W. H. Dale
Submitted by Mitzi P. Freeman
Newspaper: Putnam County Herald
Date: 12/3/1908
Volume: VI
Number: 45
Page: 1
Esq. W. H. Dale Passes Away -- One of The Oldest Citizens of Clay County Answers The Summons of Death -- Celina, Tenn., Nov. 27. - - The death of W. H. Dale, of Butler's Landing, Clay County, Tenn., takes from the Upper Cumberland country one of the most useful men of this part of the State. He was one more of the old Confederates who have passed thought the dark valley. He was one of a family of six brothers who took part in the Civil War. The oldest brother was killed at Chickamauga. Four of the brothers are living, the youngest one 66 years ole. W. H. Dale would have been 73 years old if he had lived till the 10th of December. He had been a member of the County Court of Clay County about thirty years. He was a postmaster a number of years. Besides his magisterial work, he did a great deal of work as a pension agent. He was said to be one of the best legal advisers in the county, through he was not a licensed lawyer. He was a blacksmith by trade. In his young days he did a great deal of custom work for the farmers who lived around Butler's Landing. He never accumulated much property, but he owned the property where he lived, in Butler's Landing. He leaves a widow and a number of children and grandchildren. He was living with his third wife when he died. The Dale family is one of the oldest families of the State. The grandfather moved into that part of the State from North Carolina long before the State of Tennessee was organized. He took a part in all of Gen. Jackson's wars. Few men were better known in this county. He was a devout member of the church, and at the head of a Christian home. A number of his children are walking in his footsteps. His life was a great blessing to the country as well as his own family. The value of influence of the life of such a man can not be overestimated.
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