Gordon Chatfield & Hylda Hughes

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Gordon Gregory Chatfield
6th of 10 children of Charles Henry Chatfield & Nellie Belle Chamberlin
Military: WWII, U.S. Army Air Force, 306th Airdrome Squadron
Occupations: Farm laborer, Diamond Match, mattress manufacturing, furniture finisher
Affiliation: Member of Veteran’s of Foreign Wars, Van Nuys, Los Angeles Co., California
Born: Dec 20, 1905, Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming
Died: Nov 19, 1948 (age 42), complications from WWII injuries; San Francisco, California
Buried: Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno, San Mateo Co., California
Married: Jul 5, 1929, Hylda Pauline Hughes, Douglas Co., Oregon
Divorced: abt 1938
No children

Hylda Pauline Hughes
1st of 2 children of Jason Baker Hughes & Matilda “Tillie” Byers
Occupation: Diamond Match Co. in Chico, grammar school secretary
Born: Jun 28, 1909, Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon
Died: Sep 5, 2000 (age 91), Fair Oaks, Sacramento Co., California
Cremated: Interred in Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, Sacramento Co., California
Married (1): Jul 5, 1929, Gordon Gregory Chatfield, Douglas Co., Oregon
Divorced: abt 1938
No children
Married (2): Dec 1938, Emery Judson “Judson” Bales, Reno, Washoe Co. Nevada
No children

EMERY JUDSON “JUDSON” BALES
5th of 7 children of James Hiram Bales & Emily Elizabeth “Lizzie” White
Born: Apr 23, 1911, Chico, Butte Co., California
Died: Apr 30, 1985 (age 74), Fair Oaks, Sacramento Co., California
Cremated: Interred in Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, Sacramento Co., California
Military: U.S. Army WWII
Occupation: Clerk/salesman haberdashery, insurance agent, inspector at Aerojet
Married (1): Nov 11, 1933, Thelma Irene Sowell, Red Bluff, Tehama Co., California
(b. 1915 Colorado, daughter of Louis Franklin Sowell & Georgia Herse)
Divorced: unkn
One child: Beverly Ann Bales
Married (2): Dec 1938, Hylda Pauline (Hughes) Chatfield, Reno, Washoe Co. Nevada
No children

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Timeline and Records

Ten children of Charles Henry Chatfield & Nellie Belle Chamberlin:
1. Charles Joseph “Charley” Chatfield
1895 – 1986
2. Leo Willard Chatfield
1897 – 1956
3. Howard Francis Chatfield
1899 – 1953
4. Roy Elmer Chatfield
1901 – 1978
5. Nellie Mary “Nella May” Chatfield
1903 – 1983
6. Gordon Gregory Chatfield
1905 – 1948
7. Verda Agnes Chatfield
1908 – 1978
8. Arden Sherman Chatfield
1910 – 1981
9. Ina Jacqueline Chatfield
1913 – 1993
10. Noreen Ellen “Babe” Chatfield
1915 – 1968

Dec 12, 1905: Birth of Gordon Gregory Chatfield, 6th of 10 children of Charles Henry Chatfield & Nellie Belle Chamberlin, in Casper, Natrona Co., Wyoming.

circa Aug 1906: Chatfield children photo taken in Spring Creek, Big Horn Co., Wyoming:

On the back of the photo is handwritten: “Uncle Elmer’s ranch above Tensleep”

Note: Elmer Ellsworth Chatfield, Charles Henry Chatfield, and Jacquelin (Chatfield) Adams are siblings; pictured are 13 of their combined offspring (ages approximate):
standing: Helen, Marion Chatfield, Charles, Sevilla, Marion Adams, Leo, Howard, Roy, Kathryn, Nella May (at far right)
seated: the family dog, Audrey holding two babies, Gordon and/or Constance
Helen Layle Chatfield: born Feb 15, 1894 (age 12), daughter of Elmer & Della
Marion Hortense Chatfield: born Feb 25, 1896 (age 10), daughter of Elmer & Della
Charles Joseph Chatfield: born Nov 18, 1895 (age 9) Charles & Nellie, son
Sevilla Maude Chatfield: born Oct 18, 1898 (age 7), daughter of Elmer & Della
Marion Jacqueline Adams: born Apr 24, 1898 (age 8), daughter of Jacquelin & Fred
Leo Willard Chatfield: born Oct 23, 1897 (age 8), son of Charles & Nellie
Howard Francis Chatfield: born Jun 13, 1899 (age 7), son of Charles & Nellie
Roy Elmer Chatfield: born Mar 20, 1901 (age 5), son of Charles & Nellie
Kathryn “Kate” Adams: born Jan 31, 1903 (age 3), daughter of Jacquelin & Fred
Nella Mae Chatfield: born Mar 11, 1903 (age 3), daughter of Charles & Nellie (at far right)
black dog
Audrey Ella Chatfield: born Nov 27, 1900 (age 5), daughter of Elmer & Della
2 babies (note: assuming Gordon is on the left and Constance is on the right):
Gordon Gregory Chatfield: born Dec 20, 1905 (8 mo), son of Charles & Nellie
Constance Cordelia Chatfield: born Dec 18, 1905 (8 mo), daughter of Elmer & Della

