LAFAYETTE F. HALL was the youngest of three sons and four daughters of Mathew and Malinda. L.F. went one year at McMinnville College. Was educator for 6 yrs. 1875 left teaching and farmed and in business. Is anotary public and justice of peace for 2 terms. Son W.L. manages his 320 acres of the home place. First wife was Amanda S. Ellison, b. VA and d. 1869, Yamhill Co., OR, leaving 4 sons: William L., on home farm; O. E. in WA; Elmer C., mining near Gratz Pass; and Ellis also mining near Sumptor, OR. Second wife Frances M.Rowland m. Nov 1885. She b. TN; Her dat R.P. Rowland who came to OR in 1885 now has dairy farm near Mt.Tabor. From 2nd marriage has one daughter, Ethel, living with parents. Portrait and Biographical Record of the Willamette Valley, Oregon; Chapman Pub. Co., 1903, p. 918.
