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Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia

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  Greenway W. Hatfield (1868-1943) — also known as G. W. Hatfield — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Logan, Logan County, W.Va., November 17, 1868. Republican. Coal mine operator; postmaster at Williamson, W.Va., 1909-12 (acting, 1909); chair of Mingo County Republican Party, 1917, 1940-41. Died in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va., February 14, 1943 (age 74 years, 89 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Prater 'Good Lias' Hatfield and Elizabeth (Chafin) 'Betty' Hatfield; brother of Henry Drury Hatfield; married, May 27, 1890, to Cora Lee Walker; father of Willard Elias Hatfield and Homer Shade Hatfield; first cousin of McGinnis Hatfield; first cousin once removed of Coleman Alderson Hatfield; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney; second cousin of Joseph P. Hatfield; second cousin once removed of Athleen H. Keadle and William A. Hatfield; second cousin twice removed of William Ferrell Blankenship.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Henry Drury Hatfield (1875-1962) — also known as Henry D. Hatfield — of Eckman, McDowell County, W.Va.; Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va. Born in Sydney, Logan County, W.Va., September 15, 1875. Republican. Physician; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1909-12; President of the West Virginia State Senate, 1911; Governor of West Virginia, 1913-17; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1916, 1932, 1944, 1948, 1952 (Honorary Vice-President); major in the U.S. Army during World War I; member of West Virginia Republican State Central Committee, 1920-24; U.S. Senator from West Virginia, 1929-35; defeated, 1934; chair of Cabell County Republican Party, 1942. Methodist. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias; Odd Fellows; Elks; American Medical Association. Died in Huntington, Cabell County, W.Va., October 23, 1962 (age 87 years, 38 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodmere Memorial Park, Huntington, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Elias Prater 'Good Lias' Hatfield and Elizabeth (Chafin) 'Betty' Hatfield; brother of Greenway W. Hatfield; married, March 27, 1895, to Caroline Bronson; uncle of Willard Elias Hatfield and Homer Shade Hatfield; first cousin of McGinnis Hatfield; first cousin once removed of Coleman Alderson Hatfield; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney; second cousin of Joseph P. Hatfield; second cousin once removed of Athleen H. Keadle and William A. Hatfield; second cousin twice removed of William Ferrell Blankenship.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  Cross-reference: Walter S. Hallanan
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — National Governors Association biography — Find-A-Grave memorial
  McGinnis Hatfield (1886-1967) — of Northfork, McDowell County, W.Va.; Welch, McDowell County, W.Va. Born in Rose Siding, Pike County, Ky., December 8, 1886. Republican. Chair of McDowell County Republican Party, 1917; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from McDowell County, 1923-24; member of West Virginia state senate 6th District, 1931-32; delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Presidential Nominee), 1944, 1948, 1952. Died in Welch, McDowell County, W.Va., May 18, 1967 (age 80 years, 161 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Woodlawn Memorial Park, Bluewell, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Matthew Ellison Hatfield and Alice Emma (Davis) Hatfield; first cousin of Greenway W. Hatfield and Henry Drury Hatfield; first cousin once removed of Coleman Alderson Hatfield, Willard Elias Hatfield and Homer Shade Hatfield; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney; second cousin of Joseph P. Hatfield; second cousin once removed of Athleen H. Keadle and William A. Hatfield; second cousin twice removed of William Ferrell Blankenship.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Joseph P. Hatfield (1888-1970) — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Mingo County, W.Va., July 17, 1888. Democrat. Postmaster at Williamson, W.Va., 1936-48 (acting, 1936-37); mayor of Williamson, W.Va., 1949-51. Died in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va., December 24, 1970 (age 82 years, 160 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Floyd Hatfield and Polly Easter (Staten) Hatfield; married to Elizabeth Addair; father of William A. Hatfield; first cousin twice removed of Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney and William Ferrell Blankenship; second cousin of Greenway W. Hatfield, Henry Drury Hatfield and McGinnis Hatfield; second cousin once removed of Coleman Alderson Hatfield, Athleen H. Keadle, Willard Elias Hatfield and Homer Shade Hatfield.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  Coleman Alderson Hatfield (1889-1970) — also known as Coleman A. Hatfield; Cole Hatfield — of Logan, Logan County, W.Va. Born in Thacker, Logan County (now Mingo County), W.Va., February 25, 1889. Republican. Lawyer; chair of Logan County Republican Party, 1940-42. Died in Logan, Logan County, W.Va., July 11, 1970 (age 81 years, 136 days). Interment at Athens Cemetery, Athens, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of William Anderson 'Cap' Hatfield and Nancy Elizabeth (Smith) Hatfield; married, May 12, 1907, to Bertha Marie 'Mossie' Caldwell; first cousin once removed of Greenway W. Hatfield, Henry Drury Hatfield and McGinnis Hatfield; second cousin of Willard Elias Hatfield and Homer Shade Hatfield; second cousin once removed of Joseph P. Hatfield and Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney; third cousin of Athleen H. Keadle and William A. Hatfield; third cousin once removed of William Ferrell Blankenship.