History of Crawford and Clark counties, Illinois, Part 79

Author: Perrin, William Henry, d. 1892?
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago : O.L. Baskin & Co.
Number of Pages: 826


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the year 1840, where they now reside. After Mr. Evinger's marriage, he lived about six years in Coles County, and located in West- field at the beginning of the war, and has been engaged in farming. He has 245 acres. and has no children ; he and wife are members of the United Brethren, father also was a member of that society, and a Democrat. Jacob is a Republican, though not a partisan.


DR. JOSEPH HALL, physician, Westfield. One of the practitioners of materia medica in Clark County now located in Westfield since 1875, is Joseph Hall, who was born in Belmont County, Ohio. January 7, 1849, only son and child now living of Joseph Hall and Martha Farquhar. He was born in Ohio, son of Jolin Hall, a native of North Carolina, and emigrated to Belmont County at an early day. The sub- ject of these lines was reared to farming pur- suits, and received a liberal education. His parents were Quakers, and he was educated in the common branches, completing his literary education at Westown College in Chester County, Penn. After leaving college, he began teaching, first in Columbiana County, Ohio, where he taught two years, and moved to Montgomery County, Ind., where he taught two years, and while here began the study of medi- icine, and attended his last course of lectures in 1872, at Cincinnati, and immediately began the practice of his profession in Owen County, Ind., continuing here until the fall of 1875, when he removed to this town and has since been engaged in his profession. Ile was mar- ried on July 2. 1872, to Margaret L .. daughter of John and Jane (Bagus) Daugherty. of Cler- mont County, Ohio. Doctor has three children -Grace E., Roy W. and Chester G. Member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and is one of the charter members of Westfield Lodge of I. O. O. F., No. 644. Politically, is a stanch Republican.


WILLIAM G. JOHNSON, P. O. Westfield, was born March 18, 1849, in Ohio County, Ind.,


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and removed to Switzerland County when young, with his parents, who were Joseph and Tacy (Bear) Johnson. Joseph Johnson was born in the Old Dominion October 16, 1819; is a son of Abram Johnson, also a Virginian. Joseph removed to Indiana with his parents, and there married Tacy Bear, of German descent. William was raised on a farm, and removed to this county with his parents in 1869, locating in this township, where his father died Septem- ber 30, 1866; his wife in 1862. They raised a family of seven children; William was the sixth in order of birth, and the fifth that grew up, and began business for himself; he learned the shoe- maker's trade, and in 1874 began in business on his own account, and has since conducted the same and does strictly a manufacturing business, and runs three workmen the greater portion of the time. Politically, he is a Re- publican, and was elected Justice of the Peace in the spring of 1881. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Westfield, No. 644. and of the Methi- odist Episcopal Church. He was married, June 2, 1876. to Jennie, born in this township, daughter of Edward Metcalf and Sarah Mitchell, both Ohioans. He has one child-Gertie.


C. F. KNAPP, merchant, Westfield. Among the representative business men of this pl is Chauncey F. Knapp, who came to the county in the fall of 1866, and has since been engaged in the commercial and mercantile interests of the county. He was born in Clinton County, N. Y .. December 31, 1833, the second son and fourth child of his parents, who were Abel Knapp and Maria Southwick. He was a native of Vermont, born 1803, and removed to Clinton County, N. Y., when a young man, and there married Maria M. M., a daughter of Daniel Southwick. The subject of this sketch was raised in the store of his father until 1856, when he left home, and after one year's resi- dence in Iowa he went to Indiana, where he en- gaged as a salesman for Samuel T. Ensley for eighteen months, after which time he engaged


in business on his own account, at Manhattan. Indiana, where he continued until 1863. then removed to Mattoon, this State, and there en- gaged in the mercantile trade, and continued until the fall of 1866, when he located in this vil- lage, and engaged in merchandising. and has since been engaged. Ile keeps a general stock. He was married at Greencastle, Ind., November. - 1863, to Fannie, born in Indiana, daughter of J. W. Matlock. He has but one child-Walter M. Politically, he is Republican. He is a member of the A., F. & A. M. In 1867, Mr. Knapp, in company with P. P. Douglass, en- gaged in running a general store at Martins- ville, under the firm name of C. F. Knapp & Co., which association lasted until 1879. Same party was in business with him at this place at same time. He has now interests in and about Martinsville; has 264 acres of land and business houses in Martinsville.


