At an early age, she married Bradley Hall, a young lawyer. Migrating with him to
California, they settled in
San Rafael, California. He became district attorney of
Marin County, California, and was rapidly rising in his profession when he died, leaving her financially well-off, with an only son. Removing to Santa Barbara,
California in 1871, which subsequently been her home, she then married Dr. Edward Nelson Wood, a journalist of
Troy, New York. He attended Middlebury College for two years before studying medicine at Washington, D.C. He appreciated her poetic gifts and encouraged her to write for the press. Her first poem was published in a Santa Barbara journal in 1872. Along with A. W. Sefton, they established the Santa Barbara
Index in the fall of 1872, but her husband's health was failing, and he died in Santa Barbara, October 14, 1874. Widowed, her husband's long illness and unfortunate investments having dissipated her savings, Hall-Wood found herself with the necessity of making a living for herself and son. After several ups and downs, absorbing in turn the
Democrat and
Advertiser, in 1878, the
Index changed its name to
The Independent. In May 1883, the Independent Publishing Company commenced the publication of the
Daily Independent. Both daily and weekly editions remained in the same hands, with G. P. Tebbetts as manager, and Hall-Wood as editor. The paper was independent in politics, advocating the interests of the people. Hall-Wood's writing under the pen name of "Camilla K. von K." attracted much attention by its freshness and originality. She wrote poetry for her own amusement and the pleasure of her readers when she felt inspired. Hall-Wood held the position for nine years, until ill health caused her to retire from her desk. ==Death==