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Information from Family Trees on Ancestry:

George Hatfield, b 1720 in Lee Co, VA, d 1795 in Lee Co, KY
m Margaret Winas, she b 1720 in Elizabethtown, Essex, VA, d 9/20/1745 in Borough Elizabeth, Essex, NJ

George and Margaret had a son:
Joseph Hatfield, b June 1740, d Aug 1832.
m Elizabeth Vance, she b 1735 in Isle of Wight Co, VA, d 1778 or 1779 in Washington, Russell, VA.

Joseph and Elizabeth had a son:
Ale Hatfield, b 10/29/1778 in Russell Co, VA, d 11/11/1841 in Greene Co IN
m Elizabeth Young

Information and photos I have from our family:

Ale Hatfield, photo in Hatfield Museum in Owensburg IN
Picture donated by Wesley Ratliff

Ale and Elizabeth had a son, George Washington Hatfield:

George Washington Hatfield, b 1/16/1812 in Fentress Co, TN, d 5/21/1884 Greene Co IN
m Elizabeth Snider, aka Snyder, b 5/9/1911, daughter of Christopher Snyder and Frances in 1832? in Greene Co IN. She died 9/6/1885 and is buried at Dishman Cemetery.
He was a gunsmith and farmer. "Wash, as he was known, is buried in a field on property that belonged to him. . I took the photos of his grave with Grandpa Wayne Rush and my son, Chris, in 1978. The grave is located in Section 23, Jackson Twp, in the northeast corner of the section, south off County Road 500S, 1-1/2 miles east of Sexson Spring (on George W.'s property]. It's a very isolated spot, a single grave with a good quality headstone.

george washington hatfield grave       wayne rush chris grooms at g w hatfield grave


COUNTY HISTORY: COMING OF THE PIONEERS

It is said that either John Johnson or Mark Dugger was the first permanent settler in the township, while some accounts show that the Bestirs were the first. James Beaty settled in the township in 1821, according to his son, John Beaty, who was born on the old place in 1830. The county has had no
better family. Among the first settlers were the above and John Ferrell, John Stone and Robert Kizzee; also, a little later William, Lank and David Hudson, Raleigh Hopper, Isaac Copeland, old Isaac Bledsoe, Thomas Kizzee, Jacob, Willoughby and Isaac Lewis, and Joseph and William Hatfield were in the township among the very first. The Lewises were in as early as 1818. They settled on Plummer Creek. Armstead Hatfield, Emanuel Hatfield, James Corbin, John Brown, father of, Noah Brown, and many others, came in later. By 1825, there were about twenty-five families in the township. There were two principal settlements—one on Plummer Creek, and one on Indian Creek.


