My Family Tree - Chatfield, Nelson Hugh

Narrative

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Nelson was the son of Greeta House McDonald and Alex McDonald of (born in Nova Scotia). His father left shortly after Nelson's birth and his parents eventually divorced. Nelson was subsequently adopted by Greeta's second husband, Albert Edward Chatfield.

Nelson contracted polio as a child. The disease left him with a limp and somewhat clumsy gait. His health was further compromised by two skull fractures as a boy, once when he was hit by a car on his way to school and a second time in a fall down stairs at his school.

As a young adult, Nelson joined the Civilian Conservation Corps. He was rejected for military service due to the residual effects of his polio and skull fractures. When he went for his selective service physical one doctor approved him for military service, but another rejected him. His sister recalls that to settle the dispute the doctors flipped a coin and the rejecting doctor won.

Nelson later moved to Chicago. He never married and had no children.

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Events

Event	Date	Place
Birth	11 June 1921	Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA

Death	13 April 2005	Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois, USA

Burial		Homewood Memorial Gardens, Homewood, Cook Co., Illinois, USA

Census	1930/1940	Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan, USA

Parents

Relation to main person	Name	Birth date	Death date
Father	Chatfield, Albert Edward	21 November 1890	10 November 1958
Mother	House, Greeta Lillian	12 July 1898	9 December 1944
	Chatfield, Nelson Hugh	11 June 1921	13 April 2005
Sister	Chatfield, Ellen Greeta	26 January 1926	30 May 1999
Sister	Chatfield, Barbara Belle	15 June 1929
Sister	Chatfield, Dora Elizabeth	16 August 1932	11 July 1960