Elmer Ernest Hatfield

Brief Life History of Elmer Ernest

When Elmer Ernest Hatfield was born on 6 April 1888, in Mason Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States, his father, James Jefferson Hatfield, was 35 and his mother, Fanny A Warren, was 26. He married Ruth V Bird on 15 May 1910, in Lawrence, Ohio, United States. He lived in Ironton, Upper Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Green Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. In 1949, at the age of 61, his occupation is listed as county sheriff in Gallia, Ohio, United States. He died on 24 March 1962, in Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mound Hill Cemetery, Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elmer Ernest Hatfield
1888–1962
Pearl Marie Ecker
1894–1976
Marriage: 1 January 1921
Karl Hudson Hatfield
1921–1998

Sources (22)

  • Elmer E Hatfield, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Elmer Hatfield, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
  • Elmer Hatfield, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1890 · Woman's Suffrage

An organization formed in favor of women's suffrages. By combining the National Woman Suffrage Association and the American Woman Suffrage Association, the NAWSA eventually increased in membership up to two million people. It is still one of the largest voluntary organizations in the nation today and held a major role in passing the Nineteenth Amendment.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Hatfield (East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex), or Heathfield (Sussex, Somerset), though not all of these have given rise to hereditary surnames. The placenames derive from Old English hǣth ‘heath, heather’ + feld ‘open country’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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