Reuben Hatfield

Reuben Hatfield (1786-1860) was the son of Joseph Andrew Hatfield I and Rachel Smith, the twin brother of Nancy, as well as the brother of Jeremiah, Eli, Stanley, John, James, Rachel, William, Leander, Davis, Calvin, Charles, and Moses. He was also the wife of Mary Polly Comstock, and the father of Betty, Calvin, Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, Andrew, Nancy, Stanley, Susan, James, Hiram, and John. Reuben also had seven half-siblings named Ephraim, George, Valentine, Mary, Andrew, Joseph, and Alexander.

Biography
Reuben was the fifth child born to Joseph and Rachel along with his twin sister, Nancy. He had four older brothers, and seven younger siblings, as well as seven half-siblings from his father's previous marriage. He married Mary Polly Comstock at the age of 19 on March 27, 1806 in Knox, Kentucky. The couple had fourteen children, including Betty (b. 1807), Calvin (b. 1812), twins Elizabeth and Joseph (b. 1813), Mary (b. 1818), Andrew (b. 1820), Nancy (b. 1821), Stanley (b. 1823), Susan (b. 1823), James (b. 1824), Hiram (b. 1826), and John (b. 1828).

As of 1820, Reuben lived in Claiborne, Tennessee. After the death of Betty in 1838, he and Mary moved to Lafayette, Missouri. In 1850, Census reports indicate that they lived in Decatur, Iowa.

Reuben died on July 12, 1860 in Decatur, Iowa at the age of 73.

Trivia

 * He named his son, Joseph, after his brother.
 * Different sources indicate that he may have been the child of George Hatfield and Susan Ellis, however, the George Hatfield who married Susan Ellis is a different person than the one who married Rachel Smith. Two different sources other than the main one that I use indicate that Reuben's parents were Joseph Hatfield and Rachel Smith.