Iris Chatfield & Dewey Cade

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Iris Minola Aloha Thyra Chatfield
1st of 3 children of Arthur William Chatfield & Ada B. Miller
Born: Aug 27, 1902, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado
Died: May 26, 1975 (age 72), Montague, Siskiyou Co., California; emphysema, heart trouble
Buried: Little Shasta Cemetery in Montague, Siskiyou Co., California
Occupation: Ran professional photography with 3rd husband, Luther Greer; ran a gas station in Montague, California
Avocation: Avid trout & salmon fisherman
Married (1): Jul 7, 1918, Dewey Louis Cade, Maxwell, Colusa Co., California
Divorced: 1920
One child: Iris Yvonne Isabel “Yvonne/Bonnie” Cade (raised as Yvonne Burns)
Married (2): Jun 28, 1923, Jack Robert Burns, Woodland, Yolo Co., California
Separated: 1924
Divorced filed: Jan 11, 1929
Married (3): early 1940s, Luther Cheatham Greer, Jr. (possibly common-law)

(m1) Dewey Louis Cade
3rd of 11 children of Frank Lewis Cade & Sarah Ann “Anna” Britton
Born: Apr 28, 1899, Blue Hill, Webster Co., Nebraska
Died: Apr 4, 1928 (age 29), San Diego, San Diego Co., California; spinal meningitis while serving in the Navy
Buried: Belmont Memorial Park in San Diego, San Diego Co., California
Military Service: U.S. Navy
Occupation: Pump operator for Mallon-Blevins in Maxwell; miner, electrical lineman
Married (1): Jul 7, 1918, Iris Minola Aloha Thrya Chatfield, Maxwell, Colusa Co., California
Divorced: 1920
One child: Iris Yvonne  Isabel “Yvonne/Bonnie” Cade (raised as Yvonne Burns)
Married (2): Jun 23, 1923, Helen Lee Barger, Fresno, Fresno Co., California
One child: Elsie Mildred Cade (1924 – 1924)

(m2) Jack Robert Burns
Son of unkn Burns & unkn Miller
Born: Dec 4, 1901, Kirkwood, St. Louis, Missouri
Died: Jan 4, 1962 (age 61), San Francisco, California
Buried: St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery in Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California
Occupation: Salesman
Married (1): Jun 28, 1923, Iris Minola Aloha Thrya (Chatfield) Cade, Woodland, Yolo Co., California
Separated: 1924, Iris (Chatfield) Cade Burns
Divorced filed: Jan 11, 1929, Iris (Chatfield) Cade Burns
Married (2): Jun 15, 1930, Thalia Maritza Mabie 

(m3) Luther Cheatham Greer, Jr.
Son of Luther Cheatham Greer, Sr. & Jessie M. Yates
Born: Feb 11, 1910, Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia
Died: Jul 18, 1966 (age 56), Montague, Siskiyou Co., California; heart attack/alcohol-related
Buried: Little Shasta Cemetery in Montague, Siskiyou Co., California
Military Service: Apr 11, 1942, WWII, U.S. Army
Occupation: Photographer, owner of Chevron service station
Married (1): May 25, 1930, Edna E. Nichols, Dakota Co., Minnesota
Two children: Nancy Lura Greer, Lee Anne Greer
Married (2): aft 1940, Iris Minola Aloha Thrya Chatfield
Note: possibly common-law

1. Iris Yvonne Isabel “Yvonne/Bonnie” Cade (raised as Yvonne Burns)
Only child of Iris Minola Aloha Thyra Chatfield & Dewey Louis Cade
Yvonne was raised as the daughter of Arthur William Chatfield & Ada B. Miller, her grandparents
Born: Jul 15, 1919, Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Died: Dec 24, 1999 (age 80), Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California; heart attack due to emphysema
Buried: Jan 8, 2000, Quincy La Porte Cemetery in La Porte, Plumas Co., California
Occupation: Re-touched photographs in stepfather Luther Greer’s studio
Married: Dec 23, 1937, William Stephen “Bill” Brown, Woodland, Yolo Co. California
Three children: Robert Stephen “Bob” Brown, James Milton “Jim” Brown, Barbara Jean “BJ” Brown

