KENTUCKY: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin & Kniffin, 4th ed., 1887
Green Co.

WILLIAM J. BALE was born April 24, 1843, and is the youngest of six sons
and six daughters born to John and Diana (Lewis) Bale, who were born in
Green County.  John Bale was a minister in the Baptist Church, also a
farmer, and died in 1843, aged forty-eight years.  He was a son of Jacob
Bale, of Dutch descent, who was born in New Jersey, and, after his
marriage, located in Green County, Ky., where he engaged in farming and
blacksmithing.  Mrs. Diana Bale was a daughter of Edward Lewis, of
Virginia, who migrated to Kentucky in an early day, and located where
William J. Bale now resides.  He was the very first settler on Brush Creek,
and fastened the shingles on his house with wooden pegs, and sawed his
plank with a whip saw; was also a farmer and a blacksmith; served as
magistrate for many years, and then became sheriff of the county by being
the oldest magistrate.  William J. Bale was born in Green County, was
raised on a farm, and at nineteen commenced farming for himself.  He was
married, in September, 1866, to Harriet Welden of Hart County, and daughter
of Isaac and Lucy (Gardner) Welden, natives, respectively, of Virginia and
Hart County, Ky.  Isaac Welden was a farmer, and of Irish descent.  The
issue by this union was seven children: Samuel W., Charles S., Wilshire,
Wallace, Ossian T., Minnie J. and Lou.  Mr. Bale located where he now
resides, on 130 acres; he now owns 177 acres, mostly under cultivation, and
this place his grandfather settled- the oldest farm of Brush Creek.  Mr.
Bale has served as assessor of taxes for twelve years.  Mr. Bale started in
life penniless, but by his industry and good management has succeeded in
establishing a good home.  He is an active Democrat, cast his first
presidential vote for Mc, and he and wife are members of the United Baptist
Church.

Bale Lewis Welden Gardner McClellan
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Hart-KY NJ VA

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