Ina Chatfield & James Fouch

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Ina Jacqueline Chatfield
9th of 10 children of Charles Henry Chatfield & Nellie Belle Chamberlin
Occupation: Golden Eagle Cafe (Colusa), butcher dept. at Safeway and Purity markets
Born: Feb 24, 1913, Sanders, Rosebud Co., Montana
Died: Feb 17, 1993 (age 79), Yuba City, Sutter Co., California; heart failure
Buried: Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Married: May 22, 1932, James Leroy “Jim” Fouch, Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada
Three children: Joanne Arlene Fouch, Shirley Jean Fouch, James Edward “Jimbo” Fouch

James Leroy “Jim” Fouch
1st of 3 children of James Madison Fouch & Rosa Lee Hockstrat (name changed to Highstreet)
Occupation: Grocery clerk during the depression, engineer for Cal-Trans
Avocation: Hunting and fishing
Born: Oct 25, 1909, Sites, Colusa Co., California
Died: May 16, 1984 (age 74), Yuba City, Sutter Co., California; lung cancer
Buried: Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Married: May 22, 1932, Ina Jacqueline Chatfield, Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada
Three children: Joanne Arlene Fouch, Shirley Jean Fouch, James Edward “Jimbo” Fouch

1. Joanne Arlene Fouch
Occupation: Social Worker/Yuba County Welfare Department, frame maker/sales for art gallery
Born: Jan 18, 1933, Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Living
Married: Mar 6, 1952, Leroy Eddie Walker, Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada
(Leroy Walker: Born: Aug 7, 1928, Butler, Custer Co., Oklahoma)
Four children: Gary Leroy Walker, Daniel Lee Walker, Kenneth Edward Walker, John Steven Walker

2. Shirley Jean Fouch
Occupation: Banking, (clerk, supervisor, operations officer), bookkeeping, quilter
Born: Aug 6, 1934, Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Died: May 2, 2016 (age 81), Livermore, Alameda Co., California; of a stroke while in the hospital
Buried: Lofton Cemetery in Livermore, Alameda Co., California
Married: Oct 24, 1953, Leonard Alvin Lawson, II, Biloxi, Harrison Co., Mississippi
(Leonard Lawson: Born: Jan 15, 1934, Ukiah, Mendocino Co., California)
Five children: Deborah Ann Lawson Lawson, Michael Dean Lawson, Richard Allen Lawson, Denise Marie Lawson, Stuart James Lawson

3. James Edward Fouch
Occupation: Social worker for Colusa and Sutter County Welfare Departments
Born: Jul 27, 1948, Yuba City, Sutter Co., California
Died: Oct 13, 2016 (age 68), Marysville, Yuba Co., California
Buried: Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Married: May 22, 1981, Kathryn Elizabeth (Trauner) Litchfield, Yuba Co., California
(Kathryn Trauner: Born: Oct 21, 1953, Nevada Co., California)
Divorced
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

Three children of James Madison Fouch & Rosa Lee Hockstrat (name changed to Highstreet):
1. James Leroy “Jim” Fouch
1909 – 1984
2. Rose Marie Fouch
1915 – 2003
3. Marjorie Nadine “Marge” Fouch
1920 – 2002

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Oct 25, 1909: Birth of James Leroy “Jim” Fouch, son of James Madison Fouch & Rosa Lee Hockstrat (name later changed to Highstreet), Sites, Colusa Co., California

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

May 16, 1910: Federal Census for Maxwell, Colusa Co., California:
Fouch, James M: Head, white, male, age 26, born abt 1844, married 1 year, born California, father born United States, mother born United States, brakeman for railroad
Rose: Wife, female, white, age 23, born abt 1887, married 1 year, 1 child born, 1 child living, born California, father born Missouri, mother born California
James L: son, white, male, age 6/12, born abt 1910, born California, father born California, mother born California

Feb 24, 1913: Birth of Jacqueline “Ina” Chatfield, 9th of 10 children of Charles Henry Chatfield & Nellie Belle Chamberlin, in Sanders, Rosebud Co., Montana
Montana County Birth Record:
Name: Jacqueline Chatfield
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 24 Feb 1913
Birth Place: Sanders, Montana, USA
Father: C.H. Chatfield
Mother: Nellie Chatfield

Mar 6, 1913: Forsyth Times-Journal, Forsyth, Rosebud Co., Montana (pg 6):
Sanders Budget.
A baby girl arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Chatfield last week. She will be known by the name of Jacqueline.

Note: Born Feb 24, 1913, in Sanders, Rosebud Co., Montana, the baby was nicknamed Ina, a diminutive of Jacqueline. She was called Ina her whole life, and not until doing research in Montana did we find this newspaper article and her birth certificate with her legal name as Jacqueline.

Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History:
Sanders, Montana ~ In 1907 Charles Henry Chatfield moved the family to Rosebud County, Montana, where he managed a ranch near the hamlet of Sanders. In 1913 news came from family in California about the golden opportunities there: land was cheap, the weather was mild and rice was the big new crop. Though Charles was a highly successful rancher, Nellie had tired of the cold in Montana and persuaded her husband to sell their holdings and join the relatives out west. Completing most of the preparations for the move, Charles rode into town to finalize their affairs. After being gone for four days, Nellie sent a ranch hand to find him. Not only was he found dead drunk, it turned out that he’d also gambled away all their money.

Nellie remained determined to move. She sold their wagon and team of horses for $300, using part of the proceeds for their train tickets. My grandmother silently readied her household for the long trip to California. She said nothing as she crated her New Haven kitchen-clock, a gift from her husband at the birth of their first child; said nothing as she boxed her button collection, her sewing needles, and her nearly completed crazy quilt—a crayon-colored piece she’d started during her first pregnancy; said nothing as she packed her trunks with her high-necked blouses, petticoats, and linens, and said nothing as she packed away her family pictures, cast-iron pots, and her past.

