Sixteenth Generation

7815. Donald John Chatfield was born on 11 May 1927 in Epworth, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA. He appeared in the census in 1930 in Taylor, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA. He appeared in the census in 1940 in Epworth, Taylor Twp., Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA. Donald died on 13 July 2004 at the age of 77 in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA. He was buried in Dubuque Memorial Gardens, Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA. Iowa, County Births
Name: Donald John Chatfield
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 11 May 1927
Event Place: Epworth, Iowa
Gender: Male
Father's Name: Donald Chatfield
Mother's Name: Eileen Daly
GS Film Number: 1631566 , Digital Folder Number: 004266278 , Image Number: 00154
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USA Social Security Death Index
Given Name: Donald
Middle Name: J
Surname: Chatfield
Birth Date: 11 May 1927
Social Security Number: 482-20-4577
State: Iowa
Last Place of Residence: Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
Previous Residence Postal Code: 52003
Event Date: 13 July 2004
Age: 77
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Find A Grave Memorial# 12909153
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OBITUARY Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa)
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Donald J. Chatfield, 77, of 3601 Crescent Ridge, died Tuesday, July 13, 2004, at home, following a courageous and dignified battle with cancer.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, with the Rev. Ardel Barta officiating. Burial will be in the Dubuque Memorial Gardens, south of Dubuque, where military rites will be accorded by the American Legion, Dubuque Post 6. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Hoffmann-Schneider Funeral Home, 1640 Main St., where there will be a wake service at 4 p.m.
Mr. Chatfield worked as a construction engineer for Interstate Power Co., retiring in 1990.
He was born on May 11, 1927, in Dubuque, son of Donald F. and Eileen (Daly) Chatfield. He married Virginia Topp on June 25, 1949, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Dubuque.
He was a veteran of the Army, having served during World War II and the Korean War.
He was a member of St. Mary’s Parish.
Surviving are his wife, Virginia Chatfield, of Dubuque; a son, Steven J. (Jane) Chatfield, of Eugene, Ore.; three daughters, Linda (Robert) Biver and Cynthia Chatfield, both of Dubuque, and Jacqueline (Daniel) Fain, of Dallas; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and a brother, William E. (Edna) Chatfield, of Belleville, Ill.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and two grandsons, Brian R. and Chad M. Biver.
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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment:
Name: Donald J Chatfield
Birth Year: 1927
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Iowa
State: Iowa
County or City: Dubuque
Enlistment Date: 21 Dec 1945
Enlistment State: New York
Enlistment City: Camp Shanks Orangeburg
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Code: Private First Class
Term of Enlistment: One year enlistment
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Enlisted Man, Philippine Scout or recall to AD of an enlisted man who had been transferred to the ERC
Education: 1 year of college
Civil Occupation: Laborer
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 07
Weight: 450
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U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007:Name: Donald John Chatfield
[Donald J Chatfield]
SSN: 482204577
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 11 May 1927
Birth Place: Epworth Dubu, Iowa
Father Name: Donald F Chatfield
Mother Name: Eileen M Daly
Death Date: 13 Jul 2004
Type of Claim: Original SSN.

Donald John Chatfield and Virginia Marie Topp were married on 25 June 1949 in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA. 1 _MEND Private
Virginia Marie Topp, daughter of Floyd Topp and Marion Richardson, was born on 24 April 1930 in Robbinsdale, Hennepin Co., Minnesota, USA. She died on 15 December 2004 at the age of 74 in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA. She was buried in Dubuque Memorial Gardens, Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA. Virginia lived in Dubuque, Dubuque Co., Iowa, USA. OBITUARY Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, Iowa)
Dec 18, 2004
Virginia Chatfield
Virginia (Topp) Chatfield, 74, of 3601 Crescent Ridge, died Wednesday evening, Dec. 15, 2004, at home.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church. Burial will be in Dubuque Memorial Gardens, south of Dubuque. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hoffmann-Schneider Funeral Home, 1640 Main St., where there will be a wake service at 4 p.m.
Mrs. Chatfield worked as a loan officer at Dupaco Community Credit Union, Dubuque, retiring in l985.
She was born on April 24, 1930, in Robinsdale, Minn., daughter of Floyd and Marion (Richardson) Topp. She married Donald Chatfield on June 25, 1949, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Dubuque; he preceded her in death on July 13, 2004.
She was a member of St. Mary's Parish.
Surviving are three daughters, Linda (Robert) Biver and Cynthia Chatfield, both of Dubuque, and Jacqueline (Daniel) Fain, of Dallas; a son, Steven J. (Jane) Chatfield, of Eugene, Ore.; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and a sister, Arlene Wright, of Seattle.
She also was preceded in death by her parents; two grandsons, Brian R. Biver and Chad M. Biver; and sisters, Evelyn Fox, Beverly Brown and a sister in infancy.
In lieu of flowers, a Virginia Chatfield Memorial Fund has been established.

Donald John Chatfield and Virginia Marie Topp had the following children: