Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: William Henry HATFIELD ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, May 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ William Henry Hatfield died Monday afternoon at two o'clock at his home on Liberty street. For about three years he had been failing somewhat in health, but his condition did not become serious until the last few weeks before his death he underwent an operation. For two weeks he was confined to his bed. The end came to him peacefully and without pain. He was one of the oldest settlers in this part of Rock county, and for years was a prosperous farmer, residing on the farm just to the west of the city limits. He was born April 9, 1832 at Wethersfield, Wyoming county, New York. When he was still a baby, his family moved to Huron county, Ohio, where they lived for several years, and where he received his education. In 1856 he came to Wisconsin, locating first in the town of Magnolia, since which time he has lived in the vicinity of Evansville. In January, 1857, he was married to Miss Margaret Evans, who came ot this country from Shropshire, England, and was at that time residing at Albany, Wis. The same year he purchased the farm to the west of the city, which he owned for 54 years and where he lived until he moved to Evansville 28 years ago. Mrs. Hatfield died May 9, 1880, and later Mr. Hatfield was united in marriage with Miss Martha M. Evans, a sister of his first wife. Besides his wife, he leaves three sons, William E. Hatfield of this city, Charles L. Hatfield, of Portland, Ore., and Fred B. Hatfield of Madison. Mr. Hatfield has been a member of the Baptist church since 1859. During this time he had held various official positions in the church, and for the most of the time had been one of the deacons of the church. The funeral was held at the home yesterday afternoon and was conducted by Mr. Hatfield's pastor, the Rev. Norman G. Oliver. The burial was in Maple Hill cemetery. December 31, 1914, Evansville Review, p. 1, col. 5, Evansville, Wisconsin