Charles Henry Chatfield passed away in 1942. During the funeral procession the only thing his wife had to say was, "Serves the drunken old fool right." Unwilling to pardon him for gambling away the family fortune some thirty years before, she had him buried in the non-Catholic section of the cemetery (away from the family plots) at the back corner of the cemetery tool shed.
In July of 2003 my brother Gordon Clemens and I bought our grandfather a headstone. There was room on the plaque, so we added "Son of Isaac W. Chatfield" as a nice touch. We knew full well that adding "Beloved Husband of Nellie" would have our grandmother roll over in her grave, but we thought it a fine idea.
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Occupation: Cattle rancher, farmer, butcher, rice farm foreman, Diamond Match, carpenter.
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USA Census, 1900
Name: Charles Chatfield
Event Place: ED 113 Precincts 1-3, 8 Rangley, White River, Picance Creek, Angora, Rio Blanco, Colorado
Birth Date: Sep 1870
Birthplace: Colorado
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 6
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1894
Page: 5
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 90
Reference ID: 52
GS Film number: 1240129
Digital Folder Number: 004119010
Image Number: 00014
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Charles Chatfield M 30 Colorado
Wife Nellie Chatfield F 27 Missouri
Son Charles Chatfield M 5 Colorado
Son Leo Chatfield M 3 Wyoming
Son Harold Chatfield M 1 Colorado
Hired man William Chadwick M 20 Kansas
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USA Census, 1910
Name: Chas Chatfield
Event Place: Sanders School District, Rosebud, Montana
District: 214
Gender: Male
Age: 39
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
Birthplace: Colorado
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Texas
Sheet Number and Letter: 4B
Household ID: 77
GS Film number: 1374848
Digital Folder Number: 004330823
Image Number: 00573
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Chas Chatfield M 39 Colorado
Wife Nellie Chatfield F 37 Missouri
Son Chas Chatfield M 14 Colorado
Son Leo Chatfield M 12 Wyoming
Son Howard Chatfield M 10 Colorado
Son Roy Chatfield M 9 Colorado
Dau Nellie May Chatfield F 7 Colorado
Son Gordon Chatfield M 4 Wyoming
Dau Verda Chatfield F 1 Montana
Sister-in-law Mamie Chamberlain F 23 Texas
Hired man Anson Gregory M 19 Illinois
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United States Census, 1920
Name: Charles H Chatfield
Event Place: Chico, Butte, California
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Own or Rent: Own
Birth Year (Estimated): 1871
Birthplace: Colorado
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 16
Charles H Chatfield Head M 49 Colorado
Nellie C Chatfield Wife F 46 Missouri
Charles J Chatfield Son M 24 Colorado
Leo W Chatfield Son M 22 Wyoming
Roy E Chatfield Son M 18 Colorado
Nellie M Chatfield Dau F 16 Colorado
Gordon G Chatfield Son M 14 Wyoming
Verda H Chatfield Dau F 11 Montana
Arden J Chatfield Son M 9 Montana
Ina J Chatfield Dau F 6 Montana
Norine E Chatfield Dau F 4 California
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