STORIES OF ADVENTURE

At the time of the first settlement, Indians and the larger varieties of wild animals were abundant. In the grottos and caves along the creeks could be found bears, panthers and wolves. Hundreds of deer roamed the woods or cropped the rich verdure of the glades. It was thought nothing to see a bear or kill a deer, and the poorest hunters could do the latter. The Hatfields—several of them were famous hunters. They were men of great strength—several of them being, as was customary in that day, quasi-professional fighters. Terrific fights occurred between men simply to settle which was the better man, after which neighborly relations were resumed. A great fighter hearing of another would otter go miles to "try him." Several of the Hatfields and others were of this class—that is, while they did not seek an encounter they would not avoid one, and were always ready. Emanuel Hatfield was one of the most noted hunters of his day. He had come from the wild, mountainous region of East Tennessee, and from infancy had been familiar with-the rifle, and had heard endless tales of adventure with wild animals. He was a noted turkey hunter before he was twelve years old, and when he was fourteen had an adventure which established his reputation: Son for personal courage. At that age, he went out early one morning to kill a wild turkey for breakfast. He passed along the edge of a ravine where the stony cliff descended almost perpendicularly to the bed of the small stream which lay below, and uttered the turkey call several times, waiting to listen between each call. At last he heard an answer, when he called again, and a large turkey flew down near him, which he shot and hung in a tree to keep from any stray animal that might happen along, while he continued on, thinking he had time to kill another. As be passed along the edge of the almost perpendicular cliff, he suddenly noticed that in one place all the small bushes had been broken off near the ground and had disappeared, while on the edge of the cliff the stone had been scratched by some sharp object. Though a boy, young Hatfield did not need to be told that these marks were "bear signs." Upon going to the edge, He saw several strong roots projecting about three feet below, at one side of which there seemed to be a cavity extending back under him. He reached down and struck his rifle on the roots, and a fierce growl was heard in the cave, which caused him to draw back rather hastily. There was no mistake now; a bear was in the cave. The boy deliberated a moment, and then resolved, if possible, to kill the animal. He prepared his rifle so there would be no flash in the pan, and then used various devices to bring the bear out far enough to get a shot at it. At last by shouting and throwing objects down, he enraged it so that its head appeared and it began to clamber out, growling
wickedly and showing two rows of long white teeth. The boy cocked his rifle and stepping to the edge waited until the bear's head had come within easy reach, when he suddenly pushed the muzzle forward against the side of its head and pulled the trigger. The gun barrel, closed at both ends, recoiled so heavily that it felled young Hatfield to the ground, but the bear fell back dead on the lower edge of the. cave. After recovering himself, the boy, to make sure of his shot, cautiously descended to the bear and with his knife cut out its eyes. He then went home and secured assistance. The animal was rolled over the cliff and dragged home with horses. It was one of the largest of its species and weighed almost 600 pounds. On another occasion, the two boys, Emanuel and Armstead, when they were only about fifteen or sixteen years old, were out hunting in the mountains of Tennessee, when their dogs off some distance encountered an animal under or near a cliff, which they treed. The boys hurried forward and saw a big "painter" in the branches of a tree. Emanuel fired at the beast, which only received an ugly wound, and it instantly scaled down the tree like a cat and bounded off, but was seized by the two or three dogs and partly held. Emanuel had no time to load his gun, and Armstead could not shoot for fear of killing the dogs. Emanuel drew his knife and ran up to save his dogs, calling for Armstead to follow, but the latter exclaimed "I'll be danged if I'll go any closer," and stood where he was, but near. The panther and the dogs were fighting terribly, scattering the leaves in every direction, and the latter were being mangled badly by the fangs and claws of the former. Emanuel ran up and struck at it several times with his knife, but the blade, owing to the slanting strokes and the activity of the beast, was bent almost double and rendered worthless. He ran back and seized his brother's gun and returning at full speed, quickly placed the muzzle to the panther's head and blew out its brains, just as it was in the act of tearing the life out of one of the dogs. The panther measured nearly twelve feet from tip to tip.

THE TOWN CHURCHES

The Church of Christ was first organized near John Lamb's in March, 1843, and met there and at the. Copeland Schoolhouse alternately. The early members were John Nantz and wife, A. Geddes and wife, William Magill and wife, M. Davis, A. Cook and wife, John Cook, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Nancy Ferguson, Jane Sexson, Nancy Fuller, Rebecca Hudson, Sarah Fuller, Elizabeth Brown, Sarah Brown, Sabra Floyd, A. B. Ferguson and wife, James Beaty and wife, John Beaty, Sr., James Sloan and wife, John W. Ferguson and wife and others. James Beaty, James Sloan, Sr., and J. W. Ferguson were the first Elders. A. B. Ferguson and A. Cook were the first Deacons. After a number of years, the congregation was divided into two—the Bethel and the White Oak. OE the last named, James Beaty, E. Short, L. Carr and J. W. Ferguson were the Elders, and H. Lowder and A. Short, the Deacons. Among the pastors have been John Nant,z, J. W. Ferguson, J. M. Mathes, Joseph Saddler, Morris Trimble, J. B. Hayward, Washington Short, Newton Short, Milton Short and Joseph Wilson; and since 1864, Trimble, Hubbard, Blankenship, Butler, Mathes, Evans, Chrisler, Treat, Franklin, Elmore, McKee, and Mr. Littell at present. The removal to town was in 1864. The church was brought at that time from about a mile east of town, where it had stood since he forties, and put up again where it now stands The Baptist Church was built in town not far from 1848. The class :bad been organized before. Among the early members were Armstead, Washington and Mordecai Hatfield, William Jackson and wife, Polly, Silbern Owens and wife, Kiah Owen, C. D. Giles, Frank George, Josiah Records, Joseph Leonard and others. The church was burned four years ago at the big fire, when about a dozen buildings went up in smoke, at a loss of about $12,000. The Methodists at first met in the Baptist Church, but about five years ago built a church which cost about $1,200. Among the members were Samuel Hitchcock, Samuel Wollem, Israel Call, Mrs. Hill, Daniel Fultz and others.


