Descendants of William Hale Generation No. 1 1. WILLIAM1 HALE Child of WILLIAM HALE is: 2. i. THOMAS RYLAND2 HALE, b. Abt. 1781, Westmoreland County, Virginia; d. Bef. August 19, 1860. Generation No. 2 2. THOMAS RYLAND2 HALE (WILLIAM1) was born Abt. 1781 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, and died Bef. August 19, 1860. He married MARGARETT B. HAYDON August 16, 1830 in Richmond County, Virginia. She was born Abt. 1803 in Richmond County, Virginia. More About THOMAS HALE and MARGARETT HAYDON: Marriage: August 16, 1830, Richmond County, Virginia Children of THOMAS HALE and MARGARETT HAYDON are: i. SARAH J3 HALE, b. Abt. 1833, Richmond County , Virginia; d. Bef. February 06, 1861, Richmond County, Virginia; m. AUGUSTINE W DOBYNS, February 08, 1853, Richmond County Virginia; b. Abt. 1830, Richmond County, Virginia. More About AUGUSTINE DOBYNS and SARAH HALE: Marriage: February 08, 1853, Richmond County Virginia 3. ii. GEORGE W. HALE, b. 1833; d. 1908. 4. iii. AUGUSTUS JAMES HALE, b. December 14, 1837, Virginia; d. August 30, 1923, Virginia. iv. HANSEL M HALE, b. Abt. 1839, Richmond County , Virginia. Generation No. 3 3. GEORGE W.3 HALE (THOMAS RYLAND2, WILLIAM1) was born 1833, and died 1908. He married GEORGEANNA THRIFT, daughter of ROBERT THRIFT and VIRGINIA UNKNOWN. She was born 1842, and died August 07, 1880 in Richmond County, Virginia. Notes for GEORGE W. HALE: According to the 1880 Census E.D. 99, Washington Twp., George was 45 and Georgeanna was 38. Headstones vary somewhat. More About GEORGE W. HALE: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia Notes for GEORGEANNA THRIFT: She died of Pneumonia. More About GEORGEANNA THRIFT: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia Children of GEORGE HALE and GEORGEANNA THRIFT are: i. JOHN4 HALE, b. Abt. 1863; d. September 15, 1867, Richmond County, Virginia. ii. MARY E. HALE, b. Abt. 1864. iii. IRA VANCE HALE, b. Abt. 1868. iv. IDA E. HALE, b. Abt. 1869. v. JOHN W. HALE, b. Abt. 1872. 4. AUGUSTUS JAMES3 HALE (THOMAS RYLAND2, WILLIAM1)1,2,3 was born December 14, 1837 in Virginia, and died August 30, 1923 in Virginia. He married (1) MARY S. FALLIN January 17, 1866 in Richmond County Virginia, daughter of JEREMIAH FALLIN and ANN UNKNOWN. She was born Abt. 1844 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died September 15, 1867 in Richmond County, Virginia. He married (2) SENORA L LEWIS July 15, 1869 in Richmond County Virginia, daughter of JEREMIAH LEWIS and KETURAH THRIFT. She was born February 1852 in Virginia, and died March 09, 1912 in Virginia. Notes for AUGUSTUS JAMES HALE: He was awarded the Southern Cross of Honor from the Lee-Jackson Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy on September 19, 1912 in Reedville, Virginia. More About AUGUSTUS JAMES HALE: Burial: September 01, 1923, Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery Village, Virginia Notes for MARY S. FALLIN: She died of consumption. More About AUGUSTUS HALE and MARY FALLIN: Marriage: January 17, 1866, Richmond County Virginia More About SENORA L LEWIS: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery Village, Virginia More About AUGUSTUS HALE and SENORA LEWIS: Marriage: July 15, 1869, Richmond County Virginia Child of AUGUSTUS HALE and MARY FALLIN is: i. JUDSON4 HALE, b. 1867; d. August 22, 1867, Richmond County, Virginia. Children of AUGUSTUS HALE and SENORA LEWIS are: 5. ii. OSWALD KERCHIE4 HALE, b. December 03, 1870, Northumberland County, Virginia; d. October 15, 1948. iii. KERRINNE HALE, b. October 07, 1873; d. October 15, 1876. More About KERRINNE HALE: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia 6. iv. RYLAND A. HALE, b. February 11, 1876; d. January 30, 1940. 