Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr.
3rd of 9 children of Clark S. Chatfield, Sr. & Mary Elizabeth Morrow
Born: Jun 14, 1876, Tecumseh, Johnson Co., Nebraska
Died: Nov 22, 1944 (age 68), Colusa, Colusa Co., California; edema
Buried: Nov 25, 1944, Williams Cemetery in Williams, Colusa Co., California
Occupation: Rancher, rice farmer, manager of Colusa County Farm Bureau
Affiliations: Livestock Shipping Association, Masonic Order of Glenwood Springs, Loyal Chapter of the Eastern Star
Married (1): Apr 27, 1899, Ida Ernestine Hyatt, Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Five children: Ray Chatfield, Harold Leonard Chatfield, Clinton Chatfield, Charlotte Mary Chatfield, Norman G. Chatfield
Married (2): May 21, 1911, Madgelena “Madge” Rosa, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
Five children: Lillian Chatfield, Lola Chatfield, Norma Madge Chatfield, Aura May Chatfield, Clark Samuel “Sonny” Chatfield, III

Madgelena “Madge” Rosa
2nd of 4 living children of Oswaldo Rosa-Duz & Santa Cecelia Malute
Born: July 22, 1892, Casasola, Udine Province, Northern Italy
Died: Mar 11, 1963 (age 70), Colusa, Colusa Co., California; heart attack
Buried: Mar 14, 1963, Williams Cemetery in Williams, Colusa Co., California
Immigrated: 1898 (age 6) through Ellis Island, New York
Naturalized: 1903 (age 11)
Occupation: Livestock dealer
Affiliation: Loyal Chapter of Eastern Star, Williams Woman’s Club, Colusa County Farm Bureau
Married: May 21, 1911, Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr., Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
Five children: Lillian Chatfield, Lola Chatfield, Norma Madge Chatfield, Aura May Chatfield, Clark Samuel “Sonny” Chatfield, III

1. Lillian Chatfield
Born: Aug 20, 1912, Cardiff/Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
Died: Mar 8, 1980 (age 67), Berkeley, Alameda Co., California; heart failure, stroke
Buried: Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Solano Co., California
Married: Jun 16, 1941, Clarence Elmer Erickson, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
Two children

2. Lola Chatfield
Born: May 9, 1914, Cardiff/Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
Died: Jan 10, 2005 (age 90), at home in Berkeley, Alameda Co., California; pneumonia, Alzheimer’s disease
Cremated: ashes scattered over the Pacific Ocean
Married: Dec 1939, Alvin Jerome Fabris, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
Three children

3. Norma Madge Chatfield
Born: Aug 28, 1921, Williams, Colusa Co., California
Died: Mar 13, 2003 (age 82), San Mateo, San Mateo Co., California; complicated leg ulcer
Buried: San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery in Santa Nella, Merced Co., California
Married: Jun 16, 1942, Kenneth Gordon Forcier, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
Two children

4. Aura May Chatfield
Born: Aug 30, 1923, Williams, Colusa Co., California
Died: Aug 23, 2014 (aged 90), Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co., California
Buried: Oakmont Memorial Park in Lafayette, Contra Costa Co., California
Married: Jun 9, 1945, Frederick Randolph “F.R.” Edwards, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
One child

5. Clark Samuel “Sonny” Chatfield, III
Born: Jun 13, 1931, Williams, Colusa Co., California
Died: Jul 29, 2003 (age 72), Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California; diabetes, heart trouble, stroke
Buried: St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California
Married: Nov 15, 1953, Geraldine Ann “Gerry” Stephens, Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Four children

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Nine children of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr. & Mary Elizabeth Morrow:
1. Della Chatfield
1872 – 1919 (m. Elmer Ellsworth Chatfield)
2. Ora Lovina Chatfield
1873 – 1936 (m. Charles Elliot Shaw)
3. Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr.
1876 – 1944 (m.1. Ida Ernestine Hyatt, m.2. Madge Rosa)
4. Arthur William Chatfield
1878 – 1959 (m. Ada B. Miller)
5. Willard James Chatfield
1880 – 1900
6. Mabel Clair Chatfield
1883 – 1960 (m. George Reuben Sawyer)
7. Jacquelin(e) Chatfield
1886 – 1964 (m. James Frederick Mallon)
8. Levi Tomlinson “Lee” Chatfield
1889 – 1949 (m. Martha W. Banning)
9. Marjorie Emma Chatfield
1893 – 1983 (m. Thomas Mitchel Tuck)

Five children of Oswaldo Rosa-Duz & Santa Cecelia Malute:
1. Pete Rosa
1890 – 1962 (m. Pauline Marie Dozzi)
2. Magdelena “Madge” Rosa
1892 – 1963 (m. Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr.)
3. Albina Cecelia Rosa (twin)
1899 – 1933 (m. Daniel Vanover)
4. infant Rosa (twin) died at birth
1899 – 1899
5. Angelina Blanche “Ann” Rosa
1905 – 1983 (m. Thomas Bertram)

