Delila Ellen Hatfield

Albert Altus Hatfield (older brother)

Hiram Delbert Hatfield (older brother)

Hazel Mayzel Hatfield (older sister)

Edgar Cecil Hatfield (older brother)

Jack Russell Hatfield (younger brother)

Charles Owen Hatfield (younger brother)

Theodore Kermit Hatfield (younger brother)

Leo Thurman Hatfield (younger brother)

Eleanor Hatfield (sister)

Billie Hatfield (brother)

Fred Hart Sr (husband)

Fred Hart Jr (son)

Dora Gostanian (daughter)

**Delila Ellen Hatfield** was the daughter of Charles Martin Hatfield and May Dora Rasey, and the sister of Albert, Hiram, Hazel, Edgar, Jack, Charles, Theodore, Leo, Eleanor, and Billie. She was also the wife of Fred Hart Sr. and the mother of Fred Jr. and Dora.

## Biography

Delila was born on September 14, 1917 in Scott County, Arkansas. She had ten siblings, including Albert, Hazel, Hiram, Jack, Charles, Edgar, Theodore, Leo, Eleanor, and Billie.

She married Fred Hart Sr, and they had two children named Fred Jr and Dora. Fred Sr died in 2008, and in her later life, she suffered from Alzheimer's. She died on March 15, 2016 in Fresno, California.

## Timeline

**91917:** Delila was born on September 14, 1917 in Scott County, Arkansas.

* **1920:** According to a Census report, at the age of 2-3, she is recorded as living in Coal, Scott, Arkansas.
* **1920:** Birth of her brother, Jack, on August 5, 1920.
* **1921:** When Delila was 3, the Tulsa Race Massacre occurred. This is the excerpt from FamilySearch.org. "By 1921, Tulsa was a booming city with a population of over one hundred thousand, with ten thousand African Americans in the Greenwood District. Crime rates in Tulsa soared and vigilantism was present. An incident occurred with Dick Rowland, an African American shoe shiner, and Sara Page, a white elevator operator. Reports claim Rowland stepped on Page’s foot and she let out a scream. The newspaper reported Rowland attempted to rape Page. Rowland was arrested and white vigilantes demanded the sheriff to hand over Rowland for lynching. An armed group of African American men went to the courthouse to aid in protecting Rowland from the mob. The group was turned away and a shot was fired between the white and African American groups, which ignited a riot. While buildings in Tulsa were burned, a major effort by whites focused mainly on the Greenwood District which was burned to the ground and many were shot. Over 30 people were killed and many were injured in the riots."
* **1923:** When Delila was 5, the Amendment for Equal Rights was passed. It was a proposed amendment to help guarantee equal legal rights for all citizens of the United States. This amendment started conversations about the meaning of legal equality.
* **1923:** Birth of her brother, Charles, on June 3 in Hanford, Kings County, California. Delila was 5 years old at the time.
* **1925:** When Delila was 8, her brother Theodore was born on November 10 in Hanford, Kings, California.
* **1927:** Her brother, Leo, was born on December 10 in Hanford, Kings, California. Delila was 10.
* **1930:** According to a Census report, Delila is recorded to have lived in Hanford, Kings, California in 1930.
* **1930:** Her sister, Eleanor, was born on October 17 when Delila was 13 years old.
* **1933:** Her brother Theodore died on November 10 at the age of 8 years old. Delila was 16 at the time.
* **1934:** When Delila was 16, Alcatraz Island became a federal penitentiary, or a prison, on August 11. Situated in the middle of frigid water and strong currents of the San Francisco Bay deemed it virtually inescapable.
* **1935:** The Social Security Act was created as a basic right to a pension in old age, and insurance against unemployment. Delila was 17 at the time it was passed.
* **1935:** Her brother Billie was born on July 28.
* **1935:** At age 18, Delila gave birth to her son, Fred, on October 19.
* **1941:** "Many Native Americans from Oklahoma were once again employed as code talkers during WWII to create a code impenetrable by enemies. Rather than Choctaw, a Comanche-language code was developed. Several of these men were sent to invade Normandy to send messages. None of the men were killed and the Comanche code was never broken." -FamilySearch.org. They were known as Comanche Code Talkers. Delila was 23 at the time.
* **1945:** Her older brother Hiram died on January 11 in Il, Oulun Laani, Finland. He was declared as missing in action. Delila was 27 at the time.
* **1967:** Her father died on December 7 in Fresno, California. Delila was 50.
* **1968:** Her mother died on March 16 in Hanford, Kings, California. Delila was 50.
* **1986:** The Immigration Control and Reform Act was passed in 1986. It required employers to know their employees' immigration status and made it illegal to hire illegal immigrants knowingly. Delila was 68 years old when it was passed.
* **1987:** Her older brother Albert died on August 19 in Hanford, Kings, California. Delila was 69 years old.
* **1989:** The Soviet Union recognizes Finnish neutrality. Delila was 71.
* **1993:** Her older brother Edgar died on April 29 in Poulsbo, Kitsap, Washington. Delila was 75.
* **1998:** Her younger brother Leo died on February 7 in Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California. Delila was 80.
* **1998:** Delila's older sister Hazel died on August 3. Delila was 80.
* **2000:** Her younger brother Charles died on October 2 in Lemoore, Kings, California. Delila was 83.
* **2002:** Her younger brother Jack died on February 14 in Litchfield, Maricopa, Arkansas. Delila was 84.
* **2008:** Her husband Fred died on November 15 at the age of 93. Delila was 91.
* **2015:** Restored Relations with Cuba. "The Relationship between Cuba and the United States began to thaw after 54 years of hostility between the nations. Barack Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro announced that this would be the beginning of a better relationship between the two countries. The reopening of the U.S. embassy in Havana and the Cuban embassy in Washington are great advancements from both governments." -FamilySearch.org
* **2016:** Delila died on March 15, 2016 in Clovis, Fresno, California. She was 98 years old.

**\*Note: There is no definite marriage date for Fred and Delila. That is why the date of her marriage is not included in the timeline.\***

## Extended Family

### Paternal

* **Grandparents:** Hiram H. Hatfield and Delila Toler
* **Uncles (5):** James Robert Hatfield (1879-?), Walter Jackson Hatfield (1887-1965), Clyde Rasey (1897-1970; adopted by Hiram & Delila; biological brother of May Dora Rasey, Delila's mother), Mont Hunter, and Berryman Bearden
* **Aunts (7):** Emma Hatfield, Dolly Hatfield, Delila Hatfield, Lola Hatfield, Nancy Kelley, Rebecca Pendleton, and Littie Maxwell
* **Cousins (18):** Myrtle Kelly (1902-1942), Ellis Bearden (1904-1993), Charles Bearden (1906-1992), Lillie Bearden (1911-?), Roy Bearden (1913-?), Jesse Bearden (1916-2011), Beulah Bearden (1919-1990), Clarence Hatfield (1926-?), James Hatfield (1927-2019), George Hatfield (1930-1930), Herbert Hatfield (1934-?), Jean Hatfield, Shirley Hatfield, Eugene Huff Rasey (adopted; 1916-1995), Fanny Huff (adopted; 1917-2006), Clyde Rasey Jr. (1926-1977), Billy Rasey (1929-1986), and John Rasey (1935-1999).

### Maternal

* **Grandparents:** Norval A. Rasey and Dora Harding
* **Uncles (5):** William Rasey, Charles Rasey, Isaac Rasey, Clyde Rasey, and William Holland
* **Aunts (5):** Katie Dixon, Ellen Rasey, Sarah McDuffy, Ruth Hallond, and Littie Maxwell
* **Cousins (26):** Ethel Rasey, Susan Rasey, Geneva Rasey, Claudie Rasey, Haskel Rasey, Scharlotte Rasey, Irene Rasey, Delbert Rasey, Haskell Rasey, Carl Rasey, Carl Rasey, Pearl Rasey, Connell Rasey, Boyd Rasey, Thelma Rasey, Bonnie Rasey, Joseph Rasey, Charles Rasey, Leon Rasey, Ruby Holland, Unknown Holland, Eugene Huff Rasey (adopted), Fanny Huff (adopted), Clyde Rasey Jr., Billy Rasey, and John Rasey.

## Trivia

* She suffered from Alzheimer's in her late eighties and nineties.