Harry Hall

Name: Harry Hall
Birth Name: Holly Hallsson
Hometown: Seattle, Washington, USA
Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota, USA
Pro Boxer: Record

According to family members in a BoxRec Forum discussion [1]:

1. Harry Hall was born Holly (or Hollur) Hallsson, in Duluth, MN., I believe, 1900. The family moved to Seattle (Ballard) in 1903. Holly served a short stint in the Marine Corps, signing up just weeks before Germany signed the Armistice of Compiègne, he doesn't appear to have shipped out, was discharged in April 1919 (don't know for sure why - possibly just the downsizing following end of combat?). What family lore I have access to (he was my great-grandfather) says that he began his boxing career in the Corps. There may be some info to be found through the USMC, if you can find the right archive/office to contact. He changed his name to Harry Hall when he began boxing professionally.

2. Henry Hall is my great great grandfather. As a boxer he shortened his name from hallsson to Hall. Many in the family have dropped an S from the last name also go by Halson IDK when this began to happen. He was married to my great great grandma whom's maiden name was FOX and her family where the owners of fox jewelers in Seattle. He has boxing names like Pug Murphy. Some of his sons went on to keep the name hall while others kept the name hallson. My grandma Rosemary married and her last name is now gettman....