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CHALDECOTT Rowland O 
| Birth GRO 2nd qtr 1887 CHALDECOTT, Rowland Owen Dorchester 5a 353 Death GRO 1st qtr 1965 CHALDECOTT, Rowland O 78 Gosport 6b 417 |
| Marriages GRO 2nd qtr 1912 Chaldecott, Rowland O Osmond Weymouth 5a 773 Osmond, Elsie Chaldecott Weymouth 5a 773 |
| In a biography of son George Washington Bushnell: Asa Bushnell was married in Cook county to Sophia Chalklin who came to US with her parents, in which latter country the family were respected and wealthy. source: ALBUM OF GENEALOGY AND BIOGRAPHY COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS WITH PORTRAITS Calmet book and engraving Co 1898 Was listed as Sophia Chocklane on son Walters marriage record to second wife So far have not evidence to indicate that she came with her parents. |
| Jesse Chatfield and ? Chatfield were witnesses at marriage. Walter & Sophia both signed their names as did the witnesses. |
| England and Wales Census, 1841 Name William Chalklin Event Place Tonbridge, Kent, England Residence Note High Street Gender Male Age 45-49 Age (Original) 45 Occupation Null Birth Year (Estimated) 1792-1796 Birthplace Kent Registration District Tonbridge Book Number 3 Parish Tonbridge County Kent Page Number 9 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 463/8 Affiliate Record Type Institution William Chalklin M 45-49 Kent Sarah Chalklin F 45-49 Kent Stephen Chalklin M 20-24 Kent Susan Chalklin F 20-24 Kent Francis Chalklin M 10 Kent |
| Marriages GRO 3rd qtr 1838 CHATFIELD, Sarah Malling 5 377 CHALKLIN, William Malling 5 377 |
| England Births and Christenings Name Charlotte Challen Gender Female Christening Date 02 Dec 1832 Christening Place Treyford cum Didling, Sussex, England Birth Date 28 Oct 1832 Father's Name John Challen Mother's Name Ruth ----- Death GRO 4th qtr 1876 CHATFIELD, Charlotte 45 Alverstoke 2b 319 |
| Marriages GRO 1sr qtr 1860 CHATFIELD, John Portsea 2b 536 Marriages GRO 1sr qtr 1860 Challen, Charlotte Portsea 2b 536 ----- Name John Chatfield Spouse's Name Charlotte Challen Event Date 05 Feb 1860 Event Place Saint Thomas,Portsmouth,Hampshire,England |
| Birth GRO 1st qtr 1875 Challen, Emma Havant 2b 400 ----- England Births and Christenings Name Emma Challen Gender Female Christening Date 20 Feb 1875 Christening Place Warblington, Hampshire, England Father's Name John Challen Mother's Name Charlotte ===== England and Wales Census, 1891 Name Emma Challen County Sussex Parish Chichester Ecclesiastical Parish ST OLAVE Registration District Chichester Residence Note North Street Gender Female Age 16 Marital Status Single Occupation Domestic Servant Relationship to Head of Household Servant Birth Year (Estimated) 1875 Birthplace Hampshire, England Page Number 11 Registration Number RG12 Piece/Folio 846/ 8 Birthplace Thomas Jarman Head M 30 England Kathleen Jarman Wife F 25 Surrey, England Kate W Jarman Dau F 3 Surrey, England Hilda Grace Jarman Dau F 2 England Fredk L Jarman Son M 1 England Leonard T Jarman Son M 0 England Emma Challen Servant F 16 Hampshire, England ----- England and Wales Census, 31 March 1901 Emma Chatfield Daughter birth: 1875, Warblington, Hampshire residence: Bosham, Sussex, England father: John Challen mother: Charlotte Challen other: Emily C CHATFIELD, Annie M CHATFIELD, Melita Chatfield |
| Marriages GRO 1st qtr 1894 CHATFIELD, Charles Westbourne 2b 653 Challen, Emma Westbourne 2b 653 |
| England, Sussex, Parish Registers Name John Challen Event Type Christening Event Date 25 Feb 1827 Event Place East Lavant, Sussex, England Gender Male Father's Name John Challen Mother's Name Ruth Challen ----- Death GRO 4th qtr 1906 Challen, John 80 Westbourne 2b 258 ===== England and Wales Census, 1841 Name John Challen Event Place Treyford, Sussex, England Residence Note Treyford Street Gender Male Age 14 Age (Original) 14 Birth Year (Estimated) 1827 Birthplace Sussex Registration District Midhurst Book Number 7 Parish Treyford County Sussex Page Number 3 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 1101/4 Affiliate