Ale was the son of Joseph Hatfield and Rachel Smith. He was most likely named after Rachel's brother Ale Smith. The name "Ale" is a traditional Swedish name and the Smith family is of Swedish/German/Finnish descent who lived for multiple generations in the Swedish colony of New Sweden (Delaware). It is not a nickname for "Alexander" not a misspelling of "Ali" or "Eli".

Ale married Milly Gibson in 1798. During this marriage Ale began seeing Elizabeth Young. The two families lived in neighboring counties one of which was on the Tennessee side of the state line while the other was on the Kentucky side of the state line. Ale would travel back and forth fathering children with both women.

Ale and Milly were divorced on 4 April 1836. Three days later, on 7 April 1837, Ale and Elizabeth were married in Greene County Indiana.

His headstone was erected by his son, Armstead Hatfield.

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CHILDREN OF ALE & MILLY GIBSON HATFIELD:

1. Andrew A 1799 x 7-29-1866
(m) Mary Ann Miller (died) 11-21-1874 Putnam County, Missouri

2. Sarah 10-25-1800 x 7-29-1866
(m) Absolom Cooper

3. James (born) 1804
(m) Margaret

4. Ale (born) 1808
(m) Mary Ann "Polly" Smith (died) 6-30-1854

5. Nancy 8-22-1810 x 12 15 1891
(m) John McCoy 1801 x 8-5-1874 Van Buren, Hardeman, Tennessee

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CHILDREN OF ALE & ELIZABETH YOUNG HATFIELD:

1. Elizabeth

2. Emanuel 12-22-1805 Campbell County, Tennessee x 1-1-1892 Owensbury, Greene, Indiana
(m) #1: Nancy E Anderson 1-9-1807 Wayne County, Kentucky x 9-28-1852 Owensbury, Greene, Indiana
(m) #2: Mary Edwards 5-8-1804 x 10-14-1900 Owensbury, Greene, Indiana

3. Armstead 3-24-1809 Campbell County, Tennessee x 11-19-1899 Greene County, Indiana
(m) Mary Richardson 10-18-1811 x 7-27-1887

4. Rachel Arena 1811 Anderson County, Tennessee x 1853 Greene County, Indiana
(m) John Brown

5. George Washington "Wash" 1-16-1812 Campbell County, Tennessee x 5-13-1884 Greene County, Indiana
(m) Elizabeth Snyder

6. Mordecai Ale 11-17-1818 Campbell County, Tennessee x 9-14-1869 Greene County, Indiana
(m) Millie Richardson (born) 5-5-1819

7. Keziah 1-20-1826 Tennessee
(m) Jeremiah Carr (died) 5-21-1899 Greene County, Indiana