Credit: http://www.millersofwashingtoncounty.org/Greene/Greene-Ch13.html and
http://www.ghat.com/supj-h01.htm

 

George Washington Hatfield and Elizabeth Hatfield has a son:
Jeremiah Hatfield

Jeremiah Hatfield m Matilda Lamb.

Jeremiah Hatfield Family Indiana  hatfield genealogy

Jeremiah "Jerry" Hatfield and Family - he lost his arm in the Civil War.

Matilda Lamb Hatfield

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Ancestors of Plummer Emanuel Gastineau

Generation One

1. Plummer Emanuel1 Gastineau (Levi, #2]. Born 27 April 1867 in Greene County, Indiana. Married Agnes Cronin, daughter of Morgan Cronin and Johannah Hayes, 5 February 1894 in Indianapolis, Indiana [Works Progress Administration, Indiana, Index to Supplemental Records, Marriage Transcript, Marion County, Indiana, 1882-1906 (np: Indiana WPA, 1939), Bk. 4, p. 255]. Died 25 April 1928 of diabetes at St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, Indiana [Indiana Death Certificate]. Buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana (Lot 158 N. 1/2, Sec. D Vault Gr. 2].

Plummer was employed as a railroad engineer by 1896, when he resided at 840 E. Market St, Indianapolis. By 1908, he was a passenger conductor with the Indianapolis & Vincennes Railroad [Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Indiana (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen, 1908), p. 1172]. Later, he was a passenger conductor with the Pennsylvania Railroad and a cameo of his portrait appeared on the front of the dining car menu.

I have an unattributed clipping from an unknown Indianapolis newspaper, circa 1903:

FLEE FROM BURNING HOUSE IN "NIGHTIES"

Mrs. Gastineau and Four Sons Have Narrow Escape from Death by Fire

        Mrs. Plummer A. Gastineau and her four little sons had a narrow escape from death in flames that destroyed their home, 16 Hamilton avenue, yesterday morning.

        Gathering her little ones about her, Mrs. Gastineau barely had time to escape with her life, going to the home of a relative in her night clothes. All of their wearing apparel was burned, and the mother and the children wore borrowed clothes yesterday.

        The home was a complete wreck. The mother returned home, yesterday, and learned that the piano and a few pictures and a little bedding had been saved. Everything else was gone and the downpouring rain dripped through the charred rafters into every room in the house.

        Frank Gastineau, eight years of age, had not been well and the mother was caring for him. She fell asleep beside him. He awoke and asked for a drink. The mother smelled smoke and hurried toward the dining room. When she opened the dining room door she was met by the flames.

        Slamming the door, the mother gathered her children about her and fled.

        The watchman in the courthouse tower discovered the fire sooner than the occupants of the house, and the firemen were on the way to the fire when the mother and her children escaped.

        The loss was about $1,500 and was partially covered by insurance.

NOTE: My grandfather, Frederick Emanuel Gastineau (b. 1896) was was the next-younger son of Plummer after Frank, mentioned above. Though I've been limiting these posted lineages to my great-grandparents and earlier (in the interests of the privacy of those still living), I happen to own a really neat picture of Fred when he was about 16 years old (c.1912) and a member of one of the local sponsored football teams in Indianapolis. Fred is the glowering one sitting at the far right. (Note that the monogram on his shirt differs from all the others. All his Cronin aunts were seamstresses. . . .):






Generation Two

2. Levi2 Gastineau (James, #4]. Born 10 January 1833 in Greene County, Indiana. Married Rachel Hatfield (see #3), daughter of George Washington Hatfield and Elizabeth Snyder, 20 November 1851 in Greene County, Indiana (her 1st husband) [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book E, p. 287]. Died 13 October 1875 in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana, at the early age of 42. Buried in the Old German Cemetery, Linton, Greene County, Indiana.

