Family History - Bradford Hale

1. Bradford Hale,¹ born January 1844 in Indiana, the son of Alford Hale and Eliza Ann Angell;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} died 31 December 1936 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.^{1, 2, 11} Bradford married, 24 January 1875 in Independence, Montgomery County, Kansas, Ella L. Harvey^{12, 13} (born ca. 1861 in Illinois, parents not determined^{6, 7}). Their marriage ended in divorce on 26 April 1902 in Otero County, Colorado.¹³ Bradford is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.^{1, 11}

	2	i.	James M. Hale, born ca. 1876 in Kansas.6, 7
+	3	ii.	Clarence Elmer Hale, born 12 September 1878 in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas; died 9 May 1954 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado. Married Flora Edna Miller.
	4	iii.	L. L. Hale, born ca. 1881 in Colorado.7
	5	iv.	Annie E. Hale, born December 1882 in Colorado.7, 8
	6	v.	Nellie Hale, born ca. May 1885 in Colorado.7
	7	vi.	Charles B. Hale, born September 1886 in Colorado.8
	8	vii.	Henry M. Hale, born August 1892 in Colorado.8, 9

1. Find a Grave (website). Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, Bradford Hale, born: January 1844 in Prairieton, Vigo County, Indiana; Died: 31 December 1936 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, siblings, and one child).
2. Email from Lisa Morris to Lee Gazlay, 26 February 2011, a descendant of Dexter Angell and his first wife Clementina Benight.
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Indiana, Vigo County, Honey Creek Township, Page 270, family of Alford Hale (37, Ohio, farmer); Eliza Hale (28, Indiana); Bradford Hale (6, Indiana); Dexter M. Hale (1, Indiana); Delia B. Angle (11, Indiana); James Boothe (50, Virginia, laborer).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Indiana, Vigo County, Prairieton Township, Page 335, family of Alford Hale (46, Ohio, farmer); Eliza Ann Alford (36, Ind.); Bradford Hale (16, Ind., farm laborer); Dexter M. Hale (10, Ind.); James R. Hale (8, Ind.); Mary Frakes (18, Illinois, domestic).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Kansas, Allen County, Salem Township, Page No. 2, family of Hamilton Benight (30, Indiana, farmer); Hanna Benight (22, Indiana); Dora Benight (6/12, Kansas); Bradford Hale (26, Indiana, farm laborer).
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Kansas, Chautauqua County, City of Sedan, Enumeration District 75, Page No. 2D; family of Bradford Hale (35, Indiana, laborer); wife Ella Hale (19, Illinois); son John M. Hale (4, Kansas, has typhoid fever); son Elmer Hale (2, Kansas); brother-in-law John Harvey (26, Indiana).
7. Colorado State Census, 1885, Chaffee County, Enumeration District 2, Page No. 2; family of B. Hale (41, Ind., ranch); wife Ella L. Hale (24, Ill.); son Jms M. Hale (8, Kas.); son E. C. Hale (6, Kas.); son L. L. Hale (4, Kas.); daughter A. C. Hale (2, Colo.); daughter Nellie Hale (1/12, Colo., May).
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Colorado, Otero County, Precinct No. 11, Enumeration District 81, Sheet No. 59A; Bradford Hale (56, Indiana, Jan 1844, farmer); son Elmer C. Hale (21, Kansas, Nov 1878, farm laborer); daughter Annie e. Hale (17, Colorado, Dec 1882); son Charles B. Hale (13, Colorado, Sept 1886); son Henry M. Hale (8, Colorado, Aug 1892).
9. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Colorado, Elbert County, Holt Precinct (12), Enumeration District 64, Sheet No. 14A; family of Bradford Hale (66, Indiana, widow, farmer, general farm); son Henry M. Hale (17, Colorado); son Elmer E. Hale (31, Kansas, farmer, general farm).
10. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Colorado, El Paso County, Colorado Springs City, Enumeration District 21-26, Sheet No. 4A; family of Clarence E. Hale (51, Kansas, first married age 31); wife Flora E. Hale (41, Kentucky, first married age 21); son James B. Hale (18, Colorado, messenger, telegraph co.); daughter Ella E. Hale (16, Colorado); daughter Anna S. Hale (15, Colorado); son Clarence J. Hale (13, Colorado); daughter Helen B. Hale (11, Colorado); son Richard E. Hale (9, Colorado); son John W. Hale (8, Colorado); daughter Reba E. Hale (7, Colorado); son Carlton Hale (4 10/12, Colorado); daughter Edna J. Hale (3 4/12, Colorado); son Leroy Hale (1 6/12, Colorado); father Bradford Hale (86, Indiana, divorced).
11. United States, Applications for Headstones for Military Veterans, 1925-1941; Bradford Hale, died: 31 December 1936; buried: Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, Colorado; private, Company E, 85th Ind. Infantry.
12. Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935; Bradford Hale, age 31; Ella L. Harvy [sic], age 14; married 24 January 1875 in Howard County, Kansas.
13. Colorado Statewide Divorce Index, 1900-1939, Ella L. Hale and Bradford Hale, married 24 January 1875 in Independence, Kansas, divorced 26 April 1902 in Otero County, Colorado.

