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Myrtle and Grace Chatfield

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FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

7. Myrtle Lovina/Lavina Chatfield
7th of 9 children of Isaac Willard “I.W.” Chatfield & Eliza Ann Harrington
Born: Nov 7, 1873, Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado
Died: Oct 23, 1877 (almost age 4), Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado
Re-interred: 1885 in the Littleton Cemetery, Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado, (Block 1, Lot 13, Grave 5)
Note: Family bible record reflects Myrtle was born Nov 9, 1873

8. Grace Chatfield
8th of 9 children of Isaac Willard “I.W.” Chatfield & Eliza Ann Harrington
Born: prob between 1874 and 1877, Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado
Died: stillbirth, Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado
Re-interred: 1885 in the Littleton Cemetery, Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado (Block 1, Lot 13, Grave 6)

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Records

Nine children of Isaac Chatfield & Eliza Harrington:
1. Ella Clara Chatfield
1859 – 1948 (m. Josiah Appleton “Joe/Jose” Small)
2. Clark W. Charles Chatfield
1861 – 1861
3. Elmer Ellsworth Chatfield
1863 – 1962 (m. Della Chatfield, his 1st cousin)
4. Phil Van Wert Chatfield
1865 – 1883
5. Jacqueline Chatfield
1867 – 1963 (m. Frederick William “Fred” Adams)
6. Charles Henry Chatfield
1870 – 1942 (m. Nelle Bellie Chamberlin)
7. Myrtle Lovina Chatfield
1873 – 1877
8. Grace Chatfield
1874 – 1874
9. Calla Mabel Chatfield
1878 – 1958 (m. Burtis Thayer Joslin)

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TWO BROTHERS & FRIENDS: A CHATFIELD HISTORY & GENEALOGY
6. Myrtle and 7. Grace Chatfield are two members of this family who present a challenge to the genealogist. While records of their deaths are extant, exact dates are missing. They were obviously living only between census years, for their names cannot be found on any census record. They are buried in the Littleton Cemetery next to Phil Van Wert Chatfield, but the stone marking the graves has been destroyed and burial records list only the date of 1885. Inasmuch as we know Phil V.W. Chatfield did not die that year, then it must be assumed that 1885 was the date of reinterment. Considering the birthdates for Isaac’s other children, the likely birth and death dates for Myrtle and Grace are between 1870 and 1879.

Ella’s illness (note: Isaac and Eliza’s oldest child) was only one of several adversities to plague the Isaac Chatfield family over the next two years. Actually, the beginning of Isaac’s misfortunes began on Mar 26, 1882, when he was defeated in his bid for nomination as mayor of Leadville. Following Ella’s illness, the other children suffered various ailments, and on Dec 2, 1883, Isaac’s second-oldest son, Phil Van Wert (Wirt) died of Bright’s Disease in Denver’s St. James Hotel. In early 1884, obviously discouraged by his declining political popularity and the tragic events within the family, Isaac sold his business interests in Leadville and moved to Denver.

Harry E. Chatfield

Source: TWO BROTHERS & FRIENDS: A CHATFIELD HISTORY & GENEALOGY, Compiled and written by Harry E. Chatfield, Chatfield Family Publications, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1996

Littleton Cemetery

Chatfield Cemetery Records:
Children of Isaac W. Chatfield & Eliza Ann Harrington buried in Littleton Cemetery:
Grace Chatfield (age 0):
born between 1874 & 1877 – stillbirth
daughter of Isaac W. & Eliza Chatfield
Myrtle Lovina Chatfield (age 4):
Nov 7, 1873 – Oct 23, 1877 
daughter of Isaac W. & Eliza Chatfield
Phil Van Wert “Wirt” Chatfield (age 17):
Jul 22, 1865 – Dec 2, 1883
son of Isaac W. & Eliza Chatfield

Nathan S. Chatfield

Chatfield kin buried in Littleton Cemetery:
Nathan Stoddard Chatfield (age 68):
Oct 8, 1816 – Aug 22, 1885
uncle of Isaac W. Chatfield, father of Edward & James below
Margaret P. Chatfield (age 69):
May 19, 1818 – Oct 10, 1887
Margaret Prudentia Herrick, wife of Nathan Stoddard Chatfield
Mary Margaret (Chatfield) Shepardson (age 69):
Feb 14, 1859 – Feb 15 – 1925
daughter of Nathan Stoddard Chatfield & Margaret Prudentia Herrick
married to Noah Shepardson, who is also buried here

Edward L. Chatfield

Edward Livingston Chatfield (age 82):
Aug 4, 1842 – Dec 3, 1924
son of Nathan Stoddard Chatfield, cousin of Isaac W. Chatfield
cousin of Isaac W. Chatfield
Anna E. Chatfield (age 71):
1845 – Jun 28, 1916
Anna E. Bates, wife of Edward L. Chatfield
Edaline Anesta (Chatfield) Rhea (age 80):
Jul 27, 1883 – May 8, 1964
only child of Edward Livingston Chatfield & Anna E. Bates
married to Bernard Landon Rhea, who is also buried here

James H. Chatfield

James Herrick Chatfield (age 67):
Aug 16, 1851 – Apr 20, 1919
son of Nathan Stoddard Chatfield, cousin of Isaac W. Chatfield
Anna M. Chatfield (age 33):
Jan 11, 1856 – Feb 27, 1889
Anna Mary Brazier, wife (1) of James Herrick Chatfield
Mary E. Chatfield (age 63):
Jul 1, 1856 – Dec 13, 1918
Mary Elmina Dickinson, wife (2) of James Herrick Chatfield

Littleton Cemetery

Nathan S. Chatfield marker

Apr 5, 1907: Littleton Independent, Littleton, Arapahoe Co., Colorado (pg 4):
Littleton Cemetery To Be Beautified
The cemetery association has bought seventy-five elm trees to be placed along the driveways in the cemetery. Supt. J.H. Chatfield is now engaged in the work and also has several monuments to erect.
Note: James Herrick Chatfield is the cousin of I.W. Chatfield. In 1919, he too is buried in the Littleton Cemetery.

2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.

Comments

  1. I’d love to do have done research because I could drive everywhere and we lived close to the Fairmount cemetery. I also had lots of energy back then.

  3. You always amaze me with your historical knowledge. If I had known some of this I would have checked it out when we lived in Colorado from 1990-2014. I save all this knowledge you post. It is amazing reading.