Blankenship, William

Abt 1894 -

• Name	Blankenship, William
  Birth	Abt 1894
  Gender	Male
  murder	1910	Wharncliffe, Mingo, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  	16-yrs old, killed Dr. Wayne W Hatfield, cold blood
  Arrest	Abt 12 Sep 1910
  	captured hiding in a cave for a week after he murdered Wayn Hatfield.
  		Blankenship, Wm caught anc_ 20250708GHLn- LU luannevalentine originally shared this on 23 Aug 2014 William Blankenship Captured Mon 9-12-1910 The Indianapolis Sun, Monday, September 12, 1910 Linked to Wayne W Hatfield MD *
  Person ID	I105889	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

• Event Map

  murder - 16-yrs old, killed Dr. Wayne W Hatfield, cold blood - 1910 - Wharncliffe, Mingo, West Virginia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Hatfield, Wayne W MD shot fag_Greg 20250708GHLn- Wayne W Hatfield Photo added by Greg Wayne W Hatfield Birth 1879 West Virginia, USA Death 6 Sep 1910 (aged 30–31) Mingo County, WV Burial Fairview Cemetery Williamson, Mingo County, WV Memorial ID55066230 · Photos 4 Flowers 3 Added by beelady Added by Sue Lapp Wayne was the son of Elias Prater Good Lias Hatfield and Elizabeth…
  		Blankenship, Wm caught anc_ 20250708GHLn- LU luannevalentine originally shared this on 23 Aug 2014 William Blankenship Captured Mon 9-12-1910 The Indianapolis Sun, Monday, September 12, 1910 Linked to Wayne W Hatfield MD *

  
  

• Sources

  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Wayne W Hatfield (18) facts 20250708GHLn- 20250708GHLn- Wayne W Hatfield Photo added by Patricia Moore Wayne W Hatfield Birth 1879 West Virginia, USA Death 6 Sep 1910 (aged 30–31) Mingo County, WV Burial Fairview Cemetery Williamson, Mingo County, WV Memorial ID55066230 · Photos 4 Flowers 3 Added by beelady Added by Sue Lapp Wayne was the son of Elias Prater Good Lias Hatfield and Elizabeth Betty Chafin. The Messenger, Beckley, West Virginia Friday, September 9, 1910, page 1 Dr Wayne Hatfield, a nephew of "Devil Anse" was shot and instantly killed by a boy named Blankenship, ten miles from Wharncliffe, Tuesday morning. Hatfield is a brother of Senator H D Hatfield, of McDowell county. He is survived by a wife and two children. Later information is to the effect that Dr Hatfield was assassinated, while attending to his duties as a physician. He was shot in the back with a shot gun and had no warning whatsoever. He was not even armed and could not have defended himself had he been apprised of his danger. Family Members Parents Elias "Good Lias" Hatfield 1846–1908 Elizabeth Jane "Betty" Chafin Hatfield 1851–1941 Spouse Mary Ellis Hatfield 1884–1928 Siblings Greenway Hatfield 1868–1943 Henry Drury Hatfield 1875–1962 Edna Hatfield White 1885–1979 Lessie Hatfield 1898–1978 Flowers • 3 Left by Christopher Van den Avont on 12 Apr 2025 Left by ?Vickie Oates Woods? on 4 Jul 2012 Hatfield, Wayne W MD fag_ 20250708GHLn- Wayne W Hatfield Photo added by Patricia Moore Wayne W Hatfield Birth 1879 West Virginia, USA Death 6 Sep 1910 (aged 30–31) Mingo County, WV Burial Fairview Cemetery Williamson, Mingo County, WV Memorial ID55066230 · Photos 4 Flowers 3 Added by beelady Added by Sue Lapp Wayne was the son of Elias Prater Good Lias Hatfield and… Hatfield, Wayne W MD shot fag_Greg 20250708GHLn- Wayne W Hatfield Photo added by Greg Wayne W Hatfield Birth 1879 West Virginia, USA Death 6 Sep 1910 (aged 30–31) Mingo County, WV Burial Fairview Cemetery Williamson, Mingo County, WV Memorial ID55066230 · Photos 4 Flowers 3 Added by beelady Added by Sue Lapp Wayne was the son of Elias Prater Good Lias Hatfield and Elizabeth…

  
  

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TNG ID: I105889