William Stephen “Bill” Brown
Son of Stephen Samuel Brown & Carrie Ellen Spurgeon
Born: Dec 2, 1917, Colusa, Colusa Co., California (twin of John Milton “Jack” Brown)
Died: Apr 10, 1987 (age 69), Davis, Yolo Co., California; heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease
Cremated: Apr 14, 1987, interred Quincy La Porte Cemetery in La Porte, Plumas Co., California
Military Service: U.S. Navy, WWII, 1945-1946
Occupation: Civil engineer for Army Corps of Engineers
Married: Dec 23, 1937, Iris Yvonne Isabel “Yvonne/Bonnie” Cade, Woodland, Yolo Co. California
Three children: Robert Stephen “Bob” Brown, James Milton “Jim” Brown, Barbara Jean “BJ” Brown

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Timeline and Records

Three children Arthur William Chatfield & Ada B. Miller:
1. Iris Minola Chatfield
1902 – 1975
2. Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield
1904 – 1972
3. Raymond Sterling “LeRoy” Chatfield
1914 – 1970

Eleven children of Frank Lewis Cade & Sarah Ann “Anna” Britton:
1. George Samuel Cade
1895 – 1974
2. Gladys Edna Cade
1897 – 1964
3. Dewey Louis Cade
1899 – 1928
4. Hazel Frances Cade
1901 – 1980
5. Frank Leverne Cade
1903 – 1990
6. Howard Wesley Cade
1905 – 1979
7. William Raymond Cade
1909 – 1980
8. Henry Joseph Cade
1911 – 1932
9. Anna Rose Cade
1913 – 2004
10. Vivien Lorene Cade
1915 – 1989
11. Camille Mertice Cade
1920 – 2002

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Aug 7, 1902: Birth of Iris Minola Aloha Thrya Chatfield, 1st of 3 children of Arthur William Chatfield & Ada B. Miller in Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado

May 4, 1910: Federal Census for Emma, Pitkin Co., Colorado:
Chatfield, Arthur W.: Head, age 32, married 1 for 9 years, born Nebraska, father born Connecticut, mother born Missouri, farmer
Ada B: Wife, age 32, married 1 for 9 years, 2 children born, 2 children living, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born New York
Iris M.: Daughter, age 8, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Illinois
Arthur Leslie: son, age 5, born Wyoming, father born Nebraska, mother born Illinois

Mar 10, 1917: The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California:

Jul 7, 1918: Marriage of Iris Minola Chatfield and Dewey Louis Cade
Note: Iris turns 17 on Aug 2, Dewey is age 19 on this date

Jul 7, 1918: California Marriage Record:
Name: Iris Minola Chatfield
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 7 Jul 1918
Marriage Place: Maxwell, California, USA
Spouse: Dewey Louis Cade

Jul 16, 1918: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
Locals and Personals in and About Colusa County
Miss Iris M. Chatfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Chatfield, was united by marriage to Dewey L. Cade, on Sunday, July 11, 1918, at Maxwell.
Note: Marriage record reflects Jul 7, 1918

Nov 12, 1919: Photo of Dewey, brother-in-law Gus Yancey, Iris, and Dewey’s sister Hazel:

As I was Told:
Dewey and Iris were married, then not long after separated under less than ideal circumstances. The result of this union was Iris Yvonne Isabel Cade, born in 1919. She was raised by her Chatfield grandparents, Arthur and Ada. According to Aunt Anna, Dewey’s sister, Dewey stopped in Maxwell to see his baby girl while Anna waited in the car, but his former father-in-law would not allow it. It is not known if Dewey ever saw Yvonne before he died. ~Georgie Sanderson (Dewey’s niece)

