 he ran on the republican ticket for county auditor against A. S. Pinkham. A tie resulted, and it was decided to draw lots for the office. Ex-Chief of the Fire Department Gardner Kellogg held two straws in his hand. Judge Hall drew the longest and became county auditor. He resigned the office, however, and Mr. Kellogg filled the unexpired term. In 1883 he was elected probate judge and was again elected to the same position at the expiration of his first term. During his incumbency of the office of probate judge he formed a copartnership with Judge Eben Smith, and this copartnership existed until 1886, when Judge Hall went to Port Townsend. He remained there but a short time, removing to Olympia. In 1888 he returned to Seattle, where he has since resided. The deceased leaves three children by his first marriage - Mrs. Luther Mason and a son, Frank, who are living Port Angeles, and a daughter, Luella, who is attending school in Switzerland. In addition to the members of his immediate family, Judge Hall has three brothers and a sister living, W. B. Hall surveyor and civil engineer of this city, Mrs. Francis M. Cade of Sumas, Isaac B. Hall, a Nebraska farmer, and James Hall, a resident of Warren county, Indiana. His former law partner, Judge Eben Smith, spoke in the highest terms of Judge Hall: "I learned from association with him as a partner," he said, "to respect him highly, and to appreciate his nobility of character. He was of the old school of broad minded, well grounded lawyers in common law and equity. As a counsellor, he was pre-eminent. As a trial lawyer, he had few superiors. I believe that every member of the bar who knew him will bear testimony, not only to his high moral worth, but to his ability as a lawyer. Up to the time of his term on the bench he had not had his equal as a probate judge. His decisions were the result of the most careful thought and painstaking labor, and these, combined with unquestioned integrity, gave him a high standing in this community." Of the deceased, Judge Orange Jacobs said: "I first became acquainted with him in 1869 and have intimately known him ever since. He was a trim, slightly-built man then with a dash of foppishness about him and did not weigh over 150 pounds. I have ever found him genial and witty, even-tempered, and in fact have seen him in circumstances that would have tried the tempers of most men and never knew him to get excited and lose his seeming composure of mind. "He was known for a long time as the wit of the Seattle bar. His increase in flesh in later years seemed to have destroyed to some extent that volatile element in his character. "As a lawyer he had studied the principles of law closely and profoundly. He had not much use for reports. He preferred to argue out results from acknowledged or established principles. In this respect he was a remnant of what is rare now a days, of the old-fashioned lawyer. He loved positive or statutory law and the common law based upon reason and the experience of men. He often said that the reports were mystifying and confusing. In this remark there is much of truth. No man at the bar had a fuller or completer knowledge of the statutory law of the state than Judge Hall. The statutes and a few standard works, with which he was very familiar, constituted his law library. He always got his law as near at home as possible. "Judge Hall was a great reader of a certain class of fiction, such as the works of Dickens and Cooper. He was also a close reader of such works as the History of Civilization. He was also a great and careful reader of histories. He took a great deal of interest in skeptical works, at one time a confirmed skeptic. In his later years he modified his views on the subject of religion. "Judge Hall was what I would style a wit, as contradistinguished from the humorous and ludicrous. To those well acquainted with him there were flashes of wit in his conversation and in his speeches of the purest kind. As a specimen I will relate the following: "At the close of a term of court at Port Townsend in cleaning up the docket Judge Hall informed me that he had a motion that he wished to argue and have me decide. I heard him attentively and he made a plausible and fine argument in support of his motion. The opposing counsel arose to address the court, but I told him I did not wish to hear him, for I was fully convinced as to how the motion should be decided. I decided against Judge Hall. He seemed a little disappointed and said he would like to make an exception. I said I will give you an exception with the greatest pleasure, but I remarked that this same question being one of statutory construction has been up before my brothers Greene and Lewis, each of whom have given written opinion on the subject and I agree with them. For, Brother hall, says I, while I give you the advantage of an exception, you know that (unclear) three constitute the supreme court of this territory and the probabilities are you will not make anything by your exception. He seemed a little confounded, dropped his head in a reflective attitude, stood for a moment with the whole bar looking at him, but finally raised his head and said, 'Judge, I believe I'll take the exception anyhow. The tenure of office is very uncertain in this country.' " At a meeting of the bar association yesterday afternoon, presided over by Judge Orange Jacobs, the following resolutions reported by a committee consisting of William H. White, John J. McGilvra, John Arthur, Eben Smith, and Fred R. Rowell were adopted: WHEREAS, On this 25th day of April, 1893, a member of the bar who had practiced his profession in Seattle for the past (unclear) years, and who had acceptable served the county of King as its probate judge, Hon. Isaac M. Hall, departed this life; be it, by the members of the bar of King county, assembled at the court house, unanimously Resolved, 1. That Mr. Hall was an attorney of marked ability and of unswerving integrity; a judge whose decisions always commanded respect and confidence; a scholar of extensive erudition whose strikingly tenacious memory enabled him with ease and grace to adorn every discussion by appropriate allusions and comparisons drawn from all ages and countries; a brilliant wit, whose ready flashes illumined every topic and charmed every circle; a joyous and gladsome humorist, whose deep insight into human nature quickly revealed (unclear) strength and virtue of the heart and mind; a generous and loving man free from guile and malice, who was ever full of sympathy with human kind and of charity for the weak and unfortunate. Second: That the members of the King county Bar association, of which he was a member, and the bar in general, deeply regret his sudden demise and will cherish the recollection of his many good and attractive qualities. Third: That the secretary of this meeting present to the surviving family of the deceased a copy of these resolutions, with the respectful assurance of the sympathy of the bar in their bereavement. By motion it was resolved to hold a meeting on Sunday afternoon next at 3 o'clock to hear an address by E. P. Dole on the life and character of the deceased. To this meeting the bar, the members of Judge Hall's family and the public generally are invited. The following members of the bar association were selected as pallbearers: