Hatfield, Rafe Norval

1846 - 1934  (87 years)

• Name	Hatfield, Rafe Norval
  Birth	28 Mar 1846	Cincinnati, Greene, Indiana, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Civil War	Union- Uncle Doc Hatfield's most vivid experience of the Civil War in which he served for a few months in the Union Ranks was when he was captured by a band of ____________ stripped off the clothes and shoes from him and his five companions and turned them loose in a deep snow without anything on but thier underwear.
  	Uncle Doc Hatfield's most vivid experience of the Civil War in which he served for a few months in the Union Ranks was when he was captured by a band of ____________ stripped off the clothes and shoes from him and his five companions and turned them loose in a deep snow without anything on but thier underwear.
  FSID	L8BL-WT3
  Name	Doc
  Name	Raiford "Rafe/Raphe/Ralph" "Doc" Norval Hatfield  [1]
  Name	Raphe Norval Hatfield  [2]
  Occupation	Bef 1861	Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
  	Gardener for the Lincolns- · "She — [Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln] —wouldn't tolerate any foolishness. She showed me just how everything was to be done in the garden, frequently 'calling me down' and making me do my work over. Mr. Lincoln was quite different from Mrs. Lincoln — slow and deliberate." — Rafe Hatfield
  Death	20 Feb 1934	Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma, USA   [1, 2]
  	age 87
  Burial	Aft 20 Feb 1934	Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma, USA   [2]
  	20260218GHLn- Raphe Norval “Doc” Hatfield Photo added by Rita Jones Raphe Norval “Doc” Hatfield Birth 28 Mar 1846 Greene County, Indiana, USA Death 20 Feb 1934 (aged 87) Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA Burial Zion Cemetery Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA Memorial ID6192692 · Photos 3 Flowers 4 Added by R Burnett Added by Rita Jones The Family Bible records of his father Mordica Ale Hatfield has his birthdate 1846 1st SPOUSE: Rebecca Long born 1850 2nd SPOUSE: Sarah Elizabet Spinks 12-15-1854 x 10-1933 CHILDREN OF RAPHE & REBECCA LONG: MARRIED: 3-4-1867 Greene County, Indiana 1. Henry Mordecai 1870 (m) Rachel 2. John Andrew Dunning 4-11-1874 x 3-5-1952 Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma (m) Nettie -------------- CHILDREN OF RAPHE & SARAH ELIZABETH SPINKS: 1. Eve Ellen 10-1-1877 x 7-22-1948 Salina, Mayes, Oklahoma 2. Josie Lee 1882 3. Martin R 1884 4. Evelyn 1886 5. David 1888 6. Amos Jay 9-5-1891 x 5-27-1944 Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma 7. Rosa Ethel 7-7-1893 x 1931 Tulsa 8. Minnie Ann 1896 Family Members Parents Mordecai Ale Hatfield 1817–1869 Milla "Millie" Richardson Hatfield 1819–1875 Spouses Rebecca Jane Long Hatfield 1849–1875 (m. 1867) Sarah Elizabeth Spinks Hatfield 1855–1933 Siblings Nancy Hatfield Corbin 1836–1902 Daniel Boone Hatfield Sr 1838–1910 Mary Hatfield Wollam 1840–1892 Sarilda Hatfield Inman 1843–1908 Andrew Hudson Hatfield 1844–1912 Nelson Hatfield 1848–1901 Sarah Ann Hatfield Sharr 1853–1879 Cynthia Jane Hatfield Brazzel 1853–1930 Amanda Hatfield Hudson 1855–1943 Bettie "Betty" Hatfield Long 1855–1929 Christa Ann Hatfield Burch 1856–1936 Rachel Arena Hatfield Martin 1860–1923 Children Henry Mordecai Hatfield 1870–1947 John Andrew Dunning Hatfield 1874–1952 Eve Ellen Hatfield Morrison 1877–1948 Jossie L. Hatfield Mathews 1882–1923 Martin Hatfield 1884–1907 Amos Jay Hatfield 1889–1944 Minnie Ann Hatfield Stevens 1896–1978 Flowers • 4 Remembered. Left by MHF on 30 Sep 2025 Left by nannette schultz on 30 Jun 2018
  Person ID	I115558	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Hatfield, Mordecai 'Ale',   b. 6 Oct 1817, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA d. 14 Sep 1869, Cincinnati, Greene, Indiana, USA (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Richardson, Millie,   b. 5 May 1819, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Apr 1873, Greene County, Indiana, USA (Age 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Nov 1835	Monroe County, Indiana, USA
  	Ale was 18, Millie 16.
