Historic HALE Family Estate on HALE Rd: Over 100 Years of Local Family History

Over 100 years ago, back in 1917, during the height of World War I, a little baby girl named Mary was born in Dade City to Col. Arthur Auvil and his wife Ruby Sealy Auvil. Mary passed away this year at 101 years old, after a very full and rewarding long life. Back in 1943, some 76 years ago, during the height of World War II, while the Allied Forces were at war in Italy, Frederick Julien Hale and Mary Auvil were fortunate to be married and soon began their young family. Twenty years later, in the mid 1960s they...