Annie Ruth Hales

Female23 May 1908–31 October 1994

Brief Life History of Annie Ruth

When Annie Ruth Hales was born on 23 May 1908, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Jesse Raymond Hales, was 28 and her mother, Nellie Florence Thompson, was 19. She lived in Johnston, North Carolina, United States in 1910 and Wilson, North Carolina, United States in 1962. She died on 31 October 1994, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States, at the age of 86.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Raymond Hales
1879–1939
Nellie Florence Thompson
1889–1917
Annie Ruth Hales
1908–1994
Charles Buren Hales
1909–1962
Jesse Warters Hales
1911–1990
Carl Thompson HALES
1914–2001
Elizabeth Virginia Hales
1917–1955

Sources (2)

  • Annie R Hales in household of Jesse R Hales, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Miss Ruth Hales in entry for Charles Buren Hales, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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World Events (8)

1909 · The NAACP is formed

Age 1

Organized as a civil rights organization, The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is a bi-racial endeavor to advance justice for African Americans. It is one of the oldest civil rights organizations in the nation.

1918 · Fort Bragg Established

Age 10

Named after Confederate General Braxton Bragg, Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina was established on September 4, 1918. It was used as one of three training camps used during WWI.

1931

Age 23

The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the national anthem.

Name Meaning

English (widespread, especially in the southeast): from the genitive singular or nominative plural form of Old English halh ‘nook, recess’ (see Hale ).

Irish: when not of English origin, this may be a variant of Healy or McHale .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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