Andrew Hatfield

Andrew Hatfield (1820-1898) was the sixth of twelve children born to Reuben Hatfield and Mary Polly Comstock, as well as the brother of Betty, Calvin, Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, Nancy, Stanley, Susan, James, Hiram, and John. He was also the husband of Phoebe Hatfield, and the father of John, Eliza, Houston, Joseph, Nancy, Sarah, Silvester, Harriet, Millard. and Corbon.

Biography
Andrew was born to Reuben Hatfield and Mary Polly Comstock. He grew up in Tennessee and Kentucky with his parents and his siblings. At some point, he married his first cousin, Phoebe Hatfield, and they had ten children, including John (b. 1847), Eliza (b. 1849), Houston (b. 1851), Joseph (b. 1853), Nancy (b. 1856), Sarah (b. 1856), Silvester (b. 1860), Harriet (b. 1862), Millard (b. 1867), and Corbon (b. 1871). However, Harriet only lived for two years, and Silvester for four years. John died in 1873 and Sarah died in 1875.

In 1860, they lived in Decatur, Iowa. As of 1880, they lived in Riley, Kansas. Five of his siblings, as well as his wife, died within four years; Stanley in 1889, Susan in 1890, Elizabeth in 1890, Mary in 1893, Calvin in 1893, and Phoebe in 1898. Nearly eleven months after Phoebe's death, Andrew died in 1898 in Riley, Kansas.

Trivia

 * He married his first cousin, Phoebe Hatfield, which wasn't uncommon during this time period due to living in isolated areas.