David C. ("D. C.") Hall was born in Cornersville, Tennessee.(1) He was the first-born child of Theodocia ("Docia") Dobbins and Samuel Hall. He had 3 brothers and 3 sisters: Samuel Perry ("S. P."), John D., Amanda M., Sarah Obedience, Elizabeth A., and Perry Hall.

As a young man, he went to Pontotoch, Mississippi to learn the tanner's trade and business methods. But he returned to Tennessee to care for a large tract of land (approx. 900 acres) that was given to him by his father. Almost half of the land was cultivated with crops such as wheat, corn and cotton. D. C. planned and supervised the planting; he also maintained a commissary and a storage building to supply the needs of his family, tenants, and neighbors. (per William Hall, D. C. Hall's son)

In 1849 D. C. Hall established a postoffice in Molino, TN, and he became the first post-master. He also opened a general store which was named HALL & HAMILTON (later known as D. C. HALL & SON).

During the Civil War, D. C. Hall worked as a civil servant for the state of Tennessee. . ." in a branch of the Quartermaster's Department, purchasing horses and cattle in the South. He was never an enlisted soldier." (per William Hall)

In 1869 D. C. Hall and his family moved to Fayetteville and lived in a large brick home near the Presbyterian Church which they attended.

He first married Jane Russell (m. Jan. 1848) and together had six children: James ("J. W."), Edward R., Lizzie, Samuel, Susan, and Mary Emma Hall. After Jane's death, D. C. married Mary Ann McLaurine and they had six children: William McLaurine, David Cowan Jr., Mary Ann, Rossie, Tommie, and David Hall.

After a long illness with dropsy, D. C. Hall died on Oct. 26, 1897. His friend, Judge D. K. Young, Lincoln County, TN said: "D. C. Hall's integrity was as broad as honor; his charity, as deep as love." His friend and neighbor, N. O. Wallace (2) said: "He was the soul of honor, and ever faithful in the discharge of his duties both as citizen and Christian."
Notes:
(1) In 1819 Cornersville was part of Giles County. However, the county borders have changed over the years and now Cornersville is part of Marshall County.
(2) Nathaniel Odell Wallace, Jr. became the editor of the newspaper, The Lincoln County Leader, after his father passed away in 1890.