3. Clarence Elmer Hale² (Bradford¹), born 12 September 1878 in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas;^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8} died 9 May 1954 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.¹ Clarence married, 9 December 1910 in El Tejón, Mexico, Flora Edna Miller^{6, 9} (born 18 November 1888 in Hardin County, Kentucky, the daughter of Phillip Miller and Annie Mills;^{1, 6, 7, 8, 9} Flora died 14 February 1988 in Glendale, Arapahoe County, Colorado^{1, 9}). Clarence and Flora are buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.^{1, 9, 1}

	9	i.	James B. Hale, born ca. 1913 in Colorado.6, 7
	10	ii.	Ella Elizabeth Hale, born ca. 1914 in Colorado.6, 7
	11	iii.	Anna Susan Hale, born ca. 1915 in Colorado.6, 7
+	12	iv.	Clarence Johnson Hale, born 30 April 1916 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; died 6 February 2001 in Prescott Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona. Married Viola M. Pennington.
	13	v.	Helen Bernice Hale, born ca. February 1919 in Colorado.6, 7
	14	vi.	Richard E. Hale, born ca. 1921 in Colorado.7
	15	vii.	John W. Hale, born ca. 1922 in Colorado.7
	16	viii.	Reba Ethan Hale, born 1923 in Colorado;1, 7 died 1996.1 Reba is buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.1
	17	ix.	Carlton Hale, born ca. June 1925 in Colorado.7, 8
	18	x.	Edna Jean Hale, born ca. December 1926 in Colorado.7, 8
	19	xi.	Leroy Hale, born ca. October 1928 in Colorado.7, 8
	20	xii.	Fredrick G. Hale, born ca. 1931 in Colorado.8

