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Ephraim Hatfield
Early Life
[edit]Ephraim was born in 1765[1][2][3] in Virginia.[4] His father was Jospeh Hatfield[5][3][6][4], his mother is either Rachael Smith[3] or Elizabeth Smith.[4][7]
He appeared in what is today Russel County, Virginia around 1774.[8] Ephraim is nicknamed Eph-of-All[5] because he is the ancestor of every Hatfield in Tug Fork.[9]
First wife
[edit]Saves Anne Musick
[edit]Anne Musick was the wife to David Musick. David was killed by Shawnee near Honaker, Virginia in August of 1792.
Anne along with her 5 children were taken by the Shawnee but were later recused by a group of white men, one of these recusers was Eph-of-All Hatfield.[10]
She would later marry Eph-of-All Hatfield.[1] They would move to Blackberry Creek.[8][10]
Death
[edit]Eph-of-All and Anne would move to Blackberry Creek.[8] Eph-of-All would die June 16, 1855.[10]
Children
[edit]Eph-of-All married Mary Smith Goff having 4 kids with her,[1] the children are the following:[3]
- Joseph Hatfield
- Aly "Alie"
- Valentine
- Lydia "Biddie" (born in 1791). She would die in childbirth.
Eph-of-All had a second wife named Anne Musick, the couple produced 6 childern. One of these children were name a named George Hatfield.[1]
- George Hatfield
Legacy
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Waller 2012, p. xiv-xv.
- ^ King 2013, pp. XIV–XV.
- ^ a b c d Hatfield 1974, p. 184.
- ^ a b c Sellards 1995, p. 2-3.
- ^ a b King 2013, p. 20.
- ^ Hatfield 2011, p. 10.
- ^ Hatfield 2011, p. 10-11.
- ^ a b c Rice 1982, p. 3.
- ^ Alther 2012, p. 15.
- ^ a b c Hatfield 1974, p. 17.
Bibliography
[edit]Hatfield, George Elliott (1974). The Hatfields. Big Sandy Valley Historical Society.
Sellards, Harry Leon (1995). Hatfield Family History. H.L. Sellards, Jr.
Sellards, Harry Leon (1993). Hatfield and Phillips Families of Eastern Kentucky and Southwestern West Virginia. H.L. Sellards, Jr.
Rice, Otis K. (December 31, 1982). The Hatfields and the McCoys. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813114590.
Waller, Altina L. (2012). Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860–1900. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9781469609713.
King, Dean (May 14, 2013). The Feud:The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316224789.
Alther, Lisa (February 5, 2013). Blood Feud:The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and Vengeance. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-0762779185.
Swain, George (1927). History of Logan County, West Virginia. G. T. Swain. ISBN 9780598483393. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
Hatfield, Coleman (June 27, 2011). The Feuding Hatfields & McCoys. Woodland Press, LLC. ISBN 9780979323621.