Ebenezer and Mary in front of their cabin.

This cabin was originally located in Parker Township in rural Martinsville, Illinois. It was built by Ebenezer Erscum Hutchinson Hall. He started building the cabin in 1901 and completed it in 1906.

Ebenezer and Mary Nancy raised their children in this home. They were Luther Martin, Mattie Ethel, Melvie Lewis, Anna Elizabeth, Jesse Willis, William Clinton "Buzzard" and Clarence Monroe. Three of the children, Jesse, William, and Clarence, were born in the cabin. Also one grandchild, Zelma, was born in the cabin in 1919.

Mary Nancy Inman Hall died in 1927 from boiled poison she got from a cut received from a knife. Ebenezer continued to live in the cabin with Clarence and his wife, Bertha. Later, Luther and his two children, Dale Eugene and Mary Etta moved into the cabin as well.

Luther lived in the cabin until the death of Ebenezer in 1952. The property was then sold to William and Edith Hall. William and Edith lived in the cabin for several years before moving to Westfield. Their son Charles Floyd and his wife Cossie moved into the cabin. Two children, David and Cheryl, were born in the cabin. After a while, William and Edith moved back into the cabin. They lived here until Edith died in 1984. William stayed in the cabin until 1985 when he was moved into a nursing home. The cabin had remained in the Hall Family until November 1991 when it was obtained and moved to Independence Pioneer Village. It was rebuilt the Mt. Gilead Baptist Builders/Disaster Relief group and the Montgomery and Lee families. The original cabin had two lean-tos attached; one for a kitchen on the left and another for Luther and Mary's bedroom in the back. The rest of the family slept in the loft.

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