Rosamond (Bourne) Hale (1818 - abt. 1880)

Born 24 May 1818 in Grayson, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Stephen Marion Hale — married 9 Jan 1834 in Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died about 1880 at about age 61 in Erath, Texas, United States [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Jayne Pyle [send private message]

Biography

Rosamond was born in 1818. She was the daughter of William Thomas Bourne and Mary JOHNSONE. In our family records, the last name is JOHNSTONE and she named her son John JOHNSTONE Hale (my great-grandfather) and her grandson is Joe JOHNSTONE Hale (my great-uncle). Joe JOHNSTONE Hale lived on our ranch with my family in Gisela, Gila, Arizona for 30 years. He knew I was the family genealogist so told me many times how to spell his name so it would be correct. Some others on Ancestry and Wikitree use Johnston or Johnson.In fact, I have met cousins who used the Johnston and Johnson spellings. Different family lines used different spellings, as we see all the time.

On 9 Jan 1834, Rosamond Bourne married Stephen M. Hale/Hail/Haile. They had 10 kids. - Family records of Jayne Peace Pyle & Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1740-1850

DEATH RECORD: Cannot find a death certificate. She is on the 1880 census of Erath County, Texas, taken 23 June 1880, so she did not die in 1870 as many have recorded as her death date, but she is not seen again on a legal document, so all I can say is she died AFTER June 1880. Or the census record is wrong. - Jayne Peace Pyle

The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 has Rosamond's death date as 18 Jul 1871, USA, BUT she is listed on the 1880 census of Erath Co Texas with her husband and daughter. Did the census taker in 1880 make a mistake? Or did the census taker simply write down who he/she thought lived there? It happens a lot. I worked for the US Census Bureau, so I know they often take short cuts.

Sources

The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 19, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: 947; Page: 166a

1850 US Census: Stephen, age 37, was occupied as a farmer. He and his wife, Rosamond, lived in Grayson, Virginia, USA, with their children, all reported as being born in Virginia: [1] Alexander (15 - worked as a laborer) William (13) Mary (10) Malinda (8) John (6) Lucinda (3) Harvey (1)

1860 US Census: (added by Jayne Peace Pyle) Beat 4, Hunt, Texas; Roll: M653_1298; Page: 314; Stephen M Hail 46 Rusamonie Hail 41 (Rosamond) William F Hail 23 Jane Hail 20 Belinda Hail 18 John Hail 16 Lucinda Hail 14 Harvey Hail 11 Heath Hail 8 Lewis Hail 5 Nancy Hail 1

1870 US Census: (added by Jayne Peace Pyle) Taken 20 July 1870 in Erath Co, On the Bosque, Texas Stephen M Hale 56 VA Rosamond 51 VA Harvey B 21 VA Heath 18 VA Lewis B 15 VA Nancy S 12 VA

1880 US Census: (added by Jayne Peace Pyle) Precenct 1 Erath Co, Texas taken 23 June 1880 SN Hale 67 (this is Stephen M.) R Hale 65 (this is Rosa) NS Hale 20 (this is daughter Nancy S.)

Marriage Info Rosamond Bourn (Bourne) Marriage Date 09 Jan 1834 Marriage Place Grayson County, Virginia Spouse Stephen Hail FHL Film Number 31758 Reference ID reg 1 p25 Info added by Jayne Peace Pyle

• Jayne Pyle Family Records - Hale family records that have been in our family for over 150 years. Of course, there could be mistakes, but I have found very few. -Jayne Peace Pyle, great-granddaughter of John Johnstone Hale

Source: Pioneer Settlers of Grayson County Virginia by B.F. Nuckolls; Chapt 2; I have a copy of the book in my possession. -Jayne Peace Pyle NOTE: There are quite a few mistakes in this book.

One thing that is confusing: Hales married Hales at least three times!

↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-7WD : 23 December 2020), Stephen M Hale, Grayson, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXGT-TGV : 4 January 2021), Stephen M Hale, 1870. https://www.newrivernotes.com/topical_history_books_pioneer_settlers_grayson.htm - Chapter 5 "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZH-LVM : 29 January 2020), Stephen Hail, 1834. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8DS-7WD : 23 December 2020), Stephen M Hale, Grayson, Virginia, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXF5-QB3 : 18 February 2021), Stephen M Hail, 1860. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNW-PMS : 20 February 2021), S N Hale, Precinct 1, Erath, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 206, sheet 121A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,302. [edit]