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William Anderson “Cap” Hatfield II

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William Anderson “Cap” Hatfield II

Birth
Mingo County, West Virginia, USA
Death
22 Aug 1930 (aged 66)
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA
Burial
Stirrat, Logan County, West Virginia, USA Add to Map
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William Anderson Hatfield II (1864-1930) aka Cap Hatfield, was the last of the Hatfields to die who was involved in the Hatfield-McCoy feud. (b. February 06, 1864, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA - d. August 21, 1930, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

Parents:
He was the son of William Anderson Hatfield I (1839-1921) aka Anderson Hatfield, aka "Devil Anse" Hatfield; and Levicy Chafin.

Siblings:
His siblings include: Johnson Hatfield (1862-?); Robert E. Lee Hatfield (1867-?) aka Robert Edward Lee Hatfield; Nancy Bell Hatfield (1869-?) aka Nanny Hatfiled; Elliott Rutherford Hatfield (1872-?) aka Doc Hatfield; Mary Hatfield (1873-?); Elizabeth Hatfield (1875-?) aka Betty Hatfield; Elias Hatfield (1878-?); Detroit Hatfield (1881-?); Joseph Hatfield (1883-?); Rosada Hatfield (1885-?); Emanuel Willis Wilson Hatfield (1888-?); and Tennyson Hatfield (1890-?). The family appears in the 1880 US Census living in Magnolia, Logan County, West Virginia. William appears under the name "Anderson Hatfield" as does his father. They have a housekeeper named Matilda Roberts (1859-?) who was born in Kentucky.

Marriage:
Cap married Nancy Elizabeth Smith (1866-1942) on October 11, 1883 and had the following children: Coleman Anderson Hatfield (1889-1970) who married Bertha Marie Caldwell (1883-1963) aka Mossie Caldwell; Sheppard "Captain S" Hatfield (1891-?); Levicy Hatfield (1893-?); Pinkie Hatfield (1894-?); Louise "Lou" Hatfield (1896-?); Robert Emmett Hatfield (1897-?); Preston Hatfield (c1899-?); Lionel Weaver "Elbert" Hatfield (1900-?); Georgia "Flossy" Hatfield (c1904-?); and Muriel M. Hatfield (c1907-?).

Burial:
According to Sam Rogers of the Logan County Historical Society: "The Cap Hatfield Cemetery is contained within the Stuart Glenn property. This six and one-half acres was the home of Joe Glenn, long time local attorney, stepson of Cap Hatfield, and participant in the gunfight at Matewan, West Virginia in 1896."

Biography:
J.D. Charles writes: "Cap Hatfield, looms large over the entire [Hatfield-McCoy feud]. [He] was often portrayed as a lawless murderer; but the authors [of the book 'The Tale of the Devil'] show him to have been a man who seemed to resent being used as a Lieutenant by his father, and a man who sought peace later in life - first by farming, then by studying to be an attorney, and finally becoming a security guard. One of Cap's last scrapes was a shooting incident on an Election Day that was clearly self defense." Cap is buried in the Cap Hatfield Cemetery in Stirrat, Logan County, West Virginia.
William Anderson Hatfield II (1864-1930) aka Cap Hatfield, was the last of the Hatfields to die who was involved in the Hatfield-McCoy feud. (b. February 06, 1864, Mingo County, West Virginia, USA - d. August 21, 1930, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA)

Parents:
He was the son of William Anderson Hatfield I (1839-1921) aka Anderson Hatfield, aka "Devil Anse" Hatfield; and Levicy Chafin.

Siblings:
His siblings include: Johnson Hatfield (1862-?); Robert E. Lee Hatfield (1867-?) aka Robert Edward Lee Hatfield; Nancy Bell Hatfield (1869-?) aka Nanny Hatfiled; Elliott Rutherford Hatfield (1872-?) aka Doc Hatfield; Mary Hatfield (1873-?); Elizabeth Hatfield (1875-?) aka Betty Hatfield; Elias Hatfield (1878-?); Detroit Hatfield (1881-?); Joseph Hatfield (1883-?); Rosada Hatfield (1885-?); Emanuel Willis Wilson Hatfield (1888-?); and Tennyson Hatfield (1890-?). The family appears in the 1880 US Census living in Magnolia, Logan County, West Virginia. William appears under the name "Anderson Hatfield" as does his father. They have a housekeeper named Matilda Roberts (1859-?) who was born in Kentucky.

Marriage:
Cap married Nancy Elizabeth Smith (1866-1942) on October 11, 1883 and had the following children: Coleman Anderson Hatfield (1889-1970) who married Bertha Marie Caldwell (1883-1963) aka Mossie Caldwell; Sheppard "Captain S" Hatfield (1891-?); Levicy Hatfield (1893-?); Pinkie Hatfield (1894-?); Louise "Lou" Hatfield (1896-?); Robert Emmett Hatfield (1897-?); Preston Hatfield (c1899-?); Lionel Weaver "Elbert" Hatfield (1900-?); Georgia "Flossy" Hatfield (c1904-?); and Muriel M. Hatfield (c1907-?).

Burial:
According to Sam Rogers of the Logan County Historical Society: "The Cap Hatfield Cemetery is contained within the Stuart Glenn property. This six and one-half acres was the home of Joe Glenn, long time local attorney, stepson of Cap Hatfield, and participant in the gunfight at Matewan, West Virginia in 1896."

Biography:
J.D. Charles writes: "Cap Hatfield, looms large over the entire [Hatfield-McCoy feud]. [He] was often portrayed as a lawless murderer; but the authors [of the book 'The Tale of the Devil'] show him to have been a man who seemed to resent being used as a Lieutenant by his father, and a man who sought peace later in life - first by farming, then by studying to be an attorney, and finally becoming a security guard. One of Cap's last scrapes was a shooting incident on an Election Day that was clearly self defense." Cap is buried in the Cap Hatfield Cemetery in Stirrat, Logan County, West Virginia.

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CAP. W. A. HATFIELD
His memory is blessed.



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