Jun 28, 1909: Birth of Hylda Pauline Hughes, 1st of 2 children of Jason Baker Hughes & Matilda “Tillie” Byers, in Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon.

Apr 23, 1910: Federal Census for Sanders School District, Rosebud Co., Montana:
Chatfield, Chas: head, age 39, married 16 years, born Colorado, father born Illinois, mother born Texas, farmer
Nellie: wife, age 37, married 16 years, born Montana, father born New York, mother born Pennsylvania
Chas: son, age 14, born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Leo: son, age 12, born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Howard: son, age 10, born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Roy: son, age 9, born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Nellie May: daughter, age 7, born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Gordon: son, age 4, born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Verda: daughter, age 1, born Montana, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Chamberlain, Mamie: sister-in-law, age 23, single, born in Texas, father born New York, mother born Pennsylvania, saleslady
Gregory, Anson: hired man, age 19, single, born Illinois, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois
Note: Nellie’s 23-year-old sister, Mamie Chamberlin, is living with Nellie and her family

Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History:
In 1915 the Chatfield family moved to the up-and-coming agricultural town of Chico, buying a fairly new two-story corner residence in the Chapmantown district, a working-class neighborhood near the Diamond Match Factory. In those days most people rented; few owned their own homes. With only two upstairs bedrooms, the boys sharing one, the girls the other, it was a small house for a large family. Downstairs, Grandma Chatfield created a tiny sleeping space for herself in an alcove under the stairway, keeping the small downstairs bedroom for company. Grandpa, always on the outs with Grandma, slept in the shed.

Jan 26, 1920: Federal Census for Chico, Butte Co., California:
Chatfield, Charles H.: head, owns, age 49, born Colorado, father born Illinois, mother born Texas, foreman for rice ranch
Nellie C.: wife, age 46, born Montana, father born New York, mother born Pennsylvania
Charles J.: son, age 24; born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri, laborer rice ranch
Leo W.: son, age 22; born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri, laborer, rice ranch
Roy E.: son, age 18; born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri, Lumber Grader in Match Factory
Nellie M.: daughter, age 16; born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri, Forewoman in Match Factory
Gordon G.: son, age 14; born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Verda A.: daughter, age 11; born Montana, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Arden I.: son, age 9, born Montana, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri (Arden S.)
Ina J: daughter, age 6, born Montana, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri
Norine E.: age 4 3/12, born California, father born Colorado, mother born Missouri (Noreen)
Note: Charles is working for the Spaulding ranch 16 miles west of Chico, as foreman harvesting rice.

Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History:
The sixth Chatfield child of Nellie and Charles, Gordon Gregory Chatfield was born two years after Nellie May. She idolized her favorite brother; even as an adult she didn’t even scold him when on an outing with her small daughter, he took Beverly into a bar. It wasn’t unusual to take a child into a bar in those days; many a child grew up on cherry cokes and Shirley Temples—but Nellie May still wasn’t happy about it. Alcohol had caused some tribulations in her life and she thought it tasted as terrible as the trouble it caused. She never drank until she was older when her doctor prescribed a small nightly glass of red wine for her anemia.

In 1929, Gordon married Hylda Pauline Hughes in (probably Roseburg) Douglas Co., Oregon when he was 23 and she was 19. They lived in Colusa in 1930, both working in the upholstery business, then moved back to Chico, living there from 1933 through 1938 (he was working for a mattress factory in 1934 and 1935), and then both worked for Diamond Match Company from 1935 through 1938. Married for about ten years, they had no children.

