Jeremiah Hatfield Sr.

Jeremiah Hatfield Sr. (1780-1840) was the oldest child of Joseph Andrew Hatfield and Rachel Smith, as well as the older brother of Eli, Stanley, Nancy, John, Reuben, Rachel, Leander, James, William, Davis, Calvin, Charles, and Moses. He was also the husband of Elizabeth Mary Alley, and the father of William, Charles, Celia, Joseph, Ericus, Fannie, Jeremiah Jr., Arena, David, and five unknown children. Additionally, he had seven half-siblings named Ephraim, Valentine, Mary, George, Joseph, Andrew, and Alexander.

Biography
Jeremiah was born in 1780, and was the oldest child of Joseph and Rachel. He had eight older half-siblings as well as twelve younger siblings. Jerry married Elizabeth Mary Alley around 1801 in Morgan, Tennessee at age 21. After their wedding, they moved to Guilford, North Carolina. They had fourteen children, including William (b. 1802), Charles (b. 1803), Celia (b. 1805), Joseph (b. 1809), Ericus (b. 1811), Fannie (b. 1825), Jeremiah Jr. (b. 1828), Arena (birth date unknown), David (birth date unknown), and five unknown children. The five unknown children were all born two years apart, except the last two. The first was born in 1813, the second in 1815, the third in 1817, the fourth in 1819, and the fifth in 1821.

In 1825, the family moved to Roane, Tennessee. Jeremiah and his daughter Fannie drowned in the Emery River on January 21, 1840 in Morgan, Tennessee while trying to cross in a canoe. Fannie was only fifteen years old, and Jeremiah was sixty years old.

Son's Death
Jerry's son, Joseph, died in an unusual way. His brother, William, was susceptible to very severe epileptic seizures. He told his wife, Nancy Summers,

Trivia

 * His cause of death was drowning.