Individual Details
Selesta Hall
(FEBRUARY 14, 1851 - FEBRUARY 21, 1880)
Events
| Birth | FEBRUARY 14, 1851 | Texas |  |  | |
| Marriage | AUGUST 4, 1868 | McLennan County, Texas - Joseph Marion Smith | | | |
| Census | 1870 | East of Brazos River, McLennan County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1880 | Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Death | FEBRUARY 21, 1880 | Texas | | | |
| Burial | Aft FEBRUARY 21, 1880 | Elm Cemetery, Gorman, Eastland County, Texas | | ||
| Miscellaneous | Aft FEBRUARY 21, 1880 | Find A Grave Memorial - Elm Cemetery, Gorman, Eastland County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Joseph Marion Smith (1848 - 1915) |
| Child | Joseph B. Smith (1870 - ) |
| Child | John H. Smith (1876 - ) |
| Child | Maola Smith (1878 - ) |
| Child | Celesta S. Smith (1880 - ) |
| Child | Loula N. Smith (1879 - ) |
| Father | Wiatt Hall (1823 - 1873) |
| Mother | Naomi Hicks (1825 - 1903) |
| Sibling | U. N. Hall (1862 - 1934) |
| Sibling | Amasa Hall (1841 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Sarepta Hall (1845 - 1909) |
| Sibling | Aralza Hall (1847 - 1914) |
| Sibling | Zedock Green Hall (1848 - ) |
| Sibling | James Leon Hall (1853 - 1922) |
| Sibling | Epinetta W. "Neat" Hall (1855 - 1879) |
| Sibling | R. G. E. Hall (1860 - ) |
| Sibling | Jessie Melvin Hall (1866 - ) |
Notes
Birth
The 1860 Coryell County, Texas, US Federal Census shows Seleta, age 9, b. TX in the Wyatt and Naomi Hall household.Her Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 2-14-1851 and 2-21-1880.
Marriage
Census
The 1870 McLennan County, TX, Federal Census shows the Joseph M. Smith family living east of the Brazos River, P.O. Waco, TX as:Joseph M. Smith, 22, b. TX
Celesta Smith, 19, b. TX
Joseph B. Smith, 3 months, b. TX
Census
The 1880 Coryell County, TX, Federal Census shows the Naomi Hall family including grandchildren:John H. Smith, 4, b. TX; Maola, female, 2, b. TX; Loula N., 11 mos., b. TX; Lela S., 11 mos., b, TX.
Selesta Hall Smith is not shown in this record.
Death
Selesta Hall Smith is not found in the 1880 or 1900 census reports. Her children are living with her mother Naomi Hall in the 1880 Coryell County, TX Federal Census.One of her twin daughters, Celesta S. [Lela S. in 1880 census] is listed on the 1900 Childress County, TX Federal Census with birth date Jan. 1880.
It is likely Celesta Hall Smith died near the time of the birth of her twins.
Her Find A Grave Memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 2-14-1851 and 2-21-1880.
Miscellaneous
Her Find A Grave Memorial is #34122230.The memorial has a tombstone photograph showing the dates 2-14-1851 and 2-21-1880; it is linked to her parents, siblings, spouse and children.
Endnotes
1. 1860 U.S. Federal Census Report, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
2. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
3. "Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, Digital Images," Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : Accessed 22 November 2017), Digital Image of Original Record, .
4. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
5. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
6. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
7. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
8. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
9. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.
10. Find A Grave Web Site, Url: www.findagrave.com.