Record Type Household John Challen M 42-46 Sussex Ruth Challen F 42-46 Sussex John Challen M 14 Sussex Ann Challen F 11 Sussex Charlotte Challen F 9 Sussex George Challen M 5 Sussex Ruth Challen F 3 Sussex ----- England and Wales Census, 1851 Name John Challen Event Place Treyford, Sussex, England Registration District Midhurst Residence Note Treyford Street Gender Male Age 24 Marital Status Unmarried Occupation Agricultural Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Grand Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1827 Birthplace Lavant, Sussex Page Number 3 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 1654 / 491 Affiliate Record Type Household John Challen Head M 78 Harting, Sussex John Challen Grand Son M 24 Lavant, Sussex ----- England and Wales Census, 1861 Name John Challen County Sussex Event Place Treyford, Sussex, England Ecclesiastical Parish Chichester Registration District Midhurst Residence Note Treyford Street Gender Male Age 34 Marital Status Married Occupation Agricultural Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1827 Birthplace Lavant, Sussex Page Number 4 Registration Number RG09 Piece/Folio 628 / 131 Affiliate Record Type Household John Challen Head M 34 Lavant, Sussex Charlott Challen Wife F 25 West Dean, Sussex Lucy Challen Dau F 2 West Dean, Sussex ----- England and Wales Census, 1881 Name John Challen Event Place Bosham, Sussex, England Registration District Westbourne Residence Note Hook Lane Gender Male Age 54 Marital Status (Original) Married Occupation Lab Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1827 Birthplace Lavent, Sussex, England Page Number 8 Registration Number RG11 Piece/Folio 1135/36 Affiliate Record Type Household John Challen Head M 54 Lavent, Sussex, England Charlott Challen Wife F 45 West Dean, Sussex, England Henry Challen Son M 19 Twyford, Sussex, England William Challen Son M 15 West Stoke, Sussex, England Charlotte Challen Dau F 12 Warblington, Hampshire, England George Challen Son M 9 Warblington, Hampshire, England Emma Challen Daughter F 6 Warblington, Hampshire, England Anna F B Challen Dau F 2 Warblington, Hampshire, England ----- England and Wales Census, 1891 Name John Challen County Sussex Parish Bosham Ecclesiastical Parish BOSHAM Registration District Westbourne Residence Note Hook Lane Gender Male Age 64 Marital Status Married Occupation Agricultural Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1827 Birthplace Sussex, England Page Number 7 Registration Number RG12 Piece/Folio 850/ 32 John Challen Head M 64 Sussex, England Charlotte Challen Wife F 55 Sussex, England Henry Challen Son M 29 England George Challen Son M 19 Hampshire, England Annie F R Challen Dau F 12 Hampshire, England |
| Marriages GRO 3rd qtr 1856 Challen, John Westbourne 2b 479 HUGHES, Charlotte Westbourne 2b 479 ----- Name John Challen Birth Date 1827 Age 29 Spouse's Name Charlotte Hughes Spouse's Birth Date 1835 Spouse's Age 21 Event Date 09 Aug 1856 Event Place West Dean (Near Chichester), Sussex, England Father's Name John Challen Spouse's Father's Name Henry Hughes |
| England Births and Christenings Name John Challen Gender Male Christening Date 29 Dec 1799 Christening Place ELSTED,SUSSEX,ENGLAND Father's Name John Challen Mother's Name Sarah ----- Death GRO 1st qtr 1875 CHALLEN, John 74 Midhurst 2b 313 ----- England Deaths and Burials Name John Challen Gender Male Burial Date 21 Mar 1875 Burial Place Treyford Cum Didling, Sussex, England ----- Find A Grave Memorial# 170414741 ===== England and Wales Census, 1841 Name John Challen Event Place Treyford, Sussex, England Residence Note Treyford Street Gender Male Age 42-46 Age (Original) 42 Birth Year (Estimated) 1795-1799 Birthplace Sussex Registration District Midhurst Book Number 7 Parish Treyford County Sussex Page Number 3 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 1101/4 Affiliate Record Type Household John Challen M 42-46 Sussex Ruth Challen F 42-46 Sussex John Challen M 14 Sussex Ann Challen F 11 Sussex Charlotte Challen F 9 Sussex George Challen M 5 