West Virginia Pioneers

Roscoe Napoleon Hatcher

Male 1883 - 1958  (75 years)


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  • Name Roscoe Napoleon Hatcher 
    Born 24 Feb 1883  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Apr 1958  Ripley County, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Hatcher Cemetery, Kentuck, Jackson Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • From Amy Ryan:
      From Family Bible
      Roscoe was married Oct 6, 1902

      Published in the Charleston Gazette 2 April, 1958
      HATCHER, Roccoe (sic) N.--75, of Ripley, died Tuesday at his home after a long illness. Mr. Hatcher was a retired farmer and was a member of Falling Water EUB Church. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Icy Hatcher; three sons, T-Sgt. Calvin, in the Air Force, Wayne of Ripley and Howard Hatcher of Bidwell, Ohio; six daughters, Mrs. Ethel Skeen of Columbus, Ohio, Mrs.
      Cecil Casto, Mrs. Eloise Hopkins and Mrs. Eunice Bays, all of Ripley, Mrs. Phoebe Galford of Hartstown, Pa., and Mrs. Geneva White of Mustoe, Va.; two brothers, Luther of Kingston, Tenn., and John Hatcher of Charleston; 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Goshen Baptist Church. Rev. Lincoln Jones will officiate and burial will be in Hatcher Cemetery.

      World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      about Rosco Napoleon Hatcher
      Name: Rosco Napoleon Hatcher
      City: Fletcher
      County: Jackson
      State: West Virginia
      Birth Date: 24 Feb 1883
      Race: White
      Roll: 1992557
      DraftBoard: 0
      Age: 35
      Occupation: farmer - self
      Nearest Relative: icy Hatcher, Fletcher, Jackson, WV
      Height/Build: short/medium
      Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue/black
    Person ID I15243  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Feb 2018 

    Father Calvin Luther Hatcher,   b. 31 Oct 1840, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1914  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Hamon,   b. 6 Dec 1842, Russell County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jul 1923  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 31 Oct 1861  [1, 2
    Notes 

    • CALVIN LUTHER HATCHER FAMILY BIBLE [from Amy Hatcher Ryan]
      Marriage certificate: C.L. Hatcher of Jackson County and Elisabeth Hamon of Roane County on 31st Oct. 1861 at Her Father's Residence by Rev. John Smith Baptist Minister
      Witness P.C. Acree Witness J.H. Garrett
      Goes on to list pages of births, death, marriages, all have been entered in this database.

      1870 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 171
      Calvin L 30
      Eliza 37
      Peter M 8
      Julius S 5
      Elizabeth 3
      Mary E 1

      1880 Census Place: Washington, Jackson, West Virginia
      Calvin L. HATCHER Self M M W 39 WV
      Elisibeth HATCHER Wife F M W 37 WV
      Peter M. HATCHER Son M S W 17 WV
      Julius S. HATCHER Son M S W 15 WV
      Elisibeth HATCHER Dau F S W 13 WV
      Mary E. HATCHER Dau F S W 11 WV
      Matilda F. HATCHER Dau F S W 8 WV
      John C. HATCHER Son M S W 7 WV
      Luther M. HATCHER Son M S W 1 WV

      1900 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 243-251
      Calvin L 10/1840, m 39y
      Elizabeth 12/1842, 12-8
      Roscoe P, 2/1883

      1910 Washington, Jackson, WV # 133
      Hatcher, Rosco N 27 m1- 7y WV WVWV
      Icy B 26 m1- 7y 4-3 children
      Ethel B 6
      Emma C 1.10
      Elmina G 0.3
      Calvin L father 69 m1- 47y WV VAVA
      Elizabeth mother 67 m1- 47y 12-8 children WV VAVA

      JCBR shows this child, he does not fit in but I don't have another couple with similar names:
      L F Hatcher, 10/18/1871 CS & Elizabeth Hatcher, Jackson Co, farmer, male
    Family ID F5018  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Icy Belle Williams,   b. 17 Aug 1883, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jun 1962  (Age 78 years) 
    Married 6 Oct 1902  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • 1910 Washington, Jackson, WV # 133
      Hatcher, Rosco N 27 m1- 7y WV WVWV
      Icy B 26 m1- 7y 4-3 children
      Ethel B 6
      Emma C 1.10
      Elmina G 0.3
      Calvin L father 69 m1- 47y WV VAVA
      Elizabeth mother 67 m1- 47y 12-8 children WV VAVA

      1920 Jackson Co, WV, Washington Dist Staats Mill Prec # 45
      Hatcher, Roscoe M, 36
      Icy B, 36
      Ethel V, 16
      Emma C 11
      Geneva, 9
      Howard S, 7
      Erunice M, 5
      Elizabeth, 2.3
      Elizabeth, 77, wd, mother
    Children 
     1. Ethel Victoria Hatcher,   b. 29 Jun 1903,   d. 6 Mar 1984  (Age 80 years)
     2. Warren Mitchell Hatcher,   b. 2 May 1905,   d. 2 Dec 1907  (Age 2 years)
     3. Emma Cecile Hatcher,   b. 10 Aug 1908,   d. 20 Jun 1974  (Age 65 years)
     4. Elmina Geneva Hatcher,   b. 6 Feb 1910,   d. 7 May 1989  (Age 79 years)
     5. Howard Sherman Hatcher,   b. 7 Jul 1912, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1990  (Age 78 years)
     6. Eunice Mae Hatcher,   b. 14 Oct 1914,   d. 14 Aug 1971  (Age 56 years)
     7. Elizabeth Phoebe Hatcher,   b. 6 Sep 1917, Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1963, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     8. Calvin Luther Hatcher,   b. 16 Jan 1920,   d. 11 Dec 1980  (Age 60 years)
     9. Wallace N Hatcher,   b. 25 Jun 1923,   d. 15 Jan 1928  (Age 4 years)
     10. Wayne Elijah Hatcher,   b. 25 Jun 1923, Kentuck, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 2012, Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years)
     11. Eloise Gatha Hatcher,   b. 12 Feb 1925,   d. Mar 1992  (Age 67 years)
    Family ID F6983  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hatcher Cemetery, Kentuck, Jackson Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Hatcher, Roscoe, obit
    Hatcher, Roscoe, obit
    Obituary for Roscoe N Hatcher

  • Sources 
    1. [S20] Family Bible.

    2. [S123] Amy Ryan.

    3. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.