George Douglas HALE,Sr Bio-Douglas County, Missouri ***************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Susan K. BRUCE USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non- commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** George Douglas HALE,Sr. was born August 25, 1829 in Ohio. He died May 28, 1889 in Douglas County, Missouri He was the son of Thomas HALE b PA and Phebe COON b Ohio. His family came to Missouri around the 1840s. He and his parents are listed in the Webster Co. 1850 census. George married Malinda CORNELISON b June 15, 1834 in Green Co., Missouri July 1, 1852 in Greene Co., Missouri. George and Malinda had the following children: Thomas G. HALE b September 18, 1853 who married Sarah S. LETHCO. Nancy J. HALE b March 10, 1854 who married John Gabriel HARTIN. Phebe J. HALE b about 1857. Malinda died November 17, 1857 and is buried in the Huffman cemetery, Douglas Co., Missouri. George D. HALE married Elizabeth HUFFMAN on February 17, 1859 George and Elizabeth lived on Little Beaver about 12 west of Ava in which community they lived until their death. George and Elizabeth had the following children: Henry H. HALE b April 5, 1860 d. November 17, 1860 George Douglas Jr. HALE b. February 16, 1862 in Illinois died November 25, 1941. George Douglas Jr. married first Minerva J. ROGERS July 31, 1881 and second Rose S. RILEY June 12, 1906. Sarah A. b 1864 in Illinois married a Newbourgh. William R. b 1868 married Ida W. PAYNE John C,.HALE born October 1870 married Effie T. COX Mary M. HALE b 1873 married a DYKES Martha F. born September 30, 1876 married Albert FITZGERALD. Jessie L. born May 31, 1879 married a Arlene Clarence born March 1882 Florence M. HALE born November 13, 1884 and married a Robert A. FRIEND. Geroge Douglas HALE was a presiding judge of Douglas county for twelve years prior to his death. Submitted by: Susan K. BRUCE Springfield, Missouri