  Issue, jt	Cincinnati, Greene, Indiana, USA
  	14 children- 4 boys, 10 girls. All lived to marry and all survived their parents.
  Family ID	F64802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Long, Rebecca Jane,   b. 1849, Center, Greene, Indiana, USA d. 1875 (Age 26 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1867	Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA
  Issue, jt	2 children
  Children	1. Hatfield, Minnie Ann,   b. 7 Sep 1896, Cane Hill, Washington, Arkansas, USA d. 3 Oct 1978, Oklahoma, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hatfield, John Andrew Dunning,   b. 14 Apr 1874, Greene County, Indiana, USA d. 5 Mar 1952, Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma, USA (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Hatfield, Henry Mordecai,   b. 10 Feb 1870, Green, Grant, Indiana, USA d. Mar 1947 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F64799	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Spinks, Sarah E.,   b. 15 Dec 1854, Greene County, Indiana, USA d. Oct 1933, Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	10 Oct 1876	Greene County, Indiana, USA
  Issue, jt	20260218GHLn- with links to George Hatfield genealogy website Raphe Story of Raphe and Abraham Lincoln etc. PG pgjcooper originally shared this on 17 Jan 2024 Linked to Raiford "Rafe/Raphe/Ralph" "Doc" Norval Hatfield _____________ Raphe (Doc) Norval Hatfield [A3859] b.1846 28 Mar - Cincinnati, In d.1934 20 Feb - Stillwell, Ok ----- Parents ----- Mordica Ale Hatfield [A3839] Millie Richardson [A3840] ----- Siblings ----- Nancy Hatfield [A3841] Daniel Boone Hatfield [A3843] Martha Hatfield [A3850] Mary Hatfield [A3852] Sirelda Hatfield [A3854] Andrew Hatfield [A3856] Raphe (Doc) Norval Hatfield [A3859] Nelson Hatfield [A3907] Cynthia Jane Hatfield [A3909] Sarah Ann Hatfield [A3911] Amanda Hatfield [A3913] Elizabeth Hatfield [A3915] Christi Ann Hatfield [A3918] Rachael Arene Hatfield [A3920] ----- Marriages ----- m01. 1867 04 Mar - Green Co, Indiana + Rebecca Long (2 Children) m02. 1876 10 Sep - Greene Co, Indiana + Sarah Elizabeth Spinks (8 Children) ----- Children ----- Henry Mordica Hatfield [A3861] John Andrew Dunnigan Hatfield [A3863] Eve Ellen Hatfield [A3866] Josie Lee Hatfield [A3895] Martin R Hatfield [A3897] Evelyn Hatfield [A3899] David Hatfield [A3900] Amos Hatfield [A3901] Rosa Ethel Hatfield [A3903] Minnie Ann Hatfield [A3905] _________ buried in Zion Cemetery, Stillwell, Ok - Rafe (Doc) Norvell Hatfield was born March 28 in 1846 not 1835 as he liked to tell people. At his death, he was not 98 years old as most people believed but only 87 years old. The actual birthdate was taken from the Family Bible records of his father Mordica Ale Hatfield. His tombstone is also incorrect, it also reads born 1835 and should say 1846. Rafe (Doc) Norvell Hatfield did not fight in the Civil War as he was too young. However, he did work as a gardner for Abraham Lincoln before he became President of the United States. There is a newspaper article memtioned in a letter stating that an article appeared in the Tulsa Daily World on February 11, 1934 mentioning that Rafe Hatfield stated several things about Abraham Lincold. I do not have a copy of this article. One of the newspaper articles written about Rafe (Doc) Hatfield of which I do have a copy is as follows (Special to the Phoenix) February 25, 1934 - Domineering" of Mrs. Lincoln Chief Memory Left by Gardner 98-YEAR-OLD "UNCLE DOC" HATFIELD MADE LAST TRIP TO TOWN ON HIS HERO'S BIRTHDAY