The son of John Nicholson and Annie Maria Hatch, Texas historian James C. Hatch married Melissa Hampton on November 17, 1883. The couple settled in Port Lavaca, Texas, where they raised their eight children. Later in life, Hatch moved with his wife to San Antonio in order to live near several of their daughters who lived there. He authored several articles on Texas history and his ancestors, including his grandfather Sylvanus Hatch and the Texas Revolution.
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Battaglia, Bob. Coker Cemetery History #19 - April 2008. Coke Cemetery. Accessed June 6, 2011. www.cokercemetery.com .
From the guide to the Hatch, James, Papers, [ca. 1928-1929], (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)