In a fit of venom while ironing her traveling skirt, she dropped the hot sad iron on her foot. With “all aboard!” and nine children in tow, she boarded the train in a wheelchair, leaving her husband behind. Nellie, now forty-years-old, carried her wrath. Charlie, the oldest at seventeen, carried his silver timepiece and small leather-bound pocket diary. Leo, two years younger, carried his case knife. Howard, a scrappy fourteen-year-old, carried a chip on his shoulder. Roy, not quite eleven, stayed close to Nellie; he carted the food baskets and what was needed for the little ones. Her first girl, Nella May, a wisp of a child not yet ten, had her hands full hanging on to Verda who was four and tow-headed Arden who was two-and-a-half. Gordon, seven, toted his mother’s hatbox. On Nellie’s lap was tiny three-month-old Ina.

1913 • Diary of Charley Chatfield (age 17), the oldest child of Charles and Nellie
Feb 24  Warm and clear, chopped wood. Got a new baby sister. (Ina)
May 23  Warm and clear. Went to Forsyth in an automobile. Went down to Aunt Jacklins.
May 25  Warm and clear. Packed some stuff.
May 27  Hot. Went to Hysham. Aunt Cally was on the train. Got my money.
May 28  Warm and clear. Left Sanders for Los Molinos, California
May 29  Warm and clear. Still traveling. It took 20 hours to cross Montana and to cross Idaho 1½ hrs.
May 30  Warm and clear. Still on the train. We were traveling 23 hrs. in Washington.
May 31  Warm and clear, Went through Oregon and into California on train.
Jun 1  Hot and clear. Got to Los Molinos at 11 a.m. Stayed at Los Molinos Inn. Grandpa was here to meet us.
Jun 2  Pretty hot but clear. Put up a tent under a oak tree.
Jun 3  Warm in morning but cooler in evening. Went to the Los Molinos dam caught a big salmon.
Jun 4  Warm and clear. Got a job on a gasoline bailer. Papa came on train.

Sep 29, 1915: Birth of Noreen Ellen “Babe” Chatfield, sister of Ina, my mother, and the 10th of 10 children of Charles Henry Chatfield & Nellie Belle Chamberlin, in Los Molinos, Tehama Co., California

Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History:
In 1915 the Chatfield family moved from Los Molinos to the up-and-coming agricultural town of Chico, buying a fairly new two-story corner residence on four lots 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 younger 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, forever on the outs with Grandma, slept in the shed.

abt 1917/18: Grand Nellie Chatfield with daughters:

abt 1918: Photo of 6 youngest Chatfield children:

abt 1919: Photo of sisters Noreen “Babe” and Ina Chatfield:

Jan 10, 1920: Federal Census for Colusa Township, Colusa Co., California:
Fouch, James M: Head, white, male, age 36, born abt 1844, married 1 year, born California, father born Calfornia, mother born United States, engineer for water company
Rose: Wife, female, white, age 33, born abt 1887, married 1 year, 1 child born, 1 child living, born California, father born California, mother born California
James M Jr.: son, white, male, age 10, born abt 1910, born California, father born California, mother born California
Rosemarie: daughter, white, female, age 4 5/12, born abt 1916, born California, father born California, mother born California

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:
It was in 1920 that Nella May, at sixteen and the eldest Chatfield daughter, worked at the Diamond Match Company in Chico. She made good money for the day, spending most of her salary on stylish clothing. A clotheshorse, young and single, she had an extensive wardrobe, $5,000 worth of fancy brimmed hats, winter wool coats tied at the waist, long calf-length plaid skirts topped with cream-colored blouses featuring velvet ribbon running through the neckline, sashed blouses tied to the side in streamers, and sheer blouses cinched just below the waist with a big side bow that fell straight to tunic length, camisoles underneath. She was generous with her pay and bought her sisters clothes too. Ina never liked what her sister chose and even though still a little girl, she didn’t complain; it would hurt Nella May’s feelings as she was so good, kind, and true.

1929: U.S. City Directory, Chico, Butte Co., California (pg 54):
Chatfield Ina r Boucher av nr cor Irwin

1929: Chatfield clan photo:

Apr 4, 1930: Federal Census for Colusa Town, Colusa Co., California:
Fouch, James M: Head, white, male, age 36, 1st married age 25, born California, father born Calfornia, mother born California, asst engineer at Water Works
Rose: Wife, female, white, age 43, 1st married age 23, born California, father born Missouri, mother born California
James R: son, white, male, age 20, born California, father born California, mother born California
Rosemarie: daughter, white, female, age 14, born California, father born California, mother born California
Marjorie: daughter, white, female, age 10, born California, father born California, mother born California
Booth, George: lodger, white, male, age 40, born California, father born California, mother born California, mechanic in garage

1931: U.S. City Directory, Chico, Butte Co., California (pg 51):
Chatfield Ina J r C H Chatfield

Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History:
1932 • Colusa, California ~ Two years into the Great Depression, when there were no jobs and little money and Herbert Hoover was unable to keep his campaign promises of prosperity, 59-year-old Nellie moved to the bustling rice town of Colusa, the county capital built on a lazy river bend in the center of the Sacramento Valley. She left Charles behind and brought her two youngest daughters with her, Ina and Babe, the rest of her children grown and out of the nest. There she opened an eatery. It was Prohibition, and the former Golden Eagle Bar and Hotel was now called the Golden Eagle Hotel and Cafe, served tea and milkshakes instead of beer and whiskey. They lived in three small rooms over the restaurant, and the girls helped their mother cook for the locals and the men who’d come to town to work on the big government reclamation project, the building of a weir and the new bridge. Serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, they also sold coffee, cakes, and pies. Sodas were a nickel and sandwiches, hamburgers, and hot dogs went for a dime. Nellie carried cigarettes too; two packs of Camels were a quarter. Word spread through town and Nellie became known for her one-pot dishes: her beef stew, her spaghetti, her lima beans, tamale pie, beef chili, and especially her chicken soup.

Opening ads in the Colusa Sun running for the month of February 1932 read:
AMERICAN CAFE — 120 FIFTH STREET — NOW OPEN
Coffee, Pies & Cakes
24 Hour Service
Reasonable Rates

Jul 24, 1932: Colusa Sun-Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
Jimmie Fouch, Ina Chatfield, Wed in Nevada
Ina, 19-year old daughter of Mrs. N.C. Chatfield of this city and James Fouch, Jr., 23-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. James Fouch, well known residents of Colusa, surprised their friends yesterday with the announcement that they were united in marriage at noon Sunday in Reno, Nev., by Father J. Graves. The newlyweds returned to Colusa Sunday afternoon and “Jimmie,” as he is familiarly known, was at work in the Public Service store here.

The couple left for Colusa about 9 o’clock Saturday night by automobile. They encountered a snowstorm beyond Auburn and did not reach their destination until 6 a.m. Sunday. Ed N. Anfinson drove the couple to their destination. Steele Houx and Miss Margaret Anderson were the other members of the bridal party. Although the Chatfield family recently established itself in Colusa the members have made many friends, particularly the bride, who brings many virtues to the new home for Colusa. Young Fouch is a Colusa high school boy and has scores of friends to wish him well in his new venture.

Feb 4, 1933: Colusa Sun-Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
At an early hour this morning Miss Noreen Chatfield became the bride of Carl Clemens of Rochester, Minn., at a ceremony performed in Our Lady of Lourdes Church immediately following 8 o’clock mass services. The members of the immediate families of the couple and close friends attended the ceremony. The groom is employed by the contracting firm that built the Colusa weir. His headquarters are in Stockton. At the close of the early morning service the bride and groom left for Stockton, where they will make their home. Their honeymoon has not been planned although they expect to visit the east sometime this summer. Clemens has many friends and relatives there.

Miss Chatfield is the daughter of Mrs. Nellie Chatfield of Colusa. They have resided here for the past year, coming from Chico. During that time two of Mrs. Chatfield’s daughters have become brides. Mrs. James Fouch, was also married here recently. At the impressive ceremony Margaret “Micki” Anderson of Chico, a close friend of the bride, was the bridesmaid. Lawrence Clemens of Stockton, brother of the groom, was the best man. The bride is a girl of many charms and has a large coterie of well wishing friends.

Jan 18, 1933: Birth of Joanne Arlene Fouch, 1st of 3 children of James Leroy Fouch & Ina Chatfield, in Colusa, Colusa Co., California

Aug 6, 1933: Birth of Shirley Jean Fouch, 2nd of 3 children of James Leroy Fouch & Ina Chatfield, in Colusa, Colusa Co., California

Apr 25, 1940: Federal Census for Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
Fouch, James R: head, male, white, age 30, married, born California, laborer farming
Ina: wife, female, white, age 27, married, born Montana, cook in cafeteria
Joanne: daughter, female, white, age 7, single, born California
Shirley: daughter, female, white, age 5, single, born California

Oct 16, 1940: WWII Military Registration Card information:
Name: James Leroy Fouch
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 30
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 25 Oct 1909
Birth Place: Sites, California, USA
Residence Place: Yuba City, California, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Yuba City, California, USA
Employer: City Of Colusa
Weight: 130
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 8
Next of Kin: James M Fouch

Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History:
Ina was small, cool and calm, and very private like Nella May. Both were sensitive, and their voices were identical. In 1932, Ina married Jim Fouch, the only son-in-law other than my father whom Grandma liked. From a car accident in high school, he had a crippled foot and one leg shorter than the other. He was a draftsman for the Division of Highways, a surveyor for Yuba County, worked construction, and was a fisherman and a hunter. He loved pheasant and geese hunting up in the beautiful Butte Meadows, and deer hunting around Chico, Madera, and Colusa. His hunting dog, Timberline Shorty, was always at his side. Whenever he was in the area, Jim stayed with Grandma. He enjoyed visiting her, and said she was a darn good cook… this from a man whose mother was the best cook in the world. Jim got along with Grandma; he was Catholic. He smoked, but out of respect for Grandma, he always smoked outside.

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

Jul 23, 1942: Western Union telegram to Ina from her brother, Leo Chatfield:

Jul 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.

Jul 25, 1942: Family photos taken at Charles Henry Chatfield’s funeral:

Back row: Grandma Nellie Chatfield (in shade), Charley Chatfield, Mamie Rosborough, Carl Clemens, Ina (Chatfield) Fouch, Herb Rosborough, Velma (Turnbull) Chatfield, Ethel Chatfield? (Leo’s wife)?, Jim Fouch (in shadow), Vera Northrup (Jo’s sister), Russell Northrup (Jo’s brother-in-law), Jo Chambers
Front row: Leo Chatfield, Betty Clemens (girl), Noreen “Babe” (Chatfield) Clemens, Verda (Chatfield) Day, Larry Clemens (boy), Howard Chatfield, Roy Chatfield (looking down), Nellie May (Chatfield) McElhiney

1942: Colusa County Great Register, Voter Registrations No. 2 Precinct:
Name: Fouch, Mrs. Ina C
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Occupation: Housewife
Name: Fouch, James L
Party Affiliation: Democrat
Occupation: Laborer
Residence Date: 1934-1944
Street address: Colusa
Residence Place: Colusa County, California, USA

1942: U.S. City Directory, Yuba, Sutter Co., California (pg 145):
Fouch Jas L (Ina C) surv h743 Rockholt way

1944: U.S. City Directory, Yuba, Sutter Co., California (pg 165):
Fouch Jas (Ina) surv h743 Rockholt way