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Timeline and Records

Jun 1, 1885: Colorado State Census for Eagle Co., Colorado: (preprinted Jun 1, 1885)
Chatfield, C.P.: age 44, married, rancher, born Ohio, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio (C.S. Clark Samuel)
M.E.: age 35, wife, housekeeper, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois (Mary Elizabeth Chatfield)
Ida: age 18, daughter, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Della: age 13, daughter, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Ora: age 12, daughter, at school, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Clark S.: age 9, son, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Arthur: age 8, son, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Willard: age 4, son, born Colorado, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Mable: age 1, daughter, born Colorado, father born Ohio, mother born Illinois
Note: Census year begins Jun 1, 1884 and ends May 31, 1885, so not known actual date census was taken

May 4, 1900: Death of Willard James Chatfield (age 20), 5th child of Clark S. Chatfield, Sr. & Mary Elizabeth Morrow in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado, after an illness with pneumonia.
Note: Willard is Arthur’s younger brother

May 19, 1900: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
LOCAL NEWS.
C.S. Chatfield is getting around again after a siege of pneumonia.
Arthur Chatfield is out and around again after a spell of sickness.

May 19, 1900: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
Card of Thanks.
We wish to tender our many friends who gave us assistance and sympathy during the late illness and death of our beloved son, and brother, Willard, our sincere thanks and the assurance that such tokens of friendship are deeply appreciated.
MR. C.S. CHATFIELD.
MRS. C.S. CHATFIELD.
ARTHUR CHATFIELD.

Mar 6, 1906: Death of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr. (age 67), father of Clark, Jr., in Princeton, Colusa Co., California of Bright’s disease and acute uremia (a toxic condition resulting from kidney disease in which there is retention in the bloodstream of waste products normally excreted in the urine). Clark had been staying for some months with his daughter, Jacquelin (Chatfield) Mallon.

As I Was Told:
My grandfather Clark was a stagecoach driver, and that’s how he met his wife, Ida Hyatt in Hyattsville, Wyoming. After the Colorado Midland Railroad came to Colorado, he worked for them. Later he got into the business of raising cattle and did well. He had a good-sized ranch in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. After Ida and my mother’s brothers died, he married Madge and went to California to raise rice. It was a bad year for rice. He lost quite a bit of money and then became a livestock dealer. —Pat Benacquista, granddaughter of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. and Ida Hyatt

1910: Death of Oswaldo Rosa (age 45), father of Madge Rosa; in an automobile accident
Note: Duz was added to the last name to identify family from numerous other Rosas
In Casasola, Italy there are multiple Rosa families and each has a suffix added to differentiate them. Oswaldo Rosa-Duz married Santa Cecilia Rosa-Malut in Casasola on July 1, 1891. When they immigrated to America and settled in Colorado they both went by just Rosa as a surname.

1910: Burial of  Oswaldo Rosa in the Rosebud Cemetery, Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado. His name on his headstone reads “Ausaldo Rosaduz”
AUSALDO
ROSADUZ DI
CASASOLA
NATO 1865
MORTO IL1910
LA FAMIGLIA
Q.M.P.
Note: “La Famiglia” is the family of, “Q.M.P.” a reference to Questione Maschile e Paternita: “Male issue and paternity”. The father’s family name was placed after the deceased’s name and apparently his father’s name was unknown.

May 21, 1911: Marriage of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa in Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado, by Rev. S.A. Webber, a Minister of the Gospel of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Both Clark and Madge are residents of Cardiff, Garfield Co., Colorado.

CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE.
I, Rev. S.A. Webber a Minister of the Gospel residing at Leadville in the County of Lake, in the State of Colorado, do certify that, in accordance with the authority conferred by the above license, I did, on this 21st day of May in the year A.D. 1911, at Leadville in the County of Lake, in the State of Colorado, solemnize the rites of matrimony between C.S. Chatfield of Cardiff in the County of Garfield of the State of Colorado and Madge Rosa of Cardiff in the County of Garfield of the State of Colorado in the presence of Ray M. Drake and Oakella H. King.
WITNESS my hand and seal, at the County aforesaid, this 28th             day of May A.D. 1911.
Rev. S.A. Webber of the M.E. Church
Filed for record the 1st day of June A.D. 1911, at 1:30 o’clock.

Aug 20, 1912: Birth of Lillian Chatfield, 1st child of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa, in Cardiff or Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado

Picture of Madge (Rosa) Chatfield (age 21) and her first child, Lillian (born Aug 20, 1912) probably taken in Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado.

May 9, 1914: Birth of Lola Chatfield, 2nd child of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa, in Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado.