Hon. O. Jacobs, Hon. J. J. McGilvra, Judge Richard Osborn, Judge Thomas J. Humes, Judge J. W. Langley and Colonel R. H. Lindsay. As yet the date of the funeral has not been named and will not be until Judge Hall's children at Port Angeles have been heard from. Mrs. Hall is quite feeble and the news of her husband's death is said to have been a serious shock to her. She is at the family residence, near Duwamish, and was not able to come to the city yesterday. More About ISAAC MILLER HALL: Burial: Lakeview Pioneer Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA Elected: 1867, King County Auditor, Seattle, Washington Emigration: 1863, From Indiana to San Francisco, California Member: King County Bar Association Occupation: Bet. 1881 - 1883, Attorney, Probate Judge, King County, Washington Territory Notes for LAURA ETTA CRANE: Transcribed from The Intelligencer, Seattle, Monday, November 6, 1871. Microfilm #A3611 at UW library. A FEMALE SUFFRAGE ORGANIZATION. - On Friday last, after the addresses delivered by Miss Anthony and Mrs. Duniway at the Brown Church, which was attended mostly by the ladies of this city, an organization of a Female Suffrage Society was effected for Seattle. It is intended as an aid society for the furtherance of the aims of ladies desiring to indulge in the privileges incident to the use and right of the ballot, but was more immediately designed for the purpose of having some concert of action among our would-be woman voters relative to the selection of suitable ones from amongst their numbers to attend the Woman's Convention which is to come off at Olympia on Wednesday next. The Delegates chosen were Mesdames W. O. Brown, Laura Hall, S. B. Yesler, Wiggins, May and Miss L. M. Ordway, to which list were afterwards added the Hon. John Denny, the Rev. J. F. Damon, and the Rev. Daniel Bagley. ************************************************************************** ******************************************** Transcribed from the Seattle Daily Press, Seattle, February 9, 1887. Microfilm #A451 at UW library. WOMAN SUFFRAGE ----------------------------- What Seattle Women are Doing to Preserve Their Rights--Resolutions, Etc. ----------------------------- The meeting this afternoon was called to order by Mrs. M. E. Kenworthy. Mrs. Nellie Wood was chosen chairman. In accepting the nomination she reviewed the situation of affairs and said that Mr. Voorhees would realise the obligations under which he is placed by his election to Congress by the women's ballot. Mrs. Wood called for nominations. Mrs. Roswell Scott was elected Vice President. Mrs. Fannie E. Smith was elected Secretary. Mrs. Carrie E. Jones was chosen Treasurer. Mrs. Kenworthy moved that a committee be appointed by the chair to select an executive committee as follows: Mrs. Charleston, Mrs. Hummel, Mrs. Jenner, Mrs. Levinsor, Mrs. S. E. Hall (my note: Laura's sister, Sarah.). The committee then retired to bring in a report. Mrs. Scott, Mrs. Devoe, and Mrs. Laura E. Hall addressed the meeting while the committee was deliberating. Mrs. Dr. Weed said that she had received a letter from a gentleman in Yakima offering words of cheer to the women in their war with the P-I. Mrs. Wright favored earnest work, Mrs. Carrie B. Jones belonged to the Suffrage Association in St. Louis and also (blacked out) persistent endeavor. She felt (blacked out) but could not give up and doubted whether Judge Langford knew what he was about. She thought the suffrage law might die. [Cries of No!] Mrs. Chich said that she was just the same now as in the past. She did not think women could lose the suffrage. She had heard that technical difficulties were in the way of making the decision valid. The following resolutions were offered by Mrs. Laura E. Hall, and after being amended by the committee on Resolutions, consisting of Mrs. Giddings, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Chich, were adopted: WHEREAS, The assembled women of Washington Territory do not believe that the decision given by a part of the Supreme Court, abolishing woman suffrage in Washington Territory as just; therefore, be it Resolved, That we shall firmly and unceasingly work to restore to women the right to vote, of which they have been deprived by trifling technicalities. Resolved, That it is our unwavering conviction that the rights of women are the rights of humanity, and that within a period of time the power of the ballot will be restored to the women of this Territory, thereby enlarging her field of usefulness, and advancing the cause of humanity. The following names were reported for the Executive Committee: Mrs. Dr. Wood, Mrs. L. E. Hall, Mrs. E. C. Moers, Mrs. Homer Hill and Mrs. Florence Chick. The report was adopted as read. Mrs. Hall read a petition drawn up by Hon. J. B. Kinnear to be signed and sent to the President. A Finance Committee was appointed as follows: Mrs. Sarah E. Hall, Mrs. Spray, and Mrs. Hummel, the latter as chairman. Recess was taken, during which an article against woman suffrage which appeared in last night's Times was read, affording great merriment to the assemblage. (my note: spelling errors of names (i.e., Chick vs. Chich) are due to poor quality of microfilm.) ************************************************************************** ******************************************* Transcribed from the Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer, February 10, 1887. Microfilm #A329 at UW library. THE WOMAN'S MEETING ----------------------------- Thirty-six Seattle Ladies Meet and Rail at the Judges - Laura E. Hall Wants to be Indignant, With the Accent on the "Dig" Paramount to a widely published call, issued by Mrs. Nellie Wood, Mrs. Kenworthy, Laura E. Hall and many others urging all women favorable to the cause of Woman Suffrage, to assemble at Pythian Hall, thirty-six ladies met at the hall in the third story of the Opera House block at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and remained there for three mortal hours. THEY CAME TO ORDER Shortly after 2 o'clock, Mrs. Kenworthy called the meeting to order. She said: "Ladies, we have met here to take action on the decision of the Supreme Court in taking from us the ballot. We don't want to do anything to injure our cause, but to do something to facilitate getting back our rights. I favor continuing these meetings in the country around about. On motion of Laura E. Hall, Mrs. Nellie Wood was elected President. She said the election was a surprise to her, but that she had prepared a few remarks in case of an emergency, which she would proceed to read. These remarks were in substance as follows: "We are disenfranchised; stripped of our rights and our liberties, and reduced to an equality with the squalid savage and the heathen Chinese. We have met to take steps to regain our rights. We are the beacon lights of this movement, and were progressing satisfactorily when this severe blow came upon us. All the more severe because we had tasted the sweets of liberty. We are disenfranchised, and we can weep, wail, and gnash our teeth, and our prayers will avail us nothing against those two old sticklers on law, but we can make ourselves felt in other ways. I suggest that we at once petition the President to remove these two old fossils - those two old carpet baggers, (applause) and ask him to appoint citizens