1917-1918 WWI Draft Registration Card:
SERIAL NUMBER: 48 4-3-5. C
ORDER NUMBER: 252
NAME: Dewey Louis Cade
ADDRESS: Maxwell, Colusa, Cal
AGE: 20
DATE OF BIRTH: Apr 28, 1898
RACE: White
PRESENT OCCUPATION: Pump operator
EMPLOYER’S NAME: Mallon Blevins
PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: Maxwell, Colusa, Cal
NEAREST RELATIVE: Iris Loha Cade
Maxwell, Colusa, Cal
Note: Looks like Dewey changed his age by a year on his draft notice, as he was born in 1899

Jul 15, 1919: Birth of Iris Yvonne Isabel “Yvonne/Bonnie” Cade (raised as Yvonne Burns), the only child of Iris Minola Chatfield & Dewey Lews Cade and the first grandchild of Arthur and Ada Chatfield. Iris and her husband Dewey separated soon after their marriage. Yvonne was raised by her grandparents as their daughter, not knowing that Iris was actually her birth mother. Growing up she was led to believe that Iris was her sister. On her marriage certificate, she states her name as Iris Yvonne Burns, and the name of her father as Jack Burns (her mother’s second husband), not Dewey Cade.

Jan 20, 1920: Federal Census for Maxwell Township, Colusa Co., California:
Chatfield, Arthur W.: Head, age 41, married 1 for 9 years, born Nebraska, father born Ohio, mother born Missouri, farmer, rice farm
Ada B: Wife, age 41, married 1 for 9 years, 2 children born, 2 children living, born Illinois, father born unknown, mother born New York
Leroy: son, age 5, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Illinois
Note: Arthur & Ada’s daughter, Iris Chatfield (age 18) is married to Dewey Cade, but not found in census records
Arthur & Ada’s son Arthur Leslie Chatfield (age 15), is living with James & Jacquelin Mallon in Oakland (Jacquelin is Arthur’s sister) 
Leroy (age 5) is Raymond Sterling “LeRoy” Chatfield is the third and youngest child

Jan 29, 1920: Federal Census for Round Mountain, Nye Co., Nevada:
Cade, Geo S.: head, rents, age 24, married, born Nebraska, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri, electrician, gold mine
Dewey L.: brother, age 20, married, born Nebraska, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri, miner, gold mine
Note: Dewey Cade is living with his brother George and both are listed as married. His sister, Hazel, (married to Gus Yancey) and another brother, Frank, are living next door. All of the “boys” are working in a gold mine.

Jun 7, 1920: Excerpt from a letter from Nellie Chatfield (age 47) to her sister Mamie Rosborough (age 33):
Chico, Calif.
June 7, 1920
My dear Sister –
… Yes, Leo & Iris are 3^rdcousins but the Priest said that would not keep them from marrying, & Iris is perfectly willing to become a Catholic if by doing so she could get Leo, & Ada who would give two eye teeth to get him. I don’t know what Art thinks about it all but I know none of his people have any use for Ada. About 3 years ago she got to carrying on with another man something awful & no one thot Art would ever take her back but Aunt Molly (Arts’ mother) patched things up some how. Iris is getting a divorce now & I can see Leo’s sympathies are all with her, because she is certainly justified but he blames Art & Ada for it all, says they had no business letting her marry till after she was 18 at least. They all, without a single exception, think the world & all of Leo. Clark’s wife who never saw him until a year ago (he stopped by in Glenwood Springs, when they were living there, on his way home from France) says she wishes he was their son. If anything does go wrong I know none of them will blame Leo, but I’m afraid that would not excuse Leo, but I too should blame them most. But I really am not a bit worried about it (tho his father is). I do not believe Leo will ever do a dishonorable thing & no matter how much appearances were against him nor what anyone said I would not believe it unless he told me himself. For I know he would tell me the truth. Roy says Leo & Daisy have had a “split up” and things really do look like it. But I’m afraid it is too good to be true. He expects to be thru when he is in a couple of weeks but didn’t say whether he is coming home or not…

I must close and start dinner as it is 5 o’clock & Charlie aught to be home anytime now.
Love from all, your loving sister,
N.C.C.