1. Find a Grave (website). Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, Clarence Elmer Hale, Flora E. Hale, and Reba Ethan Hale Delancey: Hale / Flora E. / 1888-1988 / Clarence E. / 1878-1954 / Daughter / Reba Delancey / 1923-1996 (from headstone). The record for Clarence additionally indicates: born: 12 September 1878 in Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas; died: 9 May 1954 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado.
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Kansas, Chautauqua County, City of Sedan, Enumeration District 75, Page No. 2D; family of Bradford Hale (35, Indiana, laborer); wife Ella Hale (19, Illinois); son John M. Hale (4, Kansas, has typhoid fever); son Elmer Hale (2, Kansas); brother-in-law John Harvey (26, Indiana).
3. Colorado State Census, 1885, Chaffee County, Enumeration District 2, Page No. 2; family of B. Hale (41, Ind., ranch); wife Ella L. Hale (24, Ill.); son Jms M. Hale (8, Kas.); son E. C. Hale (6, Kas.); son L. L. Hale (4, Kas.); daughter A. C. Hale (2, Colo.); daughter Nellie Hale (1/12, Colo., May).
4. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Colorado, Otero County, Precinct No. 11, Enumeration District 81, Sheet No. 59A; Bradford Hale (56, Indiana, Jan 1844, farmer); son Elmer C. Hale (21, Kansas, Nov 1878, farm laborer); daughter Annie e. Hale (17, Colorado, Dec 1882); son Charles B. Hale (13, Colorado, Sept 1886); son Henry M. Hale (8, Colorado, Aug 1892).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Colorado, Elbert County, Holt Precinct (12), Enumeration District 64, Sheet No. 14A; family of Bradford Hale (66, Indiana, widow, farmer, general farm); son Henry M. Hale (17, Colorado); son Elmer E. Hale (31, Kansas, farmer, general farm).
6. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Colorado, El Paso County, Precinct 63, Enumeration District 115, Sheet No. 13B, 14A; family of Clarence E. Hale (41, Kansas, teamster, general work); wife Flora E. Hale (31, Kentucky); son James B. Hale (7, Colorado); daughter Ella Elizabeth Hale (6, Colorado); daughter Anna A. Hale (5, Colorado); son Clarence J. Hale (2 8/12, Colorado); daughter Helen B. Hale (10/12, Colorado).
7. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Colorado, El Paso County, Colorado Springs City, Enumeration District 21-26, Sheet No. 4A; family of Clarence E. Hale (51, Kansas, first married age 31); wife Flora E. Hale (41, Kentucky, first married age 21); son James B. Hale (18, Colorado, messenger, telegraph co.); daughter Ella E. Hale (16, Colorado); daughter Anna S. Hale (15, Colorado); son Clarence J. Hale (13, Colorado); daughter Helen B. Hale (11, Colorado); son Richard E. Hale (9, Colorado); son John W. Hale (8, Colorado); daughter Reba E. Hale (7, Colorado); son Carlton Hale (4 10/12, Colorado); daughter Edna J. Hale (3 4/12, Colorado); son Leroy Hale (1 6/12, Colorado); father Bradford Hale (86, Indiana, divorced).
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1940, Colorado, El Paso County, Colorado Springs, Enumeration District 21-25, Sheet No. 1B; family of Clarence B. Hale (61, Kansas); wife Flora E. Hale (51, Kentucky); son Carleton Hale (14, Colorado); daughter Edna Jean Hale (13, Colorado); son Lee Roy Hale (11, Colorado); son Fredrick G. Hale (9, Colorado).
9. Obituary, Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph, available at newspaperarchive.com. 20 February 1988, Flora E. Hale, died 14 February in Glendale, Colorado. The article provides vital and biographical details and the names of her parents, husband, children, and place of burial.

12. Clarence Johnson Hale³ (Clarence,² Bradford¹), born 30 April 1916 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado;^{1, 2, 3} died 6 February 2001 in Prescott Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona.¹ Clarence married, 16 May 1938 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, Viola M. Pennington^{1, 5} (born 22 August 1922 in Washington, parents not determined;⁴ Viola died 8 March 2000 in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska⁴). Clarence is buried in Heritage Memorial Park, Dewey, Yavapai County, Arizona.¹

1. Find a Grave (website). Heritage Memorial Park, Dewey, Yavapai County, Arizona, Clarence Johnson Hale, born: 30 April 1916 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado; died: 6 February 2001 in Prescott Valley, Yavapai County, Arizona (from record, which provides the names and links for his parents, wife indicating married in 1938, and two siblings).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Colorado, El Paso County, Precinct 63, Enumeration District 115, Sheet No. 13B, 14A; family of Clarence E. Hale (41, Kansas, teamster, general work); wife Flora E. Hale (31, Kentucky); son James B. Hale (7, Colorado); daughter Ella Elizabeth Hale (6, Colorado); daughter Anna A. Hale (5, Colorado); son Clarence J. Hale (2 8/12, Colorado); daughter Helen B. Hale (10/12, Colorado).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Colorado, El Paso County, Colorado Springs City, Enumeration District 21-26, Sheet No. 4A; family of Clarence E. Hale (51, Kansas, first married age 31); wife Flora E. Hale (41, Kentucky, first married age 21); son James B. Hale (18, Colorado, messenger, telegraph co.); daughter Ella E. Hale (16, Colorado); daughter Anna S. Hale (15, Colorado); son Clarence J. Hale (13, Colorado); daughter Helen B. Hale (11, Colorado); son Richard E. Hale (9, Colorado); son John W. Hale (8, Colorado); daughter Reba E. Hale (7, Colorado); son Carlton Hale (4 10/12, Colorado); daughter Edna J. Hale (3 4/12, Colorado); son Leroy Hale (1 6/12, Colorado); father Bradford Hale (86, Indiana, divorced).
4. Find a Grave (website). (No cemetery indicated); Viola M. Clark, born: 22 August 1922 in Washington [State]; died: 8 March 2000 in Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska (from record, which provides the names and links of her two husbands).
5. Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006, Clarence J. Hale, age 22, and Viola Pennington, age 15, married 16 May 1938 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.