The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-11-17
WAS FOUND DEAD
IN HIS ROOM IN
NELSON BUILOING
A. G. HALL DISCOVERED BY MAN
WHO HAD BUSINESS
WITH HIM.
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Was an Old Confederate Soldier
With an Untarnshed .Record-In
Same Company With His Father.
Recently Put on Pension Roll.

Allen G. Hall, a well known citizen
of Columbia and an insurance agent,
was found dead in his room in the
rear of the Nelson building this morn
ing at about II o'clock by John Col
lier, who was looking for him to
make payment on an insurance pol
icy which he was carrying in one OF
the companies for which the deceas-
ed was agent.
He was missed from the streets
and when inquiry was made there
was at once a feeling of apprehen-
sion as he had been in poor health
for some time and had himself pre-
dicted that he would not live long
and that his taking off would be very
sudden.
On going to the room Mr.. Collier
found the door locked and looking
into the window he could see the
man lying in the bed, but without any
cover. Being unable to arouse him
the officers were called and entrance
to the room was forced and it was
found that he was dead.
DR.. Biddle examined the body and
decided that life must have been ex-
tinct twenty-four or thirty-six hours.
From all appearances there was no
pain or convulsions at the time OF
his death, his eyes being closed in
a natural way as if he had gone to
sleep, and his face having a perfect
ly peaceful appearance.
There was no fire in the room, but
a small oil lamp on the mantle was
burning, but there was hardly drop
of oil in the boil, while there was no
appearance Of fire in the CRATE.
The remains were taken charge or
by Derryberry & Son.
Allen G. Hall was one of the most
widely known men in Columbia, hav-
ing lived here practically all his life.
He was about 73 years of age and had
never been married. He was { son
of Reddin Hall, and leaves two sis
ters, one in Nashville and one in
West Tennessee. He also has two
nieces, Mrs. R. H. Guest, of this city,
being one, and Mrs. Annette DeLoach,
of Atlanta, the other
He was not a member OF any
church, but during the recent Baptist
revival here at the court house he
professed religion and made an ex-
cellent talk, though he had never
joined any church.
A man Of peculiarities, living al
most the life of a recluse, by choice,
he was a lnan of fine congenial spirit
at times and perhaps had as many
friends as almost any man in the city.
He was an old Confederate soldier
with an uutarnished record, having
enlisted on the 21st day of June, 1861,
remaining throughout the war, being
paroled at Charlotte, N. c., May 3,
1865. He was a member of Co. E,
First Tennessee Cavalry, Ashhy's
brigade, which company was COM
manded the last two years of the war
by Capt H. Fussell, of this city.
His father, Redding Hall, was a men,
Der of the some company. He had but
recently been put on the pension roll
by the State pension board, but had
never drawn anything.
The funeral will occur Wednesday
afternoon at ocolck Rev. W. T.
Haggard conducting the services at
the grave. Interment will take place
at Rose Hill cemetery, and the pail
bearers will be old Confederate SOL
dinrc