As I Was Told, by Shirley (Fouch) Lawson: Things I remember… The time your Dad had to go to Yosemite to get us kids when the car broke down. Summer visits to Sonora and going to the local Soda Bar to buy a soda called the Green Dragon. Loved that drink, but can’t remember the name of the place. Lots of tales about hunting and fishing with Dad and his father, my grandfather Fouch. Mom never liked camping out that much when we were younger but did enjoy reading and Dad would cook a lot of the meals. If he caught fish he always cooked those and he usually always had a line full. He always cooked breakfast, I remember that. They weren’t much for giving cold cereals. They were both raised to have big hearty meals. Mom and Dad stayed slim all their life but I sure didn’t. I was always on the go and Jo (Joanne) was too. We spoiled Jim rotten but he still turned out OK. Most of our trips were catered around Dad’s family as he hunted and fished with Grandpa all the time so we spent a great deal of time in Colusa. Visited Grandma Chatfield often but mostly just one-day trips as we lived close. Mom never drove until after Jim was born so she never had the freedom to come and go so had to depend on someone else driving her.

Did I ever tell you about Grandma Chatfield coming to stay with us when Jim was born? We had just gotten a record player and I had one record. A Spike Jones and I played that over and over again. I guess after the second day Grandma said, “Jim you either have to do something about that music she plays or I may have to go home.” She never said a word to me about it.
Note: Shirley is the younger daughter of Ina and Jim Fouch and granddaughter of Nellie and Charles Chatfield.

1946: U.S. City Directory, Yuba, Sutter Co., California (pg 220):
Fouch Jas (Ina) surv h743 Rockholt way

abt 1947: Shirley, Ina, Jim, and Joanne Fouch:

1947: U.S. City Directory, Yuba, Sutter Co., California (pg 221):
Fouch Jas (Ina) surv h743 Rockholt way

On his twelfth Christmas, my brother Larry received a small five-year leather-bound diary and our cousins are often mentioned throughout. Mom’s family visited more often than Dad’s as they lived closer. Her brother Roy and his sweetheart Jo, and her brother Gordon came on occasion. Her brother Charley with his wife Velma came more often. Mom’s sisters visited: Verda and George and their children, Junior and Bob who were George’s sons from his first marriage, along with Jim, Marceline, and Judy, (Jeff came along later); her sister Ina with Jim with their girls, Joanne and Shirley (Jimmy, the youngest, like me, was born later). Company was always staying at the house.

Entries from Larry’s diary mentioning our cousins, the Fouchs:
1947 • Larry’s diary (age 13)
Jun 4  Graduated from 8th grade elementary school. I got a wristwatch and binder as gifts. Went to graduation party and danced with Barbara Miles
Jun 5  At 2 PM left for 3 week vacation to stay at George and Verda Day‘s home in Redwood City as Mom and Dad going to Minnesota
Jun 29  Mom came to pick me up. She brought my cousins Shirley and JoAnne Fouch and Carleen with her. They stayed overnight.
Jun 30  Went to So. San Francisco to pick up Betty and Claudia at Aunt Velma’s and Uncle Charlie‘s. I was in Redwood City for 26 days
Jul 6  Cousins JoAnne and Shirley Fouch left for Yuba City. Mom took them to Stockton so they could take the bus. They stayed with us one week.

Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History:
Sundays were family days that were spent reading the newspaper comics, going to church, and calling on relatives. The adults played canasta and bridge; the kids, Monopoly and Chinese checkers. They went for drives and had picnics in the country with Aunt Verda’s family. Our other cousins, Joanne and Shirley Fouch (Jim and Ina’s girls) were close in age to Larry and Carleen and they visited often. When they were younger, Dad walked the kids to Brandi’s next to the Sonora Theatre, treating them to Cherry Colas or Green Rivers, a soda made with fizzy water and green syrup; it was Shirley’s favorite. Joanne and Shirley thought my father was a peach and a saint. He sang with them in unison, “I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!” He always had hard candies in his shirt pocket for the cousins, told them riddles, and sang them songs. Actually, the only song he sang was “Goodnight, Irene.” He wasn’t much of a singer.

1948: U.S. City Directory, Yuba, Sutter Co., California (pg 216):
Fouch Jas L (Ina) surv h743 Rockholt way

Jul 27, 1948: Birth of James Edward “Jim” Fouch, 3rd of 3 children of James Leroy Fouch & Ina Chatfield, in Colusa, Colusa Co., California

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

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.

Nov 1948: Family photo was taken at a family gathering for the funeral of Nella May’s brother, Gordon Chatfield

Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History:
September 1949 • Twain Harte ~ September is deer season. My father was initiated into deer hunting up in the Twain Harte hills above Sonora in the canyon behind Sugarpine. He’d been pheasant hunting with his brother-in-law, Jim Fouch and his hunting dog, Timberline Shorty, up near Colusa a few times, but hunting deer was a whole ‘nother ball of wax. First off, my father got buck fever. Then he got lost. When a hunter has a deer in his rifle sights but freezes and can’t pull the trigger, that’s buck fever. Dad had never killed a deer; he got lightheaded when he had to kill chickens. Dazed and feeling a little sick, he dropped his gun and wandered into the clearing. With the hunters in red caps and jackets firing every which way, he hightailed it out of camp, crashing into the woods. Dad stumbled along for hours. Rather than hiking the ridge out to Tuolumne not that far from where he was, he followed the coursing Tuolumne River downstream through the rough canyon to Jacksonville, miles from where he started.

It took him half a day to get back to a road, and then half a day more waiting for a passing car to flag down. No one knew he was lost until he finally showed up in the early evening, shaken, embarrassed, and exhausted. Not only that, he’d lost everything he had with him. His hat. His rifle. His pride. Hunting is exciting for some, but if you get buck fever, hunting is a nightmare. For my father, who was raised as a farmer and not a hunter, deer hunting once was enough.

