 Chafin was born on June 26 , 1887 , near the town of Kermit in present @-@ day Mingo County , West Virginia , the sixth of eleven children . His father , Francis Marion Chafin , was the sheriff of Logan County , and Chafin grew up in the town of Logan . ( He was related to the Hatfield family of West Virginia — his great aunt Levisa " Levicy " Chafin was the wife of Anderson Hatfield ) . For two years he studied in the preparatory department of Marshall College – without taking college courses – but did not graduate . He also attended the Mountain State Business College , before teaching at the Dingress School in Mingo County . 
