George Hatch 1851-1928

HATCH, WARNER, WOLLAM, SMITH, BARNETT, PITTMAN

Posted By: Karen DaPra (email)
Date: 4/17/2003 at 03:57:45

OBITUARY

Mr. George Hatch was born January 25, 1851, near Pierceville, Ia., and died at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, Nov. 30, 1928, age 77 years, 10 months and 5 days.

On March 4, 1875, he was married to Miss Anna Warner and soon after moved up to their home in Missouri, about five miles south of Cantril. Four children were born to this union, namely: Mrs. Stella Wollam, of near Cantril; Mrs. Georgia Smith, of Elberton, Wash.; Mrs. Ella Barnett, of Memphis, Mo.; Mr. Leslie Hatch, of Weiser, Idaho. In 1905 Mr. and Mrs. Hatch moved to Cantril, at which time they changed their membership from Prairie View Mo., to the Cantril M. E. church. Mrs. Hatch died April 20, 1912.

On Nov. 1, 1914, Mr. Hatch was married to Josie Pittman, at Washington, Iowa, by H. F. Gilbert, a former pastor, at which time they took up their residence at Cantril, and made it their home until the day of Mr. Hatch's death.

(Photocopy of this obit is located on page 151 of Obit Book "A" found in the Van Buren County, IA Genealogical Society's collection at the Keosauqua Public Library in Dec 2000. Name of newspaper and date of obit not given.)

[Original Post 2 Jan 2001]