Victoria Alena (Herman) Dale (1871 - 1945)

Born 2 Jul 1871 in Catawba, North Carolina, United States

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Died 11 Feb 1945 at age 73 in Brindletown, Burke, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Alena was born on 22 July 1871 in , Catawba, North Carolina, USA.^[1]

When Alena was about 19 she married Joseph M Dale in 1891. The couple had 9 children: Bessie A Dale, Thiam Dale, Polly Dale, Marion Dale, Essie T Dole, Joseph Dole, Robert D Dole, Ethel Dole and Samuel Dole.^[1]

Alena was a housewife and she helped Joe and the children farm on 200 acres they owned in Burke County, Brindletown section. Joe was also a gold miner. He prospected on his place during winter and rainy weather in the summer months. So there would be plenty of water for washing the gold nuggets. He did his mining by hand. When his two oldest sons were old enough to help, Marion helped in the mines while Hiram carried the equipment and material in and out of the mines for them. When he got out enough gold to sell, he hauled it to a dealer in Forest City, North Carolina in his horse-drawn wagon. After the death of Victoria, (Vic), Joe lived alone. He died in a tragic house fire on 27 December 1947. His daughter, Anna Lou and her husband lived nearby. They awakened with extreme horror and stood by helplessly. All records and household goods were gone. After things cooled off, Ethel and Joe ll looked for the gold. They found a pot in a storage drawer in the bottom of the cooking stove with some gold melted, which ran over the bottom and the sides of the pot.

In the 1900 census Alena (age 28) was living in Silver Creek Township, Precinct 2, Burke, North Carolina.^[1]

In the 1910 census Alena (age 38) was living in Silver Creek, Burke, North Carolina.^[2]

Alena died at the age of 73 on 11 February 1945 in Brindletown, Burke, North Carolina, USA.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1900 Census: Abbreviation: 1900 United States Federal Census Title: 1900 United States Federal Census Author: . Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,
   Page: Year: 1900; Census Place: Silver Creek, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Quality or Certainty of Data: 3.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: Abbreviation: 1910 United States Federal Census Title: 1910 United States Federal Census Author: . For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit,
   Page: Year: 1910; Census Place: Silver Creek, Burke, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1100; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 405. Quality or Certainty of Data: 3.
3. ↑ Death: Abbreviation: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Title: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004 Author: . Original data - North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. North Caroline Deaths, 1997-2004. North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, Raleigh, North Carolina.North C,
   Page: Source: NC State Archives. North Carolina Deaths, 1908-67; Certificate: . Quality or Certainty of Data: 3.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/36377296/alena-victoria-dale: accessed 29 March 2023), memorial page for Alena Victoria Herman Dale (2 Jul 1871–11 Feb 1945), Find A Grave: Memorial #36377296, citing Silver Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Richard Jordan (contributor 46497047).

• She died of Pneumonia with other conditions of Cancer of Thyroid.

Source: Death Certificate. Artical from History of Burke Co. N.C.

• Source: S6 Abbreviation: Ancestry Family Trees Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

• Public Records, word-of-mouth from surviving descendants

See also:

• Abbreviation: Ancestry Family Trees Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. This source citation points you to a current version of those files. Note: The owners of these tree files may have removed or changed information since this source citation was created. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Quality or Certainty of Data: 3

Acknowledgments

• Profile Dale-1222 was created through the import of Noel Soileau GEDCOM.ged on Sep 3, 2014 by Simone Soileau.

Herman-691 was created by Simone Soileau through the import of Noel Soileau GEDCOM.ged on Sep 3, 2014.