Note: References in Nellie’s letter in order of appearance:
Leo: Leo Willard Chatfield (age 23), 2nd child of Charles & Nellie Chatfield (on his way home from WWI)
Iris: Iris Minola Chatfield (age 18), 1st child of Arthur & Ada Chatfield
Leo & Iris are 2nd cousins; their grandfathers I.W. Chatfield & Clark S. Chatfield are brothers
Ada: Ada B. (Miller) Chatfield (age 43), wife of Arthur William “Art” Chatfield (age 41)
Ada is carrying on with another man while married to Art.

United States Census, 1920
Name L C Greer (Luther Cheatham Greer, Sr.)
Event Place St Paul Ward 7, Ramsey, Minnesota
Gender Male
Age 31
Marital Status Married
Race White
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Own or Rent Rent
Birth Year (Estimated) 1889
Birthplace Tennessee
Father’s Birthplace Tennessee
Mother’s Birthplace Tennessee
L C Greer Head M 31 Tennessee
Jessie Greer Wife F 29 Alabama
Luther Greer Son M 9 Georgia

Note: it appears Luther’s mother (born TN) died at his birth or shortly after as in the 1910 Atlanta, Fulton Co., Georgia census his father is widowed w/2 mo. old Luther; in the 1920 census his father is married to a Jessie Yates, born Alabama)

Nov 7, 1922: Voter Registrations for Fresno, Precinct #26, Fresno Co., California:
Cade, Dewey L., lineman 1108 O St Fresno, Declines to state

Jun 23, 1923: Marriage of Dewey Lewis Cady & Helen Lee Barger, in Fresno, Fresno Co., California
Note: Helen Lee Barger, born in Kentucky, was 17 at the time of her first marriage. Her father was James Barger and her mother’s maiden name was Georgia Clay Camb. A year later their baby girl was born and died the next day. 

Jun 28, 1923: Marriage of Iris Minola (Chatfield) Cade & Jack Robert Burns, her 2nd marriage, in Woodland, Yolo Co., California

Jun 28, 1923: California Marriage Record:
Name: Jack Robert Burns
Gender: Female
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 28 Jun 1923
Marriage Place: Woodland, California, USA
Spouse: Iris Chatfield Cade

Jun 30, 1923, Woodland Daily Democrat, Woodland, Yolo Co., California (pg 1):

1924: Separation of Iris Minola Chatfield & Jack Robert Burns, in Woodland, Yolo Co., California
Divorced filed: Jan 1929

Jun 9, 1924: Birth of Elsie Margaret Cade, the only child of Dewey Lewis Cady & Helen Lee Barger
Note: Elsie Mildred Cade was born at the Union Hospital on Jun 9, 1924, according to her birth certificate. There is no name on her 1924 Death Certificate, but the California Death and Burial Records from Select Counties shows her name as Elsie Margaret Cade. California Death Index shows her name as Elsie M. Cade. Her grave marker is Elsie M. Cade. Her death certificate reflects that she is to be buried in the Mountain View Cemetery. When Dewey died four years later in 1928, she was buried with him at the Belmont Memorial Park in San Diego, San Diego Co., California.

Aug 26, 1924: Voter Registrations for Fresno, Precinct #21, Fresno Co., California:
Cade, Dewey L., lineman 1015 O St Fresno, Rep.

Jun 24, 1926: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mrs. A.W. Chatfield, Jack Burns and little Yvonne Burns, motored to Stockton on Friday, returning home in the evening.
Note: Jack Burns is the 2nd husband of Iris (Chatfield) Cade. Yvonne is the daughter of Iris Chatfield and Dewey Cade and the first grandchild of Arthur and Ada. Yvonne is being raised by her grandparents.

Sep 14, 1926: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Many Williams people attended the barbecue at College City Friday, September 10th, and all had a delightful time. Among those from … Mr. and Mrs. Clarke Chatfield and children, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chatfield and children.
Mrs. A.W. Chatfield, Leroy Chatfield and Yvonne Burns were Colusa visitors on Saturday.

