Ellen "Nellie" (Getty) Hall was born on April 4, 1882 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland . She was the daughter of John, III and Margaret (Agnew) Getty.

She married Wallace Emory Hall in Blue Earth, Faribault County, Minnesota.

They had four children:

1. Lily Mae Hall (  -1969)

2. John Wesley "Wesley" Hall

3. Wilbur Hall

4. Ruth Hall

Nellie died on October 31, 1961 at the age of 79. She is buried at the Center Creek Cemetery in Martin County, MN.