Aug 11, 1914: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
PERSONALS AND NEWS
J.F. Mallon and son, Ed Mallon, A.W. Chatfield, Lee Chatfield and Clark Chatfield were off today on a deer slaying expedition to the wilds of the Sierras.

Mar 29, 1917: Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado:
Clark S. Chatfield, Jr.: initiated in Glenwood Lodge No. 65, A.F. & A.M.

Aug 2, 1917: Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado:
Clark S. Chatfield, Jr.: membership passed in Glenwood Lodge No. 65, A.F. & A.M. 

Sep 27, 1917: Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado:
Clark S. Chatfield, Jr.: membership raised in Glenwood Lodge No. 65, A.F. & A.M.

Sep 19, 1918: Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr., WWI Draft Registration:
NAME: Clark Samuel Chatfield
ADDRESS: RFD#1, Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
AGE: 42
BORN: June 14, 1876
PRESENT OCCUPATION: Farmer, self
NEAREST RELATIVE: Madgelina Chatfield, wife
DESCRIPTION: Caucasian, medium height, medium build, gray eyes, brown hair

As They Were Told:
Clark came home one night with $10,000 in a big roll and showed it to his wife. Madge was so furious at him, she took it and threw it in the wood stove and said, “You’ll never gamble again!” —as told to Laurie (Rosa) Eckman by her grandmother Pauline (Dozzi) Rosa, sister-in-law to Madge (Rosa) Chatfield

Jan 10, 1920: Federal Census for South Glenwood, Garfield Co., Colorado:
Chatfield, Clark S.: head, age 43, married, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, general farm, 4 animals
Madge: wife, age 27, married, emigrated 1900, naturalized 1903, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy
Charlotte, M.: daughter, age 15, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Italy
Lillian: daughter, age 7, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Italy
Lola: daughter, age 5, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Italy

1920: Photo of Santa Rosa (mother of Madge Chatfield), Charlotte (daughter of Ida & Clark), Madge (Rosa) Chatfield, Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr.; in front are Madge and Clark’s first two daughters, Lillian and Lola. Photo probably taken right before their move from Colorado to California.

May 26, 1921: Birth of Norma Madge Chatfield, 3rd child of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa, in Williams, Colusa Co., California

Apr 3, 1922: Death of Mary Elizabeth (Morrow) Chatfield (age 72), mother of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr., at her home on Lawton Street in Oakland, Alameda Co., California; of chronic nephritis.

Aug 30, 1923: Birth of Aura May Chatfield, 4th child of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa, in Williams, Colusa Co., California

May 18, 1926: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
C.S. Chatfield placed the first logan berries on the market last Saturday morning. Chatfield is on hand with practically all the garden products.

Nov 30, 1926: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mrs. Clark Chatfield and Leo Chatfield motored to Woodland on Saturday, returning in the evening accompanied by Mr. Chatfield, who has sufficiently recovered from his recent illness to be able to return home.

Dec 7, 1928: The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California (pg 8):

Nov 19, 1929: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
CLARK CHATFIELD IS TAKEN TO S.F. HOSPITAL
Clark Chatfield of Williams, who has been seriously ill for some time, is somewhat improved. He was taken to the University Hospital in San Francisco this morning for treatment. His sister, Mrs. James Mallon, and his brothers, Lee Chatfield and Leo Chatfield accompanied him to the city.
Note: Leo (Leo Chatfield) is a cousin, the son of Clark’s cousin, Charles Chatfield of Chico.

Apr 9-11, 1930: Federal Census for Williams, Colusa Co., California:
Chatfield, Clark S.: head, age 53, married, owns, value of Real Estate $1,000, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Ohio, farmer, 56 animals
Madge: wife, age 37, married, immigrated 1900, naturalized 1903, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy
Lillian: daughter, age 17, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Italy
Lola: daughter, age 15, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Italy
Norma: daughter, age 8, born California, father born Nebraska, mother born Italy
Aurmay: daughter, age 6, born California, father born Nebraska, mother born Italy

Apr 12-14, 1930: Federal Census for Berkeley, Alameda Co., California:
Putnam, Thomas W.: head, rents $50, age 26, married age 24, born California, father born California, mother born California, automobile serviceman
Charlotte C.: wife, age 25, married age 23, born Colorado, (Charlotte Chatfield) father born Nebraska, mother born Oklahoma

Pictured from left to right:
Three at left: Jacquelin and Jim Mallon; seated at right, Jacquelin’s mother Madge Chatfield
Center group standing: Arthur W. Chatfield, James DeVere Mallon (son), Neva Mallon (daughter)
Center group sitting: Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. and Ada B. (Miller) Chatfield (wife of Arthur)
Group of four at right: Lee T. Chatfield w/cup in hand, two unidentified men, young girl is Yvonne Cade/Burns

May 8, 1930: The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California (pg 9):

Jun 13, 1931: Birth of Clark Samuel “Sonny” Chatfield, III, 5th child of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa, in Williams, Colusa Co., California

Jun 15, 1931: The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, California (pg 8):

Mar 29, 1932: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Chatfield have received word of the birth of a granddaughter in Oakland. The little girl is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Putman of that city. She was formerly Miss Charlotte Chatfield of Williams.