In August 1942 at the age of 36—about a year or so following his divorce from Hylda and just after the death of his father that July—Gordon joined the Army Air Force, serving in the 306^th Airdrome Squadron in the South Pacific in WWII. He served four years and was discharged on April 2, 1946. He was hurt in the war (falling from a truck or from the open bay of an airplane—depending on whose story you hear) and suffered a spine injury, walking with a limp and a cane thereafter. He could no longer drive and the government paid for an auto that could be driven with his hands. He lived on his pension and still worked some as a furniture finisher and upholstery worker.

Like Roy, Gordon had an ornery streak in him. Whenever Joanne or Shirley (Ina’s daughters) walked by him sitting in his wheelchair and no one was looking, he whacked the two little girls with his walking stick. They learned pretty quickly to give him a wide berth and run past him to avoid being his target. Everyone took his side when he denied doing it. Maybe they felt sorry for him because of his war injury.

The army accident contributed to his early death at forty-three. Three months after I was born, my mother’s brother died in Letterman’s Veterans Hospital in San Francisco in November of 1948.

Dec 16, 1922 or 23: Letter from Charles Henry Chatfield to his brother-in-law, Fred Adams:
My Dear Fred,
Your letter received several days ago, and was all glad to hear from you, and sorry to hear you had such bad luck and I hope you do come to California, as I know you will never want to go back to Montana. We are now having our rainy weather and the orange season is just over.
Leo was box maker for a fruit packing company and they just got through here and left for Imperial Valley, and Gordon went with him in the auto. The boys all have their own cars and working steadily and at home except Leo & Gordon. Howard lives here in Chico and oldest little girl took the baby prize for the best looking baby in Chico. The prize was a diamond ring.
Verda is going to school at the convent at Marysville, and Nellie May starts the 1st of Jan to “Healds Business College” takes stenography and bookkeeping. She has worked almost 5 years for the Diamond Match Co. and is well liked by the Co.
Mrs. C. has worked there for nearly a year. They make $16.00 per week. I have been with them a little over 18 months. I am in the finished lumber department.
There are over 200 women and girls working in the Match factory, and they employ about 250 more in the box factory, window, door & sash and lumber departments.
We have a 8 roomed house and 4 lots and I tried the chicken business again, have about 100 Leghorns and Rhode Island Red’s, and we have all kinds of fruit in fact too much, but we seem to get away with it.
Charley went up after some Holly berries today and if he gets some I will send you some for Christmas.
We wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. With lots of Love to Jacqueline and the girls and hope to see you all soon.
Your brother
Chas.
Write Soon
Note: Forsythe, Montana flooded during a bad rainy season and a good part of Fred & Jacquelin Adam’s house was underwater. This is the only known letter we have from Charles Henry Chatfield.

Jan 14, 1924: Postcard from Gordon Chatfield (age 18), to his sister Verda (age 15) who is attending Catholic school in Marysville:

circa 1925/26: Hylda Pauline Hughes, abt ages 16/17/18, probably high school photos:

1928: Photo of Gordon Chatfield, unknown man, and Hylda, taken in Roseburg, Oregon:

Jul 5, 1929: Marriage of Gordon Gregory Chatfield & Hylda Pauline Hughes in Douglas Co., Oregon. They lived in the towns of Colusa and Chico during their marriage. They had no children.

Oregon Marriage Records:
Name: Gordon G Chatfield
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 5 Jul 1929
Marriage Place: Douglas, Oregon, USA
Spouse: Hylda P Hughes

Apr 9, 1930: Federal Census for Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
Chatfield, Gordon: Head, male, white, rents $25, age 24, married, age 23 at 1st marriage, born Wyoming, father born United States, mother born United States, upholstering in furniture business
Chatfield, Hylda: wife, female, white, age 20, married, age 19 at 1st marriage, born Oregon, father born Oregon, mother born North Dakota, upholstering in furniture business

Oct 8, 1932: Baptism of Hylda (Bales) Chatfield at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Chico:
Note: Birth and death records reflect Hylda’s birthdate as June 28, 1909, Baptismal record reflects June 29th.

