Twins

Update 5-21-09

I went through all the birth records I could read at the library. I found no mention of twins for Emeline and John Quincy Hall. However, they had a son named John L Hall born July 4, 1894. I also looked through death records to see if any children had died in that time frame. I found a record for an Unnamed Hall boy, died July 4, 1894 during childbirth. His parents were listed as John and Susan Hall of Burke Station. I'm curious if the death index is incorrect and it's not Susan Hall but Emeline. There is no Susan Hall listed in the 1900 Fairfax census.

I'm going to try to get to the court house to look at the original death register. So far, this is my best lead. It would explain why there are no twins listed in their household in any census, and it also accounts for the 3rd dead child (Emeline had 12 children, 3 of which died by 1900. That would be Jane, Effie and an unknown 3rd child).

Notes from the article

Eldridge Taylor's grandmother was a twin

Mary Sutherland (married James Taylor) and her twin sister was Martha Sutherland (married Charles Harrison). Both of these women are my great great grandmothers.

Eldridge Taylor has twin sisters

	Still unknown who the twins may be
	Mary Williams, born in 1903
	Bessie Sutherland, born in 1908
	Matilda Sutherland, born in 1910
	Virginia Gertrude Sutherland, born in 1914 died in 1915
	Ellen Sutherland born in 1919 died in 1925
	This articles says that Eldridge "has" twin sisters, so I'm assuming they are still alive in 1937.

Ada Hall Taylor's grandmother had twin sons

Grandmother on her father's side is Emeline Hall, married to John Q. Hall. As of the 1900 census, children were:

	Quincy, May 1879
	John L, July 1894
	Caleb W, Jan 1892
	Milton D, July 1888
	Archie A, June 1886
	Maggie, June 1876 according to census. Her birth record says Jay 19, 1875. I can tell if it's supposed to be January or July
	Ada, 1877
	Dora V, July 1881
	Annie E, May 1890

In the 1900 census, Emeline is listed as having 12 children but only 9 still surviving. Since the 1890 census was destroyed, any children born and died between 1880 and 1900 would not be listed. I'm curious if the twin sons, if they existed, were born during that period.

Grandmother on her mother's side is Elizabeth Beach Ludlow (daughter of Diana Hall). She died in 1887. Her children were:

	James, 1870
	Augustus, 1882
	Grover Cleveland, 1884
	Bennie, 1874
	Charlotte, 1873
	Permelia, 1876

Again, we have the issue of the 1890 census. The birth dates of her children are pretty packed in there up until her death, so I only see a few years' window for having twins, perhaps between 1884 and 1887.

I'm leaning towards the idea that Emeline was the mother of twins rather than Elizabeth. Further research into birth and death records may shed some light on this. I will keep you informed.