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 OFB T: ALL '.ILY


 grew up. See list below:
 William '';. 7all came to Tampa after tVde end 6f the
 Civil J'ar, and engaged in the mercantile business here, his
 store standing on the northwest corner of Washington and
 Marion Streets, the former being the principal business thor-
 oughfare of the embryo city in those early days. Soon after
 establishing himself in Tampa he gained a loading position
 by his integrity, far-sightedness and intelligent enterprise.
 He was universally respected for his fair dealing and the
 honesty of his methods. All over the territory tributary to
 Tampa the name of "Billy ?all," as he vas familiarly called,
 was accepted as the synonym of honest goods and straight
 methods of dealing.
 His store was a practical school for the graduation of
 young merchants, who afterw-ards assumed chief positions in
 the business life of Tampa. imong then *:ere James i. Lips-
 comb, rho 7Yas for years his trusted chief clerk, but died too
 early for his complete success, and then, too,.there :.ore his
 two sons, Perry G. and James dgar, two of the .en "-hc after-
 wards :.-rde the great business of the r'night & .'all Company
 the magnificent success that it is.
 William *:. .'all passed away in his prime on April 23,
 1378, too soon to see for himself t.e realization of the vis4
 ions of materiall prosperity and commercial greatness of his
 home city that he had the sagacity to behold .vith the 'oye of
 faith.
 The children of Lil.ia 'z and :Iinnie (.:ay) .;all are
 (a) Lillie, "'ho married Henry Laurens Znight (3ee
Knight family.) T-ey have tour children, Laurie, who mar-
ried Dr. J. Bradley of Tabpa, a prominent dentist. Uinnie
:all, who married Frank I. Cooper, Jr., a director of the
-night & ':all Company; :,:ary Louise and Doris, wIho are unm-ar-
ried.
 (b) Perry G. ..all, second, -ho married :.:attie Houstoun,
of Tallahassee. -They have two children.- Houstoun and Martha.
 (c) Daisy, who arrived Charles L. Knight. (See :ight
family. )
 They have four children Lois, who married Joseph :..
Henderson, of Tampa; Zugene ;all, who married ?ay Parker, of
Tampa. Richard and Barbara, 'ho are not yet rown.
 (d) James Edgar, who married Florrie Bowman, of Plano,
Texas. They have two children Minnie May and James `dgar,
Jr.
 (e) Willie, who married Samuel N. Eonaker, originally of
Virginia, and at present treasurer of the Knig-ht & Wall Com-
Man. They ave three children, William, Lillie Wall and