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A. J. Hale. Success in life is mainly dependent on determined and persistent effort, and these qualities are the characteristics of Mr. Hale; consequently his career in life as an attorney at law and farmer has been a reasonably successful one. He was born in the “Old North State” in 1823, and is one of five children born to the marriage of John H. Hale of English and Scotch descent, and Margaret Hunt, who were also natives of North Carolina. The father was a hatter by trade, but the latter portion of his life was devoted to agricultural pursuits, which occupation he was following at the time of his death in North Carolina in 1865. His widow, with her youngest son, Edward E., immigrated to Arkansas in 1868, and here her days were ended. A. J. Hale received his academic education in Normal College (now Trinity College) North Carolina, and afterward pursued his law studies under the direction of Jonathan Worth, of Randolph County, N.C., who afterward became governor. Mr. Hale was admitted to the bar before the supreme court of North Carolina in 1859, and soon after immigrated to Missouri, and was a resident of Marshfield until 1866, at which time he came to Fayetteville, and has since been a resident of Washington County. He has been engaged in practicing his profession and farming, and is also engaged in the real estate business, being the owner of some valuable property at Springdale. He was married first to Miss Elizabeth Goss in 1845, who died in 1860, having borne eight children, six of whom are now living: Martha L., Margaret E., Mary E., William B., Joseph G. and Flora M., who are all married and have families. He married his present wife, Miss Leona Stark, In 1883. Mr. Hale is a member of the A. F. & A. M., and belongs to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South. He was twice elected to the office of clerk of the superior court of Randolph County, N. C., and served in that office for eight years.