1949 • Larry’s diary (age 15)
Jul 8  JoAnne and Shirley and mother and father (Ina and Jim) paid us a surprise visit on their way to Yosemite. They only stayed overnight.
Jul 12  JoAnne and Shirley stopped here again. Their car broke down at Yosemite.
Nov 10  Mom and sisters went to Yuba City to visit relatives (Fouch family). Dad and I stayed in Sonora to work. Got Christmas cards out. No school today. Got 45s at store
Nov 13  Mom and kids got back from Yuba City. German band played for Lion’s Club convention. Got free dinner

Aug 1949: Letter from Ina (Chatfield) Fouch to her mother Nellie:
Dear Mom,
I thought I would drop you a line or two, even tho there isn’t much to write about. Was wondering how you’re surviving the hot weather. Weren’t some of those days terrific though?
Did Arden ever show up Chico again? He got off at Gridley and was wondering if he got a job there, or moved on? One never can tell about him.
I hope to have some tomatoes, etc., for you when Verda comes thru altho the tomatoes aren’t doing very good. We are hoping these later ones will be better. Hope to be able to get you some peaches too.
I gave Jim a little birthday party last week. He was quite thrilled as it was his first birthday party. Shirley sent him the nicest suede cowboy jacket, but it is a little hot to wear it right now. He wears it for about 5 minutes at a time.
Well, I have an ironing to do & want to get at it before it gets too hot so will sign off.
Hope you are feeling better and the heat isn’t bothering you much.
Love to you both, Ina

1950: U.S. City Directory, Yuba, Sutter Co., California (pg 197):
Fouch Jas L (Ina) surv h743 Rockholt way

1951: Family visit, Yuba City, California:

Photo: Ina (Chatfield) Fouch, Aunt Mamie (Chamberlin) Rosborough (grandma Nellie’s sister), Aunt Ada (Chamberlin) Whitaker (grandma Nellie’s sister, Charley Chatfield (Ina’s oldest brother), Shirley (Fouch) Lawson and little brother Jim Lawson (children of Ina & Jim), taken in Yuba City in 1951.

1953: U.S. City Directory, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California (pg 249):
Fouch Jas L (Ina) eng aid US Eng r Yuba City

Headstones, Hearsay, and a Little History:
March 1953 • Sonora ~ During Mom’s return she didn’t cook or clean, didn’t wash dishes or clothes or windows, she didn’t do anything. But she didn’t do much before she left home anyway, other than fix dinner and sew our clothes. Dad always did the laundry, stripped the beds, and mopped the kitchen floor. Carleen filled in with the rest of the household chores. Mom hung a curtain across the living room and no one was allowed to go in there; she stayed behind her curtain and cried.

A few days before her wedding, Carleen drove to the Fouchs in Yuba City and picked up our cousin Shirley to help my sister get everything ready. They were six months apart, good friends, and Shirley was to be her maid of honor.

On March 13, 1953, Carleen turned eighteen. Two days later, three months before her high school graduation, and nearly four months pregnant, in front of two hundred family and friends in St. Patrick’s Church, Carleen married Charles Evans Albertson. My sister was happy she was getting married and going to have a baby. The wedding party and guests paraded down the hill to the reception in the Indian Room of the Sonora Inn. Things were going pretty well until Mom leaned into Shirley (who was to be married in October) with, “I hope you don’t do this to your parents. It’s just a big waste of money that could be better spent.”

Shirley was upset that Mom was so selfish and jealous and had to air it at the wedding. Aunt Velma overheard the comment. Not one to mince words either, she snapped at Mom, “Shut-up, Babe. Carleen has earned every damn dime of it, staying home and taking care of your kids when you weren’t around.”

After the wedding, Mom returned to San Jose where she was now living, Aunt Velma and Uncle Charlie drove Shirley back to Yuba City and then to their home in South San Francisco, and Chuck and Carleen moved into a small one-bedroom apartment on Shepherd Street to start their own family.

Jan 2, 1956: Death of Nellie Belle (Chamberlin) Chatfield (age 82), mother of Ina, at her home on Boucher in Chico, Butte Co., California. Nellie is buried in the Catholic Section of the Chico Cemetery, nowhere near her husband.

Jan 3, 1956: Chico Enterprise, Chico, Butte Co., California:
Nellie Chatfield
Recitation of the rosary will be held in the Brusie Funeral Home this evening at 8 o’clock for Mrs. Nellie Chatfield, who died at her home on Boucher Street Monday.
Mrs. Chatfield was born on Mar 7, 1873 in Kansas City, Mo., to Frank and Emma Chamberlin. She resided in Chico in the same house the entire time.
Mrs. Chatfield was a charter member of the Catholic Ladies relief society.
She is survived by eight children: Charles J. of, South San Francisco; Leo W., of Camptonville; Mrs. Nellie McElhiney, of Oakland; Arden, of Yountville; Mrs. Ina Fouch, of Yuba City; Mrs. Ray Hayknee, of San Jose; and Roy E. and Mrs. Verda Day, both of Chico; a brother, Willard Chamberlin of Corvallis, Ore., two sisters, Mrs. Ada Whitaker and Mrs. Mamie Rosborough, both of Baker, Ore. 21 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Chatfield lost a son, Gordon in World War II and another son, Howard, three months ago.
At 9:50 a.m. Wednesday the cortege will proceed to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church where requiem mass will be offered for the repose of the soul.
Those who desire may have masses said in lieu of flowers.

1957: U.S. City Directory, Yuba City, Sutter Co., California (pg 534):
Fouch James (Ina) 4 box 34

Mar 18, 1965: Letter from Nella May (who is working as a cook and housekeeper for a priest) to her sister Verda (Chatfield) Day:

Note: Nella May and Verda are Ina’s older sisters

Dec 10, 1974: Letter from Ina to her sister Verda (Chatfield) Day:

Oct 3, 1981: Death of Arden Sherman Chatfield (age 71), brother of Ina and the 8th of 10 children of Charles Henry Chatfield & Nellie Belle Chamberlin, in Chico, Butte Co., California; of heart failure.

