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Descendants of William Taylor Hale

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM TAYLOR² HALE (JOHN NATHANEL¹)¹ was born 1820 ², and died 1861 in Collins River, Warren Co., TN, USA ³. He married ELIZA ADELINE ELZIE⁴ June 29, 1843, daughter of WILLIAM ELZIE. She was born April 15, 1820 in Alabama, and died April 20, 1906.

Notes for WILLIAM TAYLOR HALE:
William Taylor Hale drown while crossing the Collins River

1850 Van Buren Co TN Federal Census
William T. Hale 28 m TN
Adline Hale 27 f AL
Lucinda C. Hale 6 f TN
James A. Hale 4 m TN
William P. Hale 1 m TN

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From a letter written by Phoebe York Hale McCormick

John Nathaniel Hale came to this country from England and
settled in North Carolina. He was a carpenter by trade.
(author of letter has written the words My Dad's Grandpa Hale.
Daddy was named after him." above the name)

It was in North Carolina that his son William Taylor Hale met Eliza Adeline Elzie,
the daughter of William Elzie. William Elzie also came from England and settled
in North Carolina. He was a blacksmith by trade. He made wagons shovels hoes,
cowbells, and many other things and sold them by the dozens to diff. companies.

There were four children in William Elzie's family--Three girls and one boy. Adeline
was feeding her baby sister some maple syrup one day and she strangled to death.
This left two girls and one boy. Adeline was a very young girl when this tragedy happened,
and she never did completely get over it.

William Taylor Hale B.1822 D. 1861 at the age of 39
Married
Eliza Adeline Elzie
June 29 1843
Adeline was 23 yrs old when she married
B. April 15 1820
D April 20 1906
To this union was born two girls and 3 boys.

First Was a girl named Sis, who married a Bishop and later a Davis.
Second was a boy name Bill. He married Hettie Russ.
Third was a boy named James "Jim". He married a Mary "Polly" Hillis.
Fourth was a girl named Mary. Mary married a Johnson.
Fifth was a boy named John Nathanel, who was named after his grandfather, He married a Ward.

Their Father, Wm. Taylor Hale was drowned in the yr 1861. This was before the baby boy (John)
was born. He was on his way to the mill and had to cross Collins River on a skift. The skift
capsized and he drowned. His body was not found for nine days. His wife Adeline was on
her way to the store. She saw his body lodged in a drift of brush. He was buried in Shellsford Cemetery.

Adeline never married any more. She raised five children alone. The last we heard from Adeline's folks
(the Elzie's) was from a first cousin of hers who lived in Rich Pond KY and that was many yrs ago.

John Nathanel Hale
married
Nan Ward
Nov 20 1887

John Hale was 27 yrs old and Nan Ward was 17 yrs old

To this union was born five girls and one boy
First was Eliza Adeline Hale born Set 8 1888 She died July 16 1954. She was married to a Payne.
Second was a girl named Minnie Soda born Nov 10 1889. She died Jan 14 1925 Minnie married a Breedlove

Third Child was a boy named Arville Taylor Born March 11 1892
he Died Feb 5 1962 He was married to Nancy Johnson

Fourth was a girl named Willie Ann Born July 10th 1894
she Died Nov 19 1977 She married to Ervin White

Fifth Child was a girl named Phoebe York born Sept 19 1901. I am married to Will McCormick.

Sixth child was a girl named Agnes Etoile. She was born Sept 15 1907 she married a Breedlove.
My mother Nan Hale passed away May 3 1942 at 5 o clock and 50 min. on Sunday Morning.She was 71 yrs and 7 months old.

My Daddy John Nathanel Hale he was born on July 4 1861 and he passed away Dec 2 1946 it was a Monday Morning at 4 o clock and fifty min. he was 85 and 5 months

This is my Mothers folks as far as I know.

Her father was Rufus Ward and her mother's name was Birdie Odell. Rufus Ward was Billy Ward's Boy.

To the family of Rufus and Birdie Ward there was 3 girls and one boy born.
First was a girl named Mary.
Second was a girl named Nan.
Third was a Girl named Fannie.
Fourth was a boy named Crockett.

Fannie, the third Child Died very young.

When Nan was six yrs old their mother died.
Billy Ward was married to Nancy Cummins. I did not learn how many children were in Billie wards family besides Rufus and a girl named Lindie. Lindie married a Templeton.
Nan Hales Grandfather was John Franklin Odell. His wife was a Mayo. Her given name was unknown to me. They came from NC and Settled in White Co TN

The following info was from a letter which was written by Phoebe York Hale McMormick
The letter its self tells more about the
John Nathanel Hale>William Taylor Hale>John Nathaniel Hale(he married Nan Ward Daughter of
Rufus & Birdie Odell Ward.)

John Nathaniel Hale was from England--a carpenter, he came over and settled in North Carolina.
John Nathaniel Hale had a son named Wm. Taylor Hale. William Taylor Hale met Eliza Adeline Elzie
who was the daughter of William Elzie, a blacksmith who also came from England to North Carolina.

Wm. Taylor Hale (1822-1861)39 yrs old
Married June 29 1843
Eliza Adeline Elzie(April 15 1820-April 20 1906)
Children:
1. Sis Hale Married a Mr. Bishop and later Mr. Davis
2. Bill He married Hettie Russ.
3. James "Jim" married Mary "Polly" Hillis
4 Mary Married a Mr. Johnson
5 John Nathaniel Hale(named after his grandfather) he married Nan Ward.

William T. Hale drowned in the Collins River in 1861 when his skift capsized
as he was crossing the river on his way to the mill. It was nine days before his
body was found by Adeline who was on her way to the store and came across
it lodged in a drift of brush. Wm. Taylor Hale is buried in Shellsford Cem.

Notes for ELIZA ADELINE ELZIE:
1880 District 8, Van Buren Co. Tennessee
Page 273A
Adaline HALE Self F W W 65 TN Keeping House Fa: --- Mo: ---
Lucinda DAVIS Dau F M W 35 TN At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
John HALE Son M S W 20 TN Works On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN
Monroe BISHOP GSon M S W 14 TN At Home Fa: TN Mo: TN
Luther DAVIS GSon M S W 3 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN

in the 1900 Census she is living with her
youngest son John N. Hale and his family. Lucinda, her oldest
daug. is also living with them. Adaline lists her state
of birth as AL, her Dad's state of birth as VA & Mom's State of Birth as TN

More About WILLIAM HALE and ELIZA ELZIE:
Marriage: June 29, 1843

Children of WILLIAM HALE and ELIZA ELZIE are:

2.	i.	LUCINDA³ HALE, b. Abt. 1844; d. Unknown.
3.	ii.	WILLIAM P. HALE, b. 1849; d. Bet. 1920 - 1930.
4.	iii.	JAMES A. HALE, b. July 16, 1848; d. May 23, 1924.
5.	iv.	MARY HALE, b. 1855; d. Unknown.
6.	v.	JOHN NATHANEL HALE, b. July 04, 1861, Van Buren Co., TN, USA; d. December 02, 1946, Campaign, Warren Co. TN.

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