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Name: Rhode
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 09 Nov 1882
Birthplace: Mukwonago, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Father's Name: Frederick Rhode
Mother's Name: Amanda Barker
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09185-4 , System Origin: Wisconsin-EASy , GS Film number: 1305602 , Reference ID: p 231
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Mrs. Ella Chatfield -- Services Planned For Wednesday
Mrs. Ella M. CHATFIELD, 87, of Route 2, East Troy, (Adams) passed away Sunday morning at Burlington Hospital after being admitted two days before.

Born at Mukwonago on Nov. 9, 1882, the daughter of Frederick and Amanda Rhode, she was raised in this area and after her graduation from East Troy High School in 1900 she taught school in this area several years. On Dec. 4, 1907, she was united in marriage to Seneca Chatfield at the Home Farmstead in East Troy Township. The couple farmed in the Adams area until his death in 1961.

She is survived by four foster children: Miss Pearl Barker at home; Mrs. Delberta Bigelow, of Denver, Colorado; Mrs. Lorraine Schuman of Camp Douglas, Wis., and Harold Bellas of Wausau; one brother Earl Rhode of Route 2, Burlington, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday afternoon at 1:30 at the Anderson Memorial Home with Rev. Richard Davis of LaGrange United Methodist Church officiating. Interment will be at Adams Cemetery.

Mrs. Chatfield was a charter member of the LaGrange United Methodist Church.
Newspaper name omitted from this article; handwritten date is 1970.

The Chatfield's were an interesting and generous family. For years they hosted the Chatfield family reunions. Seneca dug the graves by hand for those whose families wished to bury their relatives in Adams Cemetery.

From Whitewater Register, March 2010 Remember when…
A look back at the people and places of Whitewater
By Marilyn Kienbaum CONTRIBUTOR
While driving around the country take Highway 12 to J and 20 to Adams Road then turn left. You will find Adams Cemetery across from a school building and church. This property was a parcel from Seneca and Ella Chatfield's farm.

If you stop and walk around, you'll find the Chatfield's and their foster daughter, Pearl Barker's graves. There are also graves of neighbors and friends whose names you might recognize.
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WISCONSIN STATE CENSUS 1895:
RESIDENCE: East Troy, Walworth, Wisconsin; Roll: CSUSAWI1905_30
Fredrick Rhode 44 abt 1861 Germany Head
Amanda Rhode 41 abt 1864 Wisconsin Wife
Ella M Rhode 22 abt 1883 Wisconsin Dau
Clara A Rhode 19 abt 1886 Wisconsin Dau
Earl L Rhode 15 abt 1890 Wisconsin Son
Naomi R Rhode 1 abt 1904 Wisconsin Dau
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Wisconsin, State Census, 1905
Name: Ella M Rhode
Residence Place: East Troy town, Walworth, Wisconsin
Age (Original): 22y
Birth Year (Estimated): Abt 1883
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head of Household (Original Language): Daughter
Race: White
Gender: Female
Parent 1 Birthplace: Germany
Parent 2 Birthplace: Wisconsin
Page: 129
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Fredrick Rhode Head M 44y Germany
Amanda Rhode Wife F 41y Wisconsin
Ella M Rhode Dau F 22y Wisconsin
Clara A Rhode Dau F 19y Wisconsin
Earl L Rhode Son M 15y Wisconsin
Naomi R Rhode Dau F 1y Wisconsin
John Castle Lodger M 24y England
Family Number: 175 , Line Number: 36 , GS Film number: 1020987 , Digital Folder Number: 4236870 , Image Number: 00079

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