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Riley Varney (1892-1959) — also known as Riley Varney — of Delbarton, Mingo County, W.Va.; Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Varney, Mingo County, W.Va., January 8, 1892. Democrat. Chair of Mingo County Democratic Party, 1946-54. Died in Pike County, Ky., November 5, 1959 (age 67 years, 301 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Andrew Jackson Varney and Fidelia 'Dilli' (Spaulding) Varney; married 1913 to Dolly Catherine Evans; married to Mattie Hatfield; third cousin of Wallace Jennings Varney; third cousin once removed of Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  Athleen H. Keadle (b. 1896) — also known as Athleen Hatfield — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Wyoming County, W.Va., July 19, 1896. Republican. Member of West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee, 1955. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Edward Shannon Hatfield and Eudora (Christian) Hatfield; married to Mingo P. Keadle; second cousin once removed of Greenway W. Hatfield, Henry Drury Hatfield, McGinnis Hatfield and Joseph P. Hatfield; third cousin of Coleman Alderson Hatfield, Willard Elias Hatfield, Homer Shade Hatfield and William A. Hatfield; third cousin once removed of Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney and William Ferrell Blankenship.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  Willard Elias Hatfield (1896-1944) — also known as Willard E. Hatfield — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Mingo County, W.Va., November 22, 1896. Republican. Postmaster at Williamson, W.Va., 1926-32 (acting, 1926-27). Died in Cabell County, W.Va., March 10, 1944 (age 47 years, 109 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Greenway W. Hatfield and Cora Lee (Walker) Hatfield; brother of Homer Shade Hatfield; nephew of Henry Drury Hatfield; first cousin once removed of McGinnis Hatfield; second cousin of Coleman Alderson Hatfield; second cousin once removed of Joseph P. Hatfield and Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney; third cousin of Athleen H. Keadle and William A. Hatfield; third cousin once removed of William Ferrell Blankenship.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Homer Shade Hatfield (1902-1992) — also known as Homer S. Hatfield — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in West Virginia, February 21, 1902. Republican. Postmaster at Williamson, W.Va., 1932-34 (acting, 1932). Died in Pike County, Ky., January 8, 1992 (age 89 years, 321 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Greenway W. Hatfield and Cora Lee (Walker) Hatfield; brother of Willard Elias Hatfield; nephew of Henry Drury Hatfield; first cousin once removed of McGinnis Hatfield; second cousin of Coleman Alderson Hatfield; second cousin once removed of Joseph P. Hatfield and Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney; third cousin of Athleen H. Keadle and William A. Hatfield; third cousin once removed of William Ferrell Blankenship.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  Wallace Jennings Varney (1905-1979) — also known as Wallace J. Varney — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Ragland, Mingo County, W.Va., February 19, 1905. Democrat. School teacher and principal; postmaster at Williamson, W.Va., 1948-72 (acting, 1948-50). Methodist. Member, Freemasons. Died in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., November 27, 1979 (age 74 years, 281 days). Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Williamson, W.Va.
  Relatives: Son of Lewis Varney and Elizabeth 'Betty' (Farley) Varney; married 1925 to Goldie Mae Smith; uncle of Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney; third cousin of William Riley Varney.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney (1918-1998) — also known as T. I. Varney — of Matewan, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Barnabus, Logan County, W.Va., October 20, 1918. Democrat. Probation officer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1965-72. Protestant. Member, Moose; Veterans of Foreign Wars; Rotary; Fraternal Order of Police. Died in Matewan, Mingo County, W.Va., April 4, 1998 (age 79 years, 166 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Thomas Benton Varney and Verda (Hatfield) Varney; married, March 6, 1946, to Nell Smith; nephew of Wallace Jennings Varney; first cousin twice removed of Greenway W. Hatfield, Henry Drury Hatfield, McGinnis Hatfield and Joseph P. Hatfield; second cousin once removed of Coleman Alderson Hatfield, Willard Elias Hatfield, Homer Shade Hatfield and William A. Hatfield; third cousin of William Ferrell Blankenship; third cousin once removed of William Riley Varney and Athleen H. Keadle.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  William A. Hatfield (b. 1920) — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va., June 1, 1920. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; lawyer; member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1953-54. Protestant. Member, Elks; Moose; Phi Alpha Delta; American Legion; Veterans of Foreign Wars; American Bar Association. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph P. Hatfield and Elizabeth (Adair) Hatfield; married, October 13, 1940, to Melba Harless; second cousin once removed of Greenway W. Hatfield, Henry Drury Hatfield, McGinnis Hatfield, Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney and William Ferrell Blankenship; third cousin of Coleman Alderson Hatfield, Athleen H. Keadle, Willard Elias Hatfield and Homer Shade Hatfield.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
  William Ferrell Blankenship (1926-2000) — also known as Bill Blankenship — of Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va. Born in Williamson, Mingo County, W.Va., March 19, 1926. Democrat. Member of West Virginia state house of delegates from Mingo County, 1963-64. Presbyterian. Member, Elks; Moose. Died in North Carolina, December 22, 2000 (age 74 years, 278 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Son of William Preston Blankenship and Pearl (Hatfield) Blankenship; married, April 17, 1953, to Reba E. Painter; first cousin twice removed of Joseph P. Hatfield; second cousin once removed of William A. Hatfield; second cousin twice removed of Greenway W. Hatfield, Henry Drury Hatfield and McGinnis Hatfield; third cousin of Thomas Osborn Irvin Varney; third cousin once removed of Coleman Alderson Hatfield, Athleen H. Keadle, Willard Elias Hatfield and Homer Shade Hatfield.
  Political family: Hatfield family of Williamson, West Virginia.
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