Dates

• Existence: 1859 - 1945

Biographical History

Reuben Hatch (1859-1945) was a rancher in northern Utah who served as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Southern States Mission from 1896-1898.

Reuben Hatch was born on July 23, 1859 in Woods Cross, Utah to parents Ira Stearns and Jane Bee Hatch. Reuben Hatch married Zelnora "Nora" Ure Hatch on April 22, 1884 in the Salt Lake Endowment house. At age 36, Reuben Hatch was called and set apart as a missionary on January 17, 1896 to serve in the Southern States Mission, which included the states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and Virginia at the time of its creation in 1876. He was released in September 1898. Reuben Hatch was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ and worked as a county rancher, acting as president of Hatch Livestock Co. until he passed away on November 28, 1945.

Citation:

Find-A-Grave, via WWW, November 11, 2017 (Reuben Hatch; b. July 23, 1859 in Woods Cross, Utah; parents: Ira S. and Jane Bee Hatch; m. April 23, 1884 to Nora Ure, in the Salt Lake Endowment; member of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; retired Davis county rancher; president of Hatch Livestock Co. at the time of death; d. Nov. 28, 1945 in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Familysearch, via WWW, November 15, 2017 (Reuben Hatch; m. April 23, 1884 to Zelnora Ure in Salt Lake City, Utah)

Church History Library, via WWW, March 7, 2018 (Southern States Mission; Reuben Hatch: set apart as missionary January 17, 1896, released from missionary service September 3, 1898; Southern Star Newspaper: history of mission and states included.)

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