Stillwell, Feb. 24--A new grave made Tuesday in the Little Zion Community Cemetery near here marks the end of the long long trail for "Uncle Doc" Hatfield who as a young man worked in Abraham Lincoln's household as his gardner. For the past 25 years, since he first came here "Uncle Doc" had been a familiar figure on the stsreets here until Lincoln's Birthday this month when he made his last trip to town. On the same day he went to his bed and passed away Monday night, February 19. Illness and grief for his wife who died five months ago combined to remove from the walks of men one of the remaining few who know "Honest Abe". MRS LINCOLN AGGRESSIVE Rafe Norvell Hatfield was born in Tennessee, March 28, 1835, and moved to Indiana when he was nine years old. From that state he went to Illinois when a young man and met Lincoln on the streets of Springfield and asked him for a job. Securing the place of gardener in the Lincoln home. He worked there for over a year. Until his death, he was always ready to tell about "Easy Goin" Abe and his nervous excited wife, Mary. Hatfield was always amused at the way she dominated Mr. Lincoln about the home. She seemed to be very aggressive at all times and was a follower of style to greater extent than her husband. "Abe liked to take his ease when he returned from a hard day's grind at the office and would stretch out on the floor, pillowed against an overturned chair. Mrs. Lincoln often bawled him out for this as well as for calling our "Come In" instead of going to the door when anyone knocked", Uncle Doc would relate. GOT MAD AND QUIT "You are as bad about dogs as Abe Lincoln ever was" Hatfield would often tell Al Stevens, his son-in-law with whom he lived. When Stevens would be out caring for his fox-hounds. "Abe was mighty fond of dogs and would have kept a large pack instead of only one had Mrs. Lincoln permitted. He would continue "Mrs. Lincoln got Abe told many times for slipping off and going Fox hunting", Uncle Doc would laugh. "Mrs. Lincoln always tried to be bossing somebody and when Abe would give me something to do as he wanted it done, she would come out when had gone to work, and make me do it her way", Uncle Doc has said. "One day, I got mad and quit I was so tired of her "Bossing", but I didn't stay quit long", Hatfield said. "Abe followed me up and persuaded me to come back, saying "Don't pay any attention to a woman's nagging, its their nature". Uncle Doc Hatfield's most vivid experience of the Civil War in which he served for a few months in the Union Ranks was when he was captured by a band of ____________ stripped off the clothes and shoes from him and his five companions and turned them loose in a deep snow without anything on but thier underwear. VOTED REPUBLICAN TICKET After the War, Hatfield went to Texas and from there to Arkansas from which state he came to stillwell 25 years ago. All of his life he voted a straight Republican Ticket to help the party that gave his beloved Lincoln the Presidency. His funeral services were conducted at Zion School House last Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Leonard Stewart, Pastor of the Central Missionary Baptist Church in Stillwell. He was a member of teh Baptist Church in Stillwell. Hatfield was married twice, the first time to Miss Becky Long and the second time, 57 years ago, to Miss Sarah Spinks. Surviving him are five children, John Hatfield, Amos Hatfield, and Mrs. Al Stevens of Stillwell, Henry Hatfield of Colorado and Mrs. Eva Morrison of Salina, Oklahoma.
