HISTORY OF HENDERSON COUNTY, KY.



     REV. A. HATCHITT is a son of Rev. Wm. Hatchitt; he was
born in Lunenburg County, Virginia, on the twenty-third day of July,
1817, and came with his parents to Kentucky in 1828. His father
settled in Henderson County, on the road leading from Henderson to
Owensboro, about eight miles from Henderson. His father and
mother being earnest Christian people, Mr. Hatchitt had most excel-
lent moral training in his early raising, but he grew out from under
parental control, and became wild, and loved to associate with the
"fast voung men " of the day. But, becoming deeply impressed on
the subject of religion, he at once quit his wild ways, and became a
devoted Christian man. He was baptized by Rev. R. G. Garnett, and
became a member of Grave Creek Church in 1838. Soon after this
he procured a letter from that church, and joined Bethel Church,
where he has remained an honored member ever since.
    He began preaching in the year 1844, and was ordained at Bethel
Church September 7th, 1845, Elders K. G. Hay, Wm. Whayne and
Joseph Board, officiating. He has been Pastor of Bethel, Zion, Cash
Creek, Grave Creek and Cherry Hill Churches. He has been a very
successful preacher, both as pastor and evangelist. The matter of
his preaching has always been good. His modesty has prevented him
from being more widely known, and he never sought to be noticed.
We are indebted for these notes to a friend of his. He has done more
preaching for less pay, so far as this world's goods are concerned,
than any other minister in Henderson County. He has, perhaps, mar-
ried twice as many people as any preacher now living in the county.
Several years ago, he had the misfortune to lose the wife of his early
manhood, since which time his life has seemed lonely; but his labors
have not abated, and with a life of " good work " behind him, he is
ready for the reward just before him, and there are none to doubt that
the reward will be full.
    WILKINS N. ROYSTER was born in Henderson County,
twelve miles south of Henderson and one mile and a half west of
Robards Station, on the twenty-eighth day of April, 1830.  His
father, T. W. Royster, was one of the earlier settlers of that section
of the county, and, with him, young Wilkins toiled until he was twen.
ty-one years of age. During his youthful days, he attended the first
school at George Rudy's old school house, and, by industry and hard
study, managed to provide himself with a respectable understanding
of the primnary and some of the intermediate branches of study.  Ar-
riving at the age of twenty-one, he pursued his studies and added
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