Arthur “Les” Chatfield & Irene Wilson

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield, Sr.
2nd of 3 children of Arthur William Chatfield & Ada B. Miller
Born: Jul 1, 1904, Otter Creek/Ten Sleep, Big Horn Co., Wyoming
Died: Apr 18, 1972 (age 67), Vallejo, Solano Co., California; aortic aneurysm
Buried: Sunrise Memorial Cemetery in Vallejo, Solano Co., California
Occupation: Bookkeeper for ice-company, rigger at Mare Island, moving van company owner
Married: Feb 18, 1927, Irene Gertrude Alexandria Wilson, Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Six birth children: Arthur Leslie “Les Jr” Chatfield, Jr., Stanford Merwyn “Merv” Chatfield, Donald LaVerne “Don” Chatfield, Vernon DeVere Chatfield, Garry Douglas Chatfield, Avis Elaine Chatfield; unofficially adopted Jerry Ernest Cunningham (son of Maxine, Irene’s younger sister)

Irene Gertrude Alexandria Wilson
2nd of 4 children of Joseph Henry Wilson & Minnie Rosella Langdon
Born: Dec 7, 1904, Woodstock, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Died: Aug 22, 2002 (age 97), Vallejo, Solano Co., California
Buried: Sunrise Memorial Cemetery in Vallejo, Solano Co., California
Married: Feb 18, 1927, Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield, Sr., Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Six birth children: Arthur Leslie “Les Jr” Chatfield, Jr., Stanford Merwyn “Merv” Chatfield, Donald LaVerne “Don” Chatfield, Vernon DeVere Chatfield, Garry Douglas Chatfield, Avis Elaine Chatfield; unofficially adopted Jerry Ernest Cunningham (son of Maxine, Irene’s younger sister)

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Timeline and Records

Three children of 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

Four children of Joseph H. Wilson & Minnie Rosella Langdon:
1. Merwyn Langdon Wilson
1901 – 1968
2. Irene Gertrude Alexandria Wilson
1904 – 2002
3. Maxine Cunningham
1906 – 1935
4. Elaine Elizabeth Wilson
1916 – 1984

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Jul 1, 1904: Birth of Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield, 2nd of 3 children of Arthur William Chatfield & Ada B. Miller, at Otter Creek/Ten Sleep, Big Horn Co., Wyoming

Dec 7, 1904: Birth of Irene Gertrude Alexandria Wilson, 2nd of 4 children of Joseph Henry Wilson & Minnie Rosella Langdon, in Woodstock, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

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

Jan 11, 1919: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
MRS. MALLON, 3 CHILDREN MOTHER, SISTER, NEPHEW, HAVE FLU IN SAME HOUSE
Mrs. J.F. Mallon and three children, Devere, Marjorie and Neva, of Princeton, have the influenza in Oakland, Mrs. Tom Tuck of Princeton Is also down with the malady in the same house, as is Mrs. Chatfield, the mother of Mrs. Mallon and Mrs. Tuck, and Leslie Chatfield, Mrs. Mallon’s and Mrs. Tuck’s nephew, making seven in the house suffering of the flu. Getting nurses has been a difficult matter. Mr. Tuck conducted a search In the bay cities, and Mr. Mallon In the valley. Finally one was found and a good one. Then Mr. Mallon engaged Mrs. Rose Miller of Colusa as the day nurse, and rushed her in an auto to the house of sickness. When they arrived in the evening, Mrs. Miller was tired and Mr. Mallon sent her to a hotel to rest for the night. Next morning she, too, was sick and had to be brought home at once.
Note: Arthur Leslie Chatfield is living with the Mallons

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 his aunt and uncle, Jacquelin and James Mallon in Oakland
Leroy is Raymond Sterling “LeRoy” Chatfield, the third and youngest child

Jan 25, 1920: Federal Census for Oakland Township, Alameda Co., California:
Mallan, James: head, age 45, married, born Kansas, father born Kansas, mother born Kansas, Promoter for irrigation (Mallon)
Jacquelin: wife, age 33, married, born Colorado, father born Ohio, mother born Missouri
De Vere: son, age 15, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado (James)
Marjorie: daughter, age 13, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado
Neva: daughter, age 11, born California, father born Kansas, mother born Colorado
Chatfield, Mary: mother-in-law, age 70, widowed, born Illinois, father born Nebraska, mother born Nebraska
Chatfield, Leslie: nephew, age 15, born Wyoming, father born Nebraska, mother born Illinois
Note: Mother-in-law is Mary Elizabeth Morrow. Her husband Clark Samuel Chatfield, Sr., died in 1906
Leslie Chatfield (Arthur Leslie Chatfield) is the 2nd child of Arthur William Chatfield and Ada B. Miller

Feb 18, 1927: Marriage of Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield & Irene Gertrude Alexandria Wilson, in Colusa, Colusa Co., California

Irene & Les, newlyweds, 1927

Feb 18, 1927: California Marriage Record:
Name: Arthur Leslie Chatfield
Gender: Male
Event Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 18 Feb 1927
Marriage Place: Colusa, California, USA
Spouse: Irene Alexandrie Wilson