  Children	1. Hatfield, Jossie L.,   b. 14 Jan 1882, Arkansas, USA d. 20 Mar 1923, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA (Age 41 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Hatfield, Amos Jay,   b. 5 Sep 1891, Cane Hill, Washington, Arkansas, USA d. 27 May 1944, Oklahoma, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Hatfield, Eve Ellen,   b. 1 Oct 1877, Greene County, Indiana, USA d. 22 Jul 1948, Salina, Mayes, Oklahoma, USA (Age 70 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Hatfield, Martin R.,   b. 17 Mar 1884, Greene County, Indiana, USA d. 1907, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 22 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F64801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Occupation - Gardener for the Lincolns- · "She — [Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln] —wouldn't tolerate any foolishness. She showed me just how everything was to be done in the garden, frequently 'calling me down' and making me do my work over. Mr. Lincoln was quite different from Mrs. Lincoln — slow and deliberate." — Rafe Hatfield - Bef 1861 - Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, USA Marriage - 1 Mar 1867 - Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA Marriage - 10 Oct 1876 - Greene County, Indiana, USA Death - 20 Feb 1934 - Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma, USA Burial - Aft 20 Feb 1934 - Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Hatfield, Rafe Norval & Sarah Eliz Spinks Hatfield FB260209 20260218GHLn- Hatfield and McCoy Feud's Post Hatfield and McCoy Feud Favorites · 09 February 2026 · This is a colorized image of Rafe Norval “Doc” Hatfield, once the gardener for the Lincolns, who is shown with his wife, Sarah Elizabeth Spinks Hatfield. "She — [Mary Todd Lincoln] —wouldn't tolerate any foolishness. She showed me just…
  		Hatfield, Rafe w rifle FB260209HMcCFeud 20260218GHLn- Hatfield and McCoy Feud's Post Hatfield and McCoy Feud Favorites · 09 February 2026 · "She — [Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln] —wouldn't tolerate any foolishness. She showed me just how everything was to be done in the garden, frequently 'calling me down' and making me do my work over. Mr. Lincoln was quite…
  		Hatfield, Raphe Lincolns gardener 20260218GHLn- with links to George Hatfield genealogy website Raphe Story of Raphe and Abraham Lincoln etc. PG pgjcooper originally shared this on 17 Jan 2024 Linked to Raiford "Rafe/Raphe/Ralph" "Doc" Norval Hatfield _____________ Raphe (Doc) Norval Hatfield [A3859] b.1846 28 Mar - Cincinnati, In d.1934 20 Feb - Stillwell, Ok ----- Parents…

  
  

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  20260218GHLn- Hatfield and McCoy Feud's Post Hatfield and McCoy Feud Favorites · 09 February 2026 · "She — [Mary Todd Lincoln, wife of Abraham Lincoln] —wouldn't tolerate any foolishness. She showed me just how everything was to be done in the garden, frequently 'calling me down' and making me do my work over. Mr. Lincoln was quite different from Mrs. Lincoln — slow and deliberate." — Rafe Hatfield _____ Lora Miller, a resident of Stilwell, Oklahoma, and a Hatfield and McCoy Feud page member, submitted several images of Rafe Norval “Raphe or Doc” Hatfield (March 28, 1846 - February 20, 1934). Rafe, also called “Ralph” by some locals, was once the young gardener for Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln. Lora also provided several pertinent news clippings. With her offerings, Lora also wrote, "I also possess several newspaper clippings about Rafe, who was once the gardener for Abraham Lincoln before he became president.” She added, “When my grandmother passed away in 2023, I began my genealogy journey, trying to document and record everything she shared with me growing up about our family. It's my