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William Pierce Hale (1889 - 1927)

William Pierce "Will" Hale
Born in Wythe, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 26 Dec 1911 (to 1927) in Grayson, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Died at age 37 in Wythe, Virginia, United Statesmap
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Biography

William Hale was born on October 2, 1889 in Wythe, Virginia, United States.[1] His parents were John Hale and Frances Shupe.[2][3]

He married Emma Elizabeth "Polly" Barker on December 26, 1911.[4] They lived in Wythe County, Virginia.[5] Together they had 8 children:

  1. Kelly Slemp Hale, b. 12 Oct 1914
  2. Jessie James Hale, b. 29 Jan 1917
  3. Thelma Gladys Hale, b. 11 Jul 1918
  4. Ollie Marie Hale, b. 22 Aug 1920 (twin)
  5. Annie Louise Hale, b. 22 Aug 1920 (twin)
  6. John Edward Hale, b. 21 Feb 1923
  7. Roy Pierce Hale, b. 3 Mar 1925
  8. Mary McClure Hale, b. 2 May 1927

William was shot and killed by a drunk person (reportedly a former friend) on June 29, 1927.[6] He was only 37 years old. He left behind his wife and 8 small children, including his youngest who was just over 1 month old.

Drunken Man Kills Another In Auto (article)
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He is buried in Speedwell, Wythe County, Virginia.[7]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5J9-4BV : 28 January 2020), Wm. Pierce Hale, 1889.
  2. ↑ Source:"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMJX-RCD : accessed 4 August 2021), William P Hale in household of John W Hale, Speedwell District (Zion Precinct), Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 138, sheet 16A, family 267, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,732.
  3. ↑ Source: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPGX-FC4 : accessed 4 August 2021), William P Hale in household of John W Hale, Zion, Wythe, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 145, sheet 12B, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1652; FHL microfilm 1,375,665.
  4. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR9B-KC2 : 29 January 2020), Will Hale, 1911.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJ2-92J : 4 February 2021), William P Hale, 1920.
  6. ↑ Source:"Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVRW-CX4V : 16 August 2019), William Pierce Hale, 29 Jun 1927; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing , Wythe, Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
  7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96768530/william-pierce-hale : accessed 18 Nov 2021), memorial page for William Pierce “Will” Hale (2 Oct 1889-29 Jun 1927), Find A Grave: Memorial #96768530, citing Speedwell Methodist Cemetery, Speedwell, Wythe County, Virginia; Maintained by Find A Grave.

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Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Hale-2457 was created by Wendy Kreus through the import of My Family Tree.ged on Mar 10, 2014.




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