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Hattie Lillis "Dimple" (Dix) Hall
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Hattie Lillis "Dimple" (Dix) Hall
Born: April 18, 1867
Married: James Hall 10/20/1892, Pine Grove AL
Died: June 10, 1949, Montgomery AL
Buried: Baptist Church Cemetery,
Midway, AL
The story of Dimple's life is best expressed in
her own words from her journal There is
also an annotated version of this with clarifications,
comments, and questions.
These are the earliest photographs we have of Dollie.
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Dimple and Dollie at Cox College, LaGrange GA
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Back Left - Dimple; front middle - Aunt Dollie
Cox College, LaGrange GA
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Hattie Lillis "Dimple" Dix
Alabama Baptist, OCT 13,1892 pg 2 co14: We have received an invitation
from Rev. A.F. Dix, to be present at the marriage of their daughter, Dimple,
to James Madison Hall, Thursday afternoon, October 20th, at their home,
Pine Grove, Ala.
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Lillis, born 09/19/1893; Elhannon Winchester, born 12/05/1894;
Helen, born 02/12/1896; James born. 05/12/1897
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
They moved down to Aunt Mary's house after Grandpa Hall died, and that
was when Nina was a baby. She was the baby for three years.
Mr. Jim said we'd live down there long enough to tear the old log house
down and build a new one. We were down there five long, miserable years
and until the beginning of the fifth year no move had been made to build
a new house. The big house had been moved to Oxlevel and rebuilt for tenant
houses, those logs were cut before the Civil War, and those houses are
still standing.
Two babies were born in Mary's house. 'Cile (Lucile), and Dick.
Lucile 12/13/1905 - 09/14/1952 [September
14, 1952 from Dimple's journal preface]
Richard 09/13/1907 - 01/12/1992
Ox Level
From the photo collection of Ruth Dix Whigham
From the photo collection of Ruth Dix Whigham
Penny
Post Cards
(This is a Washington Head: One
Cent Stamps Series of 1912 - 1921)
Mrs.
A. S. Dix
Montgomery
Ala.
12
Marshall St.
October 20 PM
[the post office and year are unreadable]
Tues.
Have
you gotten rested
yet?
I didn't know I was
tired
till I got home & there
was
nowhere to go. Wini-
fred
and Mary Lou spent last
night
with us.All well
Lovingly,
Dimple
See
how many nice
fish
we had for dinner
when
we camped at Ox
Level
this summer 3 strings |
There's no reason to believe that this was written
and mailed the same day, but if it was, October 20 is on a Tuesday in 1885,
1891, 1896, 1903, 1908, 1914,1925, and 1931. Granny Dix didn't move to
Montgomery until 1911, so the 1914, 1925, and 1931 dates fit.
If we assume it was mailed the day after it was
written, October 19 is on a Tuesday in 1915, 1920, and 1926. There's no
information on who the people in the photo are.
If "Winifred ... spent the night with us" it's
implied that had moved away from home and had come back to visit perhaps
in the early 1920's.
This is purely circumstantial, but in the post
card above, Dimple mentions camping at Ox Level. The photos below
seem to depict people camping in the woods. The photo immediately
below seems to have a camp fire in the center and the reflection of a pond
through the trees, about halfway over to the left.
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Pine Grove
From the photo collection of Ruth Dix Whigham
This shot gives a wide-angle view of the old home place where Alexander
Franklin and "Nellie" (beach) Dix lived when they returned to Bullock County
in the mid-1880's following their stint in Tennessee and north Alabama.
James and Dimple were married at this house on October 20, 1892 and made
it their own when Alexander and family moved to Montgomery in 1897.
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Children of James M and Hattie Lillis "Dimple" (Dix) Hall
Lillis 09/19/1893 - 04/??/1958
Elhannon Winchester - 12/05/1894
- 01/18/1967
Helen 02/12/1896 - ??/??/????
Sarah 02/13/1896 - 12/24/1896
James M. 05/12/1897 - 09/??/1970
Winifred Hall 02/13/1899 - ??/??/1996
?
William A. 09/30/1900-
10/20/1975
Dorothy 01/01/1902 - ??/??/1995
Nina 03/10/1903 - 10/11/1990
Lucile 12/13/1905 - 09/14/1952 [September
14, 1952 from Dimple's journal preface]
Richard 09/13/1907 - 01/12/1992
From the photo collection of Ruth Dix Whigham
Back row: William (with hat), Lillis, Elhannon Winchester "Chester",
Helen, Dorothy (hands at face)
Front row: Nina, Winifred, Richard, Lucile, and James Jr. (lying on
his side)
(These are my best guesses based on ages.