ANDREW LEE, farmer, P. O. Westfield. The subject of these lines was born July 5, 1829, in Oxford, Ohio, the second son and sixth child that was born to David Lee and Harriet Murdock. The latter is a native of Vermont and daughter of Asel Murdock. An- drew removed with his parents to Wayne County, Ind., in 1832. Here his parents died, lie in February, 1869; his wife survived him four years afterward. They raised a fam- ily of ten children, nine of whom are now liv- ing, Andrew being the only one living in this county. He remained at home until twenty- three years of age, when he went to California in the spring of 1854, and remained there five years and was engaged in ranching. Return- ing to Wayne County, Ind., he came to this State the same fall and located in Hutton Township, Coles County; purchased land here. and after three years' residence, he came to Westfield Township, this county, and purchased eighty acres on Section 32, and has since re- sided there. He has since purchased more land, having 220 acres in all. He has been


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twice married ; first, on Jannary 23, 1861, to Fidelia Biggs, a native of the township, daughter of Charles Biggs and Jane Boyd. llis wife died in August, 1872, leaving six chil- dren-Jennie, Charles, David, Elder, Hattie and Belle. His last marriage was to Isabel Bearers, Jannary, 1876. She was born in Coles County, a daughter of Matthias Bearers and Elizabeth Endsley. By his last marriage he had three children, but one now living-Os- car. Politically, he is Republican, but is not partisan in politics.


JOHN R. SHUEY, Westfield, was born in this county in Dolson Township, April 6, 1849, the youngest child of John P. Shuey, who was born in Angusta County, Va., about the year 1816. Ile was a son of John Shuey, of Ger- many. Our subject's mother's maiden name was Elizabeth Grass, also a native of Augusta County, Va. The father of John R. was a minister, and for several years labored as a United Brethren pastor. He came to this State about 1847, locating on Dolson Prairie, and purchased land and engaged in farming. He remained here until about 1855, when he came to Westfield and located near or at the village, and for some time was engaged in mercantile business, and remained here until March 17, 1880. His wife survives him. To them were born four children-Josiah G., William R., Al- ma and John R .; Alma deceased. The oth- ers all reside in the village of Westfield. John R. remained at home until nineteen years of age, when he left home and was married, September 26, 1868, to Mary D. Ormsby, born iu Cumberland County, this State, daughter of Selah and Henrietta (Righter) Ormshy. Since his marriage, he has been a resident of this vil- lage. After his marriage, was engaged in the mercantile business, first with his brother, W. R., under the firm name of W. R. Shuey & Brother. The association lasted about eight- een months, when he sold out and engaged in farming about three years. He then associated


with his father, under the firm name of J. R. Shuey & Co. This copartnership lasted until March, 1878, since which time has been en- gaged in insurance and fulfilling the duties of the other offices confided to his trust. He is a member of the Republican party and was elect- ed Justice of the Peace in the spring of 1881, and in the spring of 1882 that of Supervisor. He is a member of the U. B. Church.


WILLIAM A. SNIDER, merchant, West- field. William Anthony Snider is one of the oldest merchants in the town of Westfield, and a native of the township, and also one of the " boys in blue." He was born on the northwest quarter of Section 20, in this township, April 17, 1840, the second son of David Suider and Sophia Evinger, both natives of Kentucky, and removed to Indiana and to this county, locat- ing in this township in the fall of 1839, and re- mained here until their death. He died Octo- ber 31, 1854, aged forty-two. She died August 1876, aged sixty-two. They raised a family of eight children, seven now living. The paternal grandsire was Anthony Snider, a Pennsyl- vanian, afterward removing to Kentucky and married a Brookhart. Sophia was a daughter of George Evinger, also a native of Pennsyl- vania. The subject of these lines is now the only member of the family in the township. He was raised on the homestead and brought up to farming. In May, 1861, he enlisted as a musician in Company HI, Twenty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served until his term of enlistment expired, which was for three years, receiving his discharge July 5, 1864. He participated in several engagements during the war, and upon his return home came to the home farm, and remained here until December, 1865, when he came to the village of Westfield and started in trade in a small way, and ran a restaurant about one year, and shortly after- ward engaged in the grocery trade, and has since been connected with the commercial in- terests in the place. He has served as Post-