Sussex Ruth Challen F 3 Sussex ----- England and Wales Census, 1851 Name John Challen Event Place Treyford, Sussex, England Registration District Midhurst Residence Note Treyford Street Gender Male Age 51 Marital Status Married Occupation Ag Labourer & Clerk Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1800 Birthplace Elsted, Sussex Page Number 3 Registration Number HO107 Piece/Folio 1654 / 491 Affiliate Record Type Household John Challen Head M 51 Elsted, Sussex Ruth Challen Wife F 51 Stoke, Sussex George Challen Son M 15 Treyford, Sussex Ruth Challen Dau F 12 Treyford, Sussex William Challen Son M 8 Treyford, Sussex Harriott Challen Dau F 5 Treyford, Sussex ----- England and Wales Census, 1861 Name John Challen County Sussex Event Place Treyford, Sussex, England Ecclesiastical Parish Chichester Registration District Midhurst Residence Note Treyford Street Gender Male Age 61 Marital Status Married Occupation Agricultural Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1800 Birthplace Elstead, Sussex Page Number 4 Registration Number RG09 Piece/Folio 628 / 131 Affiliate Record Type Household John Challen Head M 61 Elstead, Sussex Ruth Challen Wife F 61 Stoke, Sussex ----- England and Wales Census, 1871 Name John Challen Event Place Treyford, Sussex, England Enumeration District 12 Gender Male Age 71 Marital Status Married Occupation Agricultural Labourer Relationship to Head of Household Head Birth Year (Estimated) 1800 Birthplace Elsted, Sussex Entry Number 1 Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/1122/0257 John Challen Head M 71 Elsted, Sussex Ruth Challen Wife F 71 Stoke, Sussex Ruth Hayward Dau F 32 Treyford, Sussex William J Hayward Grandson M 11 Kensington, Middlesex Edwin J Hayward Grandson M 1 Kensington, Middlesex |
| England, Sussex, Parish Registers Name John Challen Event Type Marriage Event Date 08 Oct 1826 Event Place West Stoke, Sussex, England Gender Male Marital Status Single Spouse's Name Ruth Suett Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Marital Status Single |
| Of Stantons in Chiltington. Execx to husbd 1601. Named in will of bro Francis Chaloner 1623, the re-married. She re-married Abraham Durrant. |
| USA Census, 1940 Name: Barbary Ruth Chamberlain Event Place: McArthur Village, Elk Township, Vinton, Ohio Gender: Female Age: 2 Marital Status: Single Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Birthplace: Ohio Birth Year (Estimated): 1938 Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Herbert Chamberlain Head M 41 Ohio Ruth R Chamberlain Wife F 37 Ohio Herbert Chamberlain Son M 16 Ohio Barbary Ruth Chamberlain Daughter F 2 Ohio Deborah Chamberlain Daughter F 1 Ohio District: 82-6 , Family Number: 282 , Sheet Number and Letter: 14A , Line Number: 10 , Digital Folder Number: 005460692 , Image Number: 00898 |
| Name: Richard S Chatfield Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 05 Aug 1955 Event Place: , Franklin, Registration Place: Franklin, Indiana Residence Place: Mcarthur Ohio Gender: Male Age (Estimated): 21 Race (Original): White Birth Date: 13 Jan 1934 Birthplace: Mcarthur Ohio Father's Name: John Chatfield Mother's Name: Mary Alice Sprague Spouse's Name: Barbara Ruth Chamberlain Spouse's Residence Place: Mcarthur Ohio Spouse's Gender: Female Spouse's Age (Estimated): 18 Spouse's Race (Original): White Spouse's Birth Date: 13 Mar 1937 Spouse's Birthplace: Columbus Ohio Spouse's Father's Name: Herbert Chamberlain Spouse's Mother's Name: Ruth Kuntz Officiator's Name: David F Russell Number of Images: 1 GS Film number: 002405889 , Digital Folder Number: 004185625 , Image Number: 00056 |
| Name John Thomas Young Event Type Marriage Event Date 15 Dec 1990 Event Place Bay, Florida Gender Male Race White Certificate Number 124585 |
