Fifteenth Generation

5079. James Franklin Chatfield was born on 5 July 1878 in Goldendale, Klickitat Co., Washington, USA. He appeared in the census in 1880 in Goldendale, Klickitat Co., Washington, USA. He appeared in the census in 1900 in North Yakima, Yakima Co., Washington, USA. James appeared in the census in 1910 in Laurel, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA. He appeared in the census in 1920 in Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA. He died Shot and killed as Deputy Sheriff on 28 July 1921 at the age of 43 in Bellingham, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA. James was buried in Fern Hill Cmtry., Anacortes, Skagit Co., Washington, USA. Washington, Death Certificates
Name: James Frank Chatfield
Event Date: 28 Jul 1921
Event Place: Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
Gender: Male
Age (Formatted): 44 years 23 days
Birth Year (Estimated): 1877
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Bertha A. Chatfield
Father's Name: James T. Chatfield
Mother's Name: Ella Splawn
GS Film number: 1992884
Digital Folder Number: 4221130
Image Number: 1231
Reference ID: 144
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Find A Grave Memorial# 32121375
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Deputy Sheriff James Chatfield was shot and killed as he and another deputy confronted two men they suspected of smuggling liquor and narcotics on a trail crossing the Canadian border near Blaine, Washington.

Deputy Chatfield had his service weapon out when he ordered the men to stop. One of the men, believing that the deputies were smugglers themselves, drew his own revolver and opened fire. Despite being wounded in the abdomen, Deputy Chatfield returned fire but did not strike the subject.

Both men fled but returned to the scene a few minutes later and turned themselves in to the other deputy. They took Deputy Chatfield to a hospital in Lynden where he died several hours later.

The men were charged with Deputy Chatfield's murder but released following a mistrial after they claimed they were just hiking in the area and mistook the deputies for criminals.

Deputy Chatfield had served in law enforcement with the Whatcom County Sheriff's Office and Blaine Police Department for four years. He was survived by his four children and his stepdaughter, and his half-brother; he is buried at Fern Hill Cemetery in Anacortes, Washington.

Read more: http://www.odmp.org/officer/21868-deputy-sheriff-james-franklin-chatfield#ixzz30FhYFKab
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THE BELLINGHAM HERALD April 28, 2014
On a weekday afternoon, Chatfield and fellow Deputy Holman Drain were driving on H Street Road when they saw three men, one with a large knapsack, by a Model T Ford.

That area was full of logging trails used by bootleggers and drug smugglers, so the deputies, who were dressed in plain clothes, stopped to investigate, with guns drawn. A short distance into the woods they came across Alfred "Red" Anderson, 22.

According to McClary's research, Chatfield, without identifying himself, ordered Anderson to raise his hands, and fired two warning shots with his police revolver.

Anderson, a veteran of World War I who later said he feared that Chatfield and Drain were drug smugglers, responded by firing his own revolver, striking Chatfield in the abdomen.

After an exchange of gunfire, Drain flashed his badge and told Anderson that he had shot a deputy. Anderson immediately surrendered and helped carry the wounded Chatfield to the patrol car so he could be taken to medical help.

Anderson and a friend, Frank Tool Jr., the son of a Customs inspector in Blaine, told officers that they had planned to camp in the woods. When officers searched Anderson's pack, they found camping gear, but no contraband.

County Prosecutor Loomis Baldrey charged Anderson with first-degree murder, but the trial was delayed several months while the state Supreme Court ruled that Baldrey had muddled his original charging document and needed to file an improved version.

Anderson's trial began in May 1922, but on the morning of the fourth day the judge declared a mistrial because a juror had chatted, but not discussed the case, with a probation officer in the courthouse. Jurors had been instructed not to speak to members of the public.

After the mistrial, all of the jurors, 10 men and two women, signed a statement saying they would not have convicted Anderson, who claimed self-defense. Baldrey chose not to retry the case.

Chatfield was buried in Anacortes, where his wife was interred. He was survived by three children and two stepchildren.

Two of Chatfield's great-grandsons, James and Brian Feyler of Beaverton, Oregon, plan to attend the ceremony in Spokane. James Feyler, an electronics designer, said he grew up knowing about his great-grandfather's untimely death, but didn't realize that law enforcement memorials honor officers who died in the line of duty in the distant past.

"It was quite a surprise," he said. "It's quite an honor."
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USA Census, 1900
Name: James F Chatfield
Event Place: ED 113 North Yakima City Ward 1, Yakima, Washington
Birth Date: Jul 1878
Birthplace: Washington
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Father's Birthplace: Washington
Mother's Birthplace: Washington
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 0
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1900
Page: 6
Sheet Letter: B
Family Number: 136
Reference ID: 100
GS Film number: 1241754
Digital Folder Number: 004118883
Image Number: 00382
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head James F Chatfield M 22 Washington
Wife Vera M Chatfield F 18 Oregon
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USA Census, 1910
Name: James F Chatfield
Event Place: Laurel, Whatcom, Washington
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Washington
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Birthplace: Washington
Household ID: 204
Page: 10
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF James F Chatfield M 30y Washington
WIFE Bertha C Chatfield F 29y Wisconsin
DAU Vonnie M Bowen F 7y Wisconsin
DAU Jessie C Bowen F 5y Wisconsin
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USA Census, 1920
Name: J F Chatfield
Event Place: , Whatcom, Washington
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Birthplace: Washington
Birth Year (Estimated): 1878
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Father's Birthplace: Oregon
Mother's Birthplace: Oregon
Household ID: 23
Sheet Number: 1
GS Film number: 1821943
Digital Folder Number: 4391492
Image Number: 00886
Household Gender Age Birthplace
SELF J F Chatfield M 42y Washington
DAU Reba Chatfield F 8y Washington
SON Reid Chatfield M 6y Washington
Vonnie Bowen F 17y Wisconsin
NOTE [Vonnie was daughter of Wm Bowen and Bertha Crandall Bowen]

