Mary Hatfield

Mary Hatfield (1818-1893) was the fifth of twelve children born to Reuben Hatfield and Mary Polly Comstock, as well as the sister of Betty, Calvin, Elizabeth, Joseph, Andrew, Nancy, Stanley, Susan, James, Hiram, and John. She was also the wife of John Parman, and the mother of Sarah, Francis, Susan, James, Pricie, Nancy, Eliza, Greenberry, Barbara, Mahala, and Alice.

Biography
Mary was born in 1818 to Reuben Hatfield and Mary Polly Comstock. She grew up in Kentucky and Tennessee with her parents and siblings. On February 9, 1838, she married John Parman in Whitley, Kentucky at the age of 19. The couple had eleven children, including Sarah (b. 1839), Francis (b. 1841), Susan (b. 1845), James (b. 1846), Pricie (b. 1846), Nancy (b. 1851), Eliza (b. 1853), Greenberry (b. 1854), Barbara (b. 1859), Mahala (b. 1860), and Alice (b. 1862).

As of 1850, the family lived in Whitley, Kentucky before moving to Laurel, Kentucky in 1860. According to Census reports, they lived in Lawrence, Indiana. Mary's siblings, Stanley, Susan, and Elizabeth, died in 1889, 1890 and 1890, respectively.

Mary died on March 11, 1893 in Lawrence, Indiana at the age of 74. She was survived by her husband and children.