Henry Edwin Hale biography: 13 things about Cannon County, Tennessee native

Who was Henry Edwin Hale?

Henry Edwin Hale was an American man born in Cannon County, Tennessee, United States to William Nathan Hale and Lillie Turney Hale. After Lillie’s death, William married Mary Pauline Cooley Hale.

William and Mary have five children together. She gave birth to Mary Ruth Hale in 1927, John William “Leroy” Hale in 1928, Hallie Hale in 1936, Fred Louis Hale in 1942 and Winfred Timothy “Tim” Hale in 1949.

Henry and his wife Audrey Christine Burnette Hale have two sons and one daughter. Here are 10 more things about him:

1. He was 2 years younger that his sister Willette Hale.
2. He was 10 months older than Christine.
3. In 1919, his younger sister Helen Inez Hale was born.
4. On May 24, 1921, his mother died at age 30.
5. On August 1, 1925, his father and Mary got married in Warren County, Tennessee.
6. In 1948, he and Christine got married.
7. In 1950, Christine gave birth to their daughter Susan Hale.
8. On December 5, 1952, his half-brother Fred died at age 10 in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA.
9. In 1955, Christine gave birth to their son Kenneth Samuel Hale.
10. In 1958, Christine gave birth to their son Ronald E. Hale.
11. In 1972, Christine retired from the Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools to take care of him after he was diagnosed with brain cancer.
12. On January 23, 1972, he turned 57.
13. On December 13, 1972, he died in the hospital in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee after his battle against brain cancer.

On March 27, 2023, Henry’s grandson Audrey Elizabeth Hale opened fire inside  The Covenant School n Green Hills, Nashville, killing six people. Later that day, Audrey was fatally shot by police officers.