Washington Co., AR - Biographies - A. J. Hale

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A. J. Hale. Success in life is mainly dependent on determined and 
persistent effort, and these qualities are the characteristics of Mr. 
Hale; consequently his career in life as an attorney at law and farmer 
has been a reasonably successful one. He was born in the "Old North 
State" in 1823, and is one of five children born to the marriage of 
John H. Hale, of English and Scotch descent, and Margaret Hunt, who 
were also natives of North Carolina. The father was a hatter by trade, 
but the latter portion of his life was devoted to agricultural 
pursuits, which occupation he was following at the time of his death 
in North Carolina in 1865. His widow, with her youngest son, Edward 
E., immigrated to Arkansas in 1868, and here her days were ended. A. 
J. Hale received his academic education in Normal College (now Trinity 
College) North Carolina, and afterward pursued his law studies under 
the direction of Jonathan Worth, of Randolph County. N. C., who 
afterward became governor. Mr. Hale was admitted to the bar before the 
supreme court of North Carolina in 1859, and soon after immigrated to 
Missouri, and was a resident of Marshfield until 1866, at which time 
he came to Fayetteville, and has since been a resident of . He has 
been engaged in practicing his profession and farming, and is also 
engaged in the real estate business, being the owner of some valuable 
property in Springdale. He was married first to Miss Elizabeth Goss in 
1845, who died in 1860. having borne eight children, six of whom are 
now living: Martha L., Margaret E., Mary E., William B., Joseph G. and 
Flora M., who are all married and have families. He married his 
present wife. Miss Leona Stark, in 1883. Mr. Hale is a member of the 
A. F. & A. M., and belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. 
He was twice elected to the office of clerk of the superior court of 
Randolph County, N. C., and served in that office for eight years.