John HALLS
SOURCES: 1. 1993 International Genealogical Index 2. Family Records 3. Parish Registers: Orsett, Little Thurrock, West Thurrock, Langdon Hills, and most other parishes in Essex within 10 miles 4. Government Vital Records of England: Birth Certificates of #4, James, and #5, George; Death Certificate of John 5. Census Records: 1841, 1851, and 1861 of Orsett; 1870 and 1880 of Huntsville; 1900 of Mancos 6. LDS Church Ward and Branch Records: Orsett and Grays, Essex; Dover, Kent; Huntsville, Utah; Mancos, Colorado 7. Migration Records: British Mission Emigration Registers, The Millennial Star (1861, p. 284), Passenger Lists of Ships Arriving at Port of New York, Utah Immigration Card Index, Perpetual Emigrating Fund Records, Typescript History of LDS Migration at Church Historical Department. 8. LDS Temple Records: Endowment House Records of Endowments and Sealings of Couples; Salt Lake Temple Baptism, Endowment, and Sealings of Children to Parents Records; Temple Records Index Bureau 9. Obituaries: Daily Ogden Junction 28 Oct 1880 (Susanna Selston Halls); Mancos Times Tribune 5 and 12 Jan 1917 (George Halls); Deseret News 14 Jul 1920, Sec. 2, p. 6 (William Halls) 10. Tombstones: Huntsville Cemetery (Susanna Selston Halls); Webber Cemetery, Mancos (George and William Halls) 11. Records of William Halls; Temple Record Book, Autobiographical Sketch in Selections from the Writings of William Halls, 1917 Autobiography (printed in "Through the Halls of History," Vol 1) OCCUPATION: Agricultural Laborer
SOURCES: 1. Family Records - from family records sheet in Archives in Salt Lake 2. Government Vital Records of England: Birth Certificate of Husband 3. LDS Church Branch and Ward Records: Orsett, Essex, England; Huntsville, Utah; Mancos, Colorado 4. LDS Temple Records: Endowment House Records of Endowments and Sealings of Couples, Salt Lake Temple Adoption Records, Temple Records Index Bureau, Church Records Archives 5. Census Records: 1851 of Orsett; 1870 and 1880 of Huntsville 6. Obituaries: Mancos Times-Tribune for Husband; Springville Herald for wife 7. Personal Knowledge: of Harriott Moiselle Halls Stephens, George Dilworth Halls, Jr. OCCUPATION: School Teacher, Farmer EMIGRATION: Left England 14 May 1862, arrived Salt Lake 19 Oct 1862
He married Susannah Selstone 24 Jan 1830 . Susannah Selstone was born at West Thurrock, Essex, England 24 Jan 1807 daughter of Thomas Selstone and Susanna Hill .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Mary Ann Halls
born 14 Oct 1831.
William Halls
born 25 May 1834.
Thomas James Halls
born 5 Jan 1837.
James Halls
born 20 Mar 1841.
George Halls
born 18 Oct 1846.
John Halls died 7 May 1861 at Orsette, Essex, England .
Susannah Selstone died 22 Oct 1880 at Huntsville, Weber, Utah .