Hatcher, J. F.

HATCHER, HOGE

Posted By: Gary Norris (email)
Date: 2/18/2013 at 07:44:02

The History of Poweshiek County, Iowa
Des Moines: Union Hist. Co., 1880.

HATCHER, J.F.—Malcom Twp—pg 863. Farmer and stock-raiser, section 15, P.O. Malcom. Was born in Belmont county, Ohio, in 1842, and was there educated and raised. He devoted most of his time to acquiring an education until he became of age. Was married to the daughter of Mr. Isaac Hoge of Morris, Illinois. He came to this county in the spring of 1864 and spent about one year in looking over they country. Then returned to the east and again came to this county, after a short visit among friends at home. He now owns three farms, about 500 acres in all, well stocked. His improvements are first-class in every particular. His family consists of two sons: Isaac F. and Charles E. He was deprived of his wife by death on the twenty-eighth day of January, 1878, and her loss is severely felt by all who knew her.