Grace Donna Worden and Irving Augustus Hall

IRVING AUGUSTUS HALL, son of MARIAN BRADFOOT THOMA and CHARLES ERASTUS HALL, was born March 15, 1873 in Cold Spring, Cattaraugus, New York,⁷⁴⁵⁶ and died December 19, 1941 in Olean General Hospital, Cattaraugus County, New York.⁷⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in East Randolph Cemetery, Cattaraugus County, New York.^{7456, 456}

He married GRACE DONNA WORDEN in November, 1895.⁷⁴⁵⁶ She was born January 14, 1875 in Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York,^{619, 7458} and died September 23, 1931 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.^{7458, 619} She is buried in East Randolph Cemetery, Cattaraugus County, New York.⁴⁵⁶

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Children of GRACE DONNA WORDEN and IRVING AUGUSTUS HALL:

1. VELMA MARION HALL, b. July 24, 1896, East Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York;^{7460, 56} m. (1) DANIEL DOUGLAS TEFFT on November 29, 1922 in Friendship, Allegany, New York³³⁹⁵, m. (2) ROBERT LINCOLN DELONG in 1945⁷⁴⁶⁰; d. October 15, 1989, Midland, Midland, Michigan.⁷⁴⁶⁰
2. WORDEN E. HALL, b. July 24, 1903, East Randolph, Cattaraugus, New York;^{7462, 456} m. COLETTA ALICIA WHITE on October 10, 1932 in St. Mary of the Angels Church, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York⁷⁴⁶³; d. May 11, 1945, Olean, Cattaraugus, New York.⁷⁴⁶²
3. VIOLA HALL, b. 1910, New York; m. RAYMOND F. MARKERT on April 22, 1938 in Olean, Cattaraugus, New York⁷³⁷⁶; d. 2006.

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Buffalo Evening News, September 26, 1931⁷⁴⁵⁸

MRS. GRACE WORDEN HALL

OLEAN, Sept. 25—Mrs. Grace Worden Hall, 56, wife of Irving A. Hall, 310 Jay street, died in the Crile clinic Cleveland, where she had been receiving treatment, Wednesday. She was born in Conewango, and she had lived there until 13 years ago, when she came here. She was a member of the Rebekah lodge. The body has been taken to East Randolph for funeral in the First Methodist Episcopal church and burial Friday. Mrs. Hall leaves her husband, a son and two daughters.

Randolph Register, December 26, 1941⁷⁴⁵⁶

IRVING A. HALL DIES AT OLEAN HOSPITAL

Built telephone system at East Randolph; active in lodge

Irving A. Hall, 68, who constructed an independent telephone system at East Randolph between 40 and 45 years ago and built it to 600-station size, died at Olean General Hospital Friday morning. He had been an invalid for about eight years.

Born in the Town of Coldspring March 15, 1873, Mr. Hall was the son of Charles Erastus Hall, a member of the old Conewango Lodge, 282, I. O. O. F., and the Royal Arcanum who enlisted in Company H., 64th Regiment, N. Y. S. V., in 1861 and served three years. His ancestors may be traced through a direct line of descent to Kent, England in 1626. Mr. Hall, Sr., died April 30, 1884.

Mr. Hall's mother was Marian Thoma Hall, was a member of Fern Leaf Rebekah Lodge and was of German descent, her father being a clock maker from Baden-on-Baden. She died November 14, 1918.

Irving Hall was educated in the East Randolph Free School and at Chamberlain Institute. In November 1895, he married Donna Grace Worden of the Town of Conewango, who died September 23, 1931.

Between 40 and 45 years ago, Mr. Hall conducted a jewelry store in Main Street during which time he established the first independent telephone service in this village with six patrons. Lines were fasted to trees, barns, and other buildings. The first telephone list included the names of L. L. Morton, H. F. Hovey, I. A. Hall, Mrs. D. T. Thomas, J. W. Chapman, and D. S. Crawford. Mr. Hall constructed a switch board from a cigar box which he carried to his place of business each morning, thus rendering service during the day. When he closed his store in the evening he carried the switch board to his home in order that the patrons might have the benefit of night service. In time new subscribers were added to the list, poles were set and lines extended to various parts of the village. Later Rollin Dow became interested in the rapidly growing enterprise and a company known as the East Randolph Telephone Company was organized with Mr. Dow president and Mr. Hall general manager. The Central Office was in Mr. Hall's residence. This company under Mr. Hall's management continued to operate for many years. Lines were extended to Randolph, South Woods, Napoli, and Elm Creek, until there were at one time six hundred subscribers. The business was finally taken over by the Jamestown Independent service.

He was a member of Conewango Lodge, 282, I.O.O.F., served in all the chairs and represented the lodge as a delegate to the grand lodge in 1911. He drafted new by-laws and had them accepted by the committee on laws. He had entered politics as soon as he was of age, and affiliated with the Republican party ever since. He served the Town of Conewango six years as town clerk, two years as tax collector and four years as supervisor. He was president of the village of East Randolph at the time he left there in 1918.

September 16, 1918, he went to Olean and entered Clark Brothers shop where he worked until June, 1934. When he went to Olean, he transferred his Odd Fellow membership to Olean Lodge 722, but on account of illness in the family was unable to attend meetings and dropped his membership.

Surviving are a son, Worden Hall; two daughters, Mrs. Velma Tefft and Mrs. Viola Markert and three grandchildren, all of Olean, and a brother, Lewis Artell Hall of Buffalo.

The funeral was held at the East Randolph church Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock, following earlier services at Olean with Rev. Mr. Truesdale of the Olean Congregational Church officiating, assisted by Rev. Harold Wiley Freer of Randolph. Burial was in the East Randolph cemetery.

Among those from away who attended were Mr. and Mrs. Worden Hall and daughter, Roseanna, Mrs. Dan Teft, Mr. nd Mrs. Raymond Marker, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Fluent, Mr. and Mrs. William Water of Olean; Mr. and Mrs. Artel Hall, Frank Hall, James Hall of Buffalo; Clair Cunningham Cattaraugus; George Worden of Conewango.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 5, 18803340	Cold Spring, Cattaraugus, New York	Charles Erastus Hall Marian Bradfoot Thoma Irving Augustus Hall Lewis Artell Hall
June 20, 19003342	Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York	Marian Bradfoot Thoma Irving Augustus Hall Grace Donna Worden Velma Marion Hall
May 10, 19103350	Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York	Irving Augustus Hall Grace Donna Worden Velma Marion Hall Worden E. Hall Marian Bradfoot Thoma
January 5, 19203391	Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York	Irving Augustus Hall Grace Donna Worden Viola Hall Velma Marion Hall Worden E. Hall
April 2, 19303346	Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York	Irving Augustus Hall Grace Donna Worden Viola Hall Worden E. Hall
April 5, 19403392	Olean, Cattaraugus, New York	Velma Marion Hall Daniel Douglas Tefft Thomas Hall Tefft Irving Augustus Hall