Asa Hale (1821 - 1908)

Born 15 Aug 1821 in Guilford County, NC

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia A. (Coffin) Hale — married 18 Mar 1847 in Hendricks County, INdiana

Died 21 May 1908 at age 86 in Hendricks County, IN

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Biography

"Asa Hale is buried in the Mill Creek Friends Cemetery, Hendricks County, IN.

"Asa Hale is a native of North Carolina, born Aug. 15, 1821, a son of Henry and Phoebe Hale. In 1825 his parents came to Hendricks County, Ind., and settled in Center Township, where they both died. Of the seven children born to them, four are living--Asa, Mary, Lucinda and John B. Asa Hale was reared in Hendricks County. He received a good education and when a young man taught school a short time. He then engaged in farming, entering forty acres of land from the Government (in 1852 in Section 24 in Middle Township). To this he has added till he now owns 140 acres. Mr. Hale was married March 18, 1847, to Lydia A. Coffin. To them were born two children--Milton H. and Joseph C. Mrs. Hale died Aug. 6, 1881. Mr. Hale is a member of the society of Friends. In politics he is a Republican."^[1]

Asa Hale (of Mill Creek Friends, son of Henry and Phebe Hale) and Lydia Coffin (daughter of Joseph I and Elizabeth Coffin) declared their intentions of marriage at the Spring Monthly Meeting of Friends. On 18th day of Third Month, 1847 at Mill Creek, they wed signed by William Carter, James Kersey, Henry Hale, John (?? looks like Beales) Joseph I. Coffin, Rebecca Hale Anna Osborn ^[2]

1880 Census: Dwelling 228, family 224 Hale, Asa age 48, farmer , Lydia, age 43 , Milton H, age 18 , Joseph C, age 10 ^[3]

1900 Census: Hale, Joseph C., head, farmer, born April 1860 in Indiana, age 40, married for 14 years, his father born N.C., his mother born , Marthy J., wife, born June 1860, age 39, father born Kentucky, mother born Kentucky , Asa, father, born Aug 1821 North Carolina, age 78, widowed, father born England, mother born North Carolina^[4]

(N.B. On the 1900 Census, I found it interesting that Asa's sister Mary Hale Coffin, a widow age 76, living with her daughter, is listed on the same page in Dwelling 149, Family 149, Angela Keeney)

Sources

Entered by Angela Keeney

1. ↑ Page 724, History of Hendricks County, Indiana, by Inter-state Publishing Company, 1885.
2. ↑ Marriage Certificates 1835 to 1881, Danville Monthly Meeting of Friends, Hendricks County, IN, page 18
3. ↑ 1880 Census: Washington Township, Hamilton County, IN , page 30
4. ↑ 1900 Census: Union Township, Hendricks County, Dwelling 148, Family 148.