Fifteenth Generation

5160. Merle Defoster Chatfield was born on 2 October 1881 in Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio, USA. He lived in Bloom, Seneca Co., Ohio, USA in 1900. He lived in Livingston, Park Co., Montana, USA in 1940. Merle died on 10 October 1943 at the age of 62 in Helena, Lewis and Clark Co., Montana, USA. He lived in Helena, Lewis and Clark Co., Montana, USA 1920/1930. Montana, Death Index
Name: Merle Chatfield
Event Date: 10 Oct 1943
Gender: Male
Age: 62
Marital Status: Unknown
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Index Number: Hel 4955
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USA Census, 1920
Name: Merle D Chatfield
Event Place: Helena Ward 7, Lewis and Clark, Montana
District: 108
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Own or Rent: Own
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Sheet Number and Letter: 2B
Household ID: 44
Line Number: 56
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
GS Film number: 1820972
Digital Folder Number: 004313240
Image Number: 00401
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Merle D Chatfield M 38 Ohio
Wife Luella C Chatfield F 33 Ohio
Dau Emma E Chatfield F 13 Montana
Dau Lucille H Chatfield F 5 Montana
Brother-in-law Jay B Geiger M 36 Ohio
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USA Census, 1930
Name: Merle D Chatfield
Event Place: Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana
District: 0012
Gender: Male
Age: 49
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1881
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Household ID: 27
Line Number: 87
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T626
Affiliate Film Number: 1258
GS Film number: 2340993
Digital Folder Number: 004610690
Image Number: 00237
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Merle D Chatfield M 49 Ohio
Wife Luella C Chatfield F 44 Ohio
Dau Lucille Chatfield F 16 Montana
Brother-in-law J B Geiger M 46 Ohio
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USA Census, 1940
Name: Merle Chatfield
Event Place: Ward 2, Livingston, School District 4 Livingston, Park, Montana
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Last Place of Residence: Same House
District: 34-5
Family Number: 285
Sheet Number and Letter: 11A
Line Number: 20
Affiliate Publication Number: T627
Affiliate Film Number: 2226
Digital Folder Number: 005461694
Image Number: 00331
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Merle Chatfield M 58 Ohio
Wife Luella Chatfield F 54 Ohio
Dau Lucile Chatfield F 26 Montana
Brother Grier Chatfield M 64 Ohio
Brother-in-law Jay Geiger M 57 Ohio

Merle Defoster Chatfield and Luella C Geiger were married on 21 June 1905 in Helena, Lewis and Clark Co., Montana, USA. Montana, County Marriages
Name: M. Day Chatfield
Event Date: 21 Jun 1905
Event Place: Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana
Age: 23
Marital Status: Single
Previous Wife's Name:
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Father's Name: F. H. Chatfield
Mother's Name: Emma Watson
Spouse's Name: Luella C. Geiger
Spouse's Age: 20
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: White
Spouse's Birthplace: Ohio
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1885
Spouse's Father's Name: Madison Geiger
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth D. Brown
Reference ID: 4168
GS Film number: 1906340
Digital Folder Number: 4351368
Image Number: 261
Luella C Geiger, daughter of Madison P Geiger and Elizabeth D Brown, was born on 15 May 1885 in Bloomville, Seneca Co., Ohio, USA. She lived in Sycamore, Wyandot Co., Ohio, USA in 1900. She lived in Livingston, Park Co., Montana, USA in 1940. Luella died in 1969 at the age of 84 in Honolulu Co., Hawaii, USA. She lived in Helena, Lewis and Clark Co., Montana, USA 1920/1930. Brother: Jacob (Jay) B Geiger b abt 1876 Ohio. Living with her and Merle in 1920 - 1940 census.
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Luella C Geiger in household of Madison P Geiger, "USA Census, 1900"
Event Place: ED 132 Sycamore Township Sycamore village, Wyandot, Ohio
Birth Date: May 1885
Birthplace: Ohio
Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Page: 11
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 273
Reference ID: 5
GS Film number: 1241334
Digital Folder Number: 004117802
Image Number: 00890
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Madison P Geiger M 47 Ohio
Wife Elizabeth Geiger F 39 Ohio
Dau Abagail Geiger F 20 Ohio
Son Jacob B Geiger M 7 Ohio
Dau Luella C Geiger F 15 Ohio

Merle Defoster Chatfield and Luella C Geiger had the following children: