From the 'War of 1812' archives in Greene County, Tennessee
Hugh Douglas Hale: Captain Samuel Bunch Company
[Son of Philip Smith Hale Senior, Revolutionary War Soldier : Will April 22, 1814; Probated
January 1820 Sessions; Sons: Patrick Henry, George, Hugh Douglas, Joseph, Phillip S. Jr. "a
minor", Thomas S. Hale]
1813 Captain Joseph Hale Militia District
December 22, 1798 married Lydia Bower
January 11, 1810 married Sarah Hundley, location unknown; [Sons of the American Revolution Application]
1830: Hugh, age 40-49; Sarah, age 30-39
1840: Hugh, age 50-59; Sarah, age 40-49
1850: Hugh, age 61 born Virginia; Sarah, age 59
1850 Bounty Land: 80 acres
1855 Bounty Land: 80 acres
1860: Hugh, age 75; Sarah, age 68
1870 Washington County: Hugh, age 82; no wife in household
February 14, 1871 Pension: served 115 days; pensioned $8/month
January 3, 1875 Loyalty Investigation,: age 88, resides Jonesboro; Confederate activities charged by George Kenney: "Family owned about 100 slaves; sympathy was with Southern people, but never believed in breaking up the Union." Pension Suspended, "money recovered". Letter from Joseph Hale, stating he is Hugh's brother.
June 21, 1875 Pension Investigation Recommendation: "Drop from the Rolls on Evidence of Disloyalty". Pension Commission Ruling: Recommendation Disapproved: No acts are alleged or proven sufficient to deny this man a pension." [1]
Armstrong, Zella, “Notable Southern Families, Vol. 1,” originally published Chattanooga, TN, reprinted for Clearfield Company, Inc. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, MD, 1993, 1997. Digital image at Ancestry.com and Google Books.
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