Oct 1981, Chico Enterprise, Chico, Butte Co., California:
Arden Chatfield. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Brusie Funeral Home for Arden Sherman Chatfield, 71, of Chico. He died Saturday in a local hospital. Born Aug 29, 1910, to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Chatfield in Sanders, Mont. His family moved to Chico when he was five. He was reared and educated here. He served in World War II and worked as a farm laborer for 30 years. He retired when he was 65 years old. Survivors include two sisters, Ina Fouch of Yuba City and Nellie McElhiney of Martinez; and a brother, Charles, of Paradise. Burial will be at the Chico Cemetery.

Note: Ina made the arrangements for her brother’s funeral, Arden had money in the bank to cover his burial costs, and the Veteran’s Administration paid for his headstone.

May 16, 1984: Death of James Leroy “Jim” Fouch, son of James Madison Fouch & Rosa Lee Highstreet, in Yuba, Sutter Co., California; of lung cancer.

California Death Index:
Name: James Leroy Fouch
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 29 Oct 1909
Birth Place: California
Death Date: 16 May 1984
Death Place: Yuba
Mother’s Maiden Name: Highstreet

May 19, 1984: The Appeal-Democrat, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
James L. Fouch
Retired Caltrans engineer James Leroy Fouch, 74, of Yuba City died Wednesday in Rideout Hospital. He was born in Sites, Colusa County, on October 25, 1909, and had lived in Yuba City since 1942. He worked for Caltrans 20 years before retiring in 1973. He was a member of the California State Employees Association.
Funeral services are planned for 10 am Monday at McNary-Moore Chapel in Colusa. Burial will be in Colusa Catholic Cemetery. His survivors include: his wife, Ina J. Fouch of Yuba City; a son; two daughters; two sisters, Marjorie Norton and Rose Marie Miller both of Stockton; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Feb 17, 1993: Death of Ina Jacqueline (Chatfield) Fouch (age 79), 9th of 10 children of Charles Henry Chatfield & Nellie Belle Chamberlin, in Yuba, Sutter Co., California; of heart failure.

California Death Index:
Name: Ina Jacqueline Fouch
[Ina Jacqueline Chatfield]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 24 Feb 1913
Birth Place: Montana
Death Date: 17 Feb 1993
Death Place: Yuba
Mother’s Maiden Name: Chamberlain
Father’s Surname: Chatfield

Feb 18, 1993: The Appeal-Democrat, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
Funeral services are scheduled at 10 am Tuesday at McNary Chapel in Colusa for Ina Fouch, 79, of Yuba City, who died Feb. 17, 1993, at Rideout Hospital. A native of Montana, she had lived in the Yuba-Sutter area 52 years. She was a housewife. She is survived by a son; two daughters; nine grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, James Fouch, eight years ago. Burial will be at Colusa Catholic Cemetery. Visitation is scheduled Sunday and Monday from 7 until 9 pm at the chapel.

Ina and Jim had three children and were married for fifty-two years until his death in 1982. Eight years later, Ina died of heart failure. It wasn’t discovered until after her death that her name on her birth certificate was Jacqueline Chatfield, Ina being a diminutive of Jacqueline.

Feb 1993: Burial of Ina Jacqueline (Chatfield) Fouch, next to her husband Jim in the Colusa Cathotholc Cemetery, in Colusa, Colusa Co., California.

May 2, 2016: Death of Shirley Jean “Fouch” Lawson (age 81), 2nd of 3 children of James Leroy “Jim” Fouch & Ina Jacqueline Chatfield, in Livermore, Alameda Co., California; of a stroke while in the hospital. Shirley is buried in Lofton Cemetery in Livermore, Alameda Co., California

Oct 13, 2016: Death of James Edward “Jim” Fouch (age 68), 3rd of 3 children of James Leroy “Jim” Fouch & Ina Jacqueline Chatfield, in Marysville, Yuba Co., California Jim is buried in Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California

   

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Fouch Timeline and Records

Emziah/Emeziah/Amaziah “Curl” Fouch
Son (a twin) of James Monroe “Jack” Fouch/Foutch & Mary Elizabeth Feasel
Civil War: Union Army, Ohio
Note: his twin, Blizure Beecher Fouch, was also in Union Army (prisoner of war)
Occupation: Timberman, chopper
Born: Mar 1, 1849, Hancock, Hancock Co., Ohio
Died: May 5, 1889 (age 40), Fiddletown, Amador Co., California
Buried: unknown
Married: Sep 5, 1874, Tennessee Virginia “Tena” Harbin, Amador Co., California
Seven children: Charles Edward/Elsworth Fouche, Flood Fouch. George Washington Fouch, Louis Napoleon “Lou” Fouch, James Madison “Jim” Fouch, Lilly/Lillie May Fouch, Benjamin Franklin Fouch

Tennessee Virginia “Tena” Harbin
Daughter of Alfred Haskins Harbin & Frances Adeline Peevy
Born: Oct 24, 1859, Woodland, Yolo Co., California
Died: May 11, 1940(age 80) Yuba City, Sutter Co., California
Buried: Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, Colusa Co., California
Married (1): Sep 5, 1874, Emziah Emeziah Amaziah “Curl” Fouch, Amador Co., California
Seven children: Charles Edward/Elsworth Fouche, Flood Fouch, George Washington Fouch, Louis Napoleon “Lou” Fouch, James Madison “Jim” Fouch, Lilly/Lillie May Fouch, Benjamin Franklin Fouch

1. Charles Edward/Elsworth Fouche
   1875 – 1940
2. Flood Fouch
   1887 – 1961
3. George Washington Fouch
   1879 – 1967
4. Louis Napoleon “Lou” Fouch
   1881 – 1913
   5. James Madison “Jim” Fouch
   1883 – 1955
5. Lilly/Lillie May Fouch
   1885 – 1952
6. Benjamin Franklin Fouche
   1887 – 1961

