Sixteenth Generation

8324. Noreen Ellen "Babe" Chatfield was born on 29 September 1915 in Los Molinos, Tehama Co., California, USA. She appeared in the census in 1920 in Chico, Butte Co., California, USA. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Chico, Butte Co., California, USA. Babe appeared in the census in 1940 in Watsonville Judicial Twp., Santa Cruz Co., California, USA. She died Suicide following being mugged and robbed. on 9 November 1968 at the age of 53 in Whittier, Los Angeles Co., California, USA. Fast-talking and quick-witted, Babe was swift to flirt, swift to laugh and swift to snap back. Thirteen-year-old Bob Day, Uncle George’s oldest son, rode by the Boucher Street house on his daily paper route, and the young black-haired Babe caught his eye. Lot’s of girls caught Bob’s eye, he was at that age, but Babe was something else. He remembers her well: “Snappy-eyed and snappy-mouthed—she was one snappy girl.”

She walked out on the family around 1950.

She was cremated and at my brother’s insistence her five children met to inter her ashes at the Memory Garden Memorial Park in Brea, Orange County, California. Two of us breathed a sigh of regret, two heaved a sigh of relief—and I—I was a mixture of both. Betty was disappointed Mom was ensconced so high up as it made it impossible to dance on her grave. I was grateful as I knew I was now out of her reach.

Occupation: Family variety store, seamstress, cook/housekeeper for priests.
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USA Census, 1940
Name: Norine Clemens
Event Place: Ward 1, Watsonville, Watsonville Judicial Township, Santa Cruz, California
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birthplace: California
Birth Year (Estimated): 1916
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Carl Clemens Head M 34 Minnesota
Norine Clemens Wife F 24 California
Larry Clemens Son M 6 California
Carleen Clemens Dau F 5 California
Elizabeth A Clemens Dau F 0 California
District: 44-26 , Family Number: 118 , Sheet Number and Letter: 5A , Line Number: 38 , Digital Folder Number: 005456424 , Image Number: 00196

Noreen Ellen "Babe" Chatfield and Carl John Clemens were married on 4 February 1933 in Colusa Co., California, USA. They were divorced in December 1953 in Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Colusa, Tuolumne Co., California, USA. They were divorced. At an early hour this morning Miss Noreen Chatfield became the bride of Carl Clemens of Rochester, Minn., at a ceremony performed in Our Lady of Lourdes Church immediately following 8 o’clock mass services. The members of the immediate families of the contracting couple and close friends attended the ceremony. The groom is employed by the contracting firm that built the Colusa weir. His headquarters are in Stockton. At the close of the early morning service the bride and groom left for Stockton, where they will make their home. Their honeymoon has not been planned although they expect to visit the east sometime this summer. Clemens has many friends and relatives there.

Miss Chatfield is the daughter of Mrs. Nellie Chatfield of Colusa. They have resided here for the past year, coming from Chico. During that time two of Mrs. Chatfield’s daughters have become brides. Mrs. James Fouch, J., (Ina) was also married here recently.

At the impressive ceremony Margaret (Micki) Anderson of Chico, a close friend of the bride, was the bridesmaid. Lawrence Clemens of Stockton, brother of the groom, was the best man. The bride is a girl of many charms and has a large coterie of well wishing friends.
Carl John Clemens was born on 25 September 1905 in Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, USA. He appeared in the census in 1940 in Watsonville Judicial Twp., Santa Cruz Co., California, USA. He died Prostate cancer on 16 September 1986 at the age of 80 in Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co., California, USA. Carl was christened in Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, USA. Parents:
Mathew Sylvester Clemens (1874 - 1947)
Barbara Nigon Clemens (1873 - 1937)

Occupation: Farmer, laborer, iceman, store owner, managed Sprouse Reitz at 1644 Haight Street, San Francisco (25 years)

Noreen Ellen "Babe" Chatfield and Carl John Clemens had the following children:

Noreen Ellen "Babe" Chatfield and Raymond D Haynie were married on 31 July 1955 in Carson City, Ormsby Co., Nevada, USA. They were divorced. Raymond D Haynie (private).