1932: California Voter Registrations, Chico No. 13 Precinct, Butte Co. (pg 211):
Chatfield, Gordon G.; Upholsterer; 3737 Humbolt Ave., Chico Dem
Chatfield, Mrs. Hylda P.; Housewife; 3737 Humbolt Ave., Chico Dem

1934: Chico City Directory, Butte Co., California (pg 312):
Bales E Judson rt 4 bx 54
Bales Thelma Mrs rt 4 box 54

1934: California Voter Registrations, Chico No. 6 Precinct, Butte Co. (pg 125):
Chatfield, Gordon G.; Upholsterer; 4928 Fourth St., Chico Dem
Chatfield, Mrs. Hylda P.; Factory Worker; 4928 Fourth St., Chico Dem

1936: California Voter Registrations, Chico No. 6 Precinct, Butte Co. (pg 117):
Chatfield, Gordon G.; Upholsterer; 4928 Fourth St., Chico Dem
Chatfield, Mrs. Hylda; Housewife; 4928 Fourth St., Chico Dem

1937-38: Chico City Directory, Butte Co., California:
Chatfield, Gordon G (Hylda P) millwkr Diamon Match Co h630 W 4th
Chatfield Hylda P Mrs emp Diamond Match Co h630 W 4th

1938: California Voter Registrations, Chico No. 6 Precinct, Butte Co.:
Chatfield, Gordon G.; Upholsterer; 4928 Fourth St., Chico Dem
Chatfield, Mrs. Hylda; Housewife; 4928 Fourth St., Chico Dem

1938: California Voter Registrations, Chico No. 6 Precinct, Butte Co. (pg 133):
Bales, Judson; Clerk, 630 Fourth St., Chico Dem
Note: Judson Bales, the future husband of Hylda Chatfield, is a neighbor

1939: Divorce of Gordon Gregory Chatfield & Hylda Pauline Hughes

Dec 1939: Marriage of Hylda Pauline (Hughes) Chatfield & Emery Judson Bales, Reno, Washoe Co. Nevada

1939: Chico City Directory, Butte Co., California:
Bales Hylda emp DMCo r630 w 4th
Bales Judson (Hylda) clk S D Livingston h 148 W 16th

1940: California Voter Registrations, Chico No. 6 Precinct, Butte Co. (pg 133):
Chatfield, Mrs. Hylda; Housewife; 4928 Fourth St., Chico Dem
Note: Gordon is not listed

1940: Chico City Directory, Butte Co., California (pg 387):
Bales Thelma Mrs rt 1 box 10

1940: WWII Draft Card for Emery Judson Bales:

Apr 3, 1940: Federal Census for Yuba City, Sutter Co., California:
Bales, Judson E.: Head male, white, age 28, married, born California, life insurance agent, high school 3rd year
Bales, Hylda P.: Wife female, white, age 29, married, born Oregon, high school 4th year

1936 – 1944: California Voter Registrations, Weed Precinct, Siskiyou Co.:
Bales, Hylda P., Weed, Stenographer, Rep.

May 25, 1940: Federal Census for Martinez, Conta Costa Co., California:
Chatfield, Gordon: Lodger, male, white, male, white, age 35, single, born Wyoming, repairman in retail furniture company

1940: Yuba City Directory, Yuba Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Hylda P) slsmn Met Life Ins Co h567 Cooper av

1940: California Voter Registrations, Yuba No. 6 Precinct, Sutter Co. (pg 313):
Bales, E. Judson—567 Cooper Ave., Insurance Agt.; Rep
Bales, Mrs. Hylda Pauline—Housewife; 567 Cooper Ave., Housewife, Dem.

1942: Yuba City Directory, Yuba Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Hylda P) agt Met Life Ins Co h567 Cooper av YC

1942: California Voter Registrations, Yuba No. 6, Sutter Co. (pg 285):
Bales, E. Judson—567 Cooper, Ins Agent, Rep.
Bales, Mrs. Hylda Pauline—567 Cooper, Housewife, Dem

Jul 23, 1942: Death of Charles Henry Chatfield (age 71), father of Gordon Chatfield, at the Butte County Hospital in Oroville, California; of cardiac failure and malnutrition.

July 24, 1942: Chico Enterprise, Chico, Butte Co., California:
C.H. Chatfield Taken by Death
Charles H. Chatfield, widely known Chico resident for the past 25 years, and retired rancher, died at a local hospital yesterday following a short illness.
Chatfield was born in Florence, Colorado, September 21, 1870 and has been a resident of this community for 25 years. The family residence was at 666 East 16th street. He followed his occupation as a rancher until his retirement a few years ago.
He leaves to mourn him, his wife Nellie Chatfield of Chico and the following children, Charles J. of San Francisco, Leo W. of Camptonville, Howard F. and Roy E. of Chico, Gordon of Martinez, Arden with the U.S. Army, Mrs. Nellie McElhiney of Oakland, Mrs. Verda Day of Vallejo, Mrs. Noreen Clemens of Vallejo, and Mrs. Irma Fouch of Yuba City. Twelve grandchildren also survive.
One brother, Elmer Chatfield of Wyoming, and two sisters, Mrs. Ella Small of Superior, Arizona, and Mrs. Calla Joslyn of Santa Monica, California.
Friends are invited to attend the funeral services Saturday morning at 9:30 o’clock at the Black and Johnson Funeral home. Rev. Father Patrick J. Cronin of St. John the Baptist Catholic church will read the last rites and the interment will be held in Chico cemetery.

Aug 12, 1942: Gordon Gregory Chatfield enlists in the National Guard in San Francisco, California:
U.S. Army Air Corps, warrant officer, Private 1st Class, 306 AAF Adm. Squadron

Aug 12, 1942: U.S. WWII Army Enlistment Record:
Name: Gordon G Chatfield
Birth Year: 1905
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Wyoming
State of Residence: California
County or City: Contra Costa
Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1942
Enlistment State: California
Enlistment City: San Francisco
Branch: Branch Immaterial – Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: National Guard in Federal Service, after 3 months of Discharge
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semi skilled Upholsterers
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Height: 67
Weight: 125

Aug 12, 1943: Letter from Gordon (age 37) to his mother, Nellie Chatfield:
Aug. 12, 1943
My Dear Mom,
Well here I am at Ginger Field, Washington. I am in an Airdrome squadron and we are supposed to be across by Xmas, I hope.

An Airdrome squadron moves in on an enemy airdrome. As soon as they move out, we fix it up and have it ready for our planes to land on. Also we are the infantry of the Air Force. We all get rifles and sub-machine guns and pistols and they are making sure we learn how to use them. That part comes very easy to me, thank goodness.

Next week we are going up in the mountains above Spokane to a place called Seven Mile. We are going to sleep in Pup tents and live on regular battle rations, go through regular battle maneuvers, crawl through barbed wire over the ground and have real machine guns shooting over us just 40 inches above the ground, so believe me, I am sure going to keep my little fanny way down. Also we are going to get rifle practice and more rifle practice, as our Major told us today. It looks like all are well.
With love to all,
Your loving son Gordon

Apr 4, 1944: Gordon Gregory Chatfield in military uniform:

As I Was Told:
I only met him my Uncle Gordon once. He came to see my Mom and I thought he was very serious. He was in his uniform and he walked with a limp. He told me to lace my shoe that had come undone. He said stepping on an undone lace can cause you to fall down. At the time I thought that was why he walked with a limp as he probably fell down himself. I was about 6 or 7, I think, so that would have been 1944 or 1945. —Barbara McElhiney

Nov 1948: Letter from Noreen (Chatfield) Clemens to her sister Ina (Chatfield) Fouch:
Dear Ina,
I suppose you have heard about Gordon from Mom. Was down Sat. & Sun. Don’t see how he can live very much longer but it may be a week. Mom intends having him buried in Golden Gate Cemetery in San Francisco. Will you come down? If Jim can’t get off why don’t you come as far as Stockton & I will meet you there and we can go on in together. I came down with a strep throat as soon as I got home Monday P.M. but it is better now. Poor Mom, this is sure hard on her. Aunt Ada is with her at Charlie’s. Let me know. Our phone no. is 2143.
Love Noreen

Nov 19, 1948: Death of Gordon Gregory Chatfield (age 42), the 6th of 10 children of Charles Henry Chatfield and Nellie Belle Chamberlin.

Nov 1948: California Death Index:
Name: Gordon Chatfield
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 20 Dec 1905
Birth Place: Wyoming
Death Date: 19 Nov 1948
Death Place: San Francisco
Mother’s Maiden Name: Chamberlain (Chamberlin)
Father’s Surname: Chatfield

Nov 1948: The family photo taken at the family gathering for the funeral of Gordon Gregory Chatfield:

Nov 22, 1948: The San Francisco Examiner, San Francisco, California (pg 21):
CHATFIELD—In this city, Nov. 19, 1948, Gordon Chatfield, dearly beloved son of Mrs. Nellie Chatfield of Chico, Calif., loving brother of Charles Chatfield of San Francisco, Leo Chatfield of Comptonville, Calif., Howard, Roy, and Arden Chatfield, all of Chico, Calif. Mrs. Verda Day of Redwood City, Mrs. Ina Fouch of Yuba City, and Mrs. Noreen Clemens of Sonora; a native of Casper Wyo., aged 42 years. A member of V.F.W. of Van Nuys, Calif. (Chico, Calif., papers please copy.)
A Mass of Requiem will be offered Tuesday morning at 9:30 o’clock, at the Chapel of Our Lady, Presidio, San Francisco. Friends may call at the mortuary of Halsted & Co., 1123 Sutter St., near Polk. Interment, Golden Gate National Cemetery.