way of keeping her spirit alive. Her name was Betty Lou Stevens Keeter, and her mother, Minnie Ann Hatfield, was Rafe and Sarah's youngest child." Rafe’s parents were Mordecai Ale Hatfield (1817–1869) and Milla "Millie" Richardson Hatfield (1819–1875). Rafe had two spouses during his lifetime: Rebecca Jane Long Hatfield (1849-1875) and Sarah Elizabeth Spinks Hatfield (1855-1933). The children of Rife included Henry Mordecai Hatfield (1870–1947); John Andrew Dunning Hatfield (1874–1952); Eve Ellen Hatfield Morrison (1877–1948); Jossie L. Hatfield Mathews (1882–1923); Martin Hatfield (1884–1907); Amos Jay Hatfield (1889–1944); and Minnie Ann Hatfield Stevens (1896–1978). ——— Thank you, Lora, for your submission. See less ___________ 20260218GHLn- WORD doc. with links to George Hatfield genealogy website Raphe Story of Raphe and Abraham Lincoln etc. PG pgjcooper originally shared this on 17 Jan 2024 Linked to Raiford "Rafe/Raphe/Ralph" "Doc" Norval Hatfield _____________ Raphe (Doc) Norval Hatfield [A3859] b.1846 28 Mar - Cincinnati, In d.1934 20 Feb - Stillwell, Ok ----- Parents ----- Mordica Ale Hatfield [A3839] Millie Richardson [A3840] ----- Siblings ----- Nancy Hatfield [A3841] Daniel Boone Hatfield [A3843] Martha Hatfield [A3850] Mary Hatfield [A3852] Sirelda Hatfield [A3854] Andrew Hatfield [A3856] Raphe (Doc) Norval Hatfield [A3859] Nelson Hatfield [A3907] Cynthia Jane Hatfield [A3909] Sarah Ann Hatfield [A3911] Amanda Hatfield [A3913] Elizabeth Hatfield [A3915] Christi Ann Hatfield [A3918] Rachael Arene Hatfield [A3920] ----- Marriages ----- m01. 1867 04 Mar - Green Co, Indiana + Rebecca Long (2 Children) m02. 1876 10 Sep - Greene Co, Indiana + Sarah Elizabeth Spinks (8 Children) ----- Children ----- Henry Mordica Hatfield [A3861] John Andrew Dunnigan Hatfield [A3863] Eve Ellen Hatfield [A3866] Josie Lee Hatfield [A3895] Martin R Hatfield [A3897] Evelyn Hatfield [A3899] David Hatfield [A3900] Amos Hatfield [A3901] Rosa Ethel Hatfield [A3903] Minnie Ann Hatfield [A3905] _________ buried in Zion Cemetery, Stillwell, Ok - Rafe (Doc) Norvell Hatfield was born March 28 in 1846 not 1835 as he liked to tell people. At his death, he was not 98 years old as most people believed but only 87 years old. The actual birthdate was taken from the Family Bible records of his father Mordica Ale Hatfield. His tombstone is also incorrect, it also reads born 1835 and should say 1846. Rafe (Doc) Norvell Hatfield did not fight in the Civil War as he was too young. However, he did work as a gardner for Abraham Lincoln before he became President of the United States. There is a newspaper article memtioned in a letter stating that an article appeared in the Tulsa Daily World on February 11, 1934 mentioning that Rafe Hatfield stated several things about Abraham Lincold. I do not have a copy of this article. One of the newspaper articles written about Rafe (Doc) Hatfield of which I do have a copy is as follows (Special to the Phoenix) February 25, 1934 - Domineering" of Mrs. Lincoln Chief Memory Left by Gardner 98-YEAR-OLD "UNCLE DOC" HATFIELD MADE LAST TRIP TO TOWN ON HIS HERO'S BIRTHDAY Stillwell, Feb. 24--A new grave made Tuesday in the Little Zion Community Cemetery near here marks the end of the long long trail for "Uncle Doc" Hatfield who as a young man worked in Abraham Lincoln's household as his gardner. For the past 25 years, since he first came here "Uncle Doc" had been a familiar figure on the stsreets here until Lincoln's Birthday this month when he made his last trip to town. On the same day he went to his bed and passed away Monday night, February 19. Illness and grief for his wife who died five months ago combined to remove from the walks of men one of the remaining few who know "Honest Abe". MRS LINCOLN AGGRESSIVE Rafe Norvell Hatfield was born in Tennessee, March 28, 1835, and moved to