Short Biography of Hugh C. Hall

REV. COLBRATH HALL, pioneer minister of Warren County, was born in the State of New York January 20, 1806, and is a son of Josiah and Phebe (Dutton) Hall, both natives of Connecticut and deceased — the former in Butler County, Ohio, in 1830, the latter at same place in 1831. The parents of our subject settled in Butler County, Ohio, when he was nine years old, where he attended the pioneer school, and afterward, by diligence and perseverance on his part, he acquired a good education, and remained on the home farm until after his father's death. In September, 1828, he married Miss Maria Horner, daughter of Nathan and Cordelia Horner. To this union were born two children Adaline and Harriet, both deceased. Mrs. Hall died in March, 1836. Rev. Mr. Hall was next married September 14, 1836, to Miss Sarah H. Hunt, daughter of Rev. William and Matilda Hunt, to which union were born eight children — Henrietta, Whitfield, William I., Josephine, Hiram D., Marshal S., Sarah A. and Sarah F., of whom Hiram D. and Sarah A. are deceased. In 1834, Mr. Hall came to Jennings County, Ind., and traveled Vernon Circuit; in 1835, Lawrenceburg Circuit; and in 1836 and 1837, Winchester Circuit. After living in old Lebanon six years, he removed to his present home, where he has resided thirty-five years. Rev. Mr. Hall was licensed a minister of the M. E. Church July 13, 1833, in Ohio, and was ordained at Lawrenceburg, Ind., October 24, 1839, by Bishop Roberts. He has performed 550 marriages, preached 4,000 times, and 700 funeral sermons. He has served five terms in the Legislature. He is a Republican, Freemason, and a representative man and honored citizen.

Source: "Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana : historical and biographical" ²⁰⁴³