William Hall is the second great grandfather of Rachel Wilcox Liberacki (1909-1990), Asa Nelson Wilcox (1927-1998), Richard Cederwall (b. 1923), and Frank Arvid Cederwall (b. 1924).

William Hall was born in Vermont on 19 March 1796.

By 1850, he was married to Harriet and living in Covis, Michigan.

The year that William Hall was born saw the first contested election in United States History with John Adams and Thomas Jefferson opposing each other. George Washington ran unopposed during the first two elections held in the new country. Adams was elected president and Jefferson became his vice president.