Husband Christian Dale 1
Born: 20 Dec 1806 1
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Died: 7 Nov 1885 - near Oak Hall, Centre Co, PA 2
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Father: Henry Dale (1758-1844) 1 3 4
Mother: Phillena [Unk] ( -1836) 1
Marriage:
Other Spouse: Hannah Shoeneberger (Abt 1804-1844) 2 - 20 Jun 1826 2
Wife Eliza Neff 5
Born: Abt 1812
Christened:
Died: 4 Nov 1874 - Harris Twp, Centre Co, PA 2
Buried:
Father: Maj. John Neff (1791-1870) 6
Mother: Catharine Durst (1794-1868) 6
Children
1 M Austin W. Dale 2
Born: 22 Apr 1847 - near Oak Hall, Centre Co, PA 7
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Died: Aft 1898
Buried:
Spouse: Catherine Keller (Abt 1849-1883) 7
Marr: 1868 7
Spouse: Rachel E. Meyer (1847- ) 7
2 M Alfred A. Dale 2
Born: 29 Jul 1849 2
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Died:
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3 M Clement Dale 8
Born: 25 Feb 1851 - Oak Hall, Harris Twp, Centre Co, PA 8
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Spouse: Sarah Davis Wilt ( - ) 1
Marr: 15 May 1884 1
General Notes: Husband - Christian Dale
His ancestors had bought a large tract of land [in Centre County, Pennsylvania], which they cleared and converted into several large farms. Christian Dale often said to his children and others, that he well remembered when there was no land cleared between Lemont and Bellefonte except a small piece where William Grove lived in 1885-a short distance from Lemont. By strict integrity and close economy Mr. Dale accumulated a large amount of wealth, and his personal influence extended all over that section of the country. He had a memory stored with more unwritten or traditional history than, perhaps, any other man in Centre County. He often remarked to his children that where he used to play when a child there he saw his grandchildren play, meaning at a beautiful spring of sparkling water, that finds its way from the ground near the old homestead. He took great delight in gathering his children, as well as grandchildren, around him, and relating incidents of early and pioneer life.
In politics he was a Republican, and in 1883 he was the nominee of the party for the office of associate judge. His popularity in the county was evidenced by the large vote he polled. He received the vote of many Democrats. He was a consistent member of the Lutheran Church from youth up, and always contributed freely toward all religious and charitable purposes. The high esteem in which he was held by all who knew him could not be more forcibly manifested than by the large number of friends that attended the funeral, which was one of the largest in that part of the county for many years. Mr. Dale was described as "a tall, portly, gray-haired old gentleman, and as fine a type of manhood as one can well imagine." [CBRCP-CCJC, 90]