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master about fifteen years, and has been Town Clerk several terms. He was married first in 1874, to Flora Lockard, daughter of James and Susan Lockard. She died five months af- terward. In 1877, he married to Mary Com- stoek, daughter of Dr. Norman Comstock. He has one child named Hallie.


GARRETT WHITE, retired farmer, P. O. Westfield. This gentleman is one of the old settlers of this township. He was born Sep- tember 3, 1801, in Albemarle County, Va. He was the second son of his parents, who were James White and Lucy Martin, both natives of same county. Garrett was raised a farmer and remained at home until he was twenty-eight years of age, when he married, March 18, 1828, to Diey Gentry. She died February 22, 1829. By her he had one child, which died an infant. He was married the second time, November 14, 1831, to Martha Marr, daughter of John and Mary Marr. After his marriage, he and the Marr family removed to Bourbon County, Ky., where he remained until the following year, when he removed to Madison County, and Octo- ber 9, 1837, he left this county and came to Coles County, this State, and after one-year's residence there he finally located permanently in this township, on Section 20, purchasing 160 acres, with but little improvements on the same. His wife died June 2, 1878, having borne him eleven children, ten of whom lived to be grown, viz .: Mary, Lucy A., James, Martha, John, Millie, Susan, Louisa, Tazewell and Sarah ; deceased at two years was Ellen. Nine of this number are living-Mary married Isaac Brown ; Lucy Ann, relict of Henry Snyder ; Millie, wife of James Fox ; James and Tazewell, all of this township; John resides in La Fayette County, Mo .; Susan resides in Douglas County, wife of George Timons ; Martha, in Coles County, wife of Levi Snyder. Mr. White united with the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1846, and as this church was so far removed from him, for convenience he united with the United Breth-


ren Church in 1848. Politically, he was first a Whig ; since that time he has been a Repub- lican. His son John was in the war three years, in the One Hundred and Twenty-third Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry.


ORVILLE WILHOIT, farmer, P. O. West- field. Among the old pioneers of this township is Mr. Wilhoit, who is one of the prominent farmers and stock-raisers of the county. He was born February 9, 1816, in Oldham County, Ky., and removed when very young to Jefferson County, Ky. His father's name was Julius Wilhoit, who was a Virginian, son of John Wilhoit. His mother's maiden name was Lucy Lewell, born in Virginia, daughter of James Lewell. Subject's father removed from Virginia to Oldham County, Ky., in the beginning of the year 1800. Subject removed with his parents to Edgar County in 1830. Here his father died in August, three years after. His wife survived him until 1879. They raised a family of seven children, Orville being the eldest-Lorel, John R., Nancy, Elizabeth, Roley E. and Julius. John R. resides near homestead in Edgar County ; Nancy married Jacob Stoneburner; Elizabeth is the wife of Prosper Leseure; Roley is in Cali- fornia ; Julius died in Andersonville Prison, being a soldier of the late war. Orville re- mained at home until January 6, 1836, when he married Elizabeth Evinger, born in Jefferson County, Ky., in the year 1819, daughter of D. Evinger, Sr. After he married, he came to this township and located on 80 acres in the north- western part of the township. He began com- paratively poor, but has been a hard-working man and has been successful, and has now over 700 acres in all. He had about 1,000 before dividing out among his children. He has now six children, all of whom lived to be grown- James, David, John, Lncy Ann, Mary E., Rob- ert C .; David died after being grown. James served three years in One Hundred and Twenty- third Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and now resides in McPherson County, Kan .;


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John resides in Charleston, Coles County ; Lucy is the wife of Davis Swick, and now re- sides in Greenup, Cumberland County ; Mary E. resides in Charleston, Coles County. wife of


Tilford T. Shoot ; Robert C. resides in Coles County. Mr. Wilhoit has given his life to farm- ing and stock-raising. Member of the United Brethren Church, and politically is a Republican.


