Thomas Hatfield

Thomas M. Hatfield (1851-1922) was the eighth born child of Joseph Hatfield and Mary Polly Heather, and the brother of Hiram, Mary, Lucy, Nancy, Margaret, Calestine, Jemima, Joseph, Elizabeth, Bob, Rebecca, Martha, and Hannah. He was also the husband of Sarah Frances Chaney, and the father of Ada, Effie, William, Albert, Alfred, Jennie, Frederick, and Minnie.

Biography
Thomas was born on January 21, 1851 to Joseph Hatfield and Mary Polly Heather. He lived in Missouri with his parents and thirteen siblings. On June 13, 1874, at the age of 23, he married Sarah Frances Chaney in Jasper, Missouri. They had eight children together, including Ada (b. 1875), Effie (b. 1878), William (b. 1881), twins Albert and Alfred (b. 1883), Jennie (b. 1885), Frederick (b. 1890), and Minnie (b. 1895).

In 1880, after Ada and Effie were born, the family moved to Emmett, Pottawatomie, Kansas. All eight of their children were born in Kansas. Minnie died in 1908 at age 13. A few years later, in 1913, Ada died at age 37. In 1919, Sarah died at the age of 65.

After Sarah's death, Thomas moved to Arapohoe, Colorado (where Sarah died). Thomas died on June 4, 1922 in Jasper, Missouri at the age of 71.