NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: HATTON, Richard (compiled by family)
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From PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL ALBUM OF HENRY COUNTY, IOWA:  p.
626---"Richard Hatton, deceased, was born in Virginia, March 5, 1808, and
was the son of Boland and Margaret Keller Hatton.  His family were
residents of Virginia for several generations.  He removed with his parents
to Noble County, Ohio, in his youth, and began his business career as a
publisher and editor of the Guernsey TIMES.  He subsequently published the
Carrollton FREE PRESS, and later the Cadiz REPUBLICAN.  He was married at
Barnesville, Ohio, May 26, 1834, to Miss Sarah Green, daughter of Allen and
Mary Nicklin Green.  Mrs. Hatton was born in Virginia, and went to Ohio in
childhood with her parents...Mr. Hatton removed with his family from Cadiz,
Ohio, to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, in 1866, when bought the JOURNAL office.  He
continued to edit and publish the JOURNAL up to the time of his fatal
illness.  His death occurred Nov. 5, 1869.  Mr. Hatton was an earnest
Republican and labored faithfully in the advocacy of the principles of that
party.  He was a man of positive convictions, upright and honorable, whose
aim was to encourage that which was good in the world."

From THE HISTORY OF HENRY COUNTY, IOWA: p. 447---"The first paper issued in
the county was also the first Abolition journal ever published west of the
Mississippi...the oldest paper now published is the Mt. Pleasant JOURNAL.
This paper originally appeared in 1856...Mr. Hatton (Richard) changed the
name to Mt. Pleasant JOURNAL.  He trained his sons to journalistic work,
and was aided by Hon. Frank Hatton, now the principal owner of the
Burlington HAWK-EYE, and Chairman of the Iowa State Republican Central
Committee.  Here the younger Mr. Hatton acquired those habits of
professional experiences which have enabled him to achieve so marked a
success in life.  The JOURNAL has remained in the family to the present
time.  Mr. G.W. McAdam, son-in-law of Mr. Richard Hatton, became a third
proprietor, and, in succession, Messrs. E.W. Brady, John F. Leech and John
Teasdale have each held a third interest.  But the control has been in the
Hatton family.  Mr. Albert L. Hatton has also been a part proprietor.
   The FREE PRESS was established in April, 1866, at Mt. Pleasant, by E.T.
White.  In January, 1868, Mr. White sold to O.K. Snyder and Frank Hatton. 
They changed the name to that of HENRY COUNTY PRESS.  Mr. Hatton retired in
May, 1868, and the firm became Snyder Brothers..."

RICHARD2 HATTON  (BOLING1) was born 3-5-1808 in Fairfax Co., VA, and died
11-5-1869 in Mt. Pleasant, Henry Co., IA.  He married SARAH GREEN 5-26-1834
in Barnesville, Belmont Co., OH, daughter of ALLEN GREEN and MARY NICKLIN.     
Children of RICHARD HATTON and SARAH GREEN are:
     i.     MARY A.3 HATTON, b. 5-22-1836, OH; d. 12-27-1896, Henry Co., IA.
     ii.     MARGARET E. HATTON, b. 6-21-1838, OH; m. E. W. BRADY.
     iii.     SARAH JANE HATTON, b. 6-21-1838, OH; d. 7-12-1838, OH.
     iv.     LAVINA HATTON, b. 1839, OH; d. 8-1841, OH.
     v.     CAROLINE HATTON, b. 3-16-1842, Cadiz, Harrison Co., OH; d. 1907,
                        Henry Co., IA.
...     vi.     FRANK HATTON, b. 4-28-1846, Cambridge, Guernsey Co., OH; d.
                        4-30-1894.
     vii.     ALCINDA HATTON, b. 1844, OH; d. 9-1846, OH.
     viii.     ALLEN HATTON, b. 12-27-1850, OH.

From the CADIZ TOWNSHIP CEMETERIES book, page 55:  Also buried next to
Richard Hatton is MARY GREEN, wife of ALLEN GREEN, age 66 yrs, d. April 8,
1862, and GLADDIE, (last name uncertain from the book entry but probably
HATTON) marked with a small footstone. 



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