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JOHN AUER. farmer. P. O. Marshall, born " former crossed the ocean five times ; he was August, 20 1820, in Bishofgruen, Bavaria. Ger- many; son of Bonavazens Auer, born and died in Germany. He married Katrine Bergeboch, born and died in Germany ; she was the mother of five children. Our subject was a mechanic in the old country. He came to the United States in 1854, landing in Baltimore on August 20. He worked eighteen years in the railroad shops at Terre Haute, Ind. Mr. Auer came to this county March 17, 1874, and bought a farm of eighty acres with good buildings. He was married January 3, 1859. in Terre Haute, Ind., to Christine Koenig. born August 16. 1834, in Quatzen. Prussia. Germany. She is the daughter of Christian and Loise (Auman) Koenig, and the mother of five children-Emma C. B .. born October 13. 1859 ; Maria C .. born September 26, 1861; Loise, deceased ; Wil- helmina, born February 26, 1871 ; and Harry, born January 17, 1877. Mr. Auer was a soldier in the German Army, serving in the " First Regiment," also called " Crown Prince Regi- ment." He served eleven and one half years : this was during the Revolution. Mr. Auer is connected with the Republican party.


WILLIAM A. BAKER. farmer, P. O. Hat- ton. The gentleman whose name heads this sketch represents an old English family ; he was born October 20, 1848. in this county. His great-grandfather was a soldier in the Eng- lish Army. and named his son Major, who married Ann Knight; she was the mother of eleven children, of whom Major, Jr., and Will- iam came to the United States in 1833. The


married in Cincinnati, Ohio. to Elizabeth Green. born January 1, 1820. in Harrison County. W. Va., the old home of Stonewall Jackson, with whom she was well acquainted ; she was the mother of three sons-James H., John W. and William A. The oldest, James H .. was born in 1840 ; he was a soldier in Grant's Regiment, the Twenty-first Illinois Volunteers, Company H. He was wounded twice at the battle of Stone River ; after the war, he gradu- ated at the Ohio Medical College, is practicing now at West Union, Clark County. He was married to Matilda Bartlett ; John W. was born June 17, 1851; he is a medical student at the Ohio Medical College. Our subject was educated in Cincinnati, Ohio, and this county. where he was married. December 24. 1878. to Mary L. Prust. born July 16. 1861, in Indian- apolis, Ind .: she is a daughter of Daniel and Adelaide (Balthis) Prust, and is the mother of Effie, born October 12, 1879. Her father, Daniel Prast, born February 3. 1832, in Dev- onshire, near Biddleford, Eng. His father. Daniel Prust, Sr., was a sheep-raiser ; his wife's name was Grace. Major Baker, Jr .. was born January 18. 1803; he died October 8, 1882. His wife died October 9, 1878. Our subject has a good farm of 110 acres. He has filled township and school offices. In politics, he is identified with the Republican party. His grandmother's brother. Thomas Knight, was in the English Army under Gen. Brock at Detroit, when Gen. Hull surrendered. Fifty-two years afterward, James H. Baker, who is a brother of


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our subject, was mustered out of the service from our late war in the same place.


B. J. BEARD, farmer, P. O. Marshall ; born May 16, 1816, in Muhlenburg County, Ky., grandson of Samuel Beard, born in Ireland ; his son John was born in Virginia; he was mar- ried to Mary M. Unsel, born in Maryland ; she was the mother of twelve children, of whom Benjamin J. was the youngest ; he went to school in Kentucky. In 1833, he came to this county ; he was married to Elizabeth Maxadent, born in Indiana ; she was the mother of six children-John, deceased ; Lucinda, born May 7, 1844, wife of Robert Brannin, and the mother of five children-Laura E., Ricie P., Lola H., Lou C., Jafa T .; James, deceased ; Wesley, he married Lucy Keeran, she is the mother of Eva E .; Charles E., born April 15, 1856 ; Jacob S., deceased. Mr. Beard has a farm of eighty acres. He is identified with the Democratic party.