Married (2): Nov 25, 1891, William Nathaniel Triplett, Tehama Co., Californa
Four children: Verne Hezeakiah Triplett, Roy Oliver Triplett, Lena Marie Triplett, Jackson William “Jack” Triplett

William Nathaniel Triplett
3rd of 12 children of Hezekiah Oliver Triplett & Mariah Kirkland
Born: Mar 4, 1862, Potter Valley, Mendocino Co., California
Died: Dec 13, 1935 ( age 73), Yuba City, Sutter Co., California
Buried: Maxwell Cemetery, Maxwell, Colusa Co., California
Married: No 25, 1891, Tennessee Virginia “Tena” (Harbin) Fouch, Tehama Co., Californa
Four children: Verne Hezakiah Triplett, Roy Oliver Triplett, Lena Marie Triplett, Jackson William “Jack” Triplett

Four children of Tennessee Virginia “Tena” Harbin & William Nathanial Triplett:
1. Verne Hezakiah Triplett
1892 – 1982
2. Roy Oliver Triplett
1894 – 1975
3. Lena Marie Triplett
1897 – 1976
4. Jackson William “Jack” Triplett
1901 – 1969

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1850 Census: Madison, Hancock Co., Ohio
Amzia Foutch, age 3, female (sic), born Ohio
(living w/father James and 11 other Foutch)
1860 Census: Delaware, Hancock Co., Ohio
James Fouch, age 55, farmer, born Ohio
Nancy Fouch, age 16, servant, born Ohio
Blyser Fouch, age 11, born Ohio
Amaziah Fouch, age 11, born Ohio
1870 Census: Diamond Springs, El Dorado Co., California
Fouch, Emeziah, single, age 22, Chopper, born Ohio, cannot read or write
1880 Census: Amador Co., California
Colonel Fonch, married, age 32, Wood Cuting, Ohio, Ohio, Ohio (Fouch)
Yennese Fonch, married, wife, age 20, Cal, Ten, Mo (Fouch)
Charles Fonch, son, age 4, Cal, Ohio, Mo (Fouch)
Flood Fonch, son, age 3, Cal, Ohio, Cal (Fouch)
George Fonch, son age 7 mo, Cal, Ohio, Cal (Fouch)

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James Madison “Jim” Fouch
5th of 7 children of Emziah “Curl” Fouch & Tennessee Virginia Harbin
Occupation: Brakeman, engineer for railroad, Colusa City Water Works
Born: Aug 30, 1883, Amador City, Amador Co., California
Died: Dec 31, 1955 (age 71), Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Buried: Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Married: Jan 1909, Rosa Lee Highstreet, California
Three children: James Leroy “Jim” Fouch, Rose Marie Fouch, Marjorie Nadine “Marge” Fouch

Rosa Lee Highstreet
aka: Rosalie Helena “Rose” Hochstrat
1st of 14 children of Joseph Francis/Frank Hochstrat/Highstreet & Julia Rose Dausey (adopted daughter of Louis Gauthier & Mary Arnold)
Born: Aug 18, 1886, Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Died: Nove 26, 1970, (age 84), Stockon, San Joaquin Co., California
Buried: Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Married: Jan 1909, James Madison “Jim” Fouch, California
Three children: James Leroy “Jim” Fouch, Rose Marie Fouch, Marjorie Nadine “Marge” Fouch

1. James Leroy Fouch
Occupation: Grocery clerk during the depression, engineer for Cal-Trans
Avocation: Hunting and fishing
Born: Oct 25, 1909, Sites, Colusa Co., California
Died: May 16, 1984 (age 74), Yuba City, Sutter Co., California; lung cancer
Buried: Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Married: May 22, 1932, Ina Jacqueline Chatfield, Reno, Washoe Co., Nevada
Three children: Joanne Arlene Fouch, Shirley Jean Fouch, James Edward “Jimbo” Fouch

2. Rose Marie Fouch
Born: Jul 20, 1915, Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Died: Oct 21, 2003 (age 88), Oakhurst, Madera Co., California
Buried: Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Married: Nov 14, 1936, Kenneth Wesley Miller, Sacramento Co., California
Two children: John Douglas Miller, Robert Dennis Miller

3. Marjorie Nadine “Marge” Fouch
Born: Mar 20, 1920, Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Died: May 31, 2002, (age 82), Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California
Buried: Catholic Holy Cross Cemetery in Colusa, Colusa Co., California
Married: Mar 10, 1940, George Byron Norton, Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California
One daughter: adopted

Oct 9, 1935: Colusa Sun Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
MRS. JULIA HIGHSTREET DIES
Mother of 14 Is Dead Here At Age Of 68
Funeral Services Will Be Friday Morning; Was Church Worker
Colusa today mourned the passing of one of its best known pioneer women, Mrs. Julia Rose Highstreet, 68, widow of the late Joseph F. Highstreet, who died in Colusa December 29, 1926. Mrs. Highstreet passed away at 1:30 o’clock this morning at her home after a brief illness. Born in Santa Rosa, California, Mrs. Highstreet, who maiden name was Julia Rose Dausey, came to Colusa county as a child. She was reared and schooled at Williams. She married Joseph F. Highstreet of Colusa August 18, 1885, and they engaged in farming here. Later Highstreet took up general contracting and building. To this union 14 children were born, five of whom preceded Mrs. Highstreet in death.
Nine Children Survive
The nine children who survive are: Mrs. Frances Parker of Oakland, Mrs. James Fouch, Mrs Charles Kaufman, Louis Highstreet, and Mrs. Ed Shellooe and Mrs. Harold Wilsey all of Colusa; Mrs. John Brian of Stockton, Mrs. Will Habernal of Seattle and Mrs. Earl Larkin of Seattle. The five children who preceded their mother in death were: Joseph, Clarence, Edward, Lawrence and Clara Highstreet. Twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren also survive. Mrs. Highstreet, long a faithful Catholic worker, was a quiet, home-loving woman, devoted to her family, kindly, generous and loved by all who knew her. She was active in relief and child welfare work in the community, being an active member of the Catholic Ladies Relief Society. Funeral arrangements are being made by Sullivan Brothers. The services will be held Friday morning with interment in the Catholic cemetery.