He was "a pioneer farmer, having spent all his mature years on a farm. He found farm work a pleasure." [Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Indiana, p. 1172].

Levi appears on the 1860 census in Stockton Twp, Greene County, Indiana, p. 511:

    Gastineau, Levi, 32 yrs, b. Kentucky, Farmer (value of real estate = $2,000; value of personal estate = $739)
                       Rachel, wife, 27 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Marion, son, 7 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Anna, dau, 3 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Wlm., son, 3 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Martha, dau, 2 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Washington, son, 1 month, b. Indiana
                        James, son, 1 month, b. Indiana
   Pierce, William R., 22 yrs, b. Indiana [apparently a boarder or farmhand]

He also appears on the 1870 census in Stockton Twp, Greene County, Indiana, p. 451):

    Gastinean, Levi, 41 yrs, b. Kentucky, Farmer (value of real estate = $2,400; value of personal estate = $1,000)
                       Rachel, wife, 37 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Marion, son, 17 yrs, b. Indiana, Works on Farm
                        Nancy, dau, 15 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Anna, dau,12 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Martha, dau, 11 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Washington, son, 10 yrs, b. Indiana
                        James, son, 10 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Elizabeth, dau, 8 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Jeremiah, son, 6 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Patience, dau, 4 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Plummer, son, 3 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Levi G., son, 2 yrs, b. Indiana
                        John, [nephew?], 12 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Andrew J., [nephew?], 3 yrs, b. Indiana
                        Owen, Mary, [what relation, if any?], 65 yrs, b. Kentucky

Children of Levi2 Gastineau and Rachel Hatfield (see #3) were as follows:

  •    i. Marion1 Gastineau; born 1 February 1853 in Greene County, Indiana; married Mary J. White 14 January 1877 in Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book K, p. 144); died 1925 at Linton, Greene County, Indiana; buried in the Old German Cemetery, Linton, Greene County, Indiana.

    Marion appears on the 1900 census in Stockton Twp, Greene County, Indiana, ED 36, p.16:

        Gastineau, Marion, b. March 1854 Indiana
                           Mary, wife, b. November 1853 Indiana
                           Ora, son, b. December 1884 Indiana
                           Bertha, dau, b. November 1887 Indiana
                           Levi, son, b. October 1891 Indiana
                           Donnie, dau, b. January 1894 Indiana

  •    ii. Nancy Gastineau; born 26 November 1854 in Greene County, Indiana; married George Finot 9 November 1875 in Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book K, p. 3].

  •    iii. William Gastineau; born 16 August 1856 in Greene County, Indiana [twin]. (No further record; may have died young.)

  •    iv. Anna A. Gastineau; born 16 August 1856 in Greene County, Indiana [twin]; married John T. West 21 November 1877 in Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book K, p. 245].

  •    v. Martha A. Gastineau; born 25 August 1858 in Greene County, Indiana; married Josiah Gilliland 27 March 1881 in Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book L, p. 165]. Her nickname was "Rose."

  •    vi. George Washington Gastineau; born 30 October 1859 at Greene County, Indiana (twin); married Mary E. Lasalle 11 October 1885 at Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book M, p. 71]. (Was Mary some relation of his mother's 2nd husband, William Laselle?) In 1900 he was living in Shawswick Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.

    George appears on the 1900 census in Shawswick Twp, Lawrence County, Indiana, ED 75, p. 4:

              Gastineau, Wash, b. October 1859 Indiana
                                 Mary, wife, b. December 1867 Iowa
                                 May, dau, b. September 1886 Indiana
                                 Charley, son, b. April 1889 Indiana
                                 Cecel A., son, b. October 1892 Indiana

  •    vii. James Gastineau; born 30 October 1859 at Greene County, Indiana (twin); married Sarah R. Messenger 28 October 1883 at Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book L, p. 463); died apparently in Alhambra, California, where he was a plumber (date unknown) [Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Indiana, p. 1172].

  •    viii. Elizabeth Gastineau; born 15 February 1862 in Greene County, Indiana; married James Haseman 27 November 1881 in Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book L, p. 232].

  •    ix. Jeremiah Gastineau; born 16 February 1864 in Greene County, Indiana; married Sarah McKig 18 October 1891 in Greene County, Indiana (her 1st husband — see Henry, below) [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book N, p. 302); died before 1897 probably in Greene County, Indiana.

    He wrote a will on 10 March 1892 Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Will Books, Book 3, p. 217): Gastineau. 10 March 1892; recorded 13 April 1894. Wife Sarah Gastineau to have everything. Exec: Sarah Gastineau. Wits: Albert Atkinson, D.J. Terhune. The will was probated 13 April 1894 Greene County, Indiana.

  •    x. Patience Gastineau; born 18 October 1865 in Greene County, Indiana; married George Price 11 July 1887 in Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book M, p. 291].

  • 1 xi. Plummer Emanuel Gastineau.

  •    xii. Levi Grant Gastineau; born 9 December 1868 in Greene County, Indiana; married Ida McCombs 28 March 1894 in Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book O, p. 32]. He was known as "Grant." In 1908, he was a farmer "near Palestine," Crawford County, Illinois [Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Indiana, p. 1172].

  •    xiii. Henry Gastineau; born 4 December 1870 in Stockton Township, Greene County, Indiana; married 1st Sarah McKig 13 April 1897 in Greene County, Indiana (her 2nd husband — see Jeremiah, above) [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Bk O, p. 449.); married 2nd Nettie A. Jeffers 1902 in Greene County, Indiana [Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Indiana, p. 1173].

    He worked on the family farm until he was 24. In 1894, he moved to Linton, where he engaged in general merchandising for two years. He was a member of the Baptist Church and was politically active, though he never held public office. He was also an active member of Woodmen of the World, Knights of Pythias, and Knights & Ladies of Honor [Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Indiana, p. 1172-73].

    He appeared on the census of 1900 Stockton Twp, Greene County, Indiana, ED 37, p. 218:

        Gastineau, Henry, b. December 1870 Indiana (parents, b. Indiana), Capitalist, Widowed

    By 1904, he was engaged in real estate and built the "Gastineau block" on West Vincennes St., Linton. He also owned several business buildings [Biographical Memoirs of Greene County, Indiana, p. 1172-73].

  •    xiv. Rachel C. Gastineau; born 26 May 1872 in Greene County, Indiana; married John Brawand 15 August 1897 in Greene County, Indiana [Greene County, Indiana, Marriage records, Book O, p. 501].






 

SECRET SOCIETIES

The Masonic Lodge was organized about the year 1865. John Potter was W. M.; Dr. N. W. Williams, S. W.; E. Edington, J. W. ; William Hert, Secretary; and Samuel Graham, Treasurer. They and the following were charter members: Ale Hatfield, Mitchell Noel, Abe Shankliri, L. C. Price, Elijah Edington, Jacob Miller and Reuben McCormick. The membership reached about sixty. A building was erected, which burned down. Trouble arose, and the charter was surrendered and the lodge went down in 1881. The Odd Fellows organized a lodge in April, 1879, with the following charter members and officers: W. S. Dye, N. G.; John A. Pate, J. G. Hert, Secretary; J. W. Graham; Charles Graham; W. H. Dowden, V. G.; J. C. Blalock, S. M. Hitchcock, P. Lancaster, W. M. Dobbins, Jerry Hatfield, W. B. Mitchell and T. 0. Daggy. The present membership is about thirty. The lodge owns the upper story of the Dobbins & Mitchell building. The present officers are Charles Graham, N. G.; Ed Strosnider, V. G. ; Marion Graham, R. S. ; F. M. McCurdy, P. S. ; M. S. Hitchcock, Treasurer; John Graham, Jerry Hatfield and William Dobbins, Trustees. The lodge number is 545.

 

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