| Find A Grave Memorial# 178149092 ----- 1949-2017 Bruce E. Chamberlain, 68, of Torrington, CT, passed away, Sunday, April 2nd at Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington, CT. He was born January 3 1949 in Lewiston, Maine, the son of Merrill and Ellen (Lee) Chamberlain. He was a graduate of Lewis Mills High School in Burlington, CT. Following graduation he joined the U.S. Army and served during Vietnam. Bruce worked as an automobile mechanic until he was forced to stop due to declining health. He is survived by his mother, Ellen Chamberlain of Canton, Maine, his sister, Valerie Arendt and her husband Jon, his niece Beth and nephew Greg of Southbury, CT, and his daughter, Terri Villarouel-Huey of California. He was predeceased by his father, Merrill Chamberlain. A graveside service and interment at Gracelawn Memorial Park, 980 Turner Street, Auburn, Maine, will be announced at a later date. ===== United States Public Records Name Bruce Chamberla Also Known As Bru Chamberlain 2nd Also Known As Name Bruce E Chamberlain Residence Date 24 Jan 2007-15 Nov 2007 Residence Place Winsted, Connecticut Birth Date 15 Jan 1949 Address Winsted, Connecticut 06098 Address Date 24 Jan 2007-15 Nov 2007 2nd Address Winsted, Connecticut 06098 2nd Address Date 01 Apr 1999-01 Dec 1999 3rd Address Winsted, Connecticut 06098 3rd Address Date 01 Nov 1995-18 Jul 2001 4th Address Winsted, Connecticut 06098 4th Address Date 01 Jul 1993 Possible Relatives Diana L Chatfield-White, Teresa Lynn Chamberlain Record Number 31308525 |
| Connecticut Marriage Index Name Bruce E Chamberlain Event Type Marriage Event Date 1972 Event Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Residence Place Winchester, Litchfield, Connecticut Age 23 Race White Spouse's Name Diana L Chatfield Spouse's Residence Place Colebrook, Litchfield, Connecticut Spouse's Age 20 Spouse's Race White Note officiator Roman Catholic Priest ----- Connecticut Divorce Index Name Bruce E Chamberlain Event Type Divorce Event Date 1983 Event Place Connecticut Race White Education Level High School Birth Date 1949 Birthplace Not Stated Number of Previous Marriages Not Stated Spouse's Name Diana Spouse's Race White Spouse's Education Level High School Spouse's Birth Date 1952 Spouse's Birthplace Not Stated Spouse's Previous Marriage Number Not Stated Marriage Date 1972 Marriage Place Not Stated Plaintiff Party Wife Plaintiff's Residence Place Colebrook, Connecticut Number of Children Under Age 18 One Custody Granted Wife Type of Decree Not stated Grounds for Divorce Not Stated Court Docket Number 036533 Court Litchfield Affiliate Publication Number DR09368 Certificate Number 00545 |
| Divorced 1985. |
| Parents: John W Chamberlain & Nellie Denniss ===== USA Census, 1910 Name Herbert D Chamberlain Event Place Toledo Ward 12, Lucas, Ohio Gender Male Age 11 Marital Status Single Race White Relationship to Head of Household Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1899 Birthplace Ohio Father's Birthplace New Hampshire Mother's Birthplace Ohio Sheet Letter A Sheet Number 6 John W Chamberlain Head M 43 New Hampshire Nellie Chamberlain Wife F 35 Ohio Herbert D Chamberlain Son M 11 Ohio Martha E Chamberlain Dau F 9 Ohio Henrietta E Chamberlain Dau F 7 Ohio John R Chamberlain Son M 3 Ohio Henrietta Chamberlain Mother F 73 Massachusetts ----- USA Census, 1920 Name Herbert D Chamberlain Event Place Toledo Ward 14, Lucas, Ohio Gender Male Age 21 Marital Status Single Race White Relationship to Head of Household Son Birth Year (Estimated) 1899 Birthplace Ohio Father's Birthplace New Hampshire Mother's Birthplace Ohio Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 8 John W Chamberlain Head M 53 New Hampshire Herbert D Chamberlain Son M 21 Ohio Henrietta E Chamberlain Dau F 16 Ohio John Robert Chamberlain Son M 13 Ohio Rose Riley Housekeeper F 51 Ohio ----- USA Census, 1940 Name Herbert Chamberlain Event Place McArthur Village, Elk Township, Vinton, Ohio Gender Male Age 41 Marital Status Married Race White Relationship to Head of Household Head Birthplace Ohio Birth Year (Estimated) 1899 Last Place of Residence Same House Herbert Chamberlain Head M 41 Ohio Ruth R Chamberlain Wife F 37 Ohio Herbert Chamberlain Son M 16 Ohio Barbary Ruth Chamberlain Dau F 2 Ohio Deborah Chamberlain Dau F 1 Ohio |
