Thirteenth Generation

2007. Augusta Valincia Chatfield was born on 28 June 1838 in Braceville, Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA. She lived in Bazetta, Trumbull Co., Ohio, USA in 1850. She appeared in the census in 1870 in Illinois, USA. Augusta appeared in the census in 1900 in Spring Grove Twp., Warren Co., Illinois, USA. She appeared in the census in 1910 in Spring Grove Twp., Warren Co., Illinois, USA. She lived in Alexis, Mercer Co., Illinois, USA in 1928. Augusta died on 9 May 1928 at the age of 89 in Alexis, Mercer Co., Illinois, USA. She was buried on 11 May 1928 in Mount Vernon Cmtry., North Henderson, Mercer Co., Illinois, USA. Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths
Name: Augusta Chatfield Deets
Event Date: 09 May 1928
Event Place: Alexis, Mercer, Illinois
Gender: Female
Age: 89
Birth Year (Estimated): 1839
Birth Date: 28 Jun 1838
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Name: John C. Chatfield
Mother's Name: Jerenna Percy
Occupation: Housewife
Residence Place: Alexis, Mercer, Illinois
Burial Date: 11 May 1928
Burial Place: North Henderson Twp., Mercer, Ill.
Cemetery: Mount Vernon
Digital Folder Number: 4008222
Image Number: 2427
GS Film number: 1614422
Reference ID: 22182 cn 6
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Find A Grave Memorial# 46690605
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USA Census, 1900
Name: Augusta Deets
Event Place: Spring Grove Township Alexis village, Warren, Illinois
Gender: Female
Age: 62
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Number of Living Children: 7
Years Married: 40
Birth Date: Jun 1838
Birthplace: Ohio
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1860
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother of how many children: 7
District: 96 , Sheet Number and Letter: 7A , Household ID: 148 , Line Number: 23 , GS Film Number: 1240350 , Digital Folder Number: 004113809 , Image Number: 00393
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USA Census, 1910
Name: Augusta Deets
Event Place: Spring Grove, Warren, Illinois
Gender: Female
Age: 71
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1839
Birthplace: Ohio
Father's Birthplace: Connecticut
Mother's Birthplace: Connecticut
District: 149 , Sheet Number and Letter: 1B , Household ID: 23 , GS Film number: 1374345 , Digital Folder Number: 004328227 , Image Number: 00516

Augusta Valincia Chatfield and Joseph E Deets were married on 23 August 1857 in Warren Co., Illinois, USA. Illinois, County Marriages
Name: Joseph Deets
Event Date: 23 Aug 1857
Event Place: Warren, Illinois, USA
Spouse's Name: Augusta Chatfield
GS Film number: 1377921
Digital Folder Number: 005204693
Image Number: 00015
Joseph E Deets, son of Joseph Deets and Sarah Cousins, was born on 25 February 1831 in Venango Co., Pennsylvania, USA. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Illinois, USA. He died on 8 May 1909 at the age of 78 in Rio, Knox Co., Illinois, USA. Joseph was buried in Mount Vernon Cmtry., North Henderson, Mercer Co., Illinois, USA. May 1908: Monmouth Newspaper:

Joseph Deets, said to be the wealthiest farmer in Mercer county, died May 8, 1909, at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Bruington, at Rio, aged 78 years. He had been in poor health for about a year. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1831, and came to North Henderson township in 1854, buying eighty acres of land a mile west of North Henderson. At the time of his death he was the owner of 1900 acres of land, all of it in Mercer county except about 200 acres near Cameron in Warren county. His estate was estimated at least a half million dollars, and some put it as high as a million.

He left six children; Alva Deets of Cameron, Joseph E. Deets of North Henderson, Mrs. Charles Bruington of Rio, Mrs. Gilbert Higgins of North Henderson, Mrs. Augusta Flake of Warren, Minn. and Mrs. Arch Wray of Alexis. His funeral was held at the Methodist church in North Henderson, with burial in the cemetery south of that place.
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Find A Grave Memorial# 46690514
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USA Census, 1870
Name: Joseph Deets
Event Place: Illinois
Gender: Male
Age: 38
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Birth Year (Estimated): 1831-1832
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Page Number: 19
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Joseph Deets M 38 Pennsylvania
Augusta Deets F 32 Ohio
Ethselda Deets F 12 Illinois
Addie L Deets F 9 Illinois
Alva B Deets M 7 Illinois
John Deets M 5 Illinois
Joseph Deets M 3 Illinois
Frederick Strongreen M 32 Sweden
Household ID: 119 , Line Number: 13 , GS Film number: 000545759 , Digital Folder Number: 004263698 , Image Number: 00599

Augusta Valincia Chatfield and Joseph E Deets had the following children: