Calvin Hatfield

Calvin Hatfield (1812-1893) was the second of twelve children born to Reuben Hatfield and Mary Polly Comstock, as well as the brother of Betty, Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, Andrew, Nancy, Stanley, Susan, James, Hiram, and John. He was also the husband of Elizabeth Williams, and the father of Andrew, Susann, Marion, Mary, Reuben, Sophana, Clyde, Manuel, Jeremiah, Sophrania, Phebe, Sarah, William, Martha, and three unknown daughters.

Biography
Calvin was the second child of Reuben Hatfield and Mary Polly Comstock. He grew up in Kentucky and Tennessee with his parents and siblings. On April 14, 1839, he married Elizabeth Williams in Grundy, Missouri, and the couple moved to Livingston, Missouri afterwards. They had eighteen children, including Andrew (b. 1840), Susann (b. 1841), Marion (b. 1844), Mary (b. 1844 or 1848), Reuben (b. 1846), Sophana (b. 1848), Clyde (b. 1849), Manuel (b. 1850), Jeremiah (b. 1852), Stanley (b. 1853), Sophrania (b. 1854), Phebe (b. 1856), Sarah (b. 1858), William (b. 1860), and Martha (b. 1860 or 1861). Their three unknown children were born in 1849, 1851, and 1853 respectively.

According to Census records, Calvin and Elizabeth lived in Decatur, Iowa in 1850. In 1860, they lived in Mercer, Missouri. Their son, Andrew, died in 1863, and their son Marion died in 1873. Elizabeth died in Crawford, Arkansas in 1876. Their daughter Mary died in 1880, and their son Clyde died in 1892.

Calvin died in 1893 in Missouri at the age of 81.