Corrections are requested. RDW)
There are six girls and four boys. Richard, the youngest, was
born in 1907 and looks to be about 3-years old in this photo, so let's
assume that the photo was made about 1910.
| Birth Date |
Age in 1910 |
Girls |
Boys |
| 09/19/1893 |
17 |
Lillis |
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| 12/03/1894 |
16 |
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Elhannon Winchester "Chester" |
| 02/12/1896 |
14 |
Helen* |
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| 05/12/1897 |
13 |
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James M. |
| 02/13/1899 |
11 |
Winifred Hall |
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| 09/30/1900 |
10 |
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William A. |
| 01/01/1902 |
8 |
Dorothy |
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| 03/10/1903 |
7 |
Nina |
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| 12/13/1905 |
5 |
Lucile |
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| 09/13/1907 |
3 |
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Richard |
* Sarah, twin of Helen, died at
birth 02/13/1896 - 12/24/1896
The images below appear to be of Dimple and James Hall's children at
Pine Grove.
I'll need some help putting names and faces together.
From the photo collection of Ruth Dix Whigham
Only six children in this photo. Lillis, Helen, James and William
are not included here. We think that's Chester squatting on the ground,
and Richard at the rear of the horse, Winifred, Dorothy, Lucile, and Nina
at the reins. Really guessing now.
From the photo collection of Ruth Dix Whigham
Here we have all ten Hall children together. We're guessing that's
Chester and Lillis at either end of the horse. An infant Richard
is being cradled by an older sister (Helen?) under the horses neck.
We believe the boys on the horse are James Jr. and William. I think
I recognize Winifred, who usually has her hair in braids across the back
of her head. behind James Jr., and perhaps Dorothy at the lower right standing.
That leaves Nina in front on the horse and Lucile (behind Winifred). The
year must be about 1908.
From the photo collection of Ruth Dix Whigham
It looks like the Hall children are paired with the siblings closest
in age, so let's try again: In the foreground: Richard and
Lucile; directly behind them must be Nina and Dorothy; to the right of
them, William and Winifred; and across the back from L-R, Chester with
Lillis and to the right of them, James and Helen. I thought at first
that this must be their Easter picture, but the garden seems to be well
into the summer.
From the photo collection of Ruth Dix Whigham
This photo must have made on the same day. See if you can pick
out who's who.
Photo submitted by Lyn Smith Simonton
"3 pairs of rounders"
Is this at Pine Grove? Who are they?
I thought that the boy with the straw hat was Dix Whigham, but with a pretty
high uncertianity factor. If it is, the year must be about 1927.
1910 census list AFD as part of James & Dimple Hall's household
Descendants of Hattie Lillis "Dimple" (Dix) Hall
and James Hall
Lillis 09/19/1893 - 04/??/1958 Lillis (Hall) Corcoran
Elhanon Winchester "Chester" Hall Sr. married Amanda Whitby Emerson.
They had six children:
James "Jimmy" Emerson (Jimmy) m. Gracie
Sonia
Jimmy
Sylvia
Elhanon Winchester Jr.
"Dub",
married Elinor Dolores Gaines
Dolores Gaines (B:1948, D:2003)
Chester Leo (B:1951)
Jennifer Lynn (B:1971) m. Frank Emanuel
2002
Chancellor Thompson (B: 2003)
Michael Chester (B:1975) m. Susanne Jester 2004
Olivia Ryan (B: 2004)
Elhanon Winchester III (B:1957)
Caleb
Elhanon IV "Ches"
Elizabeth Jo "Libby"
Abigail Claire "Abby"
Nancy Elinor Hall (B:1961)
Richard "Richard Dix"
Albert Franklin "Bert" m. Barbara (?)
Jennifer m. ? Holland
Shannon (?)
Shawn (?)
Barbara
Linda
Steve
Susie
Lerah Lillis m. Ollie Johnson
Dale
Don
Virginia Anne "Jennie Ann" or "Ginny Anne"Virginia
m. Clyde Owings
Kendrick H
John T
Anne
Alice
Helen 02/12/1896 - ??/??/???? Helen Hall Cousins
Charles Cousins
Sarah 02/13/1896 - 12/24/1896
James M. 05/12/1897 - 09/??/1970
Mary "Winifred" Hall 02/13/1899 (never married)
William A. 09/30/1900 - 10/20/1975
Dorothy 01/01/1902 - ??/??/1995 married Earl
Cruthis. They had three sons (two were twins):
John Cruthis
David Cruthis
James Hall Cruthis "Jim" and Roselyn Brown Cruthis
Jennifer Cooklin
Nina 02/10/1903 - 10/11/1990
Lucile 12/13/1905 - 09/??/1953 Lucile Hall Smith.
