Hiram H. Hatfield

Hiram Hatfield (1835-1912) was the oldest child of Joseph Hatfield and Mary Polly Heather, as well as the brother of Mary, Lucy, Nancy, Margaret, Celestine, Jemima, Thomas, Joseph Jr, Elizabeth, Bob, Rebecca, Martha Ann, and Hannah. He was also the husband of Harriet Maynard and Delila Toler, and the father of Emma, Dolly, Joseph, Delila, James, Lola, Charles, Walter, and Clyde.

Biography
Hiram was born on September 12, 1835 and was the first child of Joseph Hatfield and Mary Polly Heather. Over the next 28 years, he became the older brother to thirteen siblings, including Mary, Lucy, Nancy, Margaret, Celestine, Jemima, Thomas, Joseph Jr, Elizabeth, Bob, Rebecca, Martha Ann, and Hannah.

He married Harriet Maynard on January 12, 1864 in Grundy, Missouri. They had three children named Emma, Dolly, and Joseph. After Harriet's death in 1874, Hiram married Delila Toler on July 27, 1874. They raised a ten-year-old Emma and her younger siblings; they also had six children of their own (Clyde was adopted) named Delila, James, Lola, Charles, and Walter.

Hiram also served in the Missouri Calvary. He died on March 12, 1912 in Warner, Muskogee, Oklahoma at the age of 76. He died of pulmonary tuberculosis.

Trivia

 * He served in the 1st Missouri State Militia Calvary.