Oct 19, 1926: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mrs. A.W. Chatfield, Jack Burns and little Yvonne Burns, motored to Stockton on Friday, returning home in the evening.

Oct 19, 1926: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chatfield, Leslie Chatfield, Leroy Chatfield, Jack Burns and little Yvonne Burns all attended the football game at Willows. Little Yvonne Burns won a two dollar prize at a local tent show on Saturday night. She won it at the Charleston contest. Leroy Chatfield won the paper cutting contest and Temple Jeffreys won the five dollar prize for the rope stunts which he did.

1928: Voter Registrations for Oceanside Precinct #2, San Diego Co., California (pg 3):
Cade, Dewey L.—110 S. Nevada, Lineman. Rep.
Cade, Mrs. Helen L.—112 S. Nevada, Hw. Rep.
Note: a Helen Cade is living next door (Dewey’s 2nd wife?)

Jan 10, 1928: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chatfield, Leroy Chattleld and Yvonne Burns were Maxwell visitors Saturday afternoon.

Jan 19, 1928: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
Mrs. Iris Burns of Los Angeles spent Christmas at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chatfield.
Note: Iris is the mother of Yvonne Burns

Jan 19, 1928: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
A.W. Chatfield of Williams went to Sacramento today.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Chatfield visited last night at the home of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chatfield, at Williams.

Apr 4, 1928: Death of Dewey Louis Cade (age 29), 1st husband of Iris Minola Aloha Thyra Chatfield, in San Diego, San Diego Co., California; of spinal meningitis while serving in the Navy

Dewey is buried with his infant child Elsie in Belmont Memorial Park in San Diego, San Diego Co., California:

Apr 7, 1928: The Fresno Morning Republican, Fresno, Fresno Co., California (pg 12):

Apr 7, 1928: The Fresno Morning Republican, Fresno, Fresno Co., California (pg 22):

Apr 28, 1928: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mrs. Iris Burns of Los Angeles is here visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Chatfield.
Mrs. Iris Burns of Los Angeles arrived in Williams Monday evening to make an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chatfield.

Jul 14, 1928: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mrs. A.W. Chatfield, Mrs. Iris Burns, Leroy Chatfield and Yvonne Burns were visitors in Marysville and Colusa on Wednesday.

1928: Iris (Chatfield) Cade/Burns, Les Jr., Irene (Wilson) Chatfield, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:

Aug 7, 1928: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chatfield and son, Leroy, and granddaughter, Miss Yvonne Burns, left Williams Saturday morning for a three-weeks’ motor trip. They will go through Oregon, Wyoming. and other places of interest. They will also visit in Colorado, where they formerly lived.

Aug 28, 1928: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chatfield and son, Leroy, and granddaughter, Yvonne Burns, returned to Williams Friday from a three-weeks’ tour of Oregon, Wyoming and their old home in Colorado. They report a delightful time.

Oct 25, 1928: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chatfleld. Leroy Chatfield and Yvonne Burns took in the football game in Colusa Sunday and visited Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Chatfleld.

Dec 27, 1928: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Chattield, Leroy Chatfield, little Yvonne Burns and Henry Wakeman spent Christmas day in Colusa at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Chatfield

Jan 11, 1929: Divorce filed for Iris Minola (Chatfield) Cade Burns & Jack Robert Burns, in Visalia, Tulare Co., California

Jun 15, 1929: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
WILLIAMS
Mrs. A.W. Chatfield of Colusa and granddaughter, Yvonne Burns, visited in Williams Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Josie Harlan.