| Name Herbert D Chamberlain Titles and Terms Mr Event Type Marriage Event Date 21 Sep 1925 Event Place Lucas, Ohio Age 27 Birth Year (Estimated) 1898 Father's Name John W Chamberlain Mother's Name Nellie Denniss Spouse's Name Ruth Kuntz Spouse's Age 22 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1903 Spouse's Father's Name John W Kuntz Spouse's Mother's Name Ada C Richart |
| Marriages GRO 3rd qtr 1922 CHAMBERLAIN, Horace A Crouch Edmonton 3a 1643 CROUCH, Rosa M Chamberlain Edmonton 3a 1643 |
| Connecticut Death Index Name: Huber W Chamberlain Event Date: 02 Dec 1969 Event Place: Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut Residence Place: Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut Gender: Male Age: 90 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1879 Spouse's Name: DORO Certificate Number: 23995 ----- United States Social Security Death Index Name: Hubert Chamberlain Given Name: Hubert Surname: Chamberlain State: Connecticut Residence Place: Connecticut Last Place of Residence: Clinton, Middlesex, Connecticut Previous Residence Postal Code: 06413 Age: 90 Birth Date: 06 Nov 1879 Death Date: Dec 1969 ----- Find a Grave Memorial ID 171872609 |
| Marriages Jun 1960 (>99%) GOLDING Colin A Chamberlain Surrey N. 5g 860 Chamberlain Jacqueline GOLDING Surrey N. 5g 860 |
| Father's Name John Henry Chamberlain Mother's Name Emily Martha |
| Ontario Marriages Name John Chamberlain Event Type Marriage Event Date 06 May 1920 Event Place Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada Gender Male Age 24 Birth Year (Estimated) 1896 Father's Name John Henry Chamberlain Mother's Name Emily Martha Spouse's Name Ellen Charlotte Jones Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 21 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1899 Spouse's Father's Name Thomas Jones Spouse's Mother's Name Emma Mayhew |
| Spouse of Edith Kate CHATFIELD 1926- |
| Spouse of Spouse of Edith Kate CHATFIELD 1926- |
| Military: Civil War, Union Army Aug 15, 1861: 9th Regmt Mich Infantry, Co I; private (age 15 yr, 11 mo) Dec 7, 1863: Re-enlists in same company; sergeant (age 18, 1 mo) Occupation: Railroad Conductor/Contractor Affiliation: Order of Railway Conductors, Division 338 |
| Separated: Dec 1898, Colorado. |
| Parents William M CHAMBERLIN birth: 14 June 1844 Ontario death: 12 March 1921 Crosby, Crow Wing, MN Flora L MOORE birth: 6 September 1849 Clevland, Cuyahoga, OH death: 16 May 1933 Clark, Aitkin, MN ----- Find A Grave Memorial# 85090727 |
| Other children: Frederick Laurence Chamberlin (1875 - 1955) Ada Agnes Chamberlin - Whitaker (1877 - 1960) Roy Valentine Chamberlin (1881 - 1923) Mamie Mary Agnes Chamberlin - Rosborough (1887 - 1980) Willard Joseph Chamberlin (1890 - 1971) |
| Spouse of Charles Henry CHATFIELD 1870-1942 |
| by age Nella May, Verda, Ina, Noreen. |
| Spouse of Charles Henry CHATFIELD 1870-1942 |
| California, Death Index Name: Nellie C Chatfield Event Type: Death Event Date: 02 Jan 1956 Event Place: Butte, California Birth Date: 07 Mar 1873 Birthplace: Missouri Gender: Female Father's Name: Chamberlin Mother's Name: Hoy ----- Grave stone has Nellie C Chatfield probably because she was a Chamberlin. ===== United States Census, 1930 Name: Nellie Chatfield Event Place: Chico, Butte, California Gender: Female Age: 54 Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birth Year (Estimated): 1876 Birthplace: Missouri Father's Birthplace: New York Mother's Birthplace: Pennsylvania Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 7 Nellie Chatfield Head F 54 Missouri Roy E Chatfield Son M 29 Colorado Arden I Chatfield Son M 19 Montana Ina J Chatfield Dau F 17 Montana Noriene E Chatfield Dau F 14 California ----- USA Census, 1940 Name: Nellie Chatfield Event Place: Chico Judicial Township, Butte, California Gender: Female Age: 67 Marital Status: Married Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Missouri Birth Year (Estimated): 1873 Last Place of Residence: Same House District: 4-12 Family Number: 39 Sheet Number and Letter: 2A Line Number: 33 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 