The Hale Family – Mary Rebecca Nancy Hale Family

Mary Rebecca Nancy Hale was born in 1835 in Alabama or Georgia. She is most often recorded as Rebecca in the census records so that is how I will refer to her in this post to avoid confusion with her daughter. She, like her sisters did not marry, but had children. There are 3 know children for Rebecca: Susan, Mary and Joeanna. Not a lot is known about Rebecca's life or even when she died. I know she passed away after 1910, as that was the last year I have found her on the census records.

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Susan is the oldest known child of Rebecca. She was born in 1852 in Alabama. Mary is the second daughter of Rebecca. She was born in 1854 in Alabama. Nothing more is known about these two daughters. I know that at least one of them had children. In 1880, there are three grandchildren living in the home of Rebecca. The three boys are named William Thomas (age 10), John H. (age 6) and John (age 1). I know that Joeanna is probably John H.'s mother.

Joeanna was born in 1859 in Alabama. Joeanna was the mother of 2 children, John Joseph and Betsie Ann. Their father was named Amos M. Henson. I am not sure that Amos and Joeanna were married since Joeanna was living with her mother in 1880 and John was born in 1875. Amos was living with Joeanna's cousin, William Joseph Hale, in 1880. Amos M. Henson was born in March 1859 in Randolph County, Alabama. Amos was married to Octava Watkins and had the following children: Elizabeth, Minnie, Walter B., Ida M., Verna, Claude, Joseph, Lillie Mae and Clyde J. I know Betsie was born after Amos married Octava. A granddaughter of Amos and Octava sent me the picture of Betsie, below, with a note saying that she was her mother's half-sister. Joeanna died on July 6, 1927 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Betsie Ann Henson was born in February 1884 in Alabama. She married John William Hale on December 21, 1902 in Carroll County, Georgia. John born on June 14, 1885 in Randolph County, Alabama to Andrew Jackson Hale and Lucy Permelia Vinna Norris. Further details on John's life will be in a later post when I discuss his family.

Sources:
Census Records – 1850-1910 in Randolph County, Alabama.
Death Record – Joe Ann Henson