of this Territory in their places. Voorhees was elected by the votes of women and if he has any gallantry, he will do all in his power to get Congress to give us back our rights. The case looked pretty bad at first, but at second thought it is more hopeful. If the question comes to a vote of the people we can get the votes of the 14,000 women who voted at the last election, and the votes of the 8000 Knights of Labor, besides many liberal-minded persons' votes, thus giving us a majority of the 41,000 votes in the Territory." (Applause.) MORE OFFICERS. Mrs. Kenworthy nominated Mrs. R. Scott for Vice President, and she was elected. Mrs. W. P. Smith was chosen Secretary. On motion of Mrs. Kenworthy, Mrs. Giddings was elected treasurer. On motion of Mrs. Kenworthy, the Chair appointed Mrs. Charleston, Mrs. Hummel, Mrs. Jenner, Mrs. Swinson and Sarah E. Hall a committee, whose duty it should be to select and Executive Committee. The ladies retired, and after being out some time, returned and reported the following Executive Committee: Mrs. Weed, Mrs. Homer Hill, Mrs. Chick and Mrs. Mooers. SHORT SPEECHES. During a lull in the business a number of short speeches were made. Mrs. R. Scott said, "They have taken away our franchise, but I hope you will do as I am going to. When election day comes I'll get my ticket and march up to the polls and demand the reason why my vote is refused. These men have stirred up a hornet's nest, and I want them to see that the hornets have been aroused." Mrs. DeVoe said the best people she had known in the states were all in favor of woman suffrage. Laura E. Hall - "We have a right to congratulate ourselves the the press of the Territory is almost altogether with us. I have been in a number of meetings, and have heard the votes ring out loud and clear for woman suffrage. I was paralyzed when I saw the POST-INTELLIGENCER extra announcing that our rights had been taken from us, and I have hardly got over my paralytic shock yet. I am on the fight. I believe we should go into the war and fight against the war on women. If we show we are in earnest the men will help us." Mrs. Weed was called, she said: Everybody knows how I feel on this subject. Today I got a letter from a gentleman in Yakima containing good words in regard to the suffrage fight witht the POST-INTELLIGENCER. Revolutions never go backward, and notwithstanding we have a decision of the Supreme Court against us, we should not give up the ship." Mrs Wright - I believe in work, and never give up. Mrs. Jones - I am glad to be able to add my mite to the cause. I was a woman suffragist for many years in St. Louis, and it gave me much pleasure to write to my old associates and tell them how well we got along voting out here. I, like Laura E. Hall, was stunned at this news, but not cast down. I will always raise my voice for the cause. I doubt if Judge Langofrd knew what he was about when he made that decision. I fear he was biased and prejudiced. I am sure we will get our suffrage back. Mrs. Chick - I am like Mrs. Jones, I don't think we are going to lose our suffrage. I suppose you have all read Judge Jacobs' article in the POST-INTELLIGENCER. There is much comfort to be taken from his exposition of the subject. I hate technicalities, as a rule; but when they are used to help our cause they are all right. I am sure Judges Turner and Langford are surprised at the indignation their decision has brought down on their heads. Laura E. Hall - Now for business. I believe the officers are all elected. Day before yesterday I called on John Kinnear and asked him to draw up a petition to be presented to Congress to have these laws validated. The petition reads as follows: To the Honorable, the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled: The petition of the subscribers, residents, and citizens of Washington Territory, respectfully show: That the Acts of the Legislative Assembly of Washington Territory, hereinafter mentioned, passed since the compilation of the Code of 1881, to wit: By the sessions of 1883 and 1885-'86, are believed to be defective and inoperative, on account of a defective title to each Act, in this, that refernce is made to the sections and chapter of the Code, simply, and no other mention is made of the object of the Acts in the title thereof. [Then follows a list of twenty-two acts.] Your petitioners further show that the Supreme Court of this Territory has held that the title to an Act similar to the foregoing titles renders the Act in operative, null and void. And petitioners further show that the Legislature of said Territory will not convene in regular session for nearly one year to come, and no immediate relief can be obtained from that quarter. Inasmuch, therefore, as said Acts of the Legislature embrace many subjects, and cover a wide field of legislation, affecting so many people and interests, great and irreparable injury is certain to fall upon us as a people if said Acts are held and remain invalid. Your petitioners, therefore, humbly pray that your honorable bodies will enact a law validating the foregoing Acts of the Legislature of this Territory and declaring the same to be of full fore, virtue and effect, notwithstanding the omissions aforesaid in the titles thereof. And your petitioners will ever pary. At the conclusion of this reading Mrs. Hall continued: "It seems to me imperative that this matter be attended to. I took the responsibility of having 100 copies printed. The cost was $4 and has not been provided for. Mr. Kinnear promised to pay part. I want this Association to endorse my act, and then request every lady and gentleman present to sign it." Mrs. Hummell, Sarah E. Hall and Mrs. Fay were appointed a Finance Committee. The petition read by Laura E. Hall was adopted. Mrs. Chick announced that the Prohibition Club would meet in Pythian hall, Tuesday at 2:20 to discuss woman suffrage, and invited all to be present. Laura E. Hall submitted some resolutions which, on motions of Mrs. Jenner, were referred to Mrs. Chick, Mrs. Giddings, and Mrs. Jones, a Committee on Resolutions. While the Committee was out, Mrs. Jenner read an article from the Christian Union giving a description of Mrs. Geo. Rogers of Chicago, head of the Knights of Labor, by Frances E. Willard. Laura E. Hall moved that another meeting be held on Wednesday next. Three persons voted; two for the motion and one loud one against it. Some discussion ensued, which grew quite animated, when the matter was dropped. Thirty-six persons signed the petition to be sent to Congress. Mrs. Dr. Johnson was chosen Corresponding Secretary. THEY RESOLUTE. After some time the committee returned, and submitted the following: WHEREAS, The assembled disenfranchised women of Washington Territory do not believe that the decision given by a part of the Supreme Court, abolishing woman suffrage in Washington Territory, is just: therefore, be it resolved that we shall firmly and unceasingly work to restore to women the right to vote, of which they have been deprived by trifling technicalities. Resolved, That it is our unwavering conviction that the rights of women are the rights of humanity, and that within a short period of time, the power of the ballot will be restored to the women of this Territory, thereby enlarging her field of usefulness and advancing the cause of