U.S. Veterans Gravesites:
Name: Gordon Gregory Chatfield
Death Date: 19 Nov 1948
Cemetery Address: 1300 Sneath Lane San Bruno, CA 94066
Cemetery: Golden Gate National Cemetery
Interment Place: California
Plot: SECTION J SITE 842
Notes: PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II

1959: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)

1960: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Lois) h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Bales Hylda Mrs ofc sec PS r PO Box 422 (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Note: E. Judson Bales now appears to be married to Lois Bales but the family has no knowledge of a marriage to Lois)

Note: in 1959, only Judson is in the 1959 directory; from 1960 thru 1971 in the Sacramento City Directory, Lois is listed as his wife; from 1972 thru 1981 he is listed again with Hylda

1961: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Lois) emp Aerojet h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Bales Hylda P ofc sec John Barrett Sch r Fair Oaks
Note: E. Judson Bales appears to be married to Lois Bales

1963: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Lois) with Aerojet h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Bales Hylda P ofc sec John Barrett Sch r PO Box422 (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Note: E. Judson Bales appears to be married to Lois Bales

1964: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Lois) with Aerojet h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Bales Hylda P ofc sec John Barrett Sch r Fair Oaks
Note: E. Judson Bales appears to be married to Lois Bales

1965: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Lois) with Aerojet h7211 Pheasant rd (C) (note: Chico)
Bales Hylda P Mrs ofc sec John Barrett Sch h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Note: E. Judson Bales appears to be married to Lois Bales

1967: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Lois) with Aerojet h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Note: E. Judson Bales appears to be married to Lois Bales

1968: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Lois) with Aerojet H7211 Pheasant rd (FO)
Bales Hulda P Mrs emp Sacramento School Dist R7211 Pheasant RD (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Note: E. Judson Bales appears to be married to Lois Bales but Hylda is in the same household?

1970: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Lois) with Aerojet h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Note: E. Judson Bales appears to be married to Lois Bales

1971: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Lois) with Aerojet h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Note: E. Judson Bales appears to be married to Lois Bales

1972: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Hylda) insp Aerojet H7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)
Note: after 12 years with Lois, E. Judson Bales now appears to be back with his wife Hylda Bales

1973: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Hylda) insp Aerojet H7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)

1975: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson (Hylda H) retd h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)

1976: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson & Hylda H retd h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)

1977: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson & Hylda H retd h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)

1978: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson & Hylda H; retd h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)

1980: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson & Hylda H retd h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)

1981: Sacramento City Directory, Sacramento Co., California:
Bales E Judson & Hylda H; retd h7211 Pheasant rd (FO) (note: Fair Oaks)

Apr 30, 1985: Death of Emery Judson Bales (age 74), 2nd husband of Hylda Pauline (Hughes) Bales, in Fair Oaks, Sacramento Co., California.

May 1985: Emery Judson Bales is cremated and interred in the Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, Sacramento Co., California.

Department of Veteran’s Affairs Death File for Emery Bales:
Name: Emery Bales
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1911
Death Date: 30 Apr 1985
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 27 Nov 1942
Release Date 1: 20 Oct 1945

California Death Index:
Name: Emery Judson Bales
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 23 Apr 1911
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 30 Apr 1985
Death Place: Sacramento
Mother’s Maiden Name: White

Sep 5, 2000: Death of Hylda Pauline (Hughes) Bales (age 91), in Fair Oaks, Sacramento Co., California.

U.S. Social Security Application & Claims Index:
Name: Hylda Pauline Bales
[Hylda H Bales]
[Hylda Pauline Hughes]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1909
Birth Place: Roseburg, Oregon
Death Date: 5 Sep 2000
Claim Date: 27 Apr 1971
Father: Jason B Hughes
Mother: Tillie Byers
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Signature on SSN Card: Hylda H Bales
Notes: 16 Jul 1992: Name listed as HYLDA PAULINE BALES; 23 Apr 1971: Name listed as HYLDA H BALES

Sep 2000: Hylda is cremated and interred next to her 2nd husband, Emery Judson Bales in the Mount Vernon Memorial Park in Fair Oaks, Sacramento Co., California.

Note: Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History, stories by Catherine Sevenau

2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.