JACOB BUEHLER, minister, Marshall. Of the men whose influence for good has been felt in this county, we must count him whose name heads this sketch. Ile was born August 27, 1820, in Adelberg, Aa. Schorndorf, Kingdom of Wurtemberg, Germany. He is a grandson of Jacob Buehler, Sr., whose son, Henry, born 1781, died 1866, married Eva Catharina Muel- ler, born 1793, died 1860. She was the mother of twelve children, of whom Michael and Gott- leib were educated in Germany, and afterward became missionaries, one going to East India and the other to Africa. Our subject was ed- ucated in Germany. He came to New Orleans, U. S., in 1847, where he was joined in matri- mony, November 12, the next year, to Susanna Maeglin, born in Germany. She died in New Orleans. She was the mother of Susanna, who is now the wife of Johan Garlin, and the mother of Emilie. Mr. Buehler was married a second time to Matilda Kuemmerle, born in Stuttgart, Germany, died in Indiana. She was the mother of six children, viz .: Gottleib, died of sunstroke,


aged twenty-four years ; Gustav A., born De- cember 15, 1856 ; William, born April 22, 1861 ; John, born October 30, 1862 ; Benjamin, born November 8, 1864 ; Emilie, born September 7, 1858. Mr. Buehler went to Germany in 1865, returning the same year. While in New York, he was married, January 5, 1866, to Christiane L. Jaeckle, born March 10, 1838, in Kirchheim, U. Tek., Germany, daughter of John and Louise (Maier) Jaeckle. Her mother is living with her. Mr. Buehler was ordained as a minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, serving eight and one-half years in New Orleans, nine years in Warrenton, Ind .; two years in Madi- son, Ind .; two years in Loudonville, Ohio. He came to this county in 1869, where he has been connected with the church ever since. He has 360 acres of land under good culti- vation. He is independent in politics, voting for the best man.


EDWARD CLOPPER, farmer, P. O. Mar- shall, born November 3, 1833, in Stark County, Ohio, son of Henry Clapper, born 1787, in Pennsylvania; who died 1873, in Ohio. He was married to Sallie Moon, born in Pennsyl- vania ; she died 1869, in Ohio. She was the mother of twelve children. Edward Clopper was joined in matrimony November 3, 1854, in Stark County, Ohio, to Mary Ann Liley, born May 9, 1835, in Stark County, Ohio. She is a daughter of Conrad and Susannah (Neidich) Liley, and the mother of four children, of whom the first three are now dead-Salinda ; Madison and Addison were twins; Edward, born Janu- ary 31, 1859 ; he was married September 15, 1880, in this county, to Emma Holler, born February 28, 1860, in Clark County, Ill. She is a daughter of John and Dorothea (Strohm) Haller. Mr. Clopper came to this county in 1878. He has now a farm of 125 acres. In February, 1864, he obeyed the call of his coun- try to protect the stars and stripes, by enlist- ing in the One Hundred and Ninety-first Ohio Infantry Volunteers, Company HI, serving till


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the close of the war. He is now identified with the Republican party. He is School Di- rector now.


D. DAVIDSON, farmer, P. O. Marshall, born February 10, 1812, in Ohio, grandson of James Davidson, born in England. His son, Archibald, was born in New Jersey, where he was married to Elizabeth Williams, born in Pennsylvania. She died in Clark County, III. She was the mother of thirteen children. Our subject was a soldier in the Black Hawk war, enlisting in Gen. Alexander's regiment of vol- unteer horsemen. After the war, he returned to this county, where he was married, in 1838, to Delight Kinney, born in New York. She died 1875, in this county. She had five chil- dren, of whom only John, who married Katie Stevens, is now living. Mr. Davidson was married a second time, August 16, 1875, to Mrs. Nancy Schweitzer, born in Clark County, Ill., daughter of Martin Grove, and the mother of two children of her first husband-Robert C. and Malvina. Robert married Mrs. Emma Cummings, daughter of Edward Powell, and the mother of Edmund Cummings and Burns Schweitzer. Malvina married Joseph Magill ; she is the mother of Ralph, Vera L. and Rollin C. Mr. Davidson has a farm of 190 acres ; has helped his children in starting in life; is independent in politics, but is identified with the Republican party.