Indiana when he was nine years old. From that state he went to Illinois when a young man and met Lincoln on the streets of Springfield and asked him for a job. Securing the place of gardener in the Lincoln home. He worked there for over a year. Until his death, he was always ready to tell about "Easy Goin" Abe and his nervous excited wife, Mary. Hatfield was always amused at the way she dominated Mr. Lincoln about the home. She seemed to be very aggressive at all times and was a follower of style to greater extent than her husband. "Abe liked to take his ease when he returned from a hard day's grind at the office and would stretch out on the floor, pillowed against an overturned chair. Mrs. Lincoln often bawled him out for this as well as for calling our "Come In" instead of going to the door when anyone knocked", Uncle Doc would relate. GOT MAD AND QUIT "You are as bad about dogs as Abe Lincoln ever was" Hatfield would often tell Al Stevens, his son-in-law with whom he lived. When Stevens would be out caring for his fox-hounds. "Abe was mighty fond of dogs and would have kept a large pack instead of only one had Mrs. Lincoln permitted. He would continue "Mrs. Lincoln got Abe told many times for slipping off and going Fox hunting", Uncle Doc would laugh. "Mrs. Lincoln always tried to be bossing somebody and when Abe would give me something to do as he wanted it done, she would come out when had gone to work, and make me do it her way", Uncle Doc has said. "One day, I got mad and quit I was so tired of her "Bossing", but I didn't stay quit long", Hatfield said. "Abe followed me up and persuaded me to come back, saying "Don't pay any attention to a woman's nagging, its their nature". Uncle Doc Hatfield's most vivid experience of the Civil War in which he served for a few months in the Union Ranks was when he was captured by a band of ____________ stripped off the clothes and shoes from him and his five companions and turned them loose in a deep snow without anything on but thier underwear. VOTED REPUBLICAN TICKET After the War, Hatfield went to Texas and from there to Arkansas from which state he came to stillwell 25 years ago. All of his life he voted a straight Republican Ticket to help the party that gave his beloved Lincoln the Presidency. His funeral services were conducted at Zion School House last Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Leonard Stewart, Pastor of the Central Missionary Baptist Church in Stillwell. He was a member of teh Baptist Church in Stillwell. Hatfield was married twice, the first time to Miss Becky Long and the second time, 57 years ago, to Miss Sarah Spinks. Surviving him are five children, John Hatfield, Amos Hatfield, and Mrs. Al Stevens of Stillwell, Henry Hatfield of Colorado and Mrs. Eva Morrison of Salina, Oklahoma.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3067] Ancestry.com, Public Member Stories, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Raiford "Rafe/Raphe/Ralph" "Doc" Norval Hatfield (3) facts 20260218GHLn- 20260218GHLn- with links to George Hatfield genealogy website Raphe Story of Raphe and Abraham Lincoln etc. PG pgjcooper originally shared this on 17 Jan 2024 Linked to Raiford "Rafe/Raphe/Ralph" "Doc" Norval Hatfield _____________ Raphe (Doc) Norval Hatfield [A3859] b.1846 28 Mar - Cincinnati, In d.1934 20 Feb - Stillwell, Ok ----- Parents ----- Mordica Ale Hatfield [A3839] Millie Richardson [A3840] ----- Siblings ----- Nancy Hatfield [A3841] Daniel Boone Hatfield [A3843] Martha Hatfield [A3850] Mary Hatfield [A3852] Sirelda Hatfield [A3854] Andrew Hatfield [A3856] Raphe (Doc) Norval Hatfield [A3859] Nelson Hatfield [A3907] Cynthia Jane Hatfield [A3909] Sarah Ann Hatfield [A3911] Amanda Hatfield [A3913] Elizabeth Hatfield [A3915] Christi Ann Hatfield [A3918] Rachael Arene Hatfield [A3920] ----- Marriages ----- m01. 