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   After Harold was discharged from the Army and returned to Springville he purchased the tavern and business was a booming affair. After he married LaVonne-Bonnie, they purchased the grocery store; Batchelder's Grocery and the Springville Cafe. Later he and Bonnie owned the Glass Tap Tavern in Monticello, Iowa, being the first tavern there to
offer liquor by the drink. Harry (Pat) Batchelder, Harold's father, was quite worried about all the boys going off to the war. Sure enough, all 5 were in the Army, Air Force or Merchant Marines all at the same time. Harold was injured (his leg) during WWI I and spent over a year in O'Rielly General Hospital in Springfield, MO as they tried to save his leg. Although it never completely healed correctly, it did mend and he went home.
   As a young man he would do farm work for the Gardemanns on their farm where he met Bonnie. When he was 18, Bonnie was 8. Many years later they married. Harold and Bonnie lived the majority of their married life on their acreage in Paratla (on the blacktop between Springville and Mt. Vernon). At one time, prior to the Batchelder family, Paralta was quite a railroad town boasting stockyards, turnarounds between Chicago and Cedar
Rapids, and it's been said, once upon a time, a hiding place for bootleg moonshine.
The home place of Harold and Bonnie could be classified as Ol' McDonald's Farm. They had a little of every type of animal with almost all the
nieces and nephews enjoying the horses, dogs etc. and always the creek that ran by. At the age of 80 Harold continued to live on the farm managing a small patch of soybeans.
Josiah /Batchelder/
BIRTH 13 JAN 1767 Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
DEATH OCT 1815 Loudon, New Hampshire
On January 2, 1794, Josiah and his father David bought of Ezekiel French, a farm in Loudon, Joshiah receiving a deed of the westerly half. Josiah moved from Hampton Falls to Loudon later in 1794, or early in 1795. He later died there.
    - from the Corrections to Pierce's Work by Charles Batchelder
Elisha /Batchelder/
BIRTH 10 JUN 1763 Hampton Falls, New Hampshire
DEATH 11 OCT 1813 Pittsfield, New Hampshire
   As a young man Elisha went from Hampton Falls to Pittsfield and settled on land belonging to his father, which belonged to Josiah as an original
proprietor of Chichester, from which Pittsfield had been set off. Elisha's father deeded this land to him in September, 1803.
   - from the Corrections to Pierce's Work by Charles Batchelder
David Scott /Batchelder/
BIRTH 11 OCT 1957 Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1996 David works as a project supervisor for a constricton co. in Gilbert, AZ
Nathaniel /Batchelder/
BIRTH 29 OCT 1743 Kensington, New Hampshire
   Nathaniel lived in Kensington in early life. He sold most of the property received from his father in December 1769. He moved to Deerfield between 1772 and 1778. Nathaniel - of Deerfield - bought fifty acres from the northeasterly end of lot 13 in the 6th Range in Deerfield October 19, 1778. This was adjacent to the Northwood line. He sold it
May 11, 1781. The town voted to abate his rates (taxes) in 1785, 1787, 1788 and 1792.
    - from the Corrections to Pierce's Work by Charles Batchelder
Nathaniel Batchelder
TITLE Deacon
BIRTH 24 DEC 1659 Hampton Falls, New Hamphire
DEATH 1745 Hampton Falls, New Hamphire
Known as "the Senior"
BURIED Hampton Falls Cemetery (left of main road to Exeter, NH)
Second child of Nathaniel and Deborah. He was a farmer at Hampton Falls. Hampton Falls was set off from Hampton in 1712. He was chosen Deacon of the church in Hampton Falls on February 20, 1724. He was one of the assessors of Hampton Falls in 1719-20, and selectman in 1722. He was one of the original proprietors of Chester, New Hampshire.
     - from the Corrections of Pierce's work by Charles Batchelder
Nathaniel /Bachelder/
BIRTH 1630 South Hampton, England
DEATH 2 JAN 1710 Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Nathaniel came to America with his Grandfather, Stephan, after his father's death in 1645 and settled in Hampton, New Hampshire. Rev. Stephen gave property at Strawberry Bank (Portsmouth, NH) to him in partnership with his cousins, John and William Sanborn. He was a resident of Hampton, for the rest of his life. He was a planter, yeoman
as he designated himself in his deeds. He owned considerable land, mortgaged a tract, March 22, 1664, to his father-in-law, John Smith, and
his brother-in-law; John Jr., to secure to them the payment of their legacies by the will of Mrs. Ruth Dalton, of whose estate he was executor.   Ruth Dalton left the largest part of her estate to Nathaniel Batchelder, grandson of Rev. Stephen partly 'in atonement for wrongs done to Stephen by her husband, Rev. Timothy Dalton.' He became, by slow degrees, one of the leading citizens of the town. He held many offices of trust and honor in town and church. He was for some time constable,
and nine years was selectman.
Rev. Timothy Dalton gave a portion of his farm to Nathaniel, which Nathaniel later divided between his sons, Benjamin and Nathaniel. A portion of the original deed is as follows:
      "know all men by these presents That I Timothy Dalton of ye town of Hampton in ye County of Norfolk in New England and hereto, Doe uppon Due
& Waty & mature consideration freely given and bequeath unto Nathaniel Batchelder of Hampton aforesaid, All the remainder of my farme as yet undisposed of unto Manuel Hilliard & Jasper Blake both of Hampton seamen. Viz, both of my lands & meadows lying between the comons of Hampton, North and South, one head butting upon ye hither end of ye said farme formerly given towars ye cast, the other head butting uppon the land Sometime Will Esos,.towards the west, to have and to hold all the
remainder of said farme undisposed as aforesaid with all privilges and apurtenances theron

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