Samuel W. Hatten, one of the representative and prominent men of the county, is a resident upon section 22, Rich Valley township. He is a native of Wayne county, Va., now a part of the State of West Virginia, born September 19, 1836, and is the son of Johnson and Cynthia (Spurlock) Hatten, both of whom were born in Wayne county. His father died of the cholera, while running timber down the Ohio river. The mother survived her husband until about 1875. They were members of the Methodist church, and very estimable and respected people. They had a family of seven children-Eliza, Alvin, Francis, Irene, Nancy, Samuel and Eveline.
Samuel Hatten received his education in Lawrence county, Ky., and after leaving school leared the carpenter's trade. He was following that buisness at the time of the breaking out of the war, and in April, 1862, being like all the mountaineers, intensely patriotic, he enlisted in Company B, Fourteenth Kentucky Calvary, as private, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant, and served on the regimental staff. He participated in the battles of White's Ferry, Slate Creek Mills, Mt. Sterling, Grassy Flats, Olympia Springs, Owensburg, and others. He was mustered out of the service March 24, 1864, and commenced work on a steamboat. For some two or three years he was employed in this kind of work on the Ohio, Big Sandy, and Kanawah rivers, after which he, in January, 1866, came to Minnesota and took up a claim in Rich Valley township, where he now lives.
Mr. Hatten ws married May 12, 1864, to Miss Frances C. Hatten, a native of Wayne county, Va., and daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hatten. They have a family of ten children, six of whom are living-Cynthia, Samuel W., Fred M., Byron, Maud and Alvin. Our subject was elected to the office of constable of the town in 1866, and held the position for two years; in 1868, was made town clerk; in the latter year, chosen sheriff, and re-elected in 1870. He is the present chairman of the town board. He is in every aspect a representative man, and one that bears the esteem and confidence of the people of the community.
-page 534. Illustrated Album of Meeker and McLeod Counties of Minnesota. 1888.
Samuel W. Hatten, one of the representative and prominent men of the county, is a resident upon section 22, Rich Valley township. He is a native of Wayne county, Va., now a part of the State of West Virginia, born September 19, 1836, and is the son of Johnson and Cynthia (Spurlock) Hatten, both of whom were born in Wayne county. His father died of the cholera, while running timber down the Ohio river. The mother survived her husband until about 1875. They were members of the Methodist church, and very estimable and respected people. They had a family of seven children-Eliza, Alvin, Francis, Irene, Nancy, Samuel and Eveline.
Samuel Hatten received his education in Lawrence county, Ky., and after leaving school leared the carpenter's trade. He was following that buisness at the time of the breaking out of the war, and in April, 1862, being like all the mountaineers, intensely patriotic, he enlisted in Company B, Fourteenth Kentucky Calvary, as private, and rose to the rank of first lieutenant, and served on the regimental staff. He participated in the battles of White's Ferry, Slate Creek Mills, Mt. Sterling, Grassy Flats, Olympia Springs, Owensburg, and others. He was mustered out of the service March 24, 1864, and commenced work on a steamboat. For some two or three years he was employed in this kind of work on the Ohio, Big Sandy, and Kanawah rivers, after which he, in January, 1866, came to Minnesota and took up a claim in Rich Valley township, where he now lives.
Mr. Hatten ws married May 12, 1864, to Miss Frances C. Hatten, a native of Wayne county, Va., and daughter of Samuel and Sarah Hatten. They have a family of ten children, six of whom are living-Cynthia, Samuel W., Fred M., Byron, Maud and Alvin. Our subject was elected to the office of constable of the town in 1866, and held the position for two years; in 1868, was made town clerk; in the latter year, chosen sheriff, and re-elected in 1870. He is the present chairman of the town board. He is in every aspect a representative man, and one that bears the esteem and confidence of the people of the community.
-page 534. Illustrated Album of Meeker and McLeod Counties of Minnesota. 1888.
Family Members
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Reid Hatten
1865–1865
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Infant Son Hatten
1866–1866
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Cynthia Hatten Harris
1868–1936
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Sarah Hatten
1870–1871
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Samuel Warren Hatten Jr
1872–1952
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Fredrick Moore "Fred" Hatten
1874–1961
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Byron Hatten
1877–1917
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Maude Brown Hatten Howe
1879–1967
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Katie Frances Hatten
1882–1883
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Alvin Eugene "Happy" Hatten
1886–1973
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