Crawford Co., AR - Biographies - Judge Harrison B. Hale

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SOURCE: History of Benton, Washington, Carroll, Madison, Crawford,
Franklin, and Sebastian Counties, Arkansas. Chicago: The Goodspeed 
Publishing Co., 1889.
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Judge Harrison B. Hale, a prominent citizen of Cedar Creek Township, 
was born in Washington County, Tenn., in 1840, and is a son of 
Benjamin and Nancy (Longmire) Hale, also natives of that State, born 
August 15, 1809, and April 3, 1808, respectively. Leaving their native 
State the parents first went to Barren County, Ky., then to Red River 
County, Texas. In 1859 they came to Cane Hill, Ark., in 1860 located 
in Crawford County, in 1874 went to Washington Territory, and in 1875 
went to Oregon. In politics the father was a Whig, and in religion a 
member of the Missionary Baptist Church. He was a farmer by 
occupation, and while in Tennessee served as justice of the peace. He 
was twice married, and by his first wife had two children, one, 
Mesheck Hale, living near Warsaw, Mo. By his second marriage he had 
seven children, viz.: Our subject; Mrs. Hannah Martin, of Van Buren; 
Mrs. Mary J. Montgomery, of Barker Township, this county; Landon 
Taylor, of Montana; Joseph, Noah B. (deceased) and John (deceased). 
The grandparents, Joseph and Susannah (Hollin) Hale, were natives of 
Maryland, who immigrated to Tennessee. The paternal forefathers of our 
subject came to America from England with Lord Baltimore, settling in 
his colony, and the great-grandfather, George Hale, was a native of 
Maryland, and a soldier in the Revolutionary War. The maternal 
grandparents were of German descent and natives of Pennsylvania. Judge 
Hale passed his early youth in Tennessee, and attended the Fall Branch 
Seminary, in Washington County, of that State. He afterward went to 
Columbia College, Adair County, Ky., but his education was interrupted 
by the war. In 1862 he enlisted in Company E, and served under Capt. 
J. Winfrey. After being in Gen. Buster's [p.1150] cavalry, and 
participating in the battle of Pea Ridge, he was dismounted and joined 
Col. Clark's Ninth Missouri Infantry, He was present at the battles of 
Prairie Grove, La., Pleasant Hill, La., and Jenkins' Ferry. He 
received a slight wound in the head while in the Indian Nation, but 
served until the close of the war, being paroled at Van Buren in 1865. 
He was in an engagement at Newtonia, Mo., and in the northwest corner 
of this State, near old Fort Wayne, in the fall before the battle of 
Prairie Grove, Ark., being then under Gen. Cooper, of the Choctaw 
Nation. After the war he engaged in teaching, which he still continues 
to do, as he holds a first grade certificate. He made his home with 
his father until 1869, and October 17, of that year, married Ruth C. 
London, who was born in this county April 29, 1853, and is a daughter 
of John J. and Judith (Burnett) London. By this marriage Judge Hale 
has one child, Mollie J. Hale, born August 21, 1870. Mr. Hale is one 
of the successful and enterprising men of the county, and in 
September, 1878, was elected justice of the peace of the township, 
which office he held two years. In 1880 he was elected county and 
probate judge, and in 1886 was re-elected to the same office. This 
fall he was elected county surveyor, and he is now fulfilling the 
duties of his public offices with fidelity and zeal. He is a member of 
the Church of God, and is a Mason. In politics he is a Democrat, and 
his first presidential vote was cast for Seymour in 1868. 

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