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Subject: Re: Mrs. M. E. HALL, 84, Bitten by a Rattlesnake, 1927
Date: 8 Aug 2004 19:15:59 -0600

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Surnames: Lynch-Hall-Gipson-Pride-McKinney
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Thank you so much for posting this, about my great-great-grandmother, Martha Elizabeth LYNCH Hall.
I had not seen it before, yet know the 'story' well! My line is: William LYNCH>Martha Elizabeth LYNCH Hall>Delaney Matilda HALL-Patrick>Ada Rebecca PATRICK Gipson-Pride-Carpenter>Desland Virginia GIPSON-Pride Register>Susan REGISTER Collier(me)
Martha Elizabeth LYNCH Hall (daughter of William LYNCH and Matilda(?) was born on June 29, 1843 and died on July 18, 1933, in Georgiana. She was married to Calvin HALL (I have information on this line for any who want it.)
Gramdma did live some years after the snake bite, and lived a productive life, not letting this slow her down more than she could help. Mother believes she had a stroke prior to her death, as she was found lying at the rear part of the yard. She lived for a short time after that, bedridden, before passing away. (She and both her daughters and others of our family are at Union Cemetery near Georgiana, Butler Co., AL)
Yes, Grandma recovered from the snakebite after a long illness. Mother (Desland Virginia Gipson) remembers this well as she was about nine years of age at the time. She said 'Grandma' had mistaken the snake for a cap one of the children had lost some time earlier. It was at Mother's 'Aunt Mary Hall-Mosley's' home that it happened. (Aunt Mary was one of Grandma's two daughters, and wife of L.C. Moseley). The arm swelled and 'burst', and Grandma was nursed day and night, with chills and a high fever, and with Dr. Moorer in constant attendance for most of the time. He attributed her not dying to the fact that she had smoked a pipe with home grown tobacco most of her life, and he thought the tobacco in her system may have saved her! In fact, as a crawling baby she used to pick up her fathers pipe where he would lay it on the floor by his chair, and smoke it. When she was five years old he carved her a pipe of her own. (I have photo's of this pipe if anyone is interested!)
When Grandma's arm finally went down it was never of any use to her anymore, being shrivled and 'frozen' in place. Mother said she and her mother, (Ada Patrick Gipson-Pride) , her step father (Robert L. Pride, Jr.) and baby sisters were in Mulga, AL at the time, and upon getting the news by telegram immediately took a train for Georgiana. Mother was terrified that the train would wreck..and it did, slipping the tracks, and it took hours for the men to lever the train back on the track, but finally they made it home, and remained until Grandma recovered. Grandma was a tiny lady, with pierced ears, bright blue eyes, red hair and fair complected with freckles.
I have a photo of Grandma sitting on a chair on the porch, with Mother's cat, Tommie, sitting beside her. Her arm is in her lap, and Mother said she often sat holding that arm.
I will gladly share the photo with anyone connected to this line or interested in having a copy.
Oh, about Dr. MOORER..Mother had a friend who graduated from high school with her, who was the daughter of Dr. Moorer. I will ask her name next time I speak with her. I believe she is in the graduation photo (1936 Georgiana High)
Susan

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