humanity. Resolution adopted. Mrs. Dr. Johnson made a pretty little speech, in which she disclaimed that women will neglect their families to meddle in politics even if they have the ballot. Mrs. Jenner volunteered to circulate the petition in the W.C.T.U., Laura E. Hall said she would take it into the Knights of Labor, and Anna Tappan said she would take a copy over to Colby. LAURA E. HALL IS INDIGNANT. Laura E. Hall took the floor and said: "I am indignant, and I want a chance to express my indignation. Let us get up a big meeting in the hall below, get a lot of people to come there, and we'll show them how indignant we are. I tell you I am indignant, and I want a big meeting down stairs. Let this meeting make arrangements to secure the hall and speakers." THE TROUBLE BREAKS OUT. Two widely different elements were represented in this meeting - the W. C. T. U. wing, represented by Mrs. Jenner, Mrs. Weed, Mrs. Chick and others, and the Liberal League wing, represented by Laura E. Hall, Mrs. Kenworthy, and others. These two elements, like air and water, will not mix. When Laura E. Hall wanted the Executive Committee to arrange an indignation meeting in the Opera House so that she could show her indignation, Mrs. Weed asked to be excused from serving on the committee. Mrs. Kenworthy was nominated for the vacant place on the committee and declared elected before any discussion could be had. Mrs. Jenner raised a point of order and the President declared the question open for discussion. Mrs. Jenner said she would oppose Mrs. Kenworthy's nomination; not because she did not respect Mr. Kenworthy as a woman suffragist, but because she considered it impolitic and unwise to place her on the Committee. Laura E. Hall thought Mrs. Kenworthy had more executive ability than several other women she knew of. She doubted if the Executive Committee could harmonize so as to arrange that indignation meeting. Mrs. Giddings - I think Mrs. Kenworthy's age should demand respect. Things were getting pretty warm and considerable feeling was manifested. Mrs. Jenner said the two factions had been miles apart, but she was in hopes this trouble would be the means of bringing them together again, but it did not seem now as though it would. Mrs. Chick asked to be relieved from the Executive Committee, as her time was all occupied at home. Mrs. Jenner asked to be relieved from the Committee on Nominations, and Mrs. DeVoe was substituted. The Nominating Committee retire to select two names for the Executive Committee in place of Mrs. Weed and Mrs. Chick, and after being out in the cold for more than half an hour, returned and reported they could not agree. Laura E. Hall moved that the meeting elect the two members of the Executive Committee, whereupon Mrs. DeVoe and Mrs. Giddings were elected in place of Mrs. Weed and Mrs. Chick. Mrs. Giddings moved to adjourn. Laura E. Hall - "My goodness alive! Don't let us go until we arrange for that indignation meeting. I am so indignant that I am becoming uncomfortable, and cannot stand it much longer." By this time there were less than fifteen ladies remaining in the meeting, and they were the most indignant ones, so it was ordered that the Executive Committee issue a call for the indignation meeting to be held sometime in the future. "When that meeting comes off," said an enthusiastic suffragist, "Judges Turner and Langford had better stand from under, for something is going to drop." Meeting adjourned. (my note: spelling errors of names (i.e., Chick vs. Chich) are due to poor quality of microfilm.) ************************************************************************** ******************************************** Transcribed from the Seattle Daily Post-Intelligencer, March 3, 1887. Microfilm #A329 at UW library. THAT INDIGNATION MEETING ----------------------------- The Equal Rights Association Holds an Indignation Meeting With an Accent on the Reporters Pursuant to a published call, inviting all friends of equal suffrage to attend a public meeting of the Equal Rights Association, about a dozen strong minded women and two harmless men assembled at Pythian Hall yesterday afternoon, to discuss the woman suffrage question. Two o'clock was the advertised hour, but the mass meeting was not called to order till after three o'clock. Mrs. Lyman Wood, President of the Association, took her place, and after pounding on the table with her gavel to procure order she proceeded to state the object of the meeting. One of the sisters arose and raised the point of order that there was not a quorum present, and business could not be transacted. "We must be above such trifles" said the President, as she continued her statement of the object. TROUBLE BEGINS. Mrs. DeVoe - I move we have no reporters present. Mrs. Lyman Wood - I second the motion. Here followed a general and rambling discussion in regard to reporters, newspapers, Judge Langford, the Supreme Court and half a dozen other topics, until the reporter flattered himself that they had forgotten their evil intentions toward him. Mrs. Laura E. Hall - I see there is only one reporter here. Now, Mrs. President, I am going to make a motion. My motion is that if that reporter will agree to submit his report to this Association before adjournment, and allow the members of the association to strike out anything that may be objectionable to any member, he may stay. I am willing that a report be made of the proceedings providing it be such a report as will be satisfactory to us all. Now, since that report of our last meeting was published in the POST-INTELLIGENCER I have received letters from Chicago, New York and other places, and while I could not be called a very sensitive person, I don't like so much notoriety. Now I was reported as saying, "My goodness gracious!" and I don't believe I used that expression. Mrs. Wood - Oh, yes, you did, Mrs. Hall, I remember that very distinctly, you were discussing the indignation meeting very earnestly, when you used those words. The paper was right about that. Mrs. DeVoe - If a reporter stays, I'll leave. Mrs. Laura E. Hall - I move to reconsider my motion, as we can better spare the reporter than Mrs. DeVoe. Mrs. Kenworthy - Sisters, let us be reasonable, I don't believe the POST-INTELLIGENCER will give anything in its report which would be against us, and I think it wrong to put the reporter out. Mrs. DeVoe - All right; I'll go home and let the reporter and Mrs. Kenworthy run this meeting. Mrs. Kenworthy - I thrust the insinuation back to its source. The reporter and Mrs. Kenworthy do not want to run this or any other meeting. We do not wish a reporter to report us incorrectly to be sure, and I know he will not do it. If we are suffragists we must act a little big - with some dignity - and not be children. We are women suffragists. I would like to hear from the reporter. Reporter - Ladies of the Association, I have listened to your dignified debate in regard to my remaining with you with more than ordinary interest. I have only heard one practical proposition made, and that has many objections. I refer to Mrs. Laura E. Hall's proposition to submit my report to this Association for its indorsement before it is published. As I said before, this proposition has many objectionable features, and if I must submit my report to your censorship I would suggest that the society designate some intelligent member, or a small committee, to revise the report. Reading it in its rough shape to so large a concourse of ladies would not only be embarrassing to the reporter, but would be contrary to the rules of the office, which require that the work of the reporters and editorial writers shall first appear in the paper before being read in public. This looks to me like a deep-dyed and darkly laid conspiracy against the public press, but, ladies, I am in your hands; do with me as you will. Remember, the responsibility lies with you. At the conclusion of this speech the modest reporter sat down and gasped for breath, as the eyes of half the audience, fully six irate females, glared on him. Mrs. Roswell Scott - If the reporter refuses to read his report before he goes I am in favor of making him go now. Mrs. DeVoe - I'll try once more to get rid of these two men, and if I don't succeed, I'll go home. Now, I move that we have only women present in this meeting, and that all the men be requested to leave immediately. Mrs. R. Scott seconded the motion, and when it were put all the women except one was afraid to vote for fear of getting their names in the paper. One squeaky aye was heard, but nary a nay. The President decided the motion carried and requested that the two men retire, and they did. The fun would not have ended here had not Mr (unclear) Jones, with a subpoena from the court, appeared on the scene to summon the reporter to Tacoma at once, just in time to prevent him being (unclear) from the third story of the opera house by a dozen irate women. ************************************************************************** ******************************************* Transcription of obituary, maybe from Port Angeles Evening News, January? 1902 - found in a trash can at an estate sale! MRS. LAURA E. PETERS ---------------------------------- Death at Port Angeles of an Unusually Active Pioneer ---------------------------------- The Times Special Service. PORT ANGELES, Saturday, Jan. 18 - All that was mortal of Mrs. Laura E. Peters was laid to rest in Ocean View cemetery this week. Mrs. Peters. Was an exceptionally strong character, not only known to Clallam county but throughout the state of Washington. She was born in Fountain county, Indiana, sixty-one years ago, the daughter of Daniel Crane of the same place; who, in 1865, moved west to the city of Seattle as one of the pioneer families of the state. In the early 80's Mrs. Peters became prominent as a worker along public lines by organizing lodges of Good Templars throughout the state. In 1885 she became a member of the Knights of Labor and took a prominent stand on the anti-Chinese question; was one of the committee to investigate the manner in which the Chinese lived and personally collected money to defend those charged with riot as a result of the Chinese trouble. The following year she was elected secretary of the Puget Sound Cooperative Colony, and aided in bringing over three hundred colonists to Clallam county. She also became the editor of the Commonwealth. The following year, 1887, she came to Port Angeles and was the central and moving spirit of the colony. She aided the building of the first and second opera house, the first saw mill and helped to enforce the tax of fifty cents per lot to buy the first grass seed planted in Port Angeles for pasturage. In 1896 she was a delegate from Clallam county to the Populist state convention, was made a member of the platform committee, and was the author of the woman's suffrage plank and later on went to Olympia to see that the fusionists kept their pledge. She also took a hand in the movement before the legislature to rage the age of consent in females. She was a firm friend of Gov. Rogers and was a delegate to both conventions at which the Governor was nominated. The second time she went form a sick bed to attend the convention. While never known to have a personal ill will toward any one, she was radical, aggressive and progressive, strong and positive in her convictions, and plain mannered to an unusual degree. She had no time for dress or the vagaries of fashion. She carried this to the end and would have only the most simple burial. Her coffin was built by a friend and the hearse was a neighbor's spring wagon. As the days shortened and her time was setting, friends would come with sorrowful faces but she would have none of it. She wanted everyone to feel glad, for "Am I not about to step off into a higher and better life," she asked, and as the minister fittingly closed her discourse, "Mrs. Peters had only bid 'good evening' to her earthly friends and 'good morning' to the spiritual." The funeral ceremonies were conducted by Esther Gideon Thomas, spiritualist minister, of Seattle, of which science Mrs. Peters was a firm believer. Mrs. Peters leaves behind her a faithful husband, Chas. E. Peters, two daughters, Mrs. Mason, Luella and Frank Hall, and three grand-children. More About LAURA ETTA CRANE: Elected: 1886, Secretary, Puget Sound Cooperative Colony Emigration: 1863, From Indiana to San Francisco, California Member: Daughters of the American Revolution Occupation: 1886, Editor, The Model Commonwealth Religion: Spiritualist More About JENNIE E. FREYGANG: Burial: Lakeview Pioneer Cemetery, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA Children of ISAAC HALL and LAURA CRANE are: 8. i. EUDORA MAY4 HALL, b. May 04, 1863, Warren County, Indiana, USA; d. June 26, 1937, Sequim, Clallam County, Washington, USA. 9. ii. FRANK LINCOLN HALL, b. July 02, 1865, Petaluma, California, USA; d. January 28, 1927, Oakland, California, USA. iii. LLEWELLA KATHERINE HALL16, b. December 05, 187516; d. August 07, 1948; m. CHARLES M. KITCHELL. Generation No. 4 7. EMMA K.4 HALL (WALTER BUELL3, DANIEL DUTTON2, JOSIAH1)17,18 was born December 20, 185319,20. She married HENRY A. BIGELOW21 September 22, 1873 in Tacoma, Washington Territory21, son of TOWNSEND BIGELOW and DIANA CONKLIN. He was born November 01, 184921. Notes for EMMA K. HALL: From Ancestry.com Database, Full Context of Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.), Vol. 49, page 113: Mrs. Emma K. Bigelow DAR ID Number: 48235 Born in Warren County, Ind. Wife of H. A. Bigelow Descendant of Jonathan Mulford Daughter of W. B. Hall and S. E. Crane, his wife. p. 113 Granddaughter of D. M. Crane and Katherine Crane, his wife. Gr-granddaughter of John Crane and Elizabeth Mulford, his wife. Gr-gr-granddaughter of Jonathan Mulford, Jr., and Deborah Ludlow, his wife. Gr-gr-gr-granddaughter of Jonathan Mulford and Esther Conklin, his wife. Jonathan Mulford (1748-92) served as private and minute man in the 3rd Battalion, Gloucester County, New Jersey Militia; also in Col. Thomas Richard Somer's battalion New Jersey State troops. He was born in Passaic Valley, N.J. ************************************************************************** **************************************** More About EMMA K. HALL: Member: Daughters of the American Revolution Children of EMMA HALL and HENRY BIGELOW are: i. LILIAN FLOY5 BIGELOW21, b. August 18, 187421. ii. CLARE BIGELOW21, b. May 13, 188021. 