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S. J. DICKERSON, farmer, P. O. Darwin, born December 31, 1830. in Vigo County, Ind .; grandson of Walter Dickerson from New Jer. sey, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. He married Penelope IIeton, who raised ten children. ller son Samuel married Rachel Boyer, who was the mother of ten children. Our subject went to school in Vigo County; he obeyed the call of his country to protect the stars and stripes by enlisting, August 21, 1862, in Terre Haute, in the Fourth Indiana Cavalry Volunteers, Co. M, he holding a commission of First Lieutenant, serving till close of war.


After the battle of Murfreesboro, he was promoted to the rank of Captain. He was with Gen. Sherman in his famous "march to the sea." After the war, Capt. Dickerson went to Toledo, Ohio, where he was joined in matri- mony, February 10, 1867, to Mary A. Belz, born March 10, 1847, in Toledo, daughter of John and Caroline (Klinck) Belz, and the mother of six children-John II., born Decem- ber 20, 1867 ; George L., born September 19, 1869; Carrie M., born April 11, 1871. Steven B., born November 28, 1873 ; William T., de- ceased, and Rnby, born October 2, 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Dickerson have been connected with the Methodist Episcopal Church. He is now Township Trustee. Mr. Dickerson has a farm of 280 acres of good land, with good buildings. He is identified with the Republican party.


M. D. EDENS, farmer, P. O. Marshall, born June 16, 1837, in McMinn County, East Tenn., son of Archibald Edens, born in Tennessee, died January 31, 1855, in Louisiana. He was a soldier in the Southern Indian wars ; he was married to Elizabeth l'eak, born in Tennessee, died in Louisiana ; she was the mother of fif- teen children (ten boys and five girls); one of the boys was a doctor. Mr. Edens went to school in Tennessee ; he was married in Texas to Emeline Davidson, born in Clark County, died April 15, 1878, in Clark County. Mr. Edens was married a second time to Mrs. Lavinia Strickler, daughter of William G. and Mary (Strickler) Stevens, and the mother of three children-Maude, born April 13, 1871, of her first husband, the other two with her pres- ent husband-Francis'M., born December 16, 1879 ; and Marquis De La Fayette, born No- vember 5, 1881. Mr. Edens has a farm of 122} acres of good land. He has been Tax Col- lector for three terms, School Trustee and Jus- tice of the Peace for two years. He has been identified with the Republican party. although he was raised in the South. Mr. Edens came to this county in 1860, in the spring.


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DR. M. A. HATFIELD, physician, Dar- win, born March 18, 1856, in Darwin, Ill. His father, H. C. Hatfield, came here about 1840. He kept a general store in company with A. Sackrider, for twenty years. He died Jann- ary 12, 1867, aged thirty-six years. He was married to Esther Brown, born July 13, 1832, in Vigo County, Ind. She is a daughter of James M. and Hannah (Denney) Brown, and the mother of three children-Madison A., Lola, born January 17, 1861; Mary E., born March 8, 1863. Mrs. Esther Ilatfield was married a second time to George M. Fort- une, who is the father of fonr children-Cas- sius L., Le Roy, Claude and Carl are twins. Mr. Fortune is a minister in the M. E. Church. Our subject, Madison A., was educated in Dar- win, also at the High and State Normal School at Terre Hante, Ind. After this he devoted his time to the study of medicine, attending lectures at Cincinnati, Ohio, Chicago, III., and Indianapolis, Ind., where he graduated in 1877. He commenced to practice in Darwin in 1875, and has made this place his headquarters ever since. Dr. Hatfield was joined in matrimony, December 7, 1876, to Miss Julia Dawson, born January 21, 1854, in Bullitt County, Ky. She is a daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Cook) Dawson, who were born in Kentucky, where they died. Dr. Hatfield and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The Doc- tor is identified with the Republican party, but his grandfather, who lived in Texas many years before the war, was a Brigadier General in the Confederate army.




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