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Roscoe Jefferson Hall

Roscoe Jefferson Hall

Male 1900 - 1942  (41 years)

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  • Name Roscoe Jefferson Hall  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Nickname Rock 
    Born 15 Jul 1900  Dry Fork, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Feb 1942  Tooele, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Crash Injuries Prove Fatal To Tooele Mine Worker

      Tooele - Roscoe Jefferson Hall, 41, a former miner at the Elton Tunnel and a member of the negotiating committee of the Internal Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers, CI (?)Tooele local, died shortly after 2:30 a.m. Sunday after an accidenn highway U 36 about two miles south of Tooele. He suffered a compound fracture of the left leg, a frontal skull fracture and a fractured spine. He did not regain consciousness after the accident.
      Mr. Hall lived at 62 North Main street, Tooele.
      State Highway Patrolman Frank E. Eastman, with Sheriff Alma White and Chief Deputy Milton Lee, investigated the accident.

      Car Stalls

      Patrolman Eastman said that Mr. and Mrs. Hall had been out for the evening Saturday and were returning to their home in Tooele when their automobile stalled on the highway.
      Mr. Hall worked with the car for a time and then flagged down a car driven by Moray England of Tooele who also was en route to Tooele. The two were talking when the left door of the England automobile swung open and an approaching automobileveling south struck the door and then Mr. Hall, carrying him for about 125 feet.
      The southbound automobile was driven by Jack E. Robertson, 32, of Mercur, who was accompanied by Lloyd De Neiu of Mercur.
      Investigating officers said the Robertson automobile traveled 1000 feet from the point of the impact until it stopped.
      Hall was taken to Tooele for medical treatment. He died in a doctor's office. Mr. England suffered lacerations.
      The body of Mr. Hall was removed to the Smith funeral home in Tooele to await funeral arrangements.
      Robertson and De Neui were uninjured according to Sheriff Alma White.
      Mr.s Hall remained in the Hall automobile and was uninjured, the officers said. She said her husband had been unemployed for several weeks.
      The scene of the accident was about 500 feet north of the point where Coleman street road of Tooele city intersects with the Tooele-Stockton highway.

      Officers Book Driver

      Sheriff Alma White of Tooele county said Robertson was booked on a charge of reckless driving and will be arraigned before Judge A. G. Gowans in Tooele Monday at 10 a.m.
      Mr. Hall, 41, was born July 15, 1900, in Vernal, a son of Iowa Jeff Hall and Mina Adams Hall.
      January 1, 1921, he and Clara Freestone were married at Vernal. Mrs. and Mrs. Hall resided at Idaho Fall, St. Anthony, Ashton and Island park, Idaho, but since 1937 had resided in Utah. They lived at Bingham three years prior to coming to Toe in August 1941.
      Surviving are his widow; two daughters and threes sons; Norma Hall, Salt Lake City; Ella Rae Hall, Tooele; Gordon Roscoe Hall, D'Aure Hall and Don F. Hall, all of Tooele; his parents of Vernal; five sisters and two brothers; Mrs. Ivan Atwood,s. A. L. Karren and Mrs. Dora Carroll, Vernal; Mrs. Mada Bodily, Salt Lake City; Mrs. Reva Bodily, Lehi, and Emmett Hall of Vernal and Miles Hall, Bonanza, Utah.
      Mrs. Hall said Sunday morning that the body would be taken to Vernal for burial and the family would move from Tooele during the week.

      16 February 1942, page 13
    Person ID I552  Grow
    Last Modified 30 Aug 2016 

    Father Iowa Jefferson Hall,   b. 06 Sep 1878, Beaver, Beaver, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 05 May 1960, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years) 
    Mother Mindwell Adams,   b. 26 Jan 1880, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1973, Kearns, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 27 Feb 1899  Dry Fork, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F94  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara Maud Freestone,   b. 11 Jun 1901, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1996, Tooele, Tooele, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 01 Jan 1921  Vernal, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Ella Rae Hall
     2. D'Aure Hall
     3. Norman Alfred Hall,   b. 29 Jul 1922, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Norma Hall,   b. 30 Oct 1922, Sunnyside, Carbon, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 2013, Ogden, Weber, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     5. Ray Gerald Hall,   b. 14 Feb 1924, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Feb 1925, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. Gordon R Hall
     7. Don F. Hall,   b. 18 Jul 1939, Bingham Canyon, Salt Lake, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1946, Vernal, Uintah, Utah Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
    Last Modified 2 Jun 2012 
    Family ID F248  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Jul 1900 - Dry Fork, Uintah, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 01 Jan 1921 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Feb 1942 - Tooele, Utah Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Freestone, Clara Maud & Roscoe
    Freestone, Clara Maud & Roscoe
    Freestone, Clara Maud & Roscoe Jefferson HALL
    Roscoe Jefferson Hall
    Roscoe Jefferson Hall

    Documents
    World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    Registration Location: Uintah County, Utah; Roll: 1984055; Draft Board: 0.

  • Sources 
    1. [S75] Utah Death Index, 1905-1951, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003.Original data - Bureau of Vital Statistics. Utah Death Index, 1905-1951. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Utah Department of Health.Original data: Bureau of Vital Statistics. Utah Death Index;).
      Birth date: abt 1901 Birth place: Death date: 15 February, 1942 Death place: Tooele, Utah

    2. [S77] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Admi;), Registration Location: Uintah County, Utah; Roll: 1984055; Draft Board: 0.
      Birth date: 15 Jul 1900 Birth place: Residence date: Residence place: Uintah, Utah

    3. [S78] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Vernal, Uintah, Utah; Roll: 2424; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 136.0.
      Birth date: abt 1901 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Vernal, Uintah, Utah

    4. [S83] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States;), Year: 1920; Census Place: North Vernal, Uintah, Utah; Roll: T625_1868; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 134; Image: 144.
      Birth date: abt 1901 Birth place: Utah Residence date: 1920 Residence place: North Vernal, Uintah, Utah

    5. [S90] Public Member Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

    6. [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Mountain Dell, Uintah, Utah; Roll: T623_1687; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 150.
      Birth date: Jan 1880 Birth place: Utah Marriage date: 1900 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Mountain Dell, Uintah, Utah