Robert Small Hatch was a resident at Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, when he enlisted in the Union Army as a private on June 4, 1861. Private Hatch was mustered into Company A, 3rd Maine Infantry, later that same day. Private Hatch was listed as captured and paroled by Confederate forces (date and place not specified). He returned to duty and was mustered out on June 28, 1864.
"Bob" Hatch arrived in Tombstone, AZ, in 1880 and was the part owner and proprietor of the Campbell & Hatch Saloon where he was a witness of the murder of Morgan Earp in his Saloon. He was also a witness to the Gun Fight at the OK Corral and the Sheriff of Cochise County from 1883 to 1886. In 1890 he went to Yuma Arizona as the Captain of the Guard at the Yuma Territorial Prison. He had other jobs from time to time such as, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Village Marshal, Under Sheriff, and Territorial Legislator. His obituary referred to him as a peace officer with "an honorable record as a fearless and conscientious officer". This he was for over two decades in Cochise and Yuma counties.
After the death of his first wife, Wilhelmina, on 23 December 1898, Robert married Emily J. Maddox. They had two daughters, Emily Leonora Hatch and Catherine Roberta Hatch.
"Bob" Hatch arrived in Tombstone, AZ, in 1880 and was the part owner and proprietor of the Campbell & Hatch Saloon where he was a witness of the murder of Morgan Earp in his Saloon. He was also a witness to the Gun Fight at the OK Corral and the Sheriff of Cochise County from 1883 to 1886. In 1890 he went to Yuma Arizona as the Captain of the Guard at the Yuma Territorial Prison. He had other jobs from time to time such as, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Village Marshal, Under Sheriff, and Territorial Legislator. His obituary referred to him as a peace officer with "an honorable record as a fearless and conscientious officer". This he was for over two decades in Cochise and Yuma counties.
After the death of his first wife, Wilhelmina, on 23 December 1898, Robert married Emily J. Maddox. They had two daughters, Emily Leonora Hatch and Catherine Roberta Hatch.
Robert Small Hatch was a resident at Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc County, Maine, when he enlisted in the Union Army as a private on June 4, 1861. Private Hatch was mustered into Company A, 3rd Maine Infantry, later that same day. Private Hatch was listed as captured and paroled by Confederate forces (date and place not specified). He returned to duty and was mustered out on June 28, 1864.
"Bob" Hatch arrived in Tombstone, AZ, in 1880 and was the part owner and proprietor of the Campbell & Hatch Saloon where he was a witness of the murder of Morgan Earp in his Saloon. He was also a witness to the Gun Fight at the OK Corral and the Sheriff of Cochise County from 1883 to 1886. In 1890 he went to Yuma Arizona as the Captain of the Guard at the Yuma Territorial Prison. He had other jobs from time to time such as, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Village Marshal, Under Sheriff, and Territorial Legislator. His obituary referred to him as a peace officer with "an honorable record as a fearless and conscientious officer". This he was for over two decades in Cochise and Yuma counties.
After the death of his first wife, Wilhelmina, on 23 December 1898, Robert married Emily J. Maddox. They had two daughters, Emily Leonora Hatch and Catherine Roberta Hatch.
"Bob" Hatch arrived in Tombstone, AZ, in 1880 and was the part owner and proprietor of the Campbell & Hatch Saloon where he was a witness of the murder of Morgan Earp in his Saloon. He was also a witness to the Gun Fight at the OK Corral and the Sheriff of Cochise County from 1883 to 1886. In 1890 he went to Yuma Arizona as the Captain of the Guard at the Yuma Territorial Prison. He had other jobs from time to time such as, Deputy U.S. Marshal, Village Marshal, Under Sheriff, and Territorial Legislator. His obituary referred to him as a peace officer with "an honorable record as a fearless and conscientious officer". This he was for over two decades in Cochise and Yuma counties.
After the death of his first wife, Wilhelmina, on 23 December 1898, Robert married Emily J. Maddox. They had two daughters, Emily Leonora Hatch and Catherine Roberta Hatch.
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