Jan 7, 1930: Federal Census for Maxwell Township, Colusa Co., California:
Chatfield, Arthur: Head, age 51, age 22 when married, born Nebraska, father born Illinois mother born Kansas, foreman, general farming
Ada: Wife, age 51, age 22 when married, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born New York
Leroy: son, age 15, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Illinois
Yvonne: granddaughter, age 10, born California, father born United States, mother born Colorado (Yvonne Cade/Burns, daughter of Iris)
Note: Arthur William Chatfield, Sr.; Leroy is Raymond Sterling LeRoy Chatfield

Pictured from left to right:
Three at left: Jacquelin and Jim Mallon; seated to their 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 (age 11 or 12)

1935: City Directory for St. Paul, Minnesota
Name: Luther C Greer Jr
Gender: Male
Residence Year: 1935
Street Address: 63 Bridge Av Apt 4
Residence Place: St Paul, Minnesota
Occupation: Interviewer
Spouse: Edna N Greer
Publication Title: St Paul, Minnesota, City Directory, 1935

Dec 23, 1937: Marriage of Iris Yvonne Isabel “Yvonne/Bonnie” Cade/Burns & William Stephen “Bill” Brown, in Woodland, Yolo Co. California. Yvonne is the only child of Iris Minola Aloha Thrya Chatfield & Dewey Lewis Cade.

Oct 16, 1940: WWII Draft Card:
Name: William Stephen Brown
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 2 Dec 1917
Birth Place: Colusa, California, USA
Residence Place: Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Yuba City, Sutter, California, USA
Employer: U S Engineers
Weight: 150
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Hazel
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Iris Yvonne Brown

Iris “Yvonne” and William Stephen Brown (1945):

Oct 16, 1940: WWII Draft Card:
Name: Luther Cheatham Greer
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 30
Relationship to Draftee: Self
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1910
Birth Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Residence Place: Richardson Springs, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Richardson Springs, California, USA
Employer: Bannons Dept Store
Weight: 140
Complexion: Dark
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: Edna Greer

Oct 16, 1940: WWII Draft Card:
Name: Jack R Burns
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 40
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1901
Birth Place: Kirkwood, Missouri, USA
Residence Place: San Bruno, San Mateo, California, USA
Registration Date: 15 Feb 1942
Registration Place: San Bruno, San Mateo, California, USA
Employer: Richfield Service Station
Weight: 148
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6
Next of Kin: Thalia Burns
Name: Jack R Burns

Apr 11, 1942 U.S. WWII Army Enlistment Records:
NAME: Luther C. Greer Jr
MARITAL STATUS: Married
BIRTH YEAR: 1910
RACE: White, citizen
NATIVITY STATE: Georgia
STATE: California
COUNTY: San Joaquin
ENLISTMENT DATE: 11 Apr 1942
ENLISTMENT STATE: California
ENLISTMENT CITY: San Francisco
BRANCH: Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA
COMPONENT: Army of the United States – includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
GRADE: Private
EDUCATION: 1 year of college
HEIGHT: 68
WEIGHT: 135

early 1940s: Marriage of Iris Minola Aloha Thrya Chatfield & Luther C. Greer Jr., her 3rd marriage and his 2nd (may have been common-law).

circa 1940s: Photo of  Iris (Chatfield) Greer:

circa 1940s: Photo of Arthur, daughter Iris Greer, and Ada:

Mar 21, 1948: Death of Ada B. (Miller) Chatfield (age 70), mother of Iris Minola (Chatfield) Greer of stomach and liver cancer, in Vallejo, Solano Co., California. Ada is buried in the Colusa Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California.

Mar 22, 1948: newspaper obituary:
SERVICES SET
After a long illness, Mrs. Ada B. Chatfield, 70, died yesterday at her home, 401 Cypress avenue. Services will be held tomorrow at J.D. McNary’s chapel in Colusa, with interment at the family plot in Colusa cemetery.

Mrs. Chatfield, a resident of Vallejo for the last four years, is survived by her husband, Arthur W. Chatfield; two sons, Arthur L. of Vallejo and R. Leroy Chatfield of Colusa; two daughters, Mrs. Luther Greer of San Raphael, and Mrs. W.F. Brown, Yuba City, and a brother, W.F. Miller, Long Beach. She is a native of Chicago, Ill.

May 18, 1956: Daily Independent Journal, San Rafael, Marin Co., California (pg 1):

1950s: Iris and Luther with fish!

