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George Halls

18 October 1846—3 January 1917

1 Born at Orsett, Essex, England; son of Susanna Selstone and John Halls. 2 Baptized in England, 1855. 3 Immigrated to the United States aboard the William Tapscott and migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, 1862. 4 Married Mary Moiselle Hammond, 1876. 5 Moved to Bluff, San Juan County, Utah Territory, 1885. 6 Settled at Mancos, Montezuma County, Colorado, and was appointed bishop of the Mancos Ward, 1886. 7 Died at Mancos. 8 (See Document 4.21)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Edward H. Anderson, “George Halls,” Improvement Era, 22, no. 2 (Dec. 1918): 121–122.

  2. 2 Anderson, “George Halls,” 121. Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia (Salt Lake City: Andrew Jenson History Co., 1920), 3:98–99.

  3. 3 “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org, accessed Aug. 2014), George Halls KWCP-Y5F.

  4. 4 “Hall, George,” William Tapscott Passengers List, Liverpool to New York, 14 May–25 June 1862, Saints by Sea database, saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu. “George Halls,” Church History Biographical Database, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, available at https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/landing

  5. 5 Anderson, “George Halls,” 121. Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 3:99.

  6. 6 Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 3:99–100.

  7. 7 Anderson, “George Halls,” 122. Jenson, LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, 3:99.

  8. 8 Anderson, “George Halls,” 122. Find a Grave, database and images (http://findagrave.com, accessed Apr. 2014), memorial no. 53294951, George Halls; Old Mormon Cemetery, Mancos, CO.