James Henry Hatfield

  General Notes:

1900 Three Oaks, Berrien county, Michigan
James Hatfield April 1850 MI; m 13 yrs
Cora Dec 1872 NY; m. 13 yrs; ch: 6/5
George July 1888 MI
Gertrude A. Dec 1891 MI
Jennie Mar 1893 MI
Ethel M. Nov 1896 MI
Arthur E. July 1899 MI


1910 Michigan city, La Porte County, Indiana
James Hatfield 59 Michigan m x2 23yrs;
Cora 41 NY; m x1 23yrs; ch: 10/8
[George] Henry 21 MI [Greenwood Cem ae 73; d. 23 May 1961]
Gertrude 21 MI [Gertrude A. Hatfield Doran d.18 April 1918 ae 29y; bur Greenwood Cemetery in Michigan City, La Porte Co IN]
Jennie 18 [*m. Ernest Spears?]
Ethel 14
Arthur 10 [Greenwood Cem. died ae 20 10 March 1919]
Clancy 8
Elsie 6
Nettie 4 [m. Philip Matthew Hessel]

*Burns Dorothy Mae 24 Apr 1918 2 Feb 2000 81 ? b. New Troy, Berrien Co., MI
dau. Ernest & Jennie Hatfield Spears
m. Frank Burns 22 Nov 1939 in LaPorte
Dorothy Burns - 2/4/2000 - Michigan City, News Dispatch --- LaPORTE - Dorothy Mae Burns, 81, LaPorte, died at 2:40 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 2, 2000) at her daughter's home. The funeral is at 11 a.m. Saturday at Essling Funeral Home, LaPorte, with Pastor Wayne Rosson officiating. Burial is in Springville Cemetery. Visitation is from 2 to 7 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Mrs. Burns was born April 24, 1918, in New Troy, Mich., to Ernest and Jennie Hatfield Spears. On Nov. 22, 1939, in LaPorte, she married Frank Burns, who preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Friedrich, LaPorte, and M. Diana Davis, Michigan City; one son, Norman A. Burns, LaPorte; 10 grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Myrtle Kruger and Ermal Wilson; a son-in-law, Harley Davis; and one brother, Vernon Spears. Mrs. Burns retired from Thanhardt Burger as a fabric worker and worked at Designs and Cakes of Michigan City

1920 Michigan city, La Porte County, Indiana
James Hatfield 70 Michigan
Corey 48
*Claud 18; m. Evelyn
Elsie 16
Nettie 14
Mildred 8y 8m

1930 Michigan City, La Porte County, IN
Cora is age 59 and living with married son Claude; says she is married but James not in HH; says she m. at ae 15

News Dispatch, Michigan City, Indiana 1971
Claude Hatfield, 70, of 116 East Williams St., died at 12:30 A.M. today at St Anthony hospital. He was born in Three Oaks, Mich. January 10, 1901 and had liver here most of his life.
He was a retired Employee of Pullman-Standard company and a member of first Christian church, Michigan City.
He married February 19, 1927 in Michigan City to Evelyn Solner, who survives. also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Thomas Boothroid, Jr., Mrs. James Schilcker and Mrs. Joseph Gumms, all of Michigan City; one son, Eugene Hatfield of Michigan City; nine grandchildren; three sisters, Mrs. Hery Johnson of New Carlisle and Mrs. Jennie Logman and Mrs. Mildred Vardman, both of LaPorte.

James married Cora Ann Washborn, daughter of Unknown and Unknown, circa 1887. (Cora Ann Washborn was born in Dec 1872 in Lockport, Niagara County, New York and died on 19 Feb 1955 in Michigan City, La Porte County, Indiana.)