William Hatfield

William Hatfield (1795-1870) was the tenth child of Joseph Andrew Hatfield and Rachel Smith, as well as the brother of Jeremiah, Eli, Stanley, Nancy, John, Reuben, Rachel, Leander, James, Davis, Calvin, Charles, and Moses. He was also the husband of Nancy Oakley and Malinda Helms, as well as the father of Elizabeth, Jane, Joseph, Fielding, and Comfort. Additionally, he also had seven half-siblings named Ephraim, Valentine, Mary, George, Joseph, Andrew, and Alexander.

Biography
William was born in 1795 in Russell, Virginia to Joseph Hatfield and Rachel Smith. It is possible that his sister, Rachel, is his twin as they were born in the same year and place. His sister, Leander, was also born in 1795, but in North Carolina. William grew up in Virginia with his parents and numerous siblings.

He married Nancy Oakley around 1818 in Lee, Virginia. They had four children named Elizabeth (b. 1819), Jane (b. 1821), Joseph (b. 1824), and Fielding (b. 1825). Eventually, Nancy and William likely divorced, and he married Malinda Helms on May 26, 1849 in Greene, Indiana. After they moved to Greene, Indiana, Malinda and William had one daughter named Comfort (b. 1852). His sons, Joseph and Fielding, died in 1854 at the ages of 30 and 29. His daughter, Jane, also died in 1860 at the age of 39. Unfortunately, his wife, Malinda, also died in 1860 in Newton, Arkansas at the age of 58.

William died sometime after 1870 in Arkansas at the age of 77 or older.