Tenth Generation (Continued)
Family of Sophronia Brooks (1270) & Heman Bassett Hall

1408. George Edward Hall (Sophronia Brooks9, Hannah Johnson8, Phineas7, Samuel6, Henry5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, John1). Born Providence, Jamaica, W.I., on 23 Feb 1851. Died Pasadena, Calif., on 29 Aug 1921. Buried Inglewood, Calif.

George Edward (10-34) graduated at Oberlin in 1872. Graduated from Yale Divinity School 1875 Bachelor of Div. Dartmouth Col. D.D. 1893. Cong. Minister. Held Pastorates at Littleton, Mass., Vergennes, Vt., and Dover, N. H. Was Dist. Secy. of the Am. Missionary Assn. at Chicago, Ill. office.

Sources: L18e, L18g, L18i.

He first married Alice M Peabody, daughter of James M. Peabody & Miriam J. Niles, on 20 Jun 1877 in Meriden, Conn. Born Lowell, Mass., on 14 Jul 1852. Died Vergesses, Vt., on 6 Apr 1883. Buried Inglewood, Calif.

They had the following children:
i.  Alice Miriam. Born Vergesses, Vt., on 13 Jun 1878. Died in 1944.
Resided (1940) at 814 South Lake Ave., Pasadena, Calif.

SML Comment: Death date has (?).
1565 ii.  Henry Monroe (1882-)

He second married Elizabeth K. McFarland, daughter of William McFarland & Susan D. Perkins, on 16 Apr 1890 in Salem, Mass. Born Salem, Mass., on 7 Aug 1854. Died Pasadena, Calif., on 13 Aug 1935. Buried Inglewood, Calif.

Resided at 1254 S. Oak Knoll Ave., Pasadena, Calif.

They had the following children:
1566 i.  John McFarland (1891-)
ii.  George William. Born Dover, N.H., on 5 Apr 1896.
Stanford University A.B. 1921; advertising; 1247 Sherwood, San Marino, Calif.

Sources: K18e, L18g.

He married Elna Stanton, daughter of Edwin Stanton & Celia Olson, on 20 Sep 1922 in Pasadena, Calif. Born on 15 Sep 1899.

Elna was graduated Stanford University A.B. 1921.

1409. Emily Brooks Hall (Sophronia Brooks9, Hannah Johnson8, Phineas7, Samuel6, Henry5, Isaac4, Isaac3, Isaac2, John1). Born Providence or Brainerd, Jamaica, W.I., on 13 Sep 1857.

They resided at Coral Gables, Florida.
In 1940 Emily (10-36) was living with her son Louis Albert (11-43) at 1835 Opechee Dr., Miami, Fla. Summers at Westfield, N. J. Also resided at E. Bloomfield, N. Y., Westfield, N. J., Atlanta, Ga. Emily graduated Oberlin College in 1881.

Sources: L18e, L18g, L18i.

She married Martin Luther Stimson, son of Josel G. Stimson & Cynthia R. Stone, on 6 Jul 1881 in Oberlin, Ohio. Born Waterbury, Vt., on 6 Jul 1856. Died Clifton Springs, N.Y., on 4 Nov 1935. Buried Oberlin, Ohio.

Of Norwalk, Vt.
Martin Luther Stimson graduated from Dartmouth College in 1878, and from Oberlin Theological Seminary in 1881. He and his wife went to China in 1881 and there founded the Oberlin Shansi Mission in North China. (Taiku, Shansi.) From there in 1898 they went as Missionaries to Truk, Caroline Islands, and Micronesia (a division of Oceanica between the Philippines and Hawaii) where they remained until 1903. Then be was Professor of New Testament Theology at Atlanta Theological Seminary, where he received the degree of D.D. Beginning 1908, he was pastor of several churches including the Congregational Church at East Blomfield, N. J.

They had the following children:
1567 i.  James Palmer Stone (1883-)
1568 ii.  Edith May (1886-)
1569 iii.  Yeoli (1887-)
1570 iv.  Louis Albert (1891-)

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