Pamelia Hale

		b. August 10, 1808 

bp. Glastonbury, Connecticut 

m. September 28, 1828, William C. Oviatt 

Figure 1.5: Pamelia Hale Oviatt

Pamelia Hale, daughter of Jonathan Hale and Mercy Sanderson Piper, was born in Glastonbury, Conn., in 1808. She was a sister to Sophronia Hale Hammond, of Hanover, Ill. She is mentioned in Eveline Bosworth Cook's recollections on page as Cousin Pamela.

William Charles Oviatt was born in Milford, Conn., and came to Ohio in 1827. He married Pamelia Hale in 1828, and they settled in Tallmadge, Ohio (near present-day Akron), where he established a carriage factory.

Figure 1.6: William Charles Oviatt

They kept close ties with Jonathan Hale and the homeplace. When it became a vacation place in the summer they were frequent guests. The Oviatt's were able to travel and also visited the Jo Daviess County Illinois kinfolks. Being a literate family, the Hales and Hammonds kept in touch with one another surprisingly well. The Oviatts often visited Florida in the winters. William C. Oviatt was a prominent businessman in Tallmadge and was greatly appreciated by the Hales.

Having no children of their own they adopted two: Geneva and Charles. This W. Charles later married Pamelia L. (Millie) Hale, a daughter of Andrew and Jane Hale.