192 Digital Folder Number: 005455019 Image Number: 00611 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Nellie Chatfield F 67 Missouri Son Ray E Chatfield M 39 Colorado ----- Headstones, History and a Little Hearsay: In 1894 Charles Henry Chatfield married Nellie Belle Chamberlin-a no-nonsense Catholic girl. Nellie was stubborn and headstrong with a mind of her own and although exceedingly religious-she refused to consummate their marriage. In frustration, Charles took his new bride to the priest who married them. Father Carr sat Nellie down and instructed her to go home and be a dutiful wife. Nine months later Nellie bore her first child-and over the next twenty years-nine more. 1915: CALIFORNIA My grandmother started her crazy quilt in 1895, the same year she started her family. Twenty years later, with the birth of my mother, Noreen Ellen CHATFIELD, she completed them both. During Nellie's first period of confinement (it was improper for pregnant and nursing women to be seen in public) her quilted piece grew. Her fine hands stitched rivers of gold, roads of onyx, and fences of pearl, connecting salvaged pieces of fabric-of little girls petticoats, of Sunday-go-to-meetin' bests, of Grandpa's fine vest, a bit of a wedding dress, a narrow strip of a cambric shawl. Patches of stripes and checks were stitched and cross-stitched with a jigsaw of shapes and hues: brocade rectangles of ochre and mustard; satin triangles of emerald and indigo; poplin squares of carmine and pale rose; fine wools circlets of cerulean and violet. She saved her sewing scraps in a flour sack until she had a quiet moment to stitch the patchwork of smooth velvets, shiny taffetas and bumpy poplins into a multicolored canvas for her embroidered birds and butterflies and sweet honeybees that winged across her quilted legacy. Over the years her bridle paths of alabaster threads gradually defined a landscape: a random patchwork of cattle-ranches, rice fields and farm lands viewed through the keen eyes of a soaring red-tailed hawk. In her ankle-length skirts and her high-necked long-sleeved blouses, Nellie rocked in her chair, her children in bed, her round sewing frame on her lap-silently laboring over her quilt, her only time of peace and solitude. By the lamp she stitched zigzags of rainbow, dapples of color and splashes of hope, creating a cover considerable enough to warm a generation of Chatfield's. As the family traveled by horse and buckboard through dust and storm, homesteading parts of Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, the blanket, carefully folded and boxed, traveled with her. I can't imagine living through those times-through the harsh Rocky Mountain summers and winters, praying for better weather, for water and a good crop, for relief from the grasshoppers and the mosquitoes and the incessant biting of horse flies. Praying for her children down with whooping cough, croup and ague-supplicating, kneeling, genuflecting-praying to God for everyone-but herself. I can't imagine every day having to haul water trying to keep things clean. Making one-pot meals in a black cast-iron kettle. The daily baking of buttermilk biscuits and apple cobblers and rough wheat breads. Canning bushels of peaches and rows of corn to make it through another winter. Snow to shovel. Wood to chop. Constant mouths to feed. Rain. Mud. Snow. Animals dying, blizzards, buckboards, wagon trains, rattlesnakes, tornadoes, droughts-and babies. Twenty years of birthing, nursing, rocking, bathing, and changing crying babies. Although Nellie wouldn't have taken a million bucks for any one of her children-she wouldn't have paid a nickel for another. Maybe my grandmother's crazy quilt kept her sane. With the passage of time, like the passage of her family, its threads-winding and wandering through the generations-have worn, frayed, and unraveled. But like her family, its colors have withstood, endured and upheld the tapestry of life. Brilliantly. Catherine (Clemens) Sevenau |
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