Death of Samuel Hall

Though "another good man gone" is a worn and often misused phrase, it applies with 
full meaning to the death of Samuel Hall, which occurred at P. P. Keough's home 
yesterday.  For some years he has been in feeble health, at times at the danger 
point.  Still, he was feeling in fairly good spirits yesterday only a few hours 
before the last summons.

Mr. Hall was born in Beaver, Pennsylvania, Sept. 24, 1824.  The discovery of gold 
in California caught his attention, and he came west by the Isthmus route, 
arriving in San Francisco bay while the smoke of the city's great fire in 1850 was 
still rising.  Of his career from then to 1868 we have no record.  The latter year 
he and his family arrived in this valley and this has been his home continuously 
since.  Here his wife and his daughter, Mrs. Keough, passed away, both like 
himself held in good will and highest respect by every acquaintance.  Another 
daughter, Mrs. T. J. Whitlock of Idaho, and two sons, Milburn C. and David, of 
Bishop, survive him.

Everyone, so far as we have heard, was Mr. Hall's friend.  He was one of the local 
pioneers in good work, as he was in settlement.  The first Methodist church 
organization here had his name among its members, and he has been a trustee of it 
ever since.  Every movement for progress and moral advancement has had his earnest 
support.  He was also a trustee of Inyo Academy.  In his death the community has 
lost a citizen whose records is worthy of all emulation, and to whose memory is 
given the respect due to an upright and conscientious life.

The funeral occurred this afternoon, Rev. Wilson preaching an appropriate sermon 
in the Academy.  From there many friends followed the remains to the Pioneer 
Cemetery.

The Inyo Register
Bishop, Inyo County, California
Thursday, September 12, 1901

Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, August 6, 2004