This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Hatfield, Sylar Classification: Queries Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/XNB.2ACI/383 Message Board Post: My grandfather was William Soloman Hatfield, b.2/8/1869 in Knoxville, Ray Co. His father was Richard Hatfield, b. abt. 1843 in Knoxville--1850 census lists a Richard Hatfield, son of James but age is off by about 8 yrs William married Dora Celestia Sylar of Taitsville on 10/5/1892 in Kelseyville, CA.. Seeking to trace back from William. Grandmother (Celestia) claimed that his family was part of the Hatfields in the fued with the McCoys--no verification.