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] “Mormon Migration,” database, 1840–1932, Mormon Migration (http://mormonmigration.lib.byu.edu, accessed Oct. 2014), George Hall [ sic ]; extracted from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Immigration Index CD (2000). “Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel,” database, 1847–1868, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel (http://history.lds.org/overlandtravels, accessed Apr. 2014), George Halls.

  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.