BIO: Charles P. HATFIELD, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 192-193.
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  CHARLES P. HATFIELD, Alexandria, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born 
October 15, 1841, in Porter township, Huntingdon county, son of John 
and Caroline (Bucher) Hatfield. The Hatfield family came originally 
from England; they settled in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. The 
birthplace of Mr. C. P. Hatfield's grandfather, Samuel Hatfield, was 
Montgomery county, Pa.; during the greater part of his life, he resided 
in Chester county, where he at one time conducted a paper mill. He also 
had a rolling mill in that county, besides one in Huntingdon county; 
his iron manufacturing interests in this county were extensive, and for 
some years he resided in Porter township, giving them his personal 
supervision. In 1842, he returned to Chester county, where he carried 
on other manufacturing operations. His last removal was to 
Philadelphia; there he spent the remainder of his life. He was first 
married to Miss Schrack, by whom he had six children; she died in 
Chester county. Mr. Hatfield was again married, in Philadelphia, to 
Miss Foulke. There were no children of this marriage.
  Caroline (Bucher) Hatfield was a daughter of Conrad Bucher, a well-
known resident of Alexandria, who died in 1852. His father, Rev. John 
Conrad Bucher, was a chaplain in the Continental army during the 
Revolution, and a pastor of the German Reformed church in Lebanon and 
adjoining counties. Mrs. Hatfield's maternal grandfather, Lewis 
Mytinger, a native of Maryland, was also in that army, holding the 
office of lieutenant in Van Heer's cavalry, which was organized at the 
outbreak of the war, and acted as a body guard to General Washington. 
Lieutenant Mytinger died in Philadelphia of yellow fever, during the 
prevalence of that terrific disease in 1793.
  John Hatfield was born in Chester county, and acquired his education 
there and in Philadelphia. He came to Huntingdon county to assist his 
father in carrying on his iron works, was married to Miss Bucher in 
Alexandria, and died at his residence in Porter township, near the iron 
works. Mrs. Hatfield survived him many years, dying in 1884, at the age 
of seventy.
  Their only child, Charles P. Hatfield, attended the common schools of 
Alexandria until he reached the age of seventeen; he then became a 
student at Tuscarora Academy, in Juniata county, and in 1859, entered 
F. and M. College, Lancaster, Pa., where he continued his studies until 
1862. he then returned home, on account of the war, and became a clerk 
in the Juniata Iron Works, owned by his grandfather. One year later, he 
became partner in a general store, with J. H. Kennedy, and continued in 
that business for several years. During that time, he was for seven 
years postmaster, receiving his appointment first during President 
Grant's administration. Mr. Hatfield owns a farm of 239 acres in Porter 
township. He is a Republican, and actively interested in politics; has 
served as school director for more than twenty years.
  Charles P. Hatfield was married December 14, 1869, at Alexandria, to 
Ellen, daughter of George Cryder, of Delaware, O. Their children are 
all deceased: Walter, who died in infancy; Caroline; and Rebecca, who 
died May 11, 1896. Mr. Hatfield is an elder in the Presbyterian church.