Yolo-Amador County CA Archives Biographies.....Hatcher, William 1828 - 
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Author: Lewis Publishing Co. (1891)

WILLIAM HATCHER-This gentleman is an early resident of Yolo County, and one of
its representative wheat-growers and stock-raisers. He has lived a busy and
eventful life, experiencing many toils and hardships, but always actuated by the
manly resolve to make the most of every opportunity, and to deal fairly by his
fellow men. Mr. Hatcher was born February 6, 1828, in Sevier County, East
Tennessee, and is the eldest son of John and Eliza (Taylor) Hatcher. His parents
were not wealthy as the world regards wealth, but possessed what is better than
lands or gold, namely, rectitude of life and energy of purpose,-traits of
character fully inherited by their son. They came of good family, also, the
father being of English and German descent, and the mother of German and Scotch
ancestry. They were married April 15, 1827, and for two years lived at Wear's
Cove, where their son was born. Afterwards they moved to Monroe County,
Tennessee, among the Cherokee Indians, remaining there four years. The next move
was to Callaway County, Missouri, where they arrived November 11, 1834. Here his
father occupied a position as overseer for Captain Boone, a nephew of the
celebrated Daniel Boone. After a residence there of three years, the family
removed to the northern part of Missouri, settling in what is now Linn County,
but which was then inhabited by the Sioux Indians. There Mr. Hatcher grew up,
being brought up to the life of a farmer, but ready to turn his hand to any kind
of honest labor, and working at times at tanning leather, making shoes, weaving,
spinning, knitting, sewing, school-teaching, etc. It was at this period that he
was married to his estimable wife, who has been a true partner in all his ups
and downs, and is now peacefully enjoying the evening of life with her worthy
husband, and surrounded by children and grandchildren. Her maiden name was Sarah
Frances Mullins, and she was born in Howard County, Missouri. Her grandfather,
Thomas Rawlings, settled in Missouri at an early day, and was well known
throughout the west as "Old Uncle Tommy." Mr. Hatcher married his wife March 27,
1849. They continued to live in Missouri until in the spring of 1852, they
determined to set out for California, setting out with ox teams upon the long,
hard journey across the plains on April 20th of that year. They had one child
with them, Columbus W., now a man of forty years of age, residing on a farm of
his own of eighty acres adjoining that of his father. He himself is the father
of three children, one boy and two girls. The family arrived in Amador County
after the tedious trip, on the first day of September. They had made the journey
by the Central route, and Mr. Hatcher had been much impressed by the beauty and
possibilities of the country through which he passed, and resolved to become the
owner of some of its fertile soil, but like most of the early pioneers he must
first take a turn in the fascinating lottery of hunting for gold in Nature's
rock-bound repositories. Accordingly he went to mining in Amador County, and
after six months spent in that employment returned from the scene the richer by
$150. In the spring of 1853 Mr. Hatcher went to gardening with good sucess, and
coming to Yolo County on September 5, 1853, he bought for $750 the magnificent
property where he still resides. When he located there thirty-six years ago,
there were only fourteen women between his place and the town of Washington,
opposite Sacramento, and just children enough to organize a small school. He was
a prime mover in putting up the first small school building in that large
section, where now are flourishing high schools and colleges. Mr. Hatcher's
ranch is a fine tract of 200 acres, devoted chiefly to the raising of grain and
stock. Mr. Hatcher has had seven children, of whom four are living. The names of
those living are: Columbus W., Hannah, now the wife of J. D. McLeod; George
Pierce and Asa B. Of those deceased: Mary E., John D. and Nancy H., wife of J.
T. Nimmo. Mr. Hatcher has also six grandchildren, four boys and two girls.
George P. has two sons, and Nancy H. one.

Additional Comments:
Extracted from

Memorial and Biographical History of Northern California.

Illustrated, Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast
from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with
Glimpses of its Prospective Future; Full-Page Steel Portraits of its most
Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of many of its Pioneers and also of
Prominent Citizens of To-day.

"A people that takes no pride in the noble achievements of remote ancestors will
never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote
descendents." – Macauley.

CHICAGO
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY
1891.


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