Past and present of Menard County, Illinois .. . deacons, with other early settlers in the hardships. The Pond household is noted for its warm- trials and privations which fall to the lot of the hearted hospitality and the members of the pioneer. He was one of the founders of the family receive tin respect and confidence id county ami he took an active part in promot- all with whom they have been associated. ing (he legal status of the community as well as in advancing ils material improvement through bis agricultural interests. His death occurred on the 26th of November, 1893, and JOHN I. HAL
Past and present of Menard County, Illinois .. . deacons, with other early settlers in the hardships. The Pond household is noted for its warm- trials and privations which fall to the lot of the hearted hospitality and the members of the pioneer. He was one of the founders of the family receive tin respect and confidence id county ami he took an active part in promot- all with whom they have been associated. ing (he legal status of the community as well as in advancing ils material improvement through bis agricultural interests. His death occurred on the 26th of November, 1893, and JOHN I. HALL. his second wife, surviving him for about eleven John T. Hall, owner of a good farm in years, passed away on the 23d of January, township 19, range 5 west, was horn August 1904. -I. 1851, in Menard county and is a repre- John T. Hall has spent his entire life in sentative of one of the old pioneer families. Menard county, and his education was acquired Hi- father. Wesley Hall, wa- born in Virginia, in the public schools, such as were found at. MRS. NANCY PAST AM) llJKSKXT OF MKNAKl) COUNTY 295 that day. Farm work largely occupied his at-tention during the period of his youth, for he assisted in the cultivation of the old home on his fathers farm until twenty-i i^ht years of age. when he was united in mar-riage on the 30th of December, lsso. to MissLottie E. Norton, daughter el Curtis J. andMary E. (Wiley) Norton, the former born inthe state of Nct York, April 24, 1831, whilethe latter was born in Wells. Pennsylvania,September 5, 1836. They Mere married in theEmpire state and came to Menard countyabout 1863. For fourteen years, or untilMarch, 1877, they resided in Logan enmity,just across the line from Menard county, whereMr. Norton carried on general farming. Heafterward removed to Larned, Kansas, whereIn now makes his home. Unto Mr. ami were hern eleven children, of whomnine are living: Mrs. Hall, whose birth oc-curred April ;. 1857; William
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