The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 44 FRED A. HALL. Fred A. Hall, who dates his residence in the Yakima valley from 1899. is now the owner of an excellent fruit ranch pleasantly and conveniently situated two and a half miles west of the city of Yakima. He was born in Lasalle county. Illinois, April 26, 1867, a son of S. A. and Harriett A. (Beardsley) Hall. The father was a farmer by occupation and at one time served as postmaster of Tonica, Illinois. In the year 1902 he came to the northwest, settling in Yakima county, where he again gave his time and attention to farming, being thus busily occupied until, having acquired a handsome competence, he retired from business life. He is now enjoying a well earned rest, being surrounded by the comforts of life. In 1916 he was called upon to mourn the death of his wife, who passed away on the 6th of July of that year. Liberal educational opportunities were accorded Fred A. Hall, who in 1892 was graduated from the University of Illinois with the Bachelor of Science degree. fie then entered the drug business at Tonica, Illinois, and remained one of the merchants of that place until 1899, when he sought the opportunities of the northwest. Coming to Yakima, he entered the Richey & Gilbert Company assisting in the conduct of their various interests. For three years he lived at Toppenish but in 1904 purchased his present fruit ranch two and a half miles west of Yakima and built thereon an attractive residence, substantial barns and all the necessary outbuildings needed for the care of his fruit and his stock. He has an orchard of forty-two acres, mostly planted to apples, and his place is regarded as one of the good fruit ranches of the valley. On the 17th of October, 1894, Mr. Hall was married to Miss Luella S. Richey, a daughter of James and Anne (Hamilton) Richey, of Tonica, Illinois, who came to Yakima county in 1900, her father having been a member of the Richey & Gilbert Company which he organized. Mrs. Hall passed away September 28, 1907, leaving three children: Thorland, who was born July 30, 1896, and who at the age of twenty-two years was serving as a member of the United States army being in camp when the armistice was signed; Isabelle, who was born May 29, 1900; and Burton Augustus, May 31, 1902. On the 26th of June, 1909, Mr. Hall was again married, his second union being with Frances Gray Chace, of Chicago. Mr. Hall is a member of the Sons of Veterans, his father having been a soldier of the Civil war, a member of Company I, Eleventh Illinois Infantry, with which he served until discharged on account of sickness. Fred A. Hall is also identified with the Modern Woodmen of America, the Mystic Workers and with the Grange. He and his family are members of the Congregational church and they occupy an enviable social position. In politics he is a republican but not an office seeker. He belongs to the Yakima County Horticultural Union and by reason of his progressiveness and enterprise has gained a place among the prosperous fruit raisers of this section of the state. ******************************** Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.