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Alfred Griffin Hatfield (November 7, 1848 or 1850 – April 3, 1921) operated a minstrel show as Al G. Field and sometimes Al G. Fields.
Biography
He was born in Leesburg, Virginia near Morgantown, West Virginia on November 7, 1848 or 1850, as Alfred Griffin Hatfield or Alfred Griffith Hatfield. He had a brother Joseph E. Hatfield.
In 1884 he organized the Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus in Peru, Indiana. He managed them until September 9, 1886.
He died on April 3, 1921, in Columbus, Ohio from Bright's Disease. He was buried in Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. His last will and testament arranged for his minstrel show to be bequeathed to his brother, Joseph E. Hatfield, and to Edward Conard, a relative. His estate was valued at $150,000 (equivalent to $2,150,093 in 2019) and he requested that the minstrel show continue to be operated.
Performers
- Bert Swor (1871-1931) from 1911 to 1931.
- Billy Church (?-1942).
