Burial Plot: Lot N1/220, Sec 7, Grave 7
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THE CHATFIELD STORY
"At the age of 18, on February 28, 1865, William enlisted in the Army, to be mustered into Company "F" of the 156th Illinois infantry. His company was soon stationed in Memphis, where Edward (his brother) had been stationed earlier. By the middle of July, William had grown desperately ill, remaining in the hospital until discharged. William married Laura Emily Dole, the daughter of Abijah Dole and Sibyl Packard. Born in Shelburne, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Laura had been living in La Salle, Illinois, 79 miles west of Kankakee. After living briefly in Littleton, William continued to hold property there while visiting from Kankakee. William and Laura had five children:
• Frank Stoddard Chatfield (1872 – 1886)
• Bertha Laura Chatfield (1875 – 1931)
• William Nathan Chatfield (1879 – 1969)
• Royal Edward "Roy" Chatfield (1882 – 1950)
• Raymond Alfred Chatfield (1887 – 1902)
Having purchased a small house in Littleton, Colorado, William had a place to stay while visiting family there, but his heart and home remained in Kankakee, where he farmed and served as a community leader and active participant in the G.A.R., until his death on January 26, 1925. Both he and his wife were buried in the family plot in Kankakee's Mound Grove Cemetery."
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Source: THE CHATFIELD STORY, Terry & Margaret "Peg" (Chatfield) McCarty, Georgetown, Texas, www.chatfieldstory.com
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USA Census, 1870
Name: William Chatfield
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 22y
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Event Place: Illinois
Household Gender Age Birthplace
William Chatfield M 22y Ohio
Laura Chatfield F 24y Massachusetts
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USA Census, 1880
Name: Wm Chatfield
Event Place: Pilot, Kankakee, Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Ethnicity: American
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Date: 1847
Spouse's Name: Laura Chatfield
Spouse's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Page: 197, Page Letter: A
Entry Number: 3295
Affiliate Film Number: T9-0219
GS Film number: 1254219
Digital Folder Number: 004240496
Image Number: 00399
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Self Wm Chatfield M 33 Ohio
Wife Laura Chatfield F 35 Massachusetts
Son Frank Chatfield M 8 Illinois
Dau Bertha Chatfield F 5 Illinois
Son William Chatfield M 1 Illinois
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USA Census, 1900
Name: William S Chatfield
Event Place: ED 42 Kankakee Township Kankakee city Ward 6, Kankakee, Illinois
Birth Date: Sep 1847
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 30
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1870
Page: 4, Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 103
Reference ID: 90
GS Film number: 1240312
Digital Folder Number: 004113771
Image Number: 00667
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head William S Chatfield M 53 Ohio
Wife Laura Chatfield F 55 Massachusetts
Dau Bertha Chatfield F 25 Illinois
Son William N Chatfield M 21 Illinois
Son Royal Chatfield M 19 Illinois
Son Raymond A Chatfield M 13 Illinois
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USA Census, 1910
Name: W S Chatfield
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Residence: Kankakee Ward 6, Kankakee, Illinois
Marital Status: Married
Race : White
Gender: Male
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts
Family Number: 268
Page Number: 14
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF W S Chatfield M 62y Ohio
WIFE Laura Chatfield F 64y Massachusetts
DAU Bertha Chatfield F 34y Illinois
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USA Census, 1920
Name: William Chatfield
Event Place: Long Beach Township And City Precinct 25, Los Angeles, California
Gender: Male
Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1848
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Household ID: 198
Sheet Number: 8
GS Film number: 1820104
Digital Folder Number: 4293704
Image Number: 00551
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF William Chatfield M 72y Ohio
WIFE Lois Chatfield F 63y Illinois
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