Mr. and Mrs. Hatch came to Dakota Territory in 1885 and settled on their claim two miles east of the present Herman Rose Farm, which is now owned by Ronald Rose. They lived in their log cabin for nearly thirty years before moving to Wimbledon.
The Hatches had one son, George, and one daughter, Amy, who died as an infant. They befriended any poor and lonely soul who needed food and a bed for the night.
Mr. Hatch died in 1915, and Mrs. Hatch in 1918. Both came from New York State. They saw, as did all other pioneers, the bare prairie grass vanish and waving fields of grain come into life - a lovely dear land, our North Dakota.
Source: Barnes County History 1976 Page 96