Richard "Dick" 09/13/1907 - 01/12/1992
Photo submitted by Nancy Hall
Front row: Richard Dix Hall, Virginia Ann, Albert
Middle Row: EW Jr, Lerah Lillis, Jimmy
Back row: Amanda (grandmother), EW Sr (granddaddy)
This was taken on the front steps of the Pine Grove home. Between
fall of ’52 and Spring of ’53 is Nancy's estimate
Photo submitted by Nancy Hall
Back row: Steve, Linda, Barbara, Jenny, Susie (Bert’s)
Middle row: Jimmy, Sonnia, Sylvia (Jimmy’s)
Front row: Dolly, Chester (EW Jr’s), and Dale (Lerah’s)
I date the picture at 1952 because Chester was born October 1951.
Based on the collar on her dress, I believe Jenny was the child ‘sneaking’
into the picture of the adults above.
Photo submitted by Nancy Hall
Front row (L-R): Richard (holding Steve), Jenny, Virginia Anne,
Linda, Albert (holding Susie), Barbara
2nd Row (L-R): Dolly, EW Jr (holding Chester), Lerah (holding
Dale), Jimmy (holding Sylvia)
3rd Row (L-R): Amanda, Sonia (standing), EW Sr (holding Steve)
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Walnut Street
 
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Photo submitted by Mike and Caroline Lyon
Dec. 27, 1993 letter from Dorothy Hall Cruthis to Mary Vernon Dix Sproles.
Ed Sproles Jr. has the original letter.
Dec. 27, 1993
Dear Cousins,
You can see my intentions were good – my hands are so shaky, writing
is difficult. After all, I’ve just had my 92nd birthday, January 1st and
am thankful my mind is holding up as well as it is. Names escape me.
I do hope your husband is in good health after his heart surgery.
The doctors do marvelous things these days.
John, one of my twin sons, has heart problems along with other things.
At age 59 he is finally taking his doctors orders seriously, and improving
his health generally. All three of my sons are now grandfathers.
David is retired from YMCA and Planned Parenthood in Rochester N.Y.
John, involuntarily from Sears in Chicago, and Jim, who is a partner
in an architectural firm in Detroit and is going full speed ahead.
His firm has the contract to draw plans for The National Lawn Tennis next
home in Flushing Meadows N.Y. It is to rival Wimbledon. Plans are
drawn and they are now lining contractors. – Jim is in N.Y. one or
two days a week, so he doesn’t get up to Lansing very often.
Had a delightful long letter from Jean months and months ago.
She has me confused with Dorothy Dix. I never wrote poetry,
and I never wrote book. She is next on my list.
Love to your family and Nell
Dorothy H. C.
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From: JenJo@aol.com
<ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com>;
Thu, 1 May 1997 08:29:50 -0700
Date: Thu, 1 May 1997 11:26:25 -0400 (EDT)
To: ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com
Subject: HALLs in Alabama
Sender: roots-in@rootsweb.com
Boy I've been trying to find anything on my family and it is tough.
I would
welcome suggestions. This is what I have.
Me: Jennifer Cooklin.....I was adopted so don't know who my birthfamily
is.
All I know about me is that I had 5 brothers and sisters and
my name was
originally Victoria. don't know the surname.
father and mother: James Hall Cruthis and Roselyn Brown
Paternal Grand Parents: Dorothy Hall (died 1995) and Earl Cruthis
(Died
around 1987)
Maternal Grand Parents: Raymond Brown (Died in the 1980's I don't
remember I
was young) and Myrtle Fern Carter III (Died before I was born of Cancer)
Paternal Great Aunt: Winifred Hall died 1996 in Montgomery Alabama.
Others: I know that I have a Cousin Charles Cousins, Richard Hall
(believe
an Uncle) he died a few years back in Alabama, There is a Cousin
James Hall
that I know is still living somewhere in Alabama
Dorothy and Winifred were two of I believe 9 children (could be 8)
That's about it. Any suggestions would be welcome.
Thanks
Jen
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