Jessie Forrest Hale (1893 - 1979)

Born 13 Nov 1893 in Gate City, Scott Co., VA

Husband of Parlee (Richmond) Hale — married 29 Apr 1914 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky

Descendants

Died 22 Mar 1979 at age 85 in Richmond, Madison Co., KY

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Biography

Forest Hale, son of William H. and Nannie Hale, was born in Virginia around 1892.

Forest married Parlee Richmond, daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Richmond of Jackson County, Kentucky, in 1914. In 1920, they were living in Berea, Kentucky, and they had two children, Burgess and Ruby. Forest was a laborer at Berea College. By 1930, Forest had moved to Rockcastle County, Kentucky, and was farming. Parlee had died, but the family included two more daughters, Edna and Gladys, as well as his parents.

Forest was married a second time, to Yetta Gadd, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Roberts) Gadd. In 1940, they were living in Berea and Forest was again working for Berea College, this time as a gardener. Their children were David Stanford, Ruth, Lucille, and Mildred L., and Yetta's father, William Gadd, was also living with the family.

Sources

• Tombstone inscription.
• "United States Census, 1920," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHGR-MTR : accessed 8 June 2015), Forest Hale, Berea, Madison, Kentucky.
• "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMFV-V1T : accessed 8 June 2015), Forest Hale, Conway, Rockcastle, Kentucky.
• "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7Y7-BRG : accessed 8 June 2015), Forest Hale, Magisterial District 6, Madison, Kentucky.
• "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M94N-8F6 : accessed 8 June 2015), Parlee Richmond in household of Thomas Richmond, Magisterial District 4, Horse Lick, Jackson, Kentucky.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8339800/forest-jesse-hale : accessed 24 November 2021), memorial page for Forest Jesse Hale (13 Nov 1892–22 Mar 1979), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8339800, citing Berea Cemetery, Berea, Madison County, Kentucky, USA ; Maintained by Paul McCracken (contributor 46596518) .