Newton Co., IN Biography Newton County, Jefferson Township. From A History of Warren, Benton, Jasper & Newton Counties, 1883. JETHRO A. HATCH, M.D., Kentland, was born in Chenango County, New York, June 18, 1837; is the son of Jethro and Minerva (Pierce) Hatch, the former a native of Connecticut, the latter of New Hampshire. They had five children; all are living. Mr. Hatch died January, 1878, aged eighty, and Mrs. Hatch in May, 1882, aged seventy-six. He was a well-to-do farmer, and an active Republican. Both were members of the Congregational Church; moved to Illinois in 1847, and settled in Kane County, of which they were pioneers. Jethro A. Hatch had good schooling. He attended the academy at Batavia, Illinois, for several years, and subsequently Rush Medical College at Chicago, graduating therefrom in 1860. He was the first physician to locate in Kentland (1861), and practiced until 1862, when he was commissioned Assistant Surgeon of the Thirty-sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteer Infantry, afterward promoted to be Surgeon, and continued until the close of the war, and was mustered out in October 1865. He then returned to Kentland and resumed practice. In the special legislative session of 1872, and in the regular session of 1873, he represented the counties of Jasper, Pulaski and Newton. He has been chairman of the Republican Central Committee of his county for two years. Through his energy and management, to a great extent, the Republican ticket was elected the past year. He married (May 26, 1881) Miss Sarah, daughter of Gilbert and Margaret Shaeffer of Lancaster, Ohio. One child--Darwin S., has blessed this union. The Doctor is W.M. of Lodge No. 361, F. & A.M., and C.H. of Chapter No. 89, Kentland, Indiana. He is also a member of McHolland Post, No. 102, G.A.R. The Doctor's location is at Third and Washington streets, and he has a fine residence in the city. He is an experienced and successful practitioner. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Submitted By Gerald Born Email - Wizzofozl0@aol.com