Hallie was the 2nd child born to David E. and Orlena Mayes Miller in Claiborne County, TN, 1884.
My grandfather Dave would have never likely remembered his sister, since he was only 5-years-old at the time of Hallie's death.
In the 1900 census, age 15, she is still living at home with her parents and 6 other siblings in Claiborne County.
Hallie married William A. Waggoner (Wagner), November 14, 1903, age 18 in Union County, TN. Hallie is still living in Union County when her first baby, Stella, is born.
William and Hallie moved to Oklahoma to live with, and work for William's Uncle Gaymon.
In the 1910 census, we find Hallie living in Cement, Canadian, Oklahoma with her husband and two children. William is a farm laborer/hired hand for Gayman O McBee. Gaymon is 40, widowed and living with two children, Lee (8) and Sherman (7).
I have thought of my Great Aunt often, leaving Tennessee and all family behind, and at such a young age. I have heard enough from family to believe her years were hard in Oklahoma as a young wife/mother struggling with many things, including her health. I am glad her family has treasured her memory and that we can honor her memory here.
Hallie died in Oklahoma of TB when daughter Stella was about 5. (1910 according to family notes) She was still living in April of that year. Stella told the story that her mother Hallie would go to houses to help the ill and contracted TB herself. TB, the same disease that had killed Hallie's mother, 5 years before.
William would have Hallie buried in Oklahoma, leave and bring his daughters Stella and Mossie back to Tennessee to both be raised by William's brother Jasper. William, for personal reasons, was unable to care for his children alone.
William would remarry and remain in Tennessee.
I had only hints of Hallie over the years and little mention of her existence. She was one of the earliest children and one of the first lost. Having been given the name Stella as a niece of Aunt Myrtle Cawood, I was finally able to track the family down through Stella's obituary.
According to family notes, Hallie is buried in Alvira OK, near Kingfisher OK in Beecham Cemetery. Hallie is buried in a unmarked grave. The photo of Hallie, courtesy of Hallie's granddaughter is one of the earliest photos of our direct line I have ever seen, likely taken about 1907-1908.
Information provided here by Joann Rinne (Stella's daughter) and son David. This family line has done an amazing job at preserving Hallie's history. Sadly Joann has passed now. I am so happy that we met and she was able to share the photos and story of her grandmother Hallie.
I have had people behind the scenes trying to find more burial information on Hallie. From Jean:
"I apologize for taking so long to reply to your e-mail. I did find the person who has the records of the Beecham Cemetery, but she did not find anything on Hallie Miller Waggoner. She said they didn't have very good records in early times. If there was a marker, it may have disappeared years ago. The ladies name is Doris Beecham and she was really nice, but was sorry that she didn't have anything to help you. I am secretary of another old cemetery east of Beecham and I have the same problem. Our records burned in 1918 and they attempted to recreate back to 1890, but ever so often I will have an obituary in a newspaper and maybe we can figure they are buried on a family lot and others, we just have no idea."
My grandfather Dave would have never likely remembered his sister, since he was only 5-years-old at the time of Hallie's death.
In the 1900 census, age 15, she is still living at home with her parents and 6 other siblings in Claiborne County.
Hallie married William A. Waggoner (Wagner), November 14, 1903, age 18 in Union County, TN. Hallie is still living in Union County when her first baby, Stella, is born.
William and Hallie moved to Oklahoma to live with, and work for William's Uncle Gaymon.
In the 1910 census, we find Hallie living in Cement, Canadian, Oklahoma with her husband and two children. William is a farm laborer/hired hand for Gayman O McBee. Gaymon is 40, widowed and living with two children, Lee (8) and Sherman (7).
I have thought of my Great Aunt often, leaving Tennessee and all family behind, and at such a young age. I have heard enough from family to believe her years were hard in Oklahoma as a young wife/mother struggling with many things, including her health. I am glad her family has treasured her memory and that we can honor her memory here.
Hallie died in Oklahoma of TB when daughter Stella was about 5. (1910 according to family notes) She was still living in April of that year. Stella told the story that her mother Hallie would go to houses to help the ill and contracted TB herself. TB, the same disease that had killed Hallie's mother, 5 years before.
William would have Hallie buried in Oklahoma, leave and bring his daughters Stella and Mossie back to Tennessee to both be raised by William's brother Jasper. William, for personal reasons, was unable to care for his children alone.
William would remarry and remain in Tennessee.
I had only hints of Hallie over the years and little mention of her existence. She was one of the earliest children and one of the first lost. Having been given the name Stella as a niece of Aunt Myrtle Cawood, I was finally able to track the family down through Stella's obituary.
According to family notes, Hallie is buried in Alvira OK, near Kingfisher OK in Beecham Cemetery. Hallie is buried in a unmarked grave. The photo of Hallie, courtesy of Hallie's granddaughter is one of the earliest photos of our direct line I have ever seen, likely taken about 1907-1908.
Information provided here by Joann Rinne (Stella's daughter) and son David. This family line has done an amazing job at preserving Hallie's history. Sadly Joann has passed now. I am so happy that we met and she was able to share the photos and story of her grandmother Hallie.
I have had people behind the scenes trying to find more burial information on Hallie. From Jean:
"I apologize for taking so long to reply to your e-mail. I did find the person who has the records of the Beecham Cemetery, but she did not find anything on Hallie Miller Waggoner. She said they didn't have very good records in early times. If there was a marker, it may have disappeared years ago. The ladies name is Doris Beecham and she was really nice, but was sorry that she didn't have anything to help you. I am secretary of another old cemetery east of Beecham and I have the same problem. Our records burned in 1918 and they attempted to recreate back to 1890, but ever so often I will have an obituary in a newspaper and maybe we can figure they are buried on a family lot and others, we just have no idea."
