Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Hale, Luke ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com March 26, 2006, 1:02 am Author: Bio/Gen Record LaSalle/Grundy 1900 LUKE HALE, M. D. One of the pioneer representatives of the medical profession in Morris is Dr. Luke Hale, and the older citizens of Grundy county yet remember him as a man of ability in the line of his chosen calling and as a citizen whose upright life commended him to their confidence and regard. He was born in the old Granite state on the 8th of October, 1796, and after preparing for the medical profession began practicing in Brandon, Vermont. At length he determined to seek a home in the west, believing an excellent opening was afforded in this new but rapidly developing country. Accordingly he took up his abode in McHenry county, in 1836, upon a farm on which the town of Ringwood was afterward built. In 1842 he removed to Dundee, Kane county, Illinois, where he successfully engaged in the practice of medicine until 1857. A year later he arrived in Morris, and here he engaged in the prosecution of his profession until his death. His knowledge of the science of medicine was thorough and accurate for that day, and he received and merited a liberal patronage. The Doctor was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Amelia Clifford, a native of Connecticut, and their children were as follows: Anna Eliza B., the wife of Dr. Rosencranz, of Elgin; Dr. Roscoe L., now a druggist of Sedalia, Missouri; Minnie A., the wife of R. S. Hurd, of Morris; William C; Martin B., who resides in Morris; and Fannie A., who became the wife of W. J. Copp, of Hamilton, Canada. Of these children only Mrs. Hurd and Martin B. Hale now reside in Morris. They are both highly respected citizens, and the lady is an active member of the Congregational church. The mother died in Morris in 1873. She was an ardent advocate of abolition principles and rendered effective assistance to the fleeing slaves who were making their way northward on the "underground railroad." She was a lady of many admirable qualities and characteristics, and, like Dr. Hale, she enjoyed the friendship and high regard of many of the citizens of Morris and the surrounding country. Additional Comments: Source: Biographical and Genealogical Record of La Salle and Grundy County, Illinois, Volume 11, Chicago, 1900, p603-604 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/hale87gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ilfiles/ File size: 2.8 Kb