Charles married Clymena Rebecca Pierson on 26 July 1830 at Oneida County, New York.
He was the father of six children when he set out for the western territory. It is recorded that he left his family in Wisconsin and set out for the California gold fields.
His widow and children all settled in the New York, Connecticut, Minnesota, & Wisconsin areas.
Charles was traveling the western trail along the Sweetwater, Wyoming area, near the Big Sandy River, where it is reported he died possibly of mountain fever, which was rampant in nearby camps.
It is supposed that someone later added the epitaph, "Killed by Indians", to his crude headstone, which still stands.
His original gravestone is preserved by the Oregon-California Trails Association.
The site has been fenced by the National Park Service in conjunction with the Trails Association. It is on private property and permission to visit must be obtained from the owner. It is the only burial at this location.
LONG LOST PAST
Your gravestone stands, so cold and lone
In tangled vines, all overgrown.
I wonder if it's hiding there;
And waiting for someone to care.
I see your name and faded date,
So worn from age and destined fate.
And now it seems to beckon me,
To touch its' face, for more to see.
I feel the script; Oh, can it be......?
My mind now reads your history!
So now I have a solemn task,
To document your long lost past.
~Shirleen Farley 2019
The following was sent by Contributor: Burlington Historical Society (47783702):
Wonderful memorial. The Hatch family members were listed in the 1850 census of Wheatland, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, as
Charles Hatch 40
Clymena R Hatch 37
Charlotte B Hatch 15
Mary R Hatch 11
Caroline P Hatch 9
Eliza R Hatch 5
Sarah J Hatch 3
Frederick A Hatch 1
The following might also be of interest.
The Feb. 5, 1845, issue of the American Freeman (vol. 1, no. 34), published in Prairieville (now Waukesha), Wisconsin Territory, reported that the Racine County Anti-Slavery Association,
an auxiliary of the Territorial Anti-Slavery Society, had been established and that Mr. Hatch of Wheatland was among its officers. (The Kenosha County area was a part of Racine County until 1850.)
The Dec. 1, 1847, issue of the Wisconsin Weekly, a newspaper published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reported that the Racine County Liberty Party candidates for the state constitutional convention included John R. Kendall of Burlington, Jesse Stetson of Rochester, and Charles Hatch of Wheatland.
So it appears that Charles Hatch was active in abolition activities in his area of Wisconsin.
Charles married Clymena Rebecca Pierson on 26 July 1830 at Oneida County, New York.
He was the father of six children when he set out for the western territory. It is recorded that he left his family in Wisconsin and set out for the California gold fields.
His widow and children all settled in the New York, Connecticut, Minnesota, & Wisconsin areas.
Charles was traveling the western trail along the Sweetwater, Wyoming area, near the Big Sandy River, where it is reported he died possibly of mountain fever, which was rampant in nearby camps.
It is supposed that someone later added the epitaph, "Killed by Indians", to his crude headstone, which still stands.
His original gravestone is preserved by the Oregon-California Trails Association.
The site has been fenced by the National Park Service in conjunction with the Trails Association. It is on private property and permission to visit must be obtained from the owner. It is the only burial at this location.
LONG LOST PAST
Your gravestone stands, so cold and lone
In tangled vines, all overgrown.
I wonder if it's hiding there;
And waiting for someone to care.
I see your name and faded date,
So worn from age and destined fate.
And now it seems to beckon me,
To touch its' face, for more to see.
I feel the script; Oh, can it be......?
My mind now reads your history!
So now I have a solemn task,
To document your long lost past.
~Shirleen Farley 2019
The following was sent by Contributor: Burlington Historical Society (47783702):
Wonderful memorial. The Hatch family members were listed in the 1850 census of Wheatland, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, as
Charles Hatch 40
Clymena R Hatch 37
Charlotte B Hatch 15
Mary R Hatch 11
Caroline P Hatch 9
Eliza R Hatch 5
Sarah J Hatch 3
Frederick A Hatch 1
The following might also be of interest.
The Feb. 5, 1845, issue of the American Freeman (vol. 1, no. 34), published in Prairieville (now Waukesha), Wisconsin Territory, reported that the Racine County Anti-Slavery Association,
an auxiliary of the Territorial Anti-Slavery Society, had been established and that Mr. Hatch of Wheatland was among its officers. (The Kenosha County area was a part of Racine County until 1850.)
The Dec. 1, 1847, issue of the Wisconsin Weekly, a newspaper published in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, reported that the Racine County Liberty Party candidates for the state constitutional convention included John R. Kendall of Burlington, Jesse Stetson of Rochester, and Charles Hatch of Wheatland.
So it appears that Charles Hatch was active in abolition activities in his area of Wisconsin.
Family Members
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Sarah A Hatch Jerome
1826–1869
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Jane Porter Hatch Lewis
1827–1910
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Jane Hatch Lewis
1827–1910
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Hobart Henry Hatch
1829–1913
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Hobart Henry Hatch
1829–1913
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Horatio N Hatch
1830–1876
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Irving Gates Hatch
1833–1900
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Irving Gates Hatch
1833–1900
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Metcalf Bradley Hatch
1835–1914
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Theodore Pierson Hatch
1838–1874
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Theodore Pierson Hatch
1838–1874
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