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

Iris (Chatfield) Cade/Burns, Les Jr., Irene (Wilson) Chatfield, 1928

Jan 7, 1930: Federal Census for Maxwell Township, Colusa Co., California:
Chatfield, Arthur L.: Head, age 25, age 22 when married, born Colorado, father born Nebraska, mother born Illinois, bookkeeper in Ins. Company
Irene: Wife, age 26, age 22 when married, born Canada/English, father born West Virginia, mother born Canada, English
Arthur L. Jr.: son, age 2 yr 9 mo, born California, father born Colorado, mother born Canada/English
Stanford M.: son, age 1 yr 4 mo, born California, father born Colorado, mother born Canada/English
Donald L.: son, age 4 months, born California, father born Colorado, mother born Canada/English

Irene, Ada, Arthur, Les, in Vallejo circa 1935

Les, Irene, and sons, circa 1935

Apr 9, 1940: Federal Census for Vallejo, Solano Co., California:
Chatfield, Leslie A: Head, male, white, age 35, married, 4 yrs high school, born Wyoming, truckdriver for furniture store
Irene G: Wife, female, white, age 35, married, 4 yrs high school, born Canada
Arthur L: son, male, age 12, single, born California
Stanford M: son, male, age 11, single, born California
Donald L: son, male, age 10, single, born California
Vernon D: son, male, age 8, single, born California
Gary D: son, male, age 6, single, born California

Les Sr. & Irene Chatfield, photo by Luther Greer

Les Sr. & Irene Chatfield, photo by Luther Greer

1941: WWII Draft Registration Card:

Les Chatfield, Sr

Maxine & Ernest

circa 1943: Les and Irene take in Irene’s nephew, Jerry Ernest Cunningham and raise him from the age of 8 until he turns 18. Jerry’s mother, Maxine Wilson Cunningham (Irene’s sister) died in childbirth and his father disappeared so Jerry was reared by his grandmother Minnie Wilson from his birth until she died in 1943. Les Sr and Irene have five boys of their own, and their only daughter, Avis, is born about the time that Jerry comes to live with them.

Photo below circa 1938: Irene (Wilson) Chatfield, Irene’s mother, Minnie Roselle (Langdon) Wilson, Arthur Leslie Chatfield (Les Sr), and Jerry Cunningham on Les’ lap 

Avis

Nov 18, 1947: Colusa Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
DEATH CLAIMS YOUNG SON OF LES CHATFIELD
Stanford, 19, Is Dead In Vallejo; Graveside Rites in Colusa
Graveside services will be held Sunday afternoon for Stanford Chatfield 19, second oldest of the six children of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Chatfield of Vallejo, who died last night following a sudden illness.
Word of Stanford’s death was telephoned last night from Vallejo to Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Chatfield of Colusa by the father, a brother of LeRoy Chatfield.
Stanford Chatfield lived in Colusa for a short time earlier this year, having been employed at the Colusa Airport. Previously he had served a short time in the merchant marine. His older brother, Junior Chatfield, 21, reportedly is on his way home from Alaska and may arrive in Vallejo in time for the funeral services there Sunday and the graveside rites to follow in Colusa.
THOSE WHO SURVIVE
There are four other surviving brothers and sisters, Donald, Devere, Gary, and Iris Chatfield, all of whom will come to Colusa with the bereaved parents, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Chatfield, and Mr. And Mrs. M.L. Wilson of Oakland and Mr. and Mrs. William Flynn and family of San Jose to attend the graveside services.
Mrs. Leslie Chatfield, mother of Stanford, is the former Irene Wilson, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Wilson of Colusa and Vallejo and sister of Mrs. William Flynn of San Jose, the former Elaine Wilson and M.L. Wilson, onetime editor of the Colusa Herald.
Note: Stanford was the 2nd of 6 children of Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield, Sr. & Irene Gertrude Alexandria Wilson; suicide overdose from a broken heart over a love affair.

1947: Burial of Stanford Merwyn “Merv” Chatfield, Stanford is buried with his grandparents, Arthur & Ada Chatfield  in the Colusa Community Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California

Apr 18, 1972: Death of Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield, Sr. (age 67), 2nd of 3 children of Arthur William Chatfield & Ada B. Miller, in Vallejo, Solano Co., California; of an aortic aneurysm. Arthur “Les” is buried in the Sunrise Memorial Cemetery in Vallejo.

Irene & Les

U.S. Social Security Death Index:
Name: Arthur Chatfield
Birth Date: 1 Jul 1904
Issue year: Before 1951
Issue State: California
Last Residence: 94590, Vallejo, Solano, California, USA
Death Date: Apr 1972

Aug 19, 1983: Death of Jerry Ernest Cunningham (age 48), the only child of Ernest William Cunningham & Maxine M. (Wilson); of emphysema and lung and brain cancer. Jerry was reared by his aunt and uncle, Irene & Arthur Leslie Chatfield, Jr.

Mar 10, 2001: Death of Arthur Leslie Chatfield, Jr (age 73), the 1st of 6 children of Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield, Sr. & Irene Gertrude Alexandria Wilson in Waipahu, Honolulu, Honolulu Co., Hawaii; of lung cancer. He is buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu.

Aug 22, 2002: Death of Irene Gertrude Alexandria (Wilson) Chatfield (age 97), wife of Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield, Sr., in Vallejo, Solano Co., California. Irene is buried in the Sunrise Memorial Cemetery in Vallejo with her husband, Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield, Sr.

Oct 27, 2013:  Death of Donald LaVerne “Don” Chatfield (age 83), the 3rd of 6 children of Arthur Leslie “Les” Chatfield, Sr. & Irene Gertrude Alexandria Wilson. in Irvine, Orange Co., California. Cremated, ashes with family.

2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.