Biographical Sketch of William R. Hale, Phelps County, Missouri >From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1889. ********************************************************************** William R. Hale, farmer of Phelps County, Mo., was born in St. Louis County, Mo., on the 13th of August, 1849, being a son of M. C. and Sarah (Robertson) Hale, both of whom were born in Tennessee in 1820, and are now living in Phelps County, where they located in 1830. The father has held the office of justice of the peace for many years, and has also served as assessor of Phelps County. Six of his nine children are now living: Samuel G., William R., Alexander B., John A., Caroline (wife of John A. Perry) and Lucy (wife of John Roster). The grand- parents, Zachariah and Elizabeth (Hale) Hale, were born in Maryland and Tennessee in 1786 and 1791, and died in 1841 and 1854, respectively. Zachariah moved first to Tenn., thence to Missouri in 1830, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was a soldier in the War of 1812. The great-grandfather Robertson served in the Revolutionary War under Gen. Greene, and was with him on his retreat through North Carolina and South Carolina, and took part in the battles of Cowpens and Yorktown, being present when Cornwallis surrendered. William R. Hale was five years old when brought to Phelps County, Mo., and here he was reared to manhood, marrying, in 1873, Miss Susan A. Yowell, who is one of five surviving members of a family of ten children born to the marriage of Lindsey L. Yowell and Sarah A. Wilson. Mrs. Hale's brothers and sisters are as follows: Napoleon B., Amanda J. (Mrs. Paulsell), Lindsey L., and Charles E. Mr. Hale owns 200 acres of good farming land, with 110 acres under cultivation. He is a Mason, a Democrat, and he and wife are the parents of seven children: Minnie L., Ida M., Nicholas L., John A., William R., M. C. and Lindsey L. ==================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Joe Miller Penny (Eisenbarger) Harrell ====================================================================