Judge Isaac Ward Hale

Isaac was quite a sportsman in his younger years, 'chasing' deer and having many interesting encounters with timber wolves. In 1822 he was in the lumbering business on the Susquehanna River, until 1836 when he moved to Cattaraugus Co., NY. Here he piloted on the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers. He brought his family to Osceola, Polk Co., WI in July of 1851. They came by boat, down the Ohio, than up the Mississippi to the St. Croix. He was known as "Judge Hale", as he was the first elected Judge of Polk County in 1853. He served for 8 years and was also the town Superintendent for 2 years. From 1852 to 1857 he bought 200 acres of land in section 26, Osceola Twp. He died at the home of his daughter, Esther, (Mrs. Edgar C. Treadwell) at age 90.

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Page: email dated 10/27/2002 2.Abbrev: Sheila McCormack Title: Sheila McCormack

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Page: email dated 27 Nov 2002 (Hale file) 3.Abbrev: Descendants of Samuel Hale Title: Tom Sawyer, "Hale Update," e-mail message from [] () to Charlotte Brennan, 4/20/2004t. 4/20/2004 Repository: Name: Email 4.Abbrev: Sheila McCormack Title: Sheila McCormack

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Page: email dated 27 Nov 2002 5.Abbrev: NSDAR Title: NSDAR Page: 502426 6.Abbrev: NSDAR Title: NSDAR Page: 499355 7.Abbrev: Decendants of Joseph McKune Title: Letter from Tom Sawyer () to Charlotte Brennan,; held by (). Hale file 8.Abbrev: DAMON of Scituate Title: DAMON of Scituate, online [http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=damonsci], accessed 22 Sept 2006T&db=damonsci]p=GET&db=damonsci]. Accessed 22 Sept 2006 Page: http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=damonsci&id=I6992

W. Hale. —Judge Hale's early life was spent on a farm. He commenced lumbering in 1822, and followed that business and piloting on the Ohio and Alleghany rivers until 1851, when he came to Osceola prairie and opened a farm. Mr. Hale was the first county judge of Polk county, and held the position eight years. He has also served as county superintendent of schools. He was born in Harmony, Susquehanna county, Pennsylvania, in 18u2; was married to Nancy McKeene, of Orange county, New York, in 1826. They have four sons, John, Isaac, Silas F., and Reuben W., and three daughters, Esther (Mrs. Treadwell), Malvina (Mrs. Merrick), and Achsab (Mrs. Thomas Kent).

From: Fifty Years in the Northwest

Isaac was quite a sportsman in his younger years, 'chasing' deer and having many interesting encounters with timber wolves. In 1822 he was in the lumbering business on the Susquehanna River, until 1836 when he moved to Cattaraugus Co., NY. Here he piloted on the Ohio and Allegheny Rivers. He brought his family to Osceola, Polk Co., WI in July of 1851. They came

by boat, down the Ohio, than up the Mississippi to the St. Croix. He was known as "Judge Hale", as he was the first elected Judge of Polk County in 1853. He served for 8 years and was also the town Superintendent for 2

years. From 1852 to 1857 he bought 200 acres of land in section 26, Osceola Twp. He died at the home of his daughter, Esther, (Mrs. Edgar C. Treadwell) at age 90.

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Judge Isaac Ward Hale
BIRTH 11 Mar 1802
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
DEATH 13 Sep 1892 (aged 90)
Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA
BURIAL
Pleasant Prairie Cemetery
Osceola, Polk County, Wisconsin, USA
MEMORIAL ID 105487406 · View Source
MEMORIAL
PHOTOS 2
FLOWERS 5
Family Members
Parents
Isaac Hale
Isaac Hale
1763–1839

Elizabeth Hale
Elizabeth Lewis Hale
1767–1842

Spouse
Nancy Hale
Nancy McKune Hale
1805–1880

Siblings
Jesse Hale
Jesse Hale
1792–1874

David Hale
David Hale
1794–1878

Alva Hale
Alva Hale
1795–1881

Phebe Root
Phebe Elizabeth Hale Root
1798–1836

Emma Smith
Emma Hale Smith
1804–1879

Tryael Morse
Tryael Hale Morse
1806–1860

Children
John Hale
John Hale
1827–1900

Isaac Hale
Isaac Hale
1830–1916

Melvina Wallace
Melvina Hale Wallace
1832–1910

Achsah Kent Nason
Achsah E. Hale Kent Nason
1835–1907

Silas Hale
Silas Fowler Hale
1838–1923

Reuben Hale
Reuben Ward Hale
1844–1933

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