8. EUDORA MAY4 HALL (ISAAC MILLER3, DANIEL DUTTON2, JOSIAH1)22 was born May 04, 1863 in Warren County, Indiana, USA23, and died June 26, 1937 in Sequim, Clallam County, Washington, USA24. She married LUTHER ALEXANDER MASON25 April 16, 1889 in Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, USA, son of J. H. MASON. He was born September 02, 1845 in Iowa, USA25, and died October 15, 1912 in Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA25. Notes for EUDORA MAY HALL: Transcription of obituary (1) from Port Angeles Evening News, Jun 26, 1937 Eudora (May) Hall Mason, (d Jun 26 1937) Mrs. Eudora H. Mason, 74. Former resident of Port Angeles who was a pioneer music teacher and widely known and respected here, passed away suddenly this morning at the home of Mrs. Warren Woodcock at Sequim. Mrs. Mason and her two daughters had been visiting relatives in this district. She had not yet completely recovered from injuries received when struck by an automobile at 1st and Peabody Streets in Port Angeles April 14, while here on a visit. Mrs. Mason was born in Indiana on May 4, 1863. She was long a resident of Port Angeles and was prominent in music circles over an extended period. She was a president of the Pioneer Women of Washington, a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution chapter here and an honorary life member of the Degree of Honor. Surviving relatives include 2 daughters, Mrs. H. R. Jeffs of Seattle, and Mrs. Lois E. Moir of Vancouver, B. C.; a son, Lawrence L. Mason of Lester Washington, and a sister, Mrs. Charles M. Kitchell of Cleveland, OH. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1pm in the Christman Mortuary, burial at Ocean View Cemetery following. ************************************************************************** ******************************************** Transcription of obituary (2) from Port Angeles Evening News, June 29, 1937 Eudora (May) Hall Mason, (d Jun 26 1937) Funeral services were held at 1pm Monday from the Christman Funeral Parlors of Mrs. Eudora Hall Mason, state and Clallam County pioneer, who died on Saturday morning, June 26th, at the age of 74. Rev. Virgil Kraft of the Trinity Methodist Church at Sequim read the service, after which members of the Degee of Honor paid their respects with a service of memory. Pall bearers were Clarence Forsberg, J P Christensen, William J. Ware, E L Clark, William B Smith, and Percy Bork. William D Welsh sang "Abide With Me" and "Out of the Dust" with Mrs. James Brayton of Sequim playing accompaniment. Eudora Hall was born in Indiana May 4, 1863. She came west with her parents at the age of 2. Her father, Isaac M. Hall, was one of the first to practice law in Seattle, which city was then a small seaport village of a few hundred people and he was the first probate judge in Washington Territory. Her mother, Laura Etta [Crane]Hall, always was active and interested in civic affairs, and went to Olympia with one of the first delegations to work for Woman Suffrage. She was married a second time to Mr. Charles Peters and together with Mr. Peters helped to form and develop the co-operative colony [Puget Sound Cooperative Colony] which has grown into the splendid city of Port Angeles. Eudora Hall, Mrs. Peters' daughter, accompanied them. Eudora's girlhood was spent in Seattle where she gave much pleasure and happiness to the little community with an unusual musical ability which she developed at an early age. In 1889 she was married in Port Angeles to Luther A Mason, who died in 1912 at the family home in Ellensburg. To this union 5 children were born, 2 dying in infancy. The surviving children are Laurence Luther Mason, Lois Eudora Moir and Nell Elizabeth Jeffs. Mrs. Mason's entire life was devoted to music. Besides teaching music, she was a leader and member of various orchestras. She conducted a studio of piano in Ellensburg, Seattle, and for many years in Port Angeles. ************************************************************************** ****************************************** Transcription of obituary (3) from The Seattle Sunday Times, Jun 27, 1937 EUDORA MASON, PIONEER, DIES Mrs. Eudora Hall Mason, 74-year-old president of the Pioneer Women of the State of Washington, died yesterday at the home of a niece, Mrs. Warren Woodcock, at Sequim, Clallam County. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Port Angeles. Injured three months ago in an automobile accident in Port Angeles, where she lived, Mrs. Mason recently was moved from the hospital to her niece's home. Mrs. Mason was the widow of Luther Mason and daughter of Isaac M. Hall, pioneer Washington jurist. She came to Washington Territory from Ohio in 1865. For many years she was a resident of Ellensburg. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. H. R. Jeffs, 2612 First Ave. W., Seattle, and Mrs. Lois Moir, Vancouver, B. C., and a son, Larry Mason of Lester, Southeastern King County. Caption over photo: Pioneer Dies Caption under photo: Mrs. Eudora Hall Mason, president of the Pioneer Women of the State of Washington, who died yesterday at Sequim. She was the widow of Luther Mason and came to Washington Territory in 1865. ************************************************************************** ********************************************** Transcription of obituary from The Evening Record, Ellensburg, Washington, Monday, Jun 28, 1937 Original Source: University of Washington Library, Newspaper and Microfilm Center, #A4305: Ellensburg Evening Record, May 1, 1937 - August 31, 1937 MRS. E. MASON DIES AT SEQUIM Mrs. Eudora Hall Mason, 74-year-old president of the Pioneer Women of the State of Washington and a former Ellensburg resident, died yesterday at the home of a niece, Mrs. Warren Woodcock, at Sequim, Wn. Funeral services were to be held today in Port Angeles. Mrs. Mason was the widow of Luther Mason and the daughter of Isaac M. Hall, pioneer Washington jurist. She came to Washington Territory in 1865. For many years she was a resident of Ellensburg. She operated a music store here at one time. Mrs. Mason was injured three months ago in an automobile accident in Port Angeles. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. H. R. Jeffs, Seattle, and Mrs. Lois Moir, Vancouver, B. C., and a son, Larry Mason of Lester. Caption over photo: Pioneer Dies Caption under photo: Mrs. Eudora Hall Mason, president of the Pioneer Women of the State of Washington, who died yesterday at Sequim. She was the widow of Luther Mason and came to Washington Territory in 1865. ************************************************************************** ************************************* Transcription of copy of original record at Clallam County Courthouse, A-76, by Clallam County Genealogical Society. "Territory of Washington County of Clallam ss. This is to certify that the undersigned a Judge of the Probate Court for Clallam County WA by authority of a license bearing date of the 15th day of April A.D. 1889 and issued by the county auditor of the County of Clallam in said territory, did on the 15th day of April A.D. 1889 at the dwelling house of Mrs. L. A. Peters of Port Angeles in the county and Territory aforesaid, join in lawful wedlock L. A. Mason and Dora M. Hall both of said Port Angeles Clallam County and territory of Washington with their mutual assent in the presence of Frank Hall and Horace Mason witnesses. Witness my hand and the seal of said Probate Court on this 15th day of April A.D. 1889 Geo. Venable Smith Probate Judge for Clallam Co., WA." ************************************************************************** ************************************ Transcription of copy of license on record at Clallam County Courthouse, A-76, by same: "Territory of Washington County of Clallam ss. To any church, religious organization, or knomination or any person authorized by Law to join persons together in marriage - Greeting: You are hereby authorized by virtue of these presents, to join together in marriage, L.A. Mason, of Port Angeles, Clallam County, WA, and Dora M. Hall of said Port Angeles, Clallam County, WA, satisfactory proofs of the legality of said marriage having been made to me. Witness my hand and official seal this 15th day of April A.D. 1889 Smith (Geo?)