1956: Photo of William and Iris Yvonne Isabel “Yvonne/Bonnie” Cade with children:

Mar 17, 1959: Death of Arthur William “Art” Chatfield (age 80), father of Minola Aloha Thyra Chatfield of a heart attack, in San Rafael, Marin Co., California
Arthur is buried in the Colusa Cemetery next to his wife Ada, and their grandson, Stanford Merwyn Chatfield, son of Arthur Leslie Chatfield and Irene Gertrude Wilson

Mar 17, 1959: Colusa Sun Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
A.W. Chatfield Taken By Death
Funeral services are pending at McNary Memorial Chapel here for Arthur W. Chatfield, former Colusa County resident who died this morning in San Rafael.

Chatfield moved to San Rafael a few years ago to make his home with his daughter, Iris. Chatfield farmed here for many years and before his retirement was employed by the I.G. Zumwalt Company.

His wife, Ada B., died in 1948. The survivors are his sons, Arthur (Les) Chatfield of Vallejo and Leroy Chatfield of Sacramento, and daughter, Mrs. Iris Greer of San Rafael and Mrs. Yvonne Brown of Marysville.

Mar 18, 1959: Daily Independent Journal, San Rafael, Marin Co., California (pg 11): 

Jan 4, 1962: Death of Jack Robert Burns (age 61), 2nd husband of Iris Minola Aloha Thyra Chatfield, in San Francisco, California. Jack is buried in Saint Patrick’s Catholic Mountain View Cemetery in Sonora, Tuolumne Co., California.

Jan 4, 1962: California Death Index:
Name: Jack R Burns
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 4 Dec 1901
Birth Place: Missouri
Death Date: 4 Jan 1962
Death Place: San Francisco
Mother’s Maiden Name: Miller

Jul 18, 1966: Death of Luther Cheatham Greer (age 56), 3rd husband of Iris Minola Aloha Thyra Chatfield, in Montague, Siskiyou Co., California; of a heart attack

Jul 18, 1966: California Death Index:
Name: Luther C Greer
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 11 Feb 1910
Birth Place: Georgia
Death Date: 18 Jul 1966
Death Place: Siskiyou
Mother’s Maiden Name: Yates

Jul 25, 1966: Daily Independent Journal, San Rafael, Marin Co., California (pg 4):

May 26, 1975: Death of Iris Minola Aloha Thyra (Chatfield) Greer (age 72), 1st of 3 children of Arthur William Chatfield & Ada B. Miller, in Montague, Siskiyou Co., California; of emphysema, heart trouble. Iris is buried with her husband Luther in the Little Shasta Cemetery in Montague, Siskiyou Co., California.

May 26, 1975: California Death Index:
Name: Iris M Greer
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1902
Birth Place: Colorado
Death Date: 26 May 1975
Death Place: Siskiyou

May 26, 1975: Social Security Death Index:
Name: Iris Greer
Social Security Number: 558-16-5149
Birth Date: 27 Aug 1901
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: California
Last Residence: 96064, Montague, Siskiyou, California, USA
Death Date: May 1975
Note: Iris’ Social Security birth year (1901) conflicts with her death record and headstone (1902)

1976: Photo of Iris Yvonne Isabel “Yvonne/Bonnie” Cade & William Brown w/poodle Mitsy:

Apr 10, 1987: Death of William Stephen “Bill” Brown (age 69), husband of Iris Yvonne Isabel “Yvonne/Bonnie” (Cade/Burns) Brown, in Davis, Yolo Co., California; of heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease. William is buried in the Quincy LaPorte Cemetery in LaPorte, Plumas Co., Californa.

Dec 24, 1999: Death of Iris Yvonne Isabel “Bonnie” (Cade/Burns) Brown (age 80), the only child of Iris Minola Chatfield & Dewey Lews Cade, in Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California; of a heart attack due to emphysema.