1867 04 Mar - Green Co, Indiana + Rebecca Long (2 Children) m02. 1876 10 Sep - Greene Co, Indiana + Sarah Elizabeth Spinks (8 Children) ----- Children ----- Henry Mordica Hatfield [A3861] John Andrew Dunnigan Hatfield [A3863] Eve Ellen Hatfield [A3866] Josie Lee Hatfield [A3895] Martin R Hatfield [A3897] Evelyn Hatfield [A3899] David Hatfield [A3900] Amos Hatfield [A3901] Rosa Ethel Hatfield [A3903] Minnie Ann Hatfield [A3905] ________________________________________ buried in Zion Cemetery, Stillwell, Ok - Rafe (Doc) Norvell Hatfield was born March 28 in 1846 not 1835 as he liked to tell people. At his death, he was not 98 years old as most people believed but only 87 years old. The actual birthdate was taken from the Family Bible records of his father Mordica Ale Hatfield. His tombstone is also incorrect, it also reads born 1835 and should say 1846. Rafe (Doc) Norvell Hatfield did not fight in the Civil War as he was too young. However, he did work as a gardner for Abraham Lincoln before he became President of the United States. There is a newspaper article memtioned in a letter stating that an article appeared in the Tulsa Daily World on February 11, 1934 mentioning that Rafe Hatfield stated several things about Abraham Lincold. I do not have a copy of this article. One of the newspaper articles written about Rafe (Doc) Hatfield of which I do have a copy is as follows (Special to the Phoenix) February 25, 1934 - "Domineering" of Mrs. Lincoln Chief Memory Left by Gardner 98-YEAR-OLD "UNCLE DOC" HATFIELD MADE LAST TRIP TO TOWN ON HIS HERO'S BIRTHDAY Stillwell, Feb. 24--A new grave made Tuesday in the Little Zion Community Cemetery near here marks the end of the long long trail for "Uncle Doc" Hatfield who as a young man worked in Abraham Lincoln's household as his gardner. For the past 25 years, since he first came here "Uncle Doc" had been a familiar figure on the stsreets here until Lincoln's Birthday this month when he made his last trip to town. On the same day he went to his bed and passed away Monday night, February 19. Illness and grief for his wife who died five months ago combined to remove from the walks of men one of the remaining few who know "Honest Abe". MRS LINCOLN AGGRESSIVE Rafe Norvell Hatfield was born in Tennessee, March 28, 1835, and moved to Indiana when he was nine years old. From that state he went to Illinois when a young man and met Lincoln on the streets of Springfield and asked him for a job. Securing the place of gardener in the Lincoln home. He worked there for over a year. Until his death, he was always ready to tell about "Easy Goin" Abe and his nervous excited wife, Mary. Hatfield was always amused at the way she dominated Mr. Lincoln about the home. She seemed to be very aggressive at all times and was a follower of style to greater extent than her husband. "Abe liked to take his ease when he returned from a hard day's grind at the office and would stretch out on the floor, pillowed against an overturned chair. Mrs. Lincoln often bawled him out for this as well as for calling our "Come In" instead of going to the door when anyone knocked", Uncle Doc would relate. GOT MAD AND QUIT "You are as bad about dogs as Abe Lincoln ever was" Hatfield would often tell Al Stevens, his son-in-law with whom he lived. When Stevens would be out caring for his fox-hounds. "Abe was mighty fond of dogs and would have kept a large pack instead of only one had Mrs. Lincoln permitted. He would continue "Mrs. Lincoln got Abe told many times for slipping off and going Fox hunting", Uncle Doc would laugh. "Mrs. Lincoln always tried to be bossing somebody and when Abe would give me something to do as he wanted it done, she would come out when had gone to work, and make me do it her way", Uncle Doc has said. "One day, I got mad and quit I was so tired of her "Bossing", but I didn't stay quit long", Hatfield said. "Abe followed me up and persuaded me to come back, saying "Don't pay any attention to a woman's nagging, its their nature". Uncle Doc Hatfield's most vivid experience of the Civil War in which he served for a few months in the Union Ranks was when he was captured by a band of ____________ stripped off the clothes and shoes from him and his five companions and turned them loose in a deep snow without anything on but thier underwear. VOTED REPUBLICAN TICKET After the War, Hatfield went to Texas and from there to Arkansas from which state he came to stillwell 25 years ago. All of his life he voted a straight Republican Ticket to help the party that gave his beloved Lincoln the Presidency. His funeral services were conducted at Zion School House last Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Leonard Stewart, Pastor of the Central Missionary Baptist Church in Stillwell. He was a member of teh Baptist Church in Stillwell. Hatfield was married twice, the first time to Miss Becky Long and the second time, 57 years ago, to Miss Sarah Spinks. Surviving him are five children, John Hatfield, Amos Hatfield, and Mrs. Al Stevens of Stillwell, Henry Hatfield of Colorado and Mrs. Eva Morrison of Salina, Oklahoma. Hatfield, Raphe Lincolns gardener 20260218GHLn- with links to George Hatfield genealogy website Raphe Story of Raphe and Abraham Lincoln etc. PG pgjcooper originally shared this on 17 Jan 2024 Linked to Raiford "Rafe/Raphe/Ralph" "Doc" Norval Hatfield _____________ Raphe (Doc) Norval Hatfield [A3859] b.1846 28 Mar - Cincinnati, In d.1934 20 Feb - Stillwell, Ok ----- Parents… [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Raphe Norval Hatfield (55) facts 20260218GHLn- 20260218GHLn- Raphe Norval “Doc” Hatfield Photo added by Rita Jones Raphe Norval “Doc” Hatfield Birth 28 Mar 1846 Greene County, Indiana, USA Death 20 Feb 1934 (aged 87) Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA Burial Zion Cemetery Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma, USA Memorial ID6192692 · Photos 3 Flowers 4 Added by R Burnett Added by Rita Jones The Family Bible records of his father Mordica Ale Hatfield has his birthdate 1846 1st SPOUSE: Rebecca Long born 1850 2nd SPOUSE: Sarah Elizabet Spinks 12-15-1854 x 10-1933 CHILDREN OF RAPHE & REBECCA LONG: MARRIED: 3-4-1867 Greene County, Indiana 1. Henry Mordecai 1870 (m) Rachel 2. John Andrew Dunning 4-11-1874 x 3-5-1952 Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma (m) Nettie -------------- CHILDREN OF RAPHE & SARAH ELIZABETH SPINKS: 1. Eve Ellen 10-1-1877 x 7-22-1948 Salina, Mayes, Oklahoma 2. Josie Lee 1882 3. Martin R 1884 4. Evelyn 1886 5. David 1888 6. Amos Jay 9-5-1891 x 5-27-1944 Stilwell, Adair, Oklahoma 7. Rosa Ethel 7-7-1893 x 1931 Tulsa 8. Minnie Ann 1896 Family Members Parents Mordecai Ale Hatfield 1817–1869 Milla "Millie" Richardson Hatfield 1819–1875 Spouses Rebecca Jane Long Hatfield 1849–1875 (m. 1867) Sarah Elizabeth Spinks Hatfield 1855–1933 Siblings Nancy Hatfield Corbin 1836–1902 Daniel Boone Hatfield Sr 1838–1910 Mary Hatfield Wollam 1840–1892 Sarilda Hatfield Inman 1843–1908 Andrew Hudson Hatfield 1844–1912 Nelson Hatfield 1848–1901 Sarah Ann Hatfield Sharr 1853–1879 Cynthia Jane Hatfield Brazzel 1853–1930 Amanda Hatfield Hudson 1855–1943 Bettie "Betty" Hatfield Long 1855–1929 Christa Ann Hatfield Burch 1856–1936 Rachel Arena Hatfield Martin 1860–1923 Children Henry Mordecai Hatfield 1870–1947 John Andrew Dunning Hatfield 1874–1952 Eve Ellen Hatfield Morrison 1877–1948 Jossie L. Hatfield Mathews 1882–1923 Martin Hatfield 1884–1907 Amos Jay Hatfield 1889–1944 Minnie Ann Hatfield Stevens 1896–1978 Flowers • 4 Remembered. Left by MHF on 30 Sep 2025 Left by nannette schultz on 30 Jun 2018

  
  

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