May 13, 1940: Obituary:
Mrs. Tenna Triplett — Called at 81 years
Mrs. Tenna Virginia Triplett, mother of V.H. Triplett, local building contractor, died at her home, 326 Second St., Yuba City, Saturday afternoon, the victim of a heart attack, death coming suddenly.

Mrs. Triplett, born in Woodland 81 years ago, had resided in Yuba City the past 22 years. Her husband died there four years ago. They had lived in Colusa before coming here, and the funeral is being held in the Sullivan Bros. chapel in that city Tuesday at 2:00 P.M., interment to be made in the family plot there.

Surviving deceased are the following sons and daughters: V.H. Triplett of Marysville, Roy & Jack Triplett of Colusa, and Mrs. Lenahan of Maxwell. She was a sister of Mrs. Sarah McBain of Orland, Mrs. Mary Baxter, and Thomas Harbin of Colorado.

Dec 21, 1955: Colusa Sun Herald, Colusa, Colusa Co., California:
Jim Fouch, Water Chief, Drops Dead
Death Comes On Duck Hunt At Ash Ranch
Colusans were shocked today when James Madison Fouch, 72, superintendent of the municipal water works for many years, dropped dead while hunting ducks at the Ash ranch west of Colusa. Fouch had gone out this morning with Jack Hampton and Dick Schnepper. They returned to the ranch headquarters about 9 o’clock and when they found Fouch absent went out to look for him. The body was found by Hampton about a mile and a half east of the ranch house. Coroner Howard Moore said Fouch apparently had dropped dead about 9:30 o’clock while chasing a wounded goose. The bird was found nearby. The body was brought to the J.D. McNary Memorial Chapel. Hampton, Jack Schnepper and Elliott O’Rourke assisted Moore in bringing the body a mile and a half to the road and the Ash ranch also loaned equipment.

Fouch started work with the city water department soon after its construction
about 1916. He first worked as assistant superintendent and meter reader and after the death in the early forties of Lorenzo T. Brown, became superintendent. He was known as an authority on water mains and was often consulted regarding location of pipes in the local system. He perhaps better than anyone, knew immediately the equipment in his department.

Fouch was born at Maxwell, August 20, 1883. He leaves three brothers, George Fouch of Sacramento, Ben Fouch of Oakland and Flood Fouch of Maxwell; three half-brothers, Roy Triplett of Colusa, Jack Triplett of Yuba City and Vern Triplett of Marysville, and a half-sister, Mrs. Lena Lenahan of Maxwell. Funeral services are pending.

Nov 28, 1970: The Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, Sacramento Co., California (pg 9):
Rose Fouch
COLUSA – Requiem mass will be conducted in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Monday at 10 a.m. For Mrs. Rose Fouch, 84, member of a well-known Colusa family. Mrs. Fouch, a native of Colusa, died Thursday in Stockton. She was a lifelong resident of Colusa County, the widow of the late James M. Fouch, for many years superintendent of the Colusa Water Works. Survivors include a son, James L. Fouch of Yuba City; daughters, Rose Marie Miller and Marjorie Norton, both of Stockton; brother, Louis Highstreet of Colusa; sisters, Louise Shellooe and Cleo Wilsey of Colusa, Josephine Bryant of Stockton and Lucille Lomba of Oakland. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Tomorrow in Sullivan Chapel

As I Was Told:
“My Grandmother’s name was Rose Fouch. As the story goes her name was Hochstrat and her father was a carpenter. People in Colusa had a hard time remembering his name or pronouncing it so he changed it to Highstreet. He and his brother had a falling out over that change and supposedly never spoke to each other again. Wouldn’t allow his daughters to have anything to do with the (now) Highstreet kids, even when in school and in the same grade together. ~Shirley (Fouch) Lawson, daughter of Jim & Ina (Chatfield) Fouch

May 31, 2002: The Stockton Record, Stockton, San Joaquin Co., California:
In Stockton, CA, May 31, 2002, Marjorie Fouch Norton, beloved wife of the late G. Byron Norton, devoted mother and stepmother. Dear sister of Rose Marie Miller of Oakhurst, CA and also survived by nieces and nephews. The family suggests donations to the Alzheimer’s Aid Society of Northern California or the Y.M.C.A. Cheadle Family Center.

A native of Colusa, CA, aged 82 years. Family and friends are invited to a Rosary Service at the McNary- Moore Funeral Home, Colusa, CA on Tuesday, June 4, 2002 at 6:30 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Colusa on Wednesday, June 5 at 12:00 noon. Burial is at the Holy Cross Cemetery, Colusa. Arrangements in Stockton are being handled by DEYOUNG MEMORIAL CHAPEL.

Oct 21, 2003: Oakhurst Sierra Star, Oakhurst, Madera Co., California:
Rose Marie Miller of Oakhurst passed away while at home on Tuesday, October 21. She was born in Colusa on July 20, 1915. Rose was the loving mother of Robert Dennis Miller of Oakhurst and John Douglas Miller of Walkersville, Maryland. After living many years in Stockton with her husband Kenneth, who preceded her in death, she moved to Oakhurst in 1986. She enjoyed gardening and taking walks in the beautiful mountains. Rose has five grandchildren and was the beloved sister of the late James Fouch of Yuba City, and Margerie Norton of Stockton. Rosary and funeral services will be held in Colusa at McNary Moore Funeral Home on Oct. 24.

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

2020. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau.