OAKDALE CEMETERY RECORDS
MUSCATINE COUNTY, WILTON TOWNSHIP, IOWA
Oakdale CHATFIELD Beecher (plot records-no dates)..
Oakdale CHATFIELD Nellie (plot records-no dates)..
Oakdale CHATFIELD Townsend (plot records) age 13 mos 1878
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USA Records of Headstones of Deceased Union Veterans, 1879-1903
Name: Beecher Chatfield
Event Type: Cemetery
Event Date: 24 Jan 1893
Event Place: Dubuque, , Iowa
Affiliate Publication Title: Card Records of Headstones Provided for Deceased Union Civil War Veterans, ca.1879-ca.1903.
Affiliate Publication Number: M1845
Affiliate Film Number: 4
GS Film number: 2155579
Digital Folder Number: 4763356
Image Number: 00295
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The Life of Enos Beecher Chatfield
11th Regiment Iowa Infantry, Company D
By Cheryl Chatfield Thompson:
Iowa GenWeb pages -- go to:
http://iagenweb.org/civilwar/regiment/infantry/11th/chatfieldeb_letters.htm
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ENOS BEECHER, son of Enos and Roxy (Sperry) CHATFIELD, md on Sep 14, 1852, Mary Elizabeth Seymour, dof William A. Seymour and Sarah Durham of Dubuque, Iowa. She was born in Massachusetts on Nov 14, 1831, and died in Dubuque on May 20, 1898. They were md in Seymour, CT and had their first child there in 1853. They removed to Iowa before the death of their 2nd child in 1855, as he is buried in the family plot at Asbury Cemetery in Dubuque.
Beecher, 40, as he was called throughout his lifetime, was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in the Union Army on Sep 17, 1861, and on Nov 27, 1861 he wrote a letter to his father-in-law, William Seymour, of Dubuque. In this letter (now held by the Dubuque Historical Society), written from Camp Benton, St. Louis, Missouri, he states that there was talk of drafting and he dreaded that so he enlisted. He also states, "I am a soldier in defense of my country. Lib was rather opposed to my coming but I considered it my duty to come whether it was or not I am not able to say. Time will determine that." He was, at this time, Sgt. of Company A of the 11th regiment under Col. A. M. Hare. His company received their baptism of fire at the battles of Pittsburgh Landing and Shiloh. Beecher, 40, was wounded severely in the leg at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee which took place April 6 & 7, 1862. He returned home to Wilton, Iowa for recuperation and when healed he again joined in the fighting.
It is said by his descendants that his wife so opposed his going to war that she never forgave him. He like his father was a stone mason, and was well liked and respected by his friends, family and neighbors. Beecher was born Mar 5, 1828 in Oxford, CT. He died Jan 24, 1893 in the Soldiers Home in Marshalltown, Iowa, where he had been for about 2 months. The cause of his death was Bright's Disease, complicated by Dropsy. The term of his illness was 2 years.
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Obit: Mr. Beecher CHATFIELD, a member of Hyde Clark Post, G.A.R. of this city died yesterday at the Soldiers Home at Marshalltown. He was a member of Company D, 11th Iowa, during the war and was in several battles. This makes the 4th death in Hyde Clark Post within a week.
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CHATFIELD
B. CHATFIELD, aged 63 years, died of old age at the Soldiers Home at 2:40 o'clock this morning. The funeral will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The deceased had been an inmate of the home since last December. He was a member of Company D, Eleventh Iowa Infantry, and came from Dubuque.
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Courtesy of Cheryl E. (Chatfield) Thompson
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CHATFIELD, BEECHER
State: CT Year: 1850
County: New Haven County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: New Haven Pg: 292
Database: CT 1850 Federal Census Index
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CHATFIELD, BEECHER
State: CT Year: 1850
County: New Haven Roll: M432_47
Township: New Haven Pg: 292
Image: 377
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CHATFIELD, BEECHER
State: IA Year: 1860
County: Muscatine County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Milton Township Pg: 561
Database: IA 1860 Federal Census Index
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Muscatine County, Iowa Civil War Soldiers:
Name: Enos Beecher Chatfield
Unit Name: IA 11th Inf D
Rank: Sergt
Enlisted: 14 Sep 1861
Discharged: 15 Aug 1862 discharged Keokuk IA
Burial Place: Asbury Cemetery Asbury Dubuque IA
Death Information: 24 Jan 1893 Marshalltown Marshall IA (Soldier's Home)
Birth Information: 05 May 1828 Oxford CT
Notes: 1860 resided Wilton
Residence at enlistment: Wilton Muscatine IA
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American Civil War Soldiers: Personal Information
Name: Beecher Chatfield,
Residence: Wilton, Iowa
Enlistment Date: 14 September 1861
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Side Served: Union
Widow: Olla M. Chatfield
State Served: Iowa
Unit Numbers: 183 183
Service Record: Enlisted as a Sergeant on 14 September 1861 at the age of 31
Enlisted in Company D, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 03 October 1861.
