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Daniel Wells Hales

Male 1880 - 1946  (65 years)


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  • Name Daniel Wells Hales 
    Born 26 Oct 1880  Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 13 Mar 1946  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 16 Mar 1946  Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2586  Petersen-de Lanskoy
    Last Modified 27 May 2021 

    Father Charles Henry Hales,   b. 17 Jun 1817, Rainham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1889, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Mother Frances Elisabeth Almira Brunyer,   b. 4 Feb 1839, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Dec 1915, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 18 Apr 1857  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F145  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hattie Marie Swenson,   b. 17 Aug 1875, Norrkoping, Ostergotland, Sweden Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1965, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1907  of Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F1470  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Olive Loretta Sanders,   b. 19 Oct 1870, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1963, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 4 Aug 1939  Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 28 May 2021 
    Family ID F424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RESEARCH_NOTES:
      1. Censuses:
      1880 US: Born same year but after census.

      1900 US: Florida, Owyhee, Idaho, p. 284A:
      Daniel W. Hales, boarder, b. Oct 1879, 20, Single, UT Eng Eng, mines gold/silver.

      1920 US: Hayden, Gila, Arizona, 27 Jan 1920, p. 40 of 52, household 524 which is a mining dormitory:
      Daniel W. Hales, lodger, 40, m., Eng Eng Eng, millman for Concentrate (mining co.?)

      2. In the execution of father's last will and testament, this individual shown as living at Spanish Fork, Utah on 22 Jun 1889.
      2. Obituary mentions:
      a. Mentioned as living in mother's obituary of Dec. 7, 1915. "Mrs. Hales was the mother of 13 children, all of whom lived to maturity... Daniel Wells, Hayden, Ariz."
      b. In brother James L. Hales' obituary of 19 May 1921, this individual noted as living in Arizona and name of Wells.
      c. In brother Alma Charles Hales' obituary of 23 Nov 1932, this individual noted as living in Meadows, Idaho and name is noted as Wells Hales.
      d. In brother Harmon B. Hales' obituary of 1 Feb 1934, this individual noted as living in Diamond and name of Wells.
      e. In brother Edward M. Hales' obituary of 1 Aug 1940, this individual noted as living in Salt Lake City and name of Wells.
      e. In sister Harriet E.H. Nelson's obituary 27 Jun 1945, this individual noted as living in Fairview, Utah and name of Wells Hales.
      f. In sister Caroline Elmira Hales Woodward's obituary of 8 Mar 1946, this individual noted as living in Salt Lake City and name of Daniel W. Hales.

      BIOGRAPHY:
      1. Mentioned in father's will per copy of partial probate record in my possession. It appears to be the last page of three pages and is marked "#269 Charles H.H." on the bottom of the page. What I have says:
      "...described Real and Personal property shall become the property of our children my sons and daughters and be Equally divided barween them namely, Lucy E. Hales, Mary Ann Hales Brown, James L. Hales, Charles Alma Hales, Caroline E. Hales Woodward, Franklin H. Hales, Hormon B. Hales, Edward M. Hales, Joseph M. Hales, Richard S. Hales, Sarah J. Hales, Hannah P. Hales and Daniel W. Hales.
      Fifthly, I hereby direct and order that the water rights applied upon the respective pieces of land heretofore, shall continue respectively as herein devised and bequeathed.
      Lastly, I hereby appoint my wife Julia Ann Hales the Executrix of this my last Will and Testament.
      In Witness whereof I have herenunto set my hand and seal this 22d Day of June A.D. 1889.
      The foregoing instrument consisting of three pages was... [witnessed and noted with Charles residing at at Spanish Fork, Utah Co., Utah Territory]."

      BIRTH:
      1. Per cemetery record cited below.

      2. From obituary.

      DEATH:
      1. Per cemetery record and obituary cited below.

      2. Ancestry.com's "Utah Death Index, 1905-1951": Daniel Wells Hales, d. 13 Mar 1946, 65, County of death was Salt Lake, state file no. 1946001095.

      BURIAL:
      1. FHL film 231907 Spanish Fork Cemetery Records: "Hales, Daniel Wells, b. 26 Oct 1880, Sph. Fork, Utah, d. 13 Mar 1946, parents are Charles Henry Hales and Brancis E. Brunyer."

      2. Date surmised from obituary.

      3. "Index to the Utah County Cemeteries, 1850's to 1996," compiled by Diane R. Parkinson and located at the family history center at the BYU Provo library: Daniel Wells Hales 26 Oct 1880 - 13 Mar 1946 Spanish Fork.

      OBITUARY:
      1. "Daniel Wells Hales, 65, 158 Hampton Ave., died at his home Wednesday at 7 a.m. of natural causes. He was born in Spanish Fork Oct. 26, 1880, a son of Charles Henry and Frances E. Brunyer Hales. He was youngest in a family of 25 children. He was employed as a millman for Lane Co., and also worked for Mountain Mines Co. in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Olive Pritchett Hales; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Bates, Silver City, and Mrs. Jennie Waring, Pocatello. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at 36 East Seventh South by Bishop Frank J. Mozley, Harvard Ward. Friends may call at the place of funeral until time of services. Burial will be in Spanish Fork Cemetery." Deseret News, 14 Mar 1946, p. 10.

      2. "Daniel Wells Hales, 65, 158 Hampton Ave., died at his home Wednesday at 7 a.m. of natural causes. He was born in Spanish Fork Oct. 26, 1880, a son of Charles Henry and Frances E. Brunyer Hales. He was youngest in a family of 25 children. He was employed as a millman for Lang Co., and also worked for Mountain Mines Co. in Big Cottonwood Canyon. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Olive Pritchett Hales; two sisters, Mrs. Minnie Bates, Silver City, and Mrs. Jennie Waring, Pocatello. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at 36 East Seventh South by Bishop Frank J. Mozley, Harvard L.D.S. ward. Friends may call at the place of funeral until time of services. Burial will be in Spanish Fork Cemetery." Salt Lake Tribune, Thurs., 14 Mar 1946, p. 17, includes photo.

      SOURCES_MISC:
      1. Per www.hales.org 21 Dec 2002.

      2. Per Ancestral File.