Susan M. Crouch 1842-1909 m. Jerry B. Hale

• Lula L. Hale b. 9 Nov 1870 m. Robert Lusk
• John Bryon Hale b. 31 Jul 1872 m. May Hodges
• Birdie M. Hale b. 7 May 1874 m. Mike Massengill, Sr.
• Anna G. Hale, b. 5 July 1876 m. Andrew J. Watkins
• Augustus H. "Mage" Hale b. 28 Aug 1878 m. Cora Maupin
• Bessie L. Hale b. 8 May 1880 d. 1959 m. Charley Hodges
• Elijah Bon Hale b. 5 Aug 1884 m. Dora Gertrude Hall
• Dollie Crouch Hale b. 9 Nov 1882, d. 30 Oct 1884 (buried in the Crouch Cemetery, Washington Co., TN)
• Herman Hale
• Jerushia Hale

Elizabeth and Jeremiah B. Hale lived at Freehill (Gray Station) and had three children by the time Jeremiah B. Hale joined the Union Army, 11-5-1862, Co. L., 1st Regiment Arkansas Cavalry, commanded by M. LaRue Harrison. He was stationed at Springfield, Mo. where he was injured when his horse fell and rolled on him while riding picket. He was in the Army Hospital for some time. Elizabeth's father, Hugh P. Young, Sr., took Elizabeth and the children to be with her husband. They made the trip from Knob Creek in Washington Co., Tennessee to Danville, MO. in a covered wagon. Hugh P. Young, Sr., was at this time past the age of 60, and the trip must have been very tiring as well as dangerous as they had to travel part of the way through Confederate territory. However, he made the trip to Danville, Mo and back to Knob Creek without serious trouble. He left Elizabeth and the children in Danville where they remained until Jeremiah was discharged form the Union Army, August 23, 1865.

It was their intention, do doubt, to remain in Mo. However, misfortune came to them in the death of their youngest son, James E. Hale who was born in Washington Co., Tennessee, April 9, 1861 and died in Danville Mo. October 24, 1866. Then two years later, February 11, 1868, Elizabeth died and was buried at Danville in the same cemetery with her son. Jeremiah B. Hale returned to Tennessee with the children; and November 15, 1868, married Susan Mary Crouch in Washington Co., Tennessee. Susan was the daughter of John "Jack" Crouch (1793/95-1850) and Nancy Epperson. Jeremiah and Sue had 8 children. Jeremiah was a Justice of the Peace in Washington County. Jeremiah and Sue are buried in the Flourville Cemetery, Boones Creek, Washington County, TN.

In recent years, Nancy Crump Spicer [Grace Crump Jones more likely, BJH] a descendant, traveled from St. Louis to Danville, Mo. (the name of the town has since changed) to visit the grave of her ancestor, Elizabeth Young Hale. She found the cemetery, which at the time Elizabeth Young Hale was buried, was on privately owned land and was in the process of being plowed under. The tombstones were learning against a fence. Nancy asked the owner if she could have the stones of her deceased relatives. The stones were saved place with Nancy Crump's in the Morrell Cementery, Dallas, TX.

This information was taken from family letters, Jeremiah B. Hale's military record and Susan M. Crouch's widow's pension application. Jeremiah B. Hale was the son of James Chamberlain Hale and Almira Bacon. I descend from Jeremiah B. Hale and his first wife, Martha Elizabeth Young.

Information from Census records, interviews with Elijah Bon Hale's children, Jeremiah B. Hale's military record and Susan M. Crouch Hale's widow's pension.

Jonesboro Herald Tribune July 1899
Free Hill
J.B. Hale, Esq. is quite poorly with heart trouble.

Betty Jane Hylton
Co-coordinator, Washington County, TN TNGenWeb Page
http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnwashin
Editor, Watauga Association of Genealogists Bulletin