Verdelia “Della” HallAge: 60 years1888–1949
- Name
- Verdelia “Della” Hall
- Given names
- Verdelia
- Surname
- Hall
- Nickname
- Della
- Married name
- Verdelia Baker
 Birth | November 2, 1888 30 28 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 8, 1900 (Age 11 years) |
 Death of a brother | Vernie Hall November 20, 1908 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ethel H Hall December 18, 1909 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
 Marriage | Clyde Russell Baker — View this family December 24, 1912 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Howard Leslie Baker May 10, 1915 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 28 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 29 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Helen Irene Baker July 8, 1920 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lyla Louise Baker December 19, 1924 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 19, 1930 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Norma Jean Baker about 1933 (Age 44 years) |
| Census | May 1, 1940 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall April 1, 1941 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a brother | Dorsie Hall February 4, 1946 (Age 57 years) Cause: Pulmonary tuberculosis |
| Death of a mother | Martha Addie Gilbert June 16, 1947 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | January 5, 1949 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arcola Township Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall Birth: October 15, 1858 33 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: April 1, 1941 — Humboldt, Coles, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Martha Addie Gilbert Birth: February 13, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 16, 1947 — Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: April 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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7 months elder brother |
Vernie Hall Birth: November 3, 1878 20 18 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 20, 1908 — Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Dorsie Hall Birth: June 16, 1881 22 21 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: February 4, 1946 — Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Ida L Hall Birth: April 8, 1884 25 24 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: June 13, 1968 — Illinois, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Ethel H Hall Birth: June 24, 1886 27 26 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: December 18, 1909 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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2 years herself |
Verdelia “Della” Hall Birth: November 2, 1888 30 28 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: January 5, 1949 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Clyde Russell Baker |
| husband |
Clyde Russell Baker Birth: June 3, 1891 — Champaign, Illinois, United States Death: June 2, 1966 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Verdelia “Della” Hall Birth: November 2, 1888 30 28 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: January 5, 1949 — Tuscola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1912 — |
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2 years son |
Howard Leslie Baker Birth: May 10, 1915 23 26 — Lone Rock, Kossuth, Iowa, United States Death: April 22, 1987 — Urbana, Champaign, Illinois, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Helen Irene Baker Birth: July 8, 1920 29 31 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States Death: April 18, 1990 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Lyla Louise Baker Birth: December 19, 1924 33 36 — Illinois, United States Death: October 29, 1974 — Arcola, Douglas, Illinois, United States |
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9 years daughter |
Norma Jean Baker Birth: about 1933 41 44 — Illinois, United States Death: November 23, 2020 — Alamo, Hidalgo, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall - Household
Arcola, Douglas, Illinois
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Franklin Leander “Tobe” Hall - Household
Arcola, Douglas, Illinois
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Clyde Russell Baker - Household
Arcola, Douglas, Illinoi
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Clyde Russell Baker - Household
Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Clyde Russell Baker - Household
Humboldt, Coles, Illinois
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