As I Told:
Grandma Brown was a night owl. We would stay up late watching Johnny Carson up in her La Porte cabin, then played canasta and cribbage late into the night. ~Iris Yvonne “Bonnie” Brown’s granddaughter, Bonnie McClintock

Dec 30, 1999: The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., Californi (pg 27):

Jan 8, 2000: Burial of Iris Yvonne “Bonnie” (Cade/Burns) Brown in the Quincy La Porte Cemetery in La Porte, Plumas Co., California

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Cade Family Timeline and Records

Dewey Lewis Cade Family
Frank Lewis Cade
Son of Samuel Lewis Cade & Priscilla Horrocks
Born: Jul 16, 1868, Amboy, Lee Co., Illinois
Died: Dec 19, 1936, Trinity Mountain Ranger Station, Shasta Co., California; heart attack
Buried: French Gulch IOOF Cemetery in French Gulch, Shasta Co., California
Occupation: Worked on gold mine buildings as electrician and line man, Fresno City Police (1 yr), jack-of-all-trades
Married: 1895, Sarah Ann “Anna” Britton, poss Missouri or Blue Hill, Webster Co., Nebraska
Eleven children: George Samuel Cade, Gladys Edna Cade, Dewey Louis Cade, Hazel Frances Cade, Frank Leverne Cade, Howard Wesley Cade, William Raymond Cade, Henry Joseph Cade, Anna Rose Cade, Vivien Lorene Cade, Camille Mertice Cade

Sarah Ann “Anna” Britton
Daughter of Andrew Jackson Britton & Emaline Frances Montgomery
Born: Mar 19, 1879, Glenwood, Schuyler Co., Missouri
Died: Nov 19, 1951, Redding, Shasta Co., California; of what
Buried: Redding Cemetery in Redding, Shasta Co., California
Married: 1895, Frank Lewis Cade, poss Missouri or Blue Hill, Webster Co., Nebraska
Eleven children:
1. George Samuel Cade
Born: Sep 18, 1895, Blue Hill, Webster Co., Nebraska
2. Gladys Edna Cade
Born: Aug 19, 1897, Blue Hill, Webster Co., Nebraska
3. Dewey Louis Cade
Born: Apr 28, 1899, Blue Hill, Webster Co., Nebraska
4. Hazel Frances Cade
Born: Apr 19, 1901, Bragdon Mine (French Gulch), Shasta, California
5. Frank Leverne Cade
Born: Jun 24, 1903, California
6. Howard Wesley Cade
Born: Dec 28, 1905, Trinity Center, Trinity Co., California
7. William Raymond Cade
Born: Feb 13, 1909, French Gulch, Shasta Co., California
8. Henry Joseph Cade
Born: Feb 9, 1911, French Gulch, Shasta Co., California
9. Anna Rose Cade
Born: Sep 8, 1913, Gladstone Mine, French Gulch, Shasta Co., California
10. Vivien Lorene Cade
Born: Jul 9, 1915, Gladstone Mine, Shasta Co., California
11. Camille Mertice Cade
Born: Mar 8, 1920, French Gulch, Shasta Co., California

Sep 3, 2009: Note from Georgie Sanderson, a niece of Dewey Cade and daughter of the youngest child, Camille Mertice Cade:
Grandma despised the name Sarah and went by Sally Ann as a young girl and by Anna after her marriage. She is not in the family plot in French Gulch, but buried in Redding, just a couple of rows from her son-in-law, Dave Willis, Hazel’s second husband.
Grandpa Cade had a heart attack up on Trinity Mountain and died not far from the Ranger Station up there. It took me a while to find an old map that showed the Ranger Station. The earlier records showed he died at the service station on Trinity Mountain, and I knew there never has been a service station up there. Finally figured out that was “shorthand” for Forest Service station.
My mother was the youngest, Camille. She was 20 years younger than Dewey and was only eight when he died. That is why we know so little about him. I lived with Grandma up in Stringtown during the winters when my folks were in Berkeley and then during the summers. Stringtown was wiped out when the Trinity Dam was built, but you can still find Carrville on some of the Trinity County maps. Carrville was about a mile up the road from Stringtown and is at the head of what is now Trinity Lake.  ~Georgie

2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.