7. v. THOMAS JEREMIAH HALE, b. May 09, 1878; d. October 29, 1956, St. Lukes Hospital, Richmond, Virginia. 8. vi. NORA LEE HALE, b. September 15, 1886, Virginia; d. May 24, 1966, 615 G St. SE Washington DC. vii. ANNETTE HALE, b. May 11, 1890; d. May 27, 1891. More About ANNETTE HALE: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia viii. LENA E HALE, b. September 15, 1892; d. March 16, 1966; m. ABRAHAM BENJAMIN COOKSEY; b. June 27, 1891, Charles County, Maryland; d. September 02, 1955. Notes for LENA E HALE: Lena was living at 613 G St SE Washington DC at the time of her death. More About LENA E HALE: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery Village, Virginia More About ABRAHAM BENJAMIN COOKSEY: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery Village, Virginia Generation No. 4 5. OSWALD KERCHIE4 HALE (AUGUSTUS JAMES3, THOMAS RYLAND2, WILLIAM1) was born December 03, 1870 in Northumberland County, Virginia, and died October 15, 1948. He married CLARA VIRGINIA STRAUGHAN January 11, 1899 in Westmoreland County, Virginia, daughter of SEDWICK STRAUGHAN and MARY STEPHENS. She was born February 02, 1880 in Oldhams, Virginia, and died May 19, 1976 in Village, Virginia. More About OSWALD KERCHIE HALE: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery Village, Virginia More About CLARA VIRGINIA STRAUGHAN: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia More About OSWALD HALE and CLARA STRAUGHAN: Marriage: January 11, 1899, Westmoreland County, Virginia Children of OSWALD HALE and CLARA STRAUGHAN are: i. HAZEL5 HALE, b. October 16, 1899; d. May 08, 1986; m. JAMES BALDERSON; b. February 16, 1892; d. August 27, 1977. More About HAZEL HALE: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia Notes for JAMES BALDERSON: He was a L CDR Us Coast Guard in WWII. More About JAMES BALDERSON: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia ii. GARNETTE CLARA HALE, b. July 07, 1902; m. JULIAN C. MAJOR. Notes for JULIAN C. MAJOR: He was a dentist. iii. MELLINEE HALE, b. September 22, 1905; m. JULIAN C. MAJOR. Notes for MELLINEE HALE: She taught school at Totuskey School. iv. OSWALD KERCHIE HALE, JR., b. December 13, 1910; d. November 14, 1971; m. FRANCES EDWARDS. Notes for OSWALD KERCHIE HALE, JR.: He was in the US Navy during WWI as MAM3. v. SEDRICK JUDSON HALE, b. March 19, 1913; m. MARY VIRGINIA WINSTEAD, August 16, 1938, Northumberland County Virginia. Notes for SEDRICK JUDSON HALE: Sedrick worked in Washington DC and drove a bread truck in Alexandria, VA. He then did some construction work. He was Sheriff of Richmond County from 1967 to 1976. More About SEDRICK HALE and MARY WINSTEAD: Marriage: August 16, 1938, Northumberland County Virginia vi. CEPHAS MARION HALE, b. February 26, 1918; m. LOUISE GROLIG. vii. ELOISE M. HALE, b. December 22, 1907; d. December 25, 1980; m. CARRINGTON E. MIDDLETON; b. March 23, 1908; d. February 17, 1946. More About ELOISE M. HALE: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia More About CARRINGTON E. MIDDLETON: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia viii. EILEEN DELMA HALE, b. May 07, 1920; d. November 04, 1999, Richmond, Virginia; m. LOUIS WATSON HEADLEY, SR., 1939; b. Northumberland County, Virginia. More About EILEEN DELMA HALE: Burial: November 06, 1999, Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia More About LOUIS HEADLEY and EILEEN HALE: Marriage: 1939 ix. ALDA JANE HALE, b. March 30, 1922; m. GRAYSON HARRISON HUGHES, 1940, Lewisetta, Virginia; b. December 18, 1917; d. July 16, 1993. More About GRAYSON HARRISON HUGHES: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia More About GRAYSON HUGHES and ALDA HALE: Marriage: 1940, Lewisetta, Virginia 6. RYLAND A.4 HALE (AUGUSTUS JAMES3, THOMAS RYLAND2, WILLIAM1) was born February 11, 1876, and died January 30, 1940. He married VIOLA ODELIA FALLIN Aft. 1915 in Virginia, daughter of RICHARD FALLIN and MARTHA STEPHENS. She was born February 12, 1880, and died September 22, 1963. More About RYLAND A. HALE: Burial: February 02, 1940, Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery Village, Virginia More About VIOLA ODELIA FALLIN: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery Village, Virginia More About RYLAND HALE and VIOLA FALLIN: Marriage: Aft. 1915, Virginia Children of RYLAND HALE and VIOLA FALLIN are: i. EDWARD E.5 HALE, b. 1910. ii. ALTON R. HALE, b. 1912. iii. RICHARD JAMES HALE, b. December 09, 1914. iv. ALADE VIRGINIA HALE, b. 1916; m. RUDOLPH FORRESTER, Heathsville, Virginia. More About RUDOLPH FORRESTER and ALADE HALE: Marriage: Heathsville, Virginia v. EVERETT E. HALE, b. August 10, 1909; d. February 02, 1983. More About EVERETT E. HALE: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia vi. CLAUDE W. HALE. 7. THOMAS JEREMIAH4 HALE (AUGUSTUS JAMES3, THOMAS RYLAND2, WILLIAM1) was born May 09, 1878, and died October 29, 1956 in St. Lukes Hospital, Richmond, Virginia. He married GERTRUDE FLORENCE SMITH. She was born June 12, 1882, and died April 22, 1955. More About THOMAS JEREMIAH HALE: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia More About GERTRUDE FLORENCE SMITH: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia Children of THOMAS HALE and GERTRUDE SMITH are: i. INEZ5 HALE, b. June 20, 1910; d. May 21, 2000, Warsaw, Virginia; m. PEYTON W. SMITH; b. February 18, 1909; d. November 25, 1981. Notes for INEZ HALE: She was a retired cafeteria manager of Warsaw Primary School at the time of her death. More About INEZ HALE: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia More About PEYTON W. SMITH: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia ii. MALCOM L. HALE, b. December 24, 1907; d. May 17, 1961; m. (1) GERTRUDE BARTLETT; m. (2) EUNICE E. REAMY; b. November 30, 1912; d. February 16, 1979. More About MALCOM L. HALE: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia More About EUNICE E. REAMY: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia iii. GRACE HALE, m. GEORGE ADKINS. iv. HILDA HALE, m. (1) COLLIN BELL; m. (2) UNKNOWN DONOVAN. v. LOUISE HALE, b. October 05, 1918; d. January 30, 1992; m. MARVIN LIND AILSTOCK; b. July 18, 1913; d. January 28, 1992. More About LOUISE HALE: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia More About MARVIN LIND AILSTOCK: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia vi. ROBERT H. HALE, b. July 28, 1920; d. October 01, 1980. More About ROBERT H. HALE: Burial: Totuskey Baptist Church Cemetery, Haynesville, Richmond County, Virginia vii. THOMAS EWELL HALE, m. ELSIE BROMLEY. 