Benjamin Franklin “”Happy“” HatchettAge: 91 years1900–1991
- Name
- Benjamin Franklin “”Happy“” Hatchett
- Given names
- Benjamin Franklin
- Surname
- Hatchett
- Nickname
- "Happy"
 Birth | April 27, 1900 |
 Marriage | Dorothy Schmidt — View this family November 22, 1930 (Age 30 years) |
 Death of a wife | Dorothy Schmidt December 28, 1989 (Age 89 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Dorothy Schmidt December 30, 1989 (Age 89 years) |
 Death | August 6, 1991 (Age 91 years) |
 Burial | August 8, 1991 (2 days after death) |
| Family with Dorothy Schmidt |
| himself |
Benjamin Franklin “”Happy“” Hatchett Birth: April 27, 1900 — Athens, AL Death: August 6, 1991 — Florence, AL |
| wife |
Dorothy Schmidt Birth: January 29, 1903 35 25 — Lincoln, Talladega Co, AL Death: December 28, 1989 — Florence, AL |
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Marriage: November 22, 1930 — Florence, AL |
| Note | From Ann Hatchett Cheney, Montgomery, AL, 19 Aug 2004 "Happy" graduated from Auburn University (then Alabama Polytechnic Institute) with a degree in Electrical Engineering. He worked at Westinghouse and then went to work in the oil fields in Venezuela. After returning home and marrying during the "Great Depression" he worked for the Civilian Conservation Corps which later became the Soil Conservation Service. He was the Soil Conservation Service agent in Shelby County, Alabama, until his retirement. He and Dorothy lived in Colunbiana, Alabama. |