[illegible] Auditor of Clallam Co., WA By Rob Biles Deputy." ************************************************************************** ************************************ "L. A. MASON & DORA M. HALL License 15 Apr 1889 - Vol. A, p76 Recorded: Marr. Bk. 1, p98 Applicant: L. A. Mason Marriage 15 Apr 1889 - Vol. A, p76 Probate Book X, p91 At house of Mrs. L. A. Peters, in Port Angeles Witnesses: Frank Hall Horace Mason Performed by Geo. Venable Smith, P. J." Transcribed from "Early Marriages of Clallam County, Washington, ( 1865 through 1890) Volume I" compiled by LaVeta Edmonson & Alice L. Hooks for Washington State Centennial Project (Clallam County Genealogical Society: Port Angeles, Washington) 1988; page 27. ************************************************************************** *************************************** Eudora's name is listed in Peter Good's "Family of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan" as 'Jennie E. M. Hall' (p. 96), but in no other records am I able to find her name listed like this except on Lois Mason's D.A.R. Appplication, and the name 'Jennie' is written there in quotes. I'm not sure if it was a given name or nickname as I have not found a documented birth record as of yet. More About EUDORA MAY HALL: Burial: Ocean View Cemetery, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, USA Cause of Death: Embolism as a result of auto accident Member: President, Pioneer Women of Washington Occupation: Piano Teacher, orchestra leader Owner/Operator: Mason Piano House, Ellensburg, Washington Notes for LUTHER ALEXANDER MASON: There is a conflict over where he was born - his death certificate states 'Iowa'; in his obituary it states 'Ohio'. So far I haven't found him in either place. ************************************************************************** **************************************** Transcription of obituary from The Evening Record, Ellensburg, Washington, Wednesday, October 16, 1912 Original Source: University of Washington Library, Newspaper and Microfilm Center, #A4305: Ellensburg Evening Record, July 1, 1912 - December 31, 1912 LUTHER A MASON IS VICTIM OF CANCER ---------- WELL-KNOWN RESIDENT OF CITY DIED LAST EVENING ---------- Body Will Be Taken to Seattle and Will Be Cremated Thursday. ---------- After a lingering illness, Luther A. Mason died last evening at 8 o'clock at the family residence on East Third street of cancer of the stomach. Mr. Mason was confined to his bed only three weeks, although he has been an invalid during the past ten years. He was born in Ohio, on September 2, 1845, being 67 years of age, and came to the west 25 years ago. On April 16, 1889, he was married to Miss Eudora Hall at her home in Port Angeles. After making their home in Seattle for a number of years, the family moved to Ellensburg, having come to this city for the benefit of Mr. Mason's health. He is well-known here, and has a large circle of friends who will be grieved to hear of his death. Besides his wife, he is survived by three children, Lawrence Mason and Misses Lois and Nell Mason, all of this city. Besides the family, his brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McConachle of Port Angeles were with him at the time of his death. In compliance with his request, the body will be shipped to Seattle tomorrow morning, accompanied by the family, for cremation. Funeral services will be held in Seattle tomorrow. The Mason Piano House has been closed since his serious illness. ************************************************************************** ***************************************** Transcription of paragraph from The Evening Record, Ellensburg, Washington, Thursday, October 17, 1912 Original Source: University of Washington Library, Newspaper and Microfilm Center, #A4305: Ellensburg Evening Record, July 1, 1912 - December 31, 1912 Mrs. L. A. Mason and daughters Lois and Nell and Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McConachle of Port Angeles left this morning for Seattle where they will attend the funeral of L. A. Mason, whose body was shipped to that city for cremation. Lawrence Mason left for Seattle last night. ************************************************************************** ****************************************** More About LUTHER ALEXANDER MASON: Burial: October 17, 1912, Cremated; Death Certificate states 'Seattle'25 Cause of Death: Gastric Carcinoma Cause of death (Facts Pg): October 15, 1912, Gastric Carcinoma Occupation: Painter and Decorator Residence: October 15, 1912, 607 E Third St, Ellensburg, Kittitas County, Washington, USA Children of EUDORA HALL and LUTHER MASON are: i. LAURENCE LUTHER5 MASON26,27, b. February 20, 1890, Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, USA28; d. July 31, 1953, Northern Pacific Hospital, Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington, USA28; m. ETTA MAE LUCAS29,30, February 23, 1921; b. August 24, 1898, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA; d. December 27, 1975, Auburn, King County, Washington, USA. Notes for LAURENCE LUTHER MASON: Transcription of obituary from ?, 1953 'Silver' Mason, Friend of Many, Dies in Tacoma Luther Lawrence Mason, better known to his scores of Auburn friends as Silver Mason, died at the Northern Pacific Hospital, Tacoma, July 31, after a long illness. Mason, who came to Auburn in 1912. Had been an engineer for the Northern Pacific since 1906. He was a veteran of World War I and served overseas 22 months with the 18th Engineers. Mason was born February 20, 1890, at Port Angeles and was a grandson of Ike Hall, one time owner of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. He was a member of the Green River Lodge, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. He is survived by his wife, Etta of Auburn, a son, Don, of Kent; two daughters, Mrs. Lois Davis of Caldwell, Ida., and Mrs. Llewella Frank of Terre Haute, Indiana; two sisters Mrs. Lois Moyer of Keno Hill, Yukon Territory, Canada and Mrs. Nell Jeffs, Seattle and 7 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday from the Lightle Funeral Home. The Rev. George Zeigler of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church officiated and burial was in the Auburn Cemetery. Caption under photo: Luther "Silver" Mason Came here in 1912 Melin Photo, Globe-News Engraving ************************************************************************** *************************************** More About LAURENCE LUTHER MASON: Burial: August 03, 1953, Mountain View Cemetery, Auburn, King County, Washington, USA30 Emigration: 1912, From Ellensburg, Kittitas County, WA, to Auburn, King County, WA30 Funeral Services: Lightle Funeral Home; St. Matthew's Episcopal Church30 Member: Green River Lodge30 Military service: WWI 18th Engineers; served overseas 22 months30 Occupation: Aft. 1906, Engineer for Northern Pacific Railroad30 Residence: 1922, 506 "F" St. SE, Auburn, King Co., WA31 More About ETTA MAE LUCAS: Burial: Mountain View Cemetery, Auburn, King County, Washington, USA Residence: 1922, 506 "F" St. SE, Auburn, King Co., WA31 ii. NELL ELIZABETH MASON, b. Unknown; m. H. R. JEFFS. iii. LOIS EUDORA MASON, b. Unknown; m. MR. MOIR. iv. UNKNOWN MASON, b. Unknown. v. UNKNOWN MASON, b. Unknown. 