8. NORA LEE4 HALE (AUGUSTUS JAMES3, THOMAS RYLAND2, WILLIAM1) was born September 15, 1886 in Virginia, and died May 24, 1966 in 615 G St. SE Washington DC. She married WILLIAM WHITFIELD THRIFT February 16, 1910, son of LAWSON THRIFT and MARY LEWIS. He was born May 09, 1885 in Richmond County, Virginia, and died March 20, 1936 in New Jersey. More About NORA LEE HALE: Burial: May 27, 1966, Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery Village, Virginia Notes for WILLIAM WHITFIELD THRIFT: William Whitfield Thrift "Willie" was living at 615 G Street SE Washington DC at the time of his death in 1936. He had worked for the Pennsylvania Railroad for 26 years and was a conductor. He was killed in New Jersey when he was hit by a car returning to his train. He had red hair. He sold a bicycle to Sedrick Hale when he was young. More About WILLIAM WHITFIELD THRIFT: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery Village, Virginia More About WILLIAM THRIFT and NORA HALE: Marriage: February 16, 1910 Children of NORA HALE and WILLIAM THRIFT are: i. BLANCHE VIOLET5 THRIFT, b. November 17, 1910, Village, Virginia; d. December 31, 1999; m. (1) CHARLES READ, November 1929; b. Washington DC; m. (2) GEORGE N. ADAMS, October 1948. Notes for BLANCHE VIOLET THRIFT: Vi moved to Washington DC as a young girl. She graduated from Eastern High School. She married Charles Read in 1929. They had three daughters. The marriage ended in divorce. Vi worked for the Commerce Department for 30 years, retiring in 1972. During WWII, she was a courier of secret documents for the government. After the war, she met and married George N. Adams. The marriage lasted for 50 years. More About BLANCHE VIOLET THRIFT: Burial: January 06, 2000, University Baptist Church, College Park, Maryland More About CHARLES READ and BLANCHE THRIFT: Marriage: November 1929 More About GEORGE ADAMS and BLANCHE THRIFT: Marriage: October 1948 ii. MARION WILLIAM THRIFT, b. June 06, 1918; d. February 1974; m. (1) AGNES UNKNOWN; m. (2) ROBERTA UNKNOWN. Notes for MARION WILLIAM THRIFT: Worked for St. Elizabeth in Washington DC. More About MARION WILLIAM THRIFT: Burial: Gibeon Baptist Church Cemetery, Village, Virginia iii. BURDELL LENORA THRIFT, b. January 22, 1919; d. October 2001; m. HERBERT READ; b. Washington DC. Notes for HERBERT READ: Herbert owned 'Read's Drug Store' located at 1100 Constitution Avenue, NE Washington DC. iv. IRMA LEE THRIFT, b. March 06, 1923; d. August 02, 1996, Dunkirk, Maryland; m. THOMAS EDWARD WHITTINGTON, December 31, 1943, Friendship, Maryland; b. December 04, 1918, Deale, Maryland; d. December 20, 1994, Dunkirk, Maryland. More About IRMA LEE THRIFT: Burial: Lakemont Cemetery Davidsonville, Maryland Notes for THOMAS EDWARD WHITTINGTON: Thomas Edward Whittington "Eddie" enlisted in the Navy June 8, 1944. He received an honorable discharge on January 21, 1946. More About THOMAS EDWARD WHITTINGTON: Burial: Lakemont Cemetery Davidsonville, Maryland More About THOMAS WHITTINGTON and IRMA THRIFT: Marriage: December 31, 1943, Friendship, Maryland Endnotes 1. 9th Virginia Cavalry by Robert K. Krick 4th Ed., 1982, page 76, Hale, James A: enl 10/24/1861 in Co K. AWOL, July 1862 thru Aug 1863. Returned to duty under the President's amnesty proclamation, Sept. 1863. Deserted again by crossing the Potomac on 04/16/1864. He was imprisoned by the Federals despite his desire to take oath, and was only released from Elmira on 05/13/1865, age 26. Hale's reason for wanting to desert was, "I got tired of it." 2. 9th Virginia Cavalry, 4th Ed., 1982, by Robert K. Krick, page 119 (addendum for 4th edition), Hale, James A: Living in Richmand in Richmond Co. in 1910, 73 year old farmer. Second wife Senora L. (married 40 years) living with him. Hale drew a pension in Richmond County in 1920. 3. Marriage Records of Richmond County, Virginia 1854-1905, page 16.