Jul 15, 1933: Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Yuba Co, California (pg 8):

Apr 13, 1940: Federal Census for Williams, Colusa Co., California:
Chatfield, Clark: head, age 63, married, born Nebraska, manager of stock shipping association
Chatfield, Madge: wife, age 48, married, born Italy,
Chatfield, Norma: daughter, age 18, single, born California
Chatfield, Aura May: daughter, age 16, single, born California
Chatfield, Clark: son, age 8, single, born California

Date unknown: Newspaper clipping regarding Madge (Rosa) Chatfield:
MRS. CHATFIELD
(page 22 missing, concluded from page 22)
… livestock buying. But she has shown them how well she can do.
According to Mrs. Chatfield, the most gratifying aspect of her career as a livestock buyer has been the fact that she was able to earn enough to finance college educations for five daughters and one son.

L.W. Feldmiller, manager of the Valley Livestock Marketing Association in Stockton, says that he has known and worked with Mrs. Chatfield for over twenty years, and that she is truly an exceptional woman.

Since the closing of the Colusa Shipping Association in about 1940, the Chatfields have been the marketing association’s contact in that area. Mrs. Chatfield has carried on a special feeder pig program in the county for the association and also has shipped them cattle and lambs.

Feldmiller says, “Mrs. Chatfield is an excellent judge of quality; and when it comes to weight, she can guess within a pound or two. She goes right out with the trucks to load, and she can scramble over a fence better than you or I. I can’t say enough for this woman—she was a tremendous aid to her husband when his health failed, and she has been a great help to us.”

Nov 22, 1944: Death of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. (age 68), in Colusa, Colusa Co., California; of edema, after failing in health for some years. He passed away in the Colusa Memorial Hospital.

California Death Index:
Name: Clark Samuel Chatfield
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 14 Jun 1876
Birth Place: Nebraska
Death Date: 22 Nov 1944
Death Place: Colusa
Mother’s Maiden Name: Morrow
Father’s Surname: Charfield (Chatfield)

Nov. 23, 1944: Obituary for Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr., Williams, Colusa Co., California:
SERVICES FOR CLARK CHATFIELD AT MASONIC HALL 2:00 P.M. SATURDAY
Hosts of friends of Clark S. Chatfield were deeply grieved yesterday at the report of his death which occurred at Memorial Hospital at 8 p.m. Wednesday evening, where he had been taken earlier that day. His passing culminated a long illness during which time his patience and fortitude were constant sources of wonder and admiration to his family and close friends.

Funeral services will be held at the Mason Temple at 2 p.m. Saturday. Tuscan Lodge 261 will hold services for their departed brother. Rev. Kenneth Holmes will also participate. Interment will be made in our local cemetery.

Clark Samuel Chatfield was born in Tecumseh Nebraska, on June 14, 1876, making him 68 years of age at the time of his passing. He later moved to Colorado where he met and wed Madge Rosa, on May 28, 1911. During their years together Mrs. Chatfield has been more than just a wife; she has been a partner, standing by his side through good and lean years, sharing his fortunes and tribulations with equal equanimity and devotion.

While in Colorado, Mr. Chatfield was employed as an engineer for the Colorado Midland Company later being successfully engaged in the raising of short horn cattle. Because of the advantage of California weather, the Chatfields moved to Williams where he entered the field of agriculture, later being engaged in truck gardening. For the past several years Mr. Chatfield has been manager of the Colusa County Farm Bureau Shipping Association, where with the aid of his good wife, he has given consistently satisfactory service.

As far as his declining health would permit, Mr. Chatfield entered into the civic life of our community and became an integral part of its activities. He had a life membership in the Glenwood Lodge 65, F. and A.M. of Colorado and shared in the privileges of the order in the Williams lodge. He was also a member of the order of the Eastern Star of Eureka, California.

Mr. Chatfield was decidedly a family man, deservedly proud of his fine children, all of whom are particularly close and devoted to their parents. Besides his loyal and steadfast wife, Madge, he leaves five daughters; Mrs. Charlotte W. Putnam, a daughter by a previous marriage, of Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Lillian Erickson, Mrs. Lola Fabris, Mrs. Norma Forcier and Miss Aura May Chatfield all of Berkeley; and one son, Clark S. Chatfield Jr., better known as “Sonny”.

Four beloved grandchildren, Patricia and Tommy Putnam, Karen Erickson, and James Chatfield Fabris also remain. The eldest of a family of seven, Clark leaves three sisters and two brothers to mourn his loss. They are Mrs. Jacqueline Mallon of Orland; Mrs. Marjorie Tuck of Berkeley; Mrs. Mabel Sawyer of Hemet; Art Chatfield of Vallejo and Lee Chatfield of Butte Meadows.

Clark Chatfield’s kindliness and generosity have long been felt by his host of friends in this county. His personal integrity and his loyalty to business obligations have made him a man to be trusted and respected. In addition, he possessed a saving sense of humor and even when he was most ill, he was always ready with a laugh or a bit of fun. Not only will his loss be keenly felt by the members of his family, whose memories will remain ever fresh, but by those with whom he came in contact through the years of his life in our community.

The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world that both men and women can join. It was established in 1850 by Robert Morris, a lawyer and educator from Boston, Massachusetts who had been an official with the Freemasons. It is based on teachings from the Bible, but is open to people of all monotheistic faiths. It has approximately 10,000 chapters in twenty countries and approximately one million members under its General Grand Chapter. Members of the Order are aged 18 and older; men must be Master Masons and women must have specific relationships with Masons. Originally, a woman would have to be the daughter, widow, wife, sister, or mother of a master Mason.
Source: Wikipedia on-line

Nov. 24, 1944: Williams newspaper clipping, Williams, Colusa Co., California:
Livestock Association Manager Succumbs
WILLIAMS (Colusa Co.), Nov. 24. Masonic funeral services will be conducted at 2 P.M. tomorrow in the Williams Masonic Hall for Clark S. Chatfield, 68, farmer and manager of the Colusa Livestock Shipping Association. He died Wednesday night in the Colusa Memorial Hospital.

Chatfield, a native of Nebraska, had lived in Williams 24 years. He leaves his wife, Madge Rosa; his children, Mrs. Charlotte M. Putnam of Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. Lillian Erickson, Mrs. Lola Fabris, Mrs. Norma Forcier and Aura May Chatfield, all of Berkeley, and Clark S. Jr., of Williams, and his brothers and sisters, Mrs. J.F. Mallon of Orland, Mrs. George Sawyer of Hemet, Mrs. Marjorie Tuck of Berkeley, Arthur W. Chatfield of Vallejo and Lee T. Chatfield of Butte Meadows. The services will be under the direction of J.D. McNary.

Nov. 24, 1944: Colusa Sun Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
Clark S. Chatfield
Services for Farm leader set Saturday
Father of Six, Manager of Stock Shipping Group Passes
Masonic funeral services will be held at the Masonic hall in Williams at 2 o’clock Saturday afternoon for Clark S. Chatfield, 68, resident of the Williams section for 24 years, who died at 7:30 Wednesday evening in Colusa Memorial Hospital.

Chatfield, a prominent and well known resident of Colusa county, had been in failing health for some time but had been admitted to the hospital just two days before his death.

Mr. Chatfield was born in Nebraska June 14, 1876. On May 28, 1911, he was married in Leadville, Colorado to his surviving wife. He was a man devoted to his family and of absolute integrity with a host of friends in Williams and Colusa country where he had lived for so many years. At the time of his marriage he was engaged in livestock raising in Colorado. After coming to Williams, some 24 years ago, he was interested in farming for some time and later was manager of the Colusa Livestock Shipping Association.

Surviving are his devoted wife, Mrs. Madge Rosa Chatfield of Williams and six children. The children are Mrs. Charlotte M. Putnam, Cincinnati, Ohio; Mrs. Lillian Erickson, Mrs. Lola Fabris and Mrs. Norma Forcier, all of Berkeley; Aura May Chatfield of Berkeley and Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr., of Williams. Also surviving are the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. J.F. Mallon of Orland, Mrs. George Sawyer of Hemet, Mrs. Marjorie Tuck of Berkeley, Arthur W. Chatfield of Vallejo and Lee T. Chatfield of Butte Meadows. Four grandchildren also survive.

Mr. Chatfield was a member of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Masonic Lodge. Rev. Holmes will officiate at the services Saturday followed by interment in William cemetery under the direction of J.D. McNary.

Nov. 25, 1944: The Sacramento Union, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California (pg 3):

Nov 25, 1944: Burial of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. in the Williams Cemetery in Williams, Colusa Co., California

As I Was Told:
My father died on November 22, l944 at Colusa Memorial Hospital – Dr. Charles Keith was his doctor and his death certificate listed only Edema as the cause. He was 68 at the time and I always remember him being extremely thin. He’d lost all of his teeth and as a result, I can’t recall him eating very much at all. The last few (10 or 12) years of his life, Mother chopped up all of his food and he ate in the living room in his chair as he had lost his appetite if he saw large amounts of food. —Aura (Chatfield) Edwards, daughter of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr. and Madge Rosa

May 23, 1946: Death of Santa Cecelia Rosa (age 83), the mother of Madge Rosa Chatfield, in Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado, of heart disease

Burial of Santa Cecelia Rosa in the I.O.O.F. (now Palisade Cemetery) in Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado

Mar 11, 1963: Death of Madge (Rosa) Chatfield (age 70), in Colusa, Colusa Co., California; heart attack

California Death Index:
Name: Madge R Chatfield
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 22 Jul 1892
Death Date: 11 Mar 1963
Death Place: Colusa

Mar 11, 1963: Obituary for Madge Chatfield, Williams, Colusa Co., California:
Mrs. Madge Chatfield Dies
Funeral services are pending at McNary Memorial Chapel for Mrs. Madge Chatfield, 70, of Williams, who died about noon today in Colusa Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Chatfield was brought to the hospital at 2:30 A.M. today after having suffered an acute coronary thrombosis. She had suffered from heart trouble for the past 10 years.

Mar 12, 1963: Obituary for Madge Chatfield, Williams, Colusa Co., California:
Madge Chatfield Rites Thursday
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 P.M. Thursday in the Williams Community Church for Mrs. Madge Rose Chatfield, 70, well known and respected resident of Williams for 43 years, who died at noon yesterday in Colusa Memorial Hospital.

Mrs. Chatfield was born July 22, 1892, in Italy, and came to Williams in 1920. She was a member of Loyal Chapter, Eastern Star, the Williams Woman’s Club and the Colusa County Farm Bureau and took an active part in community endeavors. Mrs. Chatfield engaged in the buying and shipping of livestock for many years, as did her late husband. She was particularly active in the Williams Woman’s Club and was noted for her ability in arranging flowers. She planned and executed the club exhibit at the county fair for years.

Mrs. Chatfield was a woman of much charm and friendliness and her death has saddened many friends. Her chief interest was her family. She was a most devoted mother. Mrs. Chatfield is survived by her daughters, Mrs. Aura May Edwards of Lafayette, Mrs. Lola Fabris and Mrs. Lillian Erickson of Berkeley, Mrs. Charlotte Putnam of Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Norma Forcier of Belmont; a son, Clark Chatfield of Sacramento; sister, Mrs. Ann Bertram of Colorado, 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.

Mar 14, 1963: Burial of Madge (Rosa) Chatfield in the Williams Cemetery in Williams, Colusa Co., California.

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Madge Rosa Family Line

Madge Rosa, the wife of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr., is the daughter of Oswaldo Rosa-Duz & Santa Cecelia Rosa-Malute.
Note: In Casasola, Italy there are multiple Rosa families and each has a suffix added to differentiate them. Oswaldo Rosa-Duz married Santa Cecilia Rosa-Malut in Casasola on July 1, 1891. When they immigrated to America and settled in Colorado they both went by Rosa as a surname.

Osualdo/Osvaldo “Oswald” Rosa-Duz
Note: the family added Duz or Dutz to name to identify family from numerous other Rosa’s
Son of Pietro Giovanni Rosa-Duz & Maria Rosa Del Prete
Born: Jul 5, 1865, Casa Sola, Udine, Italy
Died: 1910 (age 45), Cardiff, Garfield Co., Colorado; mining accident
Buried: Rosebud Cemetery in Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
Married: Jul 19, 1891, Santa Cecelia Malute, Italy
Immigrated: 1898 (census records state 1890)
Occupation: Miner of silver and coke
Four living children: Pete Rosa, Magdelena “Madge” Rosa, Albina Cecelia Rosa (twin), (Albina’s twin died at birth), Angelina Blanche Rosa

Santa Cecelia Rosa-Malut
Daughter of Alesio Rosa-Malut & Maria Tramontina
Born: Mar 13, 1863, Casa Sola, Udine, Italy
Died: May 23, 1946 (age 83), Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado; heart disease
Buried: I.O.O.F. (now Palisade Cemetery) in Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado
Immigrated: Aug 28, 1898 through Ellis Island, New York
Married: Jul 19, 1891, Osualdo/Osvaldo “Oswald” Rosa-Duz, Italy
Four living children: Pete Rosa, Madgelena “Madge” Rosa, Albina Cecelia Rosa (twin), (her twin died at birth), Angelina Blanche Rosa

1. Pete Rosa
1st of 4 children of Oswaldo Rosa-Duz & Santa Cecelia Rosa-Malute
Born: Jul 22, 1890, Casa Sola, Udine, Italy
Died: Dec 10, 1962 (age 72), Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado; mining accident/trauma from surgery, stroke, ulcers
Buried: Palisade Cemetery in Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado
Immigrated: 1898 (about age 8) through Ellis Island, New York
Occupation: Coal miner, fireman on the Colorado Midland Railroad, skied the winter mail between Aspen & Leadville, Colorado
Note: supported mother and three sisters after father died
Married: Feb 11, 1917, Pauline Marie Dozzi, Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
Three children: Oswald “Ning” Rosa (Naning: precious one in Italian), Charles Willard “Chuck” Rosa, Gloria Rosa (adopted, not blood-related)

Pauline Marie Dozzi
Daughter of Eugene Dozzi & Emma Bernadin
Born: Feb 7, 1901, Cardiff, Garfield Co., Colorado
Died: Mar 8, 1991 (age 90), Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado;
Buried: Palisade Cemetery in Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado
Married: Feb 11, 1917, Pete Rosa, Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
Three children: Oswald “Ning” Rosa (Naning: precious one in Italian), Charles Willard “Chuck” Rosa
Gloria Rosa (adopted, not blood-related)

2. Madgelina “Madge” Rosa
2nd of 4 living children of Oswaldo Rosa-Duz & Santa Cecelia Rosa-Malute
Born: Jul 22, 1892, Casa Sola, Udine, Italy
Died: Mar 11, 1963 (age 70), Colusa, Colusa Co., California; heart attack
Buried: Williams Cemetery in Williams, Colusa Co., California
Immigrated: 1898 (abt age 6) through Ellis Island, New York
Married: May 21, 1911, Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr., Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
Five children: Lillian Chatfield, Lola Chatfield, Norma Madge Chatfield, Aura May Chatfield, Clark Samuel Chatfield, III

Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr.
Son of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr. & Mary Elizabeth Morrow
Born: Jun 14, 1876, Tecumseh, Johnson Co., Nebraska
Died: Nov 22, 1944 (age 68), Colusa, Colusa Co., California; edema
Buried: Nov 25, 1944, Williams Cemetery in Williams, Colusa Co., California
Occupation: Railroad engineer, rancher, rice farmer
Married (1): Apr 27, 1899, Ida Emeline Hyatt, Hyattville, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Five children: Ray Chatfield, Harold Leonard Chatfield, Clinton Chatfield, Charlotte Mary Chatfield, Norman G. Chatfield
Married (2): May 21, 1911, Madgelena “Madge” Rosa, Leadville, Lake Co., Colorado
Five children: Lillian Chatfield, Lola Chatfield, Norma Madge Chatfield, Aura May Chatfield, Clark Samuel Chatfield, III

3. Albina Cecelia “Alba” Rosa (twin)
3rd of 4 living children of Oswaldo Rosa-Duz & Santa Cecelia Rosa-Malute
note: her twin sister [name unknown] died shortly after birth
Born: Jun 6, 1899, Cardiff, Garfield Co., Colorado
Died: Sep 24, 1933 (age 34), Cameo, Mesa Co., Colorado; cerebral hemorrhage
Buried: Palisade Cemetery in Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado
Married: Dec 23, 1916, Daniel W. “Dan” Vanover, Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
Two children: Virginia Cecelia Vanover, Daniel “Dan/Junior” Vanover, Jr.

Daniel W. “Dan” Vanover
Son of Charles Riley Vanover & Melvina Visey Tolley
Born: Apr 25, 1888, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Died: Jun 8, 1938 (age 50) Grand Junction, Mesa Co., Colorado; drinking, killed in an auto accident
Buried: Palisade Cemetery in Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado
Occupation: Stationary engineer for Colorado Fuel & Iron Company, coal miner
Married: Dec 23, 1916, Albina Cecelia “Alba” Rosa, Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
Two children: Virginia Cecelia Vanover, Daniel “Dan/Junior” Vanover, Jr.

4. Angelina Blanche “Ann” Rosa
4th of 4 living children of Oswaldo Rosa-Duz & Santa Cecelia Rosa-Malute
Born: Feb 21, 1905, Cardiff, Garfield Co., Colorado
Died: Jun 25, 1983 (age 78), Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado; heart disease
Buried: Palisade Cemetery in Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado
Married: Apr 30, 1922, Thomas  “Tom” Bertram (Tony M. Beltramo), Cameo, Mesa Co., Colorado
Three children: Marion Theresa Bertram, Evangeline Blanche Bertram, Rosalie “Jean” Bertram

Thomas “Tom” Bertram  (aka Tony M. Beltramo)
Son of unkn Beltramo & unknown
Born: Feb 16, 1895, Rivarola, Canavese, Città Metropolitana di Torino, Piemonte, Italy
Died: Nov 27, 1963 (age 68), Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado; heart attack
Buried: Palisade Cemetery in Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado
Married: Apr 30, 1922, Angelina Blanche “Ann” Rosa, Cameo, Mesa Co., Colorado
Three children: Marion Theresa Bertram, Evangeline Blanche Bertram, Rosalie “Jean” Bertram

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Timeline and Records

Casasola is a village in the northeastern part in the province of Udine, Italy, founded by Luca and Marco di Rosa (hence the root name Rosa which continues to be the family name of most of the families from Casasola) from the town of Maniago, approximately 8 km away. Luca was Marco’s uncle and their purpose for moving (with their families) to the area at the base of Monte Raut was likely to make wood coal. They eventually built one large house with stone walls for their families and this house led to the naming of the village of Casasola, which means one house. This occurred in 1480. No other houses were built for over 50 years and the first small church, in honour of St. Oswald, was built in 1580. By this date, the different Rosa families were being distinguished with surnames stemming from their location in the village or other characteristics. For example, the Rosa-Tezza came from a family of weavers (tezza). The Rosa-Bernardins named all their first born Bernardo. The Rosa-Del-Vecchio had an exceptionally old grandfather.

The current Church of San Oswaldo was begun in 1650 and expanded in 1730 and again a century later. The Campanile was started in 1772 and completed in 1779. By the 1700s most of the able men would travel to the Istria region to work as lumberjacks, attesting to the lack of paid work close to home and insufficient local resources to provide for the growing population.
Source: Wikipedia

Jan 1, 1892: Opening of Ellis Island. It became the nation’s major processing station for federal immigration and was in operation until 1954, processing over 12 million European immigrants entering the U.S. Today, over 40 percent of America’s population can trace their ancestry through Ellis Island.

Apr 11, 1903: Glenwood Post, Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado (pg 5):
COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE
Report of school for the month ending April 3rd. Not absent or tardy Chas. Timberlake and Johnnie Hammerich. Not tardy Lilly Albright, Bessie Albright, Viola Starkey, Madgeline Rosa, Edith Dozzi, Pete Rosa, Pring Rosa and Willie Hammerich.
Note: Madge Rosa (age 10), and brother Pete (age 12)

April 15, 1910: Federal Census for Precinct 12, Pitkin Co., Colorado:
Rosa, Osualdo: Head, age 50, married 21 years, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy, immigrated 1890, miner in silver mine (prob 1898 with wife & 2 children)
Santa, C.: Wife, married once, age 46, married 21 years, 6 children born, 4 living, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy, immigrated 1898
Maggie: Daughter, single, age 18, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy,  immigrated 1898, waitress in hotel (Madge Rosa) 
Albina H.: Daughter age 11, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Italy
Angelina: Daughter, age 5, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Italy
Rosa, Gregirie: Boarder, age 40, married 13 years, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy, immigrated 1893, miner in silver lead mine
Magnan, Pete: Boarder, age 33, married 9 years, father born Italy, mother born Italy, immigrated 1903, miner in silver mine
Madalon, Andrew: Boarder, age 37, married 18 years, father born Italy, mother born Italy, immigrated 1903, miner in silver mine
Muinn, Santo: Boarder, age 38, married 15 years, father born Italy, mother born Italy, immigrated 1903, miner in silver mine
Note: Their oldest son Pete Rosa (age 20) is single and living with cousins in Cardiff, Garfield Co., Colorado, working as a driver in the coke ovens.

Feb 16, 1920: Federal Census for East Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado:
Rosa, Pete: Head, rents, age 29, married, immigrated 1898, naturalized 1904, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy, stationary fireman in electric power plant
Pauline: Wife, age 19, married, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Italy
Oswald: Son, age 1 yr/11 mo, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Colorado
Charles W.: Son, age 2 mo, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Colorado
Angelina: Sister, age 14, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Colorado
Santa: Mother, age 57, widow, immigrated 1898, naturalized 1904, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy

Apr 14, 1930: Federal Census for East Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado:
Beltrano, Tony M., head, age 35, age 27 at 1st marriage, married, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy, farmer on fruit farm
Angelina B, wife, age 25, age 17 at 1st marriage, married, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Italy
Marion T, daughter, age 7, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Colorado
Evangeline B, daughter, age 5, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Colorado
Rosa L, daughter, age 2, born Colorado, father born Italy, mother born Colorado
Rosa, Santa C, mother-in-law, age 66, widowed, born Italy, father born Italy, mother born Italy, mother tongue Italian, Citizenship 1899

Apr 3/4, 1940: Federal Census for Palisade, Mesa Co., Colorado:
Beltrano, Tony, Head, married, age 45, born Italy, farmer
Angelina, Wife, married, age 35,  born Colorado
Marrion, Daughter, age 17, born Colorado
Blanch, Daughter, age 15, born Colorado
Jean, Daughter, age 12, born Colorado
Rosa, Santa C, Mother-in-law, widowed, age 83, born Italy (age abt 76)

Rosa family photo, taken about 1954/55:

Correction from Pam Roberts, the granddaughter of Albina Rosa and the daughter of Virginia Cecelia Brown (Vanover): I found an error in the above photo. The person numbered 9 as Art Vanover is actually my father, Earl A. Brown. I also question person numbered 7 as possibly Betty Vanover (wife of Dan Vanover, Jr.).

2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.