FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY
Lillian Chatfield
1st of 5 children of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa
Born: Aug 20, 1912, Cardiff/Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
Died: Mar 8, 1980 (age 67), Berkeley, Alameda Co., California; heart failure, stroke
Cremated: Ashes scattered in the rose garden in the Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Solano Co., California
Occupation: Teacher, artist/painter; Department of Employment for the State of California in Berkeley
Married: Jun 18, 1941, Clarence Elmer Erickson, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
Two children: Karen Field Erickson, Ann Christine Erickson
Clarence Elmer Erickson
Son of Matt Erickson (Matt Ericksson Kokonmaa) & Hulda Hendrick (Hulda Kustave Heikintytar Ladvala)
Born: Apr 3, 1908, (at Sointula, a Finnish commune) in Fort Bragg, Mendocino Co., California
Died: Feb 8, 2002 (age 93), El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., California; pancreatic cancer
Cremated: Ashes scattered in the rose garden in the Skyview Memorial Lawn in Vallejo, Solano Co., California
Occupation: Rand-McNally Maps, Cartographer, owned Erickson Maps in Oakland, California
Married (1): unkn, of Finnish origin
Divorced
No known children
Married (2): Jun 18, 1941, Lillian Chatfield, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
Two children: Karen Field Erickson, Ann Christine Erickson
Married (3): Jan 8, 1983, Verdelma Kathryn “Patti” (Merritt) McMullin, Alameda Co., California
Clarence and Verdelma
VERDELMA KATHRYN MERRITT: daughter of Gurden Harry Merritt & Lulu Elmira Taylor
Born: May 8, 1907, Whiting, Monona Co., Iowa
Died: Aug 23, 2005 (age 97), El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., California
Buried: whereabouts unkn
Married (1): Feb 14, 1928, Jack George Patrick, Vancouver, Clark Co., Washington
Divorced in 1940 census
One known child:
Jack Ciel Patrick
Born: Jan 14, 1930, Fresno, Fresno Co., California
Died: Mar 13, 2010 (age 80), Fresno, Fresno Co., California
JACK GEORGE PATRICK:
Son of George D. Patrick & Laveria M. Grey
born: 1900, Texas
Died: unkn
Married (2): Cecil Ernest McMullin, El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., California
CECIL ERNEST McMULLIN
Born: Mar 19, 1884, Los Angeles, California
Died: Mar 14, 1974 (age 90), Contra Costa Co., California
Married (3): Jan 8, 1983, Clarence Elmer Erickson, Alameda Co., California
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Timeline and Records
Five children of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa:
1. Lillian Chatfield
1912 – 1980
2. Lola Chatfield
1914 – 2005
3. Norma Madge Chatfield
1921 – 2004
4. Aura May Chatfield
1923 – 2014
5. Clark Samuel “Sonny” Chatfield, III
1931 – 2003
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Born: Apr 3, 1908: Birth of Clarence Elmer Erickson, (at Sointula) Fort Bragg, Mendocino Co., California
Note: When the family immigrated through Ellis Island the last name was changed from Kokonmaa to Erickson
Note: Sointula is a utopian Finnish commune in the Redwood Valley near Ukiah, Mendocino Co., California
Madge and daughter Lillian
Aug 20, 1912: Birth of Lillian Chatfield, 1st of 5 children of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. & Madge Rosa, in Cardiff or Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
circa 1912: photo of Madge (Rosa) Chatfield (age 21) and her first child, Lillian (born Aug 20, 1912) probably taken in Glenwood Springs, Garfield Co., Colorado
circa 1919: photo of Lillian, her older half-sister Charlotte (daughter of her father and 1st wife, Ida Hyatt), and younger sister Lola:
Lillian, Charlotte, Lola Chatfield, circa 1919
Note: Ida Ernestine (Hyatt) Chatfield (age 27), Charlotte’s mother and the 1st first wife of Clark S. Chatfield, Jr., died Feb 9, 1908, from tuberculosis. Her son Harold was seven, her daughter Charlotte was a month short of her fourth birthday, and the youngest, Norman, was not yet two. The two boys died from Diptheria on Feb 17, 1909.
circa 1920: photo of Madge and Clark with family:
Santa Rosa (mother of Madge), Charlotte, Madge, Clark, Lillian and Lola (in front) Chatfield, circa 1920
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
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 (Aura May)
Apr 13, 1940: Federal Census for Williams, Colusa Co., California:
Chatfield, Clark: head, age 63, married, born Nebraska, manager of stock shipping association
Madge: wife, age 48, married, born Italy
Norma: daughter, age 18, single, born California
Aura May: daughter, age 16, single, born California
Clark: son, age 8, single, born California
World War II Draft Card:
Name: Clarence E Erickson
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 32
Relationship to Draftee: Self
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1908
Birth Place: Fort Bragg, California, USA
Residence Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: San Francisco, California, USA
Employer: Rand McNally And Co
Weight: 180
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 7
Next of Kin: Matt Erickson
Jun 17, 1941: Oakland Tribune, Oakland, Alamenda Co., California (pg 23)
Jun 17, 1941, Oakland Tribune (pg 23)
Jun 18, 1941: Marriage of Lillian Chatfield & Clark Elmer Erickson, in Berkeley, Alameda Co., California
California Marriage Index:
Name: Clorence (sic) Elmer Erickson
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 18 Jun 1941
Marriage Place: Alameda, California, USA
Spouse: Lillian Chalfield (sic)
Spouse Gender: Female
Mid-1940s: Clarence with his Erickson family. Clarence and Lillian are at the left with one of their daughters in Clarence’s arms, their other daughter, standing.
Clarence Erickson family
Clark & Madge Rosa
Nov 22, 1944: Death of Clark Samuel Chatfield, Jr. (age 68), father of Lillian (Chatfield) Erickson, in Colusa, Colusa Co., California; of edema, after failing in health for some years. Clark passed away in the Colusa Memorial Hospital.
Mar 11, 1963: Death of Madge (Rosa) Chatfield (age 70), mother of Lillian (Chatfield) Erickson, in Colusa, Colusa Co., California, of a heart attack.
Mar 8, 1980: Death of Lillian (Chatfield) Erickson (age 67), in Berkeley, Alameda Co., California; heart failure, stroke
Mar 13, 1980, The Berkeley Gazette, Berkeley, Alameda Co., California (pg 35):
Jan 8, 1983: Marriage of Clarence Elmer Erickson (age 74) & Verdelma Kathryn “Patti” (Merritt) McMullin (age 75), his 3rd marriage, in Alameda Co., California
Clarence and Verdelma
Feb 8, 2002: Death of Clarence Elmer Erickson (age 93), in El Cerrito, Contra Costa Co., California; pancreatic cancer
2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.