Hallie was the 2nd child born to David E. and Orlena Mayes Miller in Claiborne County, TN, 1884.
My grandfather Dave would have never likely remembered his sister, since he was only 5-years-old at the time of Hallie's death.
In the 1900 census, age 15, she is still living at home with her parents and 6 other siblings in Claiborne County.
Hallie married William A. Waggoner (Wagner), November 14, 1903, age 18 in Union County, TN. Hallie is still living in Union County when her first baby, Stella, is born.
William and Hallie moved to Oklahoma to live with, and work for William's Uncle Gaymon.
In the 1910 census, we find Hallie living in Cement, Canadian, Oklahoma with her husband and two children. William is a farm laborer/hired hand for Gayman O McBee. Gaymon is 40, widowed and living with two children, Lee (8) and Sherman (7).
I have thought of my Great Aunt often, leaving Tennessee and all family behind, and at such a young age. I have heard enough from family to believe her years were hard in Oklahoma as a young wife/mother struggling with many things, including her health. I am glad her family has treasured her memory and that we can honor her memory here.
Hallie died in Oklahoma of TB when daughter Stella was about 5. (1910 according to family notes) She was still living in April of that year. Stella told the story that her mother Hallie would go to houses to help the ill and contracted TB herself. TB, the same disease that had killed Hallie's mother, 5 years before.
William would have Hallie buried in Oklahoma, leave and bring his daughters Stella and Mossie back to Tennessee to both be raised by William's brother Jasper. William, for personal reasons, was unable to care for his children alone.
William would remarry and remain in Tennessee.
I had only hints of Hallie over the years and little mention of her existence. She was one of the earliest children and one of the first lost. Having been given the name Stella as a niece of Aunt Myrtle Cawood, I was finally able to track the family down through Stella's obituary.
According to family notes, Hallie is buried in Alvira OK, near Kingfisher OK in Beecham Cemetery. Hallie is buried in a unmarked grave. The photo of Hallie, courtesy of Hallie's granddaughter is one of the earliest photos of our direct line I have ever seen, likely taken about 1907-1908.
Information provided here by Joann Rinne (Stella's daughter) and son David. This family line has done an amazing job at preserving Hallie's history. Sadly Joann has passed now. I am so happy that we met and she was able to share the photos and story of her grandmother Hallie.
I have had people behind the scenes trying to find more burial information on Hallie. From Jean:
"I apologize for taking so long to reply to your e-mail. I did find the person who has the records of the Beecham Cemetery, but she did not find anything on Hallie Miller Waggoner. She said they didn't have very good records in early times. If there was a marker, it may have disappeared years ago. The ladies name is Doris Beecham and she was really nice, but was sorry that she didn't have anything to help you. I am secretary of another old cemetery east of Beecham and I have the same problem. Our records burned in 1918 and they attempted to recreate back to 1890, but ever so often I will have an obituary in a newspaper and maybe we can figure they are buried on a family lot and others, we just have no idea."
My grandfather Dave would have never likely remembered his sister, since he was only 5-years-old at the time of Hallie's death.
In the 1900 census, age 15, she is still living at home with her parents and 6 other siblings in Claiborne County.
Hallie married William A. Waggoner (Wagner), November 14, 1903, age 18 in Union County, TN. Hallie is still living in Union County when her first baby, Stella, is born.
William and Hallie moved to Oklahoma to live with, and work for William's Uncle Gaymon.
In the 1910 census, we find Hallie living in Cement, Canadian, Oklahoma with her husband and two children. William is a farm laborer/hired hand for Gayman O McBee. Gaymon is 40, widowed and living with two children, Lee (8) and Sherman (7).
I have thought of my Great Aunt often, leaving Tennessee and all family behind, and at such a young age. I have heard enough from family to believe her years were hard in Oklahoma as a young wife/mother struggling with many things, including her health. I am glad her family has treasured her memory and that we can honor her memory here.
Hallie died in Oklahoma of TB when daughter Stella was about 5. (1910 according to family notes) She was still living in April of that year. Stella told the story that her mother Hallie would go to houses to help the ill and contracted TB herself. TB, the same disease that had killed Hallie's mother, 5 years before.
William would have Hallie buried in Oklahoma, leave and bring his daughters Stella and Mossie back to Tennessee to both be raised by William's brother Jasper. William, for personal reasons, was unable to care for his children alone.
William would remarry and remain in Tennessee.
I had only hints of Hallie over the years and little mention of her existence. She was one of the earliest children and one of the first lost. Having been given the name Stella as a niece of Aunt Myrtle Cawood, I was finally able to track the family down through Stella's obituary.
According to family notes, Hallie is buried in Alvira OK, near Kingfisher OK in Beecham Cemetery. Hallie is buried in a unmarked grave. The photo of Hallie, courtesy of Hallie's granddaughter is one of the earliest photos of our direct line I have ever seen, likely taken about 1907-1908.
Information provided here by Joann Rinne (Stella's daughter) and son David. This family line has done an amazing job at preserving Hallie's history. Sadly Joann has passed now. I am so happy that we met and she was able to share the photos and story of her grandmother Hallie.
I have had people behind the scenes trying to find more burial information on Hallie. From Jean:
"I apologize for taking so long to reply to your e-mail. I did find the person who has the records of the Beecham Cemetery, but she did not find anything on Hallie Miller Waggoner. She said they didn't have very good records in early times. If there was a marker, it may have disappeared years ago. The ladies name is Doris Beecham and she was really nice, but was sorry that she didn't have anything to help you. I am secretary of another old cemetery east of Beecham and I have the same problem. Our records burned in 1918 and they attempted to recreate back to 1890, but ever so often I will have an obituary in a newspaper and maybe we can figure they are buried on a family lot and others, we just have no idea."
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