Wounded on 06 April 1862 at Shiloh, TN (Leg wound)
Discharged Company D, 11th Infantry Regiment Iowa on 15 August 1862 in Keokuk, IA
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Roster Iowa Soldiers - War of Rebellion Vol 2
CHATFIELD, Beecher. Age 31. Residence Wilton, nativity Connecticut. Enlisted Sept. 14, 1861, as Third Sergeant. Mustered Oct. 3, 1861.
Wounded in leg April 6, 1862, Shiloh, Tenn. Discharged Aug. 15, 1862, Keokuk, Lee, Iowa.
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Beecher Chatfield in household of Isaac Perkins, "USA Census, 1850"
Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Male
Age: 20
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USA Census, 1870
Name: Beecher Chatfield
Birth Year (Estimated): 1830
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 40y
Race: White
Birthplace: Connecticut
Event Place: Iowa
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Beecher Chatfield M 40y Connecticut
Mary E Chatfield F 38y Massachusetts
Frederick Chatfield M 17y Connecticut
Lucy A Chatfield F 14y Iowa
Anna A Chatfield F 11y Iowa
Sarah H Chatfield F 8y Iowa
Edward B Chatfield M 4y Iowa
Charles Chatfield M 2y Iowa
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USA Census, 1880
Name: Beecher Chatfield
Event Place: Wilton, Muscatine, Iowa
Gender: Male
Age: 50
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Brick Mason
Race (Original): W
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Connecticut
Birth Date: 1830
Spouse's Name: Mary Chatfield
Spouse's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Page: 57
Page Letter: B
Entry Number: 5242
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0358
GS Film number: 1254358
Digital Folder Number: 004241089
Image Number: 00119
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Beecher Chatfield M 50 Connecticut
Wife Mary Chatfield F 48 Massachusetts
Son Frederick Chatfield M 27 Connecticut
Dau Lucy Chatfield F 25 Iowa
Dau Sarah Chatfield F 18 Iowa
Son Edward Chatfield M 14 Iowa
Son Charles Chatfield M 12 Iowa
Dau Nellie Chatfield F 10 Iowa
Dau Emma Chatfield F 8 Iowa
Father-in-law William Seymore M 78 Iowa
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Iowa State Census, 1885
Name: Beecher Chatfield
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1885
Event Place: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Gender: Male
Age: 54
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831
Family Number: 5
Line Number: 27
GS Film number: 1021464
Digital Folder Number: 004539592
Image Number: 00182
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Beecher Chatfield M 54
Mary Chatfield F 48
Fredrick Chatfield M 31
Lucy Chatfield F 28
Edward Chatfield M 19
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Subj: Dubuque County bet. approx. 1880-1893
Date: 7/9/2002 9:38:11 PM Central Daylight Time
From: CharlieChatfield
To: SPANGLERK6
Kathy,
I have my 5 generations of heritage in Dubuque and the surrounding county. Great-Great-Grandparents. They are:
Enos Beecher CHATFIELD, (always went by Beecher, even Civil War records)
born: May 5, 1828 Oxford, New Haven, CT
died: Jan 24, 1893 Marshalltown Soldiers Home
burial: Asbury Cem., Asbury, Dubuque Co., IA
Married Sep 14, 1851 Oxford, New Haven, CT
Mary Elizabeth Seymour (nicknamed Lib)
born: Nov 14, 1831 Massachusetts
died: May 20, 1898 Dubuque, IA
burial: Asbury Cem., Asbury, Dubuque Co., IA
Daughter of William A. and Sarah (Dunham) Seymour West Dubuque residents from circa 1835 til their deaths. They are also buried in Asbury Cem.
I would be very grateful for any help, or direction to look in, that you could give me.
Thank you for your time.
Cheryl (Chatfield) Thompson - CharlieChatfield@aol.com
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Subj: Re: Dubuque County bet. approx. 1880-1893
Date: 7/12/2002 7:28:43 AM Central Daylight Time
From: SPANGLERK6
To: CharlieChatfield
Cheryl,
I have the index to Probate for Dubuque County and it does have two listings for Sarah D. Seymour. One in 1883 Book 37 page 441 and one in 1888 Book 45 Page 445. The second entry is marked Deceased. The first is marked "Inc." If this is William A.'s wife, it might have something in there about Mary Elizabeth. Kathy Spangler-Dubuque LOOK-UP
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(no subject)
Date: 5/27/2006 10:31:02 PM Central Daylight Time
From: lynno@dwx.com Lynn Ochiltree
was born and raised in Wilton and have become somewhat of an area historian.
Preserving the heritage of Wilton is very important to me and I would appreciate anything you may be willing to share. Sincerely, Lynn Ochiltree
