From the John A. Hall family Bible:
Joshua Hall was borned April the 12th 1809.

History of Tennessee, Southern Historical Press, Inc. Page 1153 found in Madison, NC Historical Society Library. Found under a short biography of their son John V. Hall.

John V. Hall

Son of Joshua & Margaret Swift Hall & the grandson of John & Susanna Hall

History of Tennessee Nashville: The Goodspeed Pub. Co. 1887 Copyright 1988

Page 1153:

John V. Hall was born March 31, 1841 in Bedford County, Tennessee and is the elder of the two children born to Joshua and Margaret Swift Hall, both natives of Bedford County. The father was born about 1804 [April the 12th 1809], and died in 1854 [18 May 1853]. The mother was born September 14, 1815, and is still living. [About 1886/87.].

Flower Swift, our subject's maternal grandfather, was a native of North Carolina, born June 3, 1787, and died in January, 1851. His wife, Catherine Swift, was also born in North Carolina, October 16, 1791, and died in 1861.

The paternal grandparents of our subject were born about [From family Bible: John Hall was borned the 27th Oct 1780. Susanna Hall wife of John Hall Sr. was borned March 26th 1788] in the state of North Carolina and immigrated to Tennessee at a very early date.

Our subject was reared on the farm, and remained on the same until the breaking out of the war. he then entered the Confederate service in Company F. Forty-first Tennessee Infantry, and was captured together with the entire regiment at Fort Donelson. He was taken first to Lafayette, and after remaining there about three weeks was taken to Camp Morton, Indianapolis, Ind., where they remained about seven months. They were then exchanged at Vicksburg, Miss.

Mr. Hall was in but two battles in Tennessee: Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge. After these battles his regiment was ordered to Georgia and Mississippi. He was discharged at Dalton, Ga., in 1864, on account of his health. He then came home and bought a half interest in the mill property that he now owns, known as "Hall's Mills."

In 1874 he bought the entire interest of the mill, and since that time he has operated the mill on his own responsibility.

April 6, 1871, he wedded Ella F. Turrentine, of this county. She was born November 24, 1854. This union resulted in the birth of five children: William J., Emmett E., John T., Joseph E. and Sammy B.

Mr. Hall was elected to the office of magistrate in the year 1871, and has served in that capacity for the last fifteen years. He is magistrate at the present time, and fills the office in an able manner. He received a comparatively good education, and is a Democrat in politics.

Note on page 862: Among the early settlers were…William Hickman…Halls…Smiths, Vances…

863: Eleventh District, John Hall's water-power saw, corn and flourmill on Duck River.

Page 865-66: The bridges of importance of Bedford County, together with their cost and earliest time at which bridges were built, are as follows: …Hall's bridge, across Duck River, in the Eleventh District, built in 1875; present cost, $2,000.

…The records of the county Court of Bedford County do not extend farther back than 1848, those previous to that date having been destroyed with the court house in 1863 by fire…. The first sessions of the court were held in 1808, at the house of Mrs. Payne, near the head of Mulberry Creek (now in Lincoln County),…During portions of 1809 and 1810 the courts were held, as before mentioned at Amos Balch's residence, from where they were removed to Shelbyville in the latter part of 1810. The first session of the court of which there remains any record was held in the court house at Shelbyville, beginning October 1, 1848, when the following justices were present: …Joshua Hall.

History of Tennessee Nashville: The Goodspeed Pub. Co. 1887 Copyright 1988