9. FRANK LINCOLN4 HALL (ISAAC MILLER3, DANIEL DUTTON2, JOSIAH1)32 was born July 02, 1865 in Petaluma, California, USA32, and died January 28, 1927 in Oakland, California, USA. He married ROSA MAGDALENE FEND 1891 in Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, USA, daughter of GEORGE FEND. She was born in Fremont, Ohio, USA, and died February 28, 1952 in at the home of her daughter, 412 Queen Anne Ave; Seattle, King County, Washington, USA. Notes for FRANK LINCOLN HALL: Transcription of obituary from Port Angeles Evening News, Jan 31, 1927 Frank L(incoln) Hall, d Jan 28 1927 Frank L. Hall, a pioneer printer and electrician of Port Angeles, was killed in an automobile accident at Oakland, California last Friday according to information received here by his sister, Mrs. Eudora Mason. Frank L. Hall was born near Petaluma, California Jul 2, 1865. He came to Seattle the fall of that same year and arrived in Port Angeles in 1889. He was one of the best known men of the city working at first at the printer's trade and afterwards having charge of the municipal light plant here. Mr. Hall was married to Rosa M. Fend in this city in 1891 and in 1899 the family left here. They had lived in Berkeley, California for 3 years where he has been in the real estate business and has been very prosperous. Mr. and Mrs. Hall visited here last summer with friends and relatives. There are 5 children, a wife and 2 sisters, Llewella Hall Kitchell of Cleveland and Eudora Mason of this city, surviving. ************************************************************************** **************************************** More About FRANK LINCOLN HALL: Cause of Death: Automobile Accident Emigration: Abt. September 1865, from California to Seattle, Washington, USA Occupation: Aft. 1889, Printer; Port Angeles, Washington, USA Residence: Aft. 1899, Berkeley, California, USA Notes for ROSA MAGDALENE FEND: Transcription of obituary from Port Angeles Evening News, February 28? 1952 Rosa Magdalene Fend Hall, d Feb 28, 1952 Rosa Magdalene Fend Hall, 80, member of a pioneer Port Angeles family, died in Seattle Thursday. Funeral services are not yet set. Mrs. Hall died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edgar L. Gale, 412 Queen Anne Ave., while visiting from her home in Oakland, CA, where she had lived since 1920. Her son-in-law is the son of the late Hiram Gale, Seattle's last GAR member. Born in Fremont, OH, Mrs. Hall came to Port Angeles with her parents in 1887. They were members of the Pugest Sound Cooperative Colony. She married the late Frank L. Hall here in 1890. They moved to Seattle soon afterwards, where Hall, a printer, published the Seattle Daily Call. A hand compositor, he worked on early day newspapers here. Mrs Hall's parents, the late Mr. and Mrs. George Fend were parents of 12 children, 10 girls and 2 boys. The family moved to Seattle many years ago, where Mr. and Mrs. Fend died. Her husband was a Seattle pioneer, his parents Judge and Mrs. Isaac M. Hall, having arrived in that city in 1865. The elder Mrs. Hall later came here and was prominent in the affairs of the Colony. In addition to Mrs. Gale, Mrs. Hall is survived by 2 other daughters, Mrs. Sylvia Garber, Oakland, CA, and Mrs. Madeline Baudonnet, Davis, CA; a son, George Hall, Oakland; 5 sisters, Mrs. Margaret Walters, Mrs. Henrietta Meagher, Mrs. Cecilia Stream, all of Seattle; Mrs. Marcella Mitchell, Puyallup, and Mrs. Frances Webster, of Hawthorne, CA; a brother, Theodore Fend, Seattle; 6 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. More About ROSA MAGDALENE FEND: Emigration: 1887, from Fremont, Ohio, to Port Angeles, Clallam County, Washington, USA Children of FRANK HALL and ROSA FEND are: i. SYLVIA5 HALL. ii. MADELINE HALL. iii. GEORGE HALL. iv. UNKNOWN HALL, m. EDGAR L. GALE. Endnotes 1. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p.95. 2. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 95. 3. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p.95. 4. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 95. 5. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p.95. 6. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 95. 7. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884). 8. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 95. 9. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Wednesday, April 26, 1893, Obituary, Isaac Miller Hall. 10. National Society of the Daughters of The American Revolution, Application for Membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Eudora Hall Mason. 11. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Wednesday, April 26, 1893, Obituary, Isaac Miller Hall. 12. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 95. 13. National Society of the Daughters of The American Revolution, Application for Membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Eudora Hall Mason. 14. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 95. 15. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Wednesday, April 26, 1893, Obituary, Isaac Miller Hall. 16. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 96. 17. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 95. 18. Full Context of Daughters of The American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols), Vol 49, p. 113. 19. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 95. 20. Full Context of Daughters of The American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols). 21. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 95. 22. National Society of the Daughters of The American Revolution, Application for Membership to the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Eudora Hall Mason. 23. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p. 96. 24. Washington State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, Eudora May Mason, (Record No. 54, Registered No. 23). 25. Washington State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Death, Luther A. Mason, (Record No. 138, File No. 8509, Registered No. 42). 26. Obituary, Laurence Luther Mason. 27. Washington State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Birth, Lois Eudora Mason, (Record No. 119; Registered No. 130). 28. Obituary, Laurence Luther Mason. 29. Washington State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Birth, Lois Eudora Mason, (Record No. 119; Registered No. 130). 30. Obituary, Laurence Luther Mason. 31. Washington State Board of Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, Certificate of Birth, Lois Eudora Mason, (Record No. 119; Registered No. 130). 32. Peter Good, The Family Records of James and Nancy Dunham Tappan, (Liberty City, Indiana, 1884), p.