Hezekiah Hale

    Hezekiah Hale was born on Thursday, 1 April 1819 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He and Anna (?) Hale were married on Tuesday, 22 October 1844. He appeared as household head on the census of 19 December 1850 at Fayette Twp., Hillsdale, Michigan, USA. He was recorded as: Hezekiah Hale, 31, male, farmer, real estate worth $800, born Canada. Anna (?) Hale and Anna Jennie Hale also appeared in the household. He appeared as household head on the census of 13 June 1860 at Twp. 58, Range 19, Linn Co., Missouri, USA. He was listed as: Hezakiah Hail, 41, male, rail road agent, born Canada. Anna (?) Hale, Anna Jennie Hale, Josephine Hale, Jonathan H. Hale and Harriett E. Hale also appeared in the household. He served as a Private, Co. A, Marion County, MO, Battalion Home Guard Infantry, Union Army, Civil War. Enlisted, June 7, 1861, Hannibal, MO. Mustered In, June 7, 1861, Hannibal, MO. Disabled with Company, September 5, 1861. His company was organized in June and July, 1861, by authority of Gen. Lyon, and assigned to guard railroad and stores at Hannibal, Missouri until September, 1861 when it was disbanded. His pension number was 972.141. He appeared as household head on the census of 16 July 1870 at Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri, USA. He was enumerated as: Hale, Hezekiah, 52, male, white, rail road supt, real estate worth $12,000, personal assets worth $2,000, both parents of foreign birth, male citizen over 21. He appeared as household head on the census of 28 June 1880 at Independence, Jackson Co., Missouri, USA. He was recorded as: Hale, H., white, male, 61, husband, married, rail road superintendant, born Canada, father born Massachusetts, mother born England. Anna (?) Hale and Harriett E. Hale also appeared in the household.
     Hezekiah died on Monday, 29 January 1912 at the Soldiers Home Hospital, Leavenworth, Missouri, USA, at age 92 years, 9 months and 28 days. He was buried on Wednesday, 31 January 1912 in the Elmwood Cemetery, Kansas, Jackson Co., Missouri, USA.