James Franklin Chatfield and Vera Maud Phillips were married about 1899. Vera Maud Phillips, daughter of ? Phillips and ? Bacon, was born on 2 May 1882 in Oregon, USA. She lived in North Yakima, Yakima Co., Washington, USA in 1900. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Portland, Multnomah Co., Oregon, USA. Vera died on 16 May 1958 at the age of 76 in Santa Clara Co., California, USA. She appeared in the census 1910/1920 in Lewiston, Nez Perce Co., Idaho, USA. California, Death Index
Name: Vera Bowen
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 16 May 1958
Event Place: Santa Clara, California
Birth Date: 02 May 1882
Birthplace: Oregon
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Phillips
Mother's Name: Bacon
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Vera M Bowen in household of Maclaren Bowen, "USA Census, 1910"
Event Place: Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho
District: 224
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Oregon
Father's Birthplace: Oregon
Mother's Birthplace: Oregon
Sheet Number and Letter: 5B
Household ID: 113
GS Film number: 1374239
Digital Folder Number: 004327541
Image Number: 01045
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Maclaren Bowen M 30 Canada English
Wife Vera M Bowen F 27 Oregon
Dau Renis E Bowen F 9 Washington
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Vera M Bowen in household of Maclaren G Bowen, "USA Census, 1920"
Event Place: Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho
District: 147
Gender: Female
Age: 37
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Oregon
Father's Birthplace: Oregon
Mother's Birthplace: Oregon
Sheet Number and Letter: 13A
Household ID: 277
Line Number: 18
GS Film number: 1820293
Digital Folder Number: 004300164
Image Number: 01063
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Maclaren G Bowen M 40 Canada
Wife Vera M Bowen F 37 Oregon
Dau Remo C Bowen F 19 Washington
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Vera M Bowen in household of Maclaren G Bowen, "USA Census, 1930"
Event Place: Portland (Districts 271-553), Multnomah, Oregon
District: 0361
Gender: Female
Age: 47
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Birth Year (Estimated): 1883
Birthplace: Oregon
Father's Birthplace: Oregon
Mother's Birthplace: Oregon
Sheet Number and Letter: 3B
Household ID: 182
Line Number: 77
GS Film number: 2341686
Digital Folder Number: 004547514
Image Number: 00771
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Maclaren G Bowen M 51 Canada
Wife Vera M Bowen F 47 Oregon

James Franklin Chatfield and Vera Maud Phillips had the following children:

James Franklin Chatfield and Alice Bertha Crandall were married about 1910 in USA. Alice Bertha Crandall, daughter of James Elmer Crandall and Alice Elveretta / Ann Davis, was born on 12 July 1880 in Wisconsin, USA. She lived in Hancock, Waushara Co., Wisconsin, USA in 1905. She lived in Laurel, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA in 1910. Alice died on 25 June 1915 at the age of 34 in Beyham, Whatcom Co., Washington, USA. She was buried in Fern Hill Cmtry., Anacortes, Skagit Co., Washington, USA. Grave shows Alice Bertha Chatfield.
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Washington, Death Certificates
Name: Bertha A. Chatfield
Event Date: 25 Jun 1915
Event Place: Beyham, Whatcom, Washington
Gender: Female
Age (Formatted): 33 years 11 months 13 days
Birth Year (Estimated): 1882
Father's Name: James Crandell
Mother's Name: Alice Davis
GS Film number: 1992325
Digital Folder Number: 4221440
Image Number: 457
Reference ID: 5299
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June 26, 1915, Bellingham Herald
DEATHS
Mrs Berha Chatfield, (33), at a local hospital yesterday.
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Mrs Bertha Chatfield, wife of J F Chatfield of 1537 Ohio street, died at a local hospital yesterday, aged 33 years. The body was shipped to Anacortes for funeral and burial by Harry O. Bingham.
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Find A Grave Memorial# 32121400
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Wisconsin State Census, 1905
Name: Bertha Bowen
Residence Place: Hancock town, Waushara, Wisconsin
Age (Original): 25y
Birth Year (Estimated): Abt 1880
Birthplace: Wisconsin
Relationship to Head of Household (Original Language): Wife
Race: White
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Married
Parent 1 Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Parent 2 Birthplace: Wisconsin
Family Number: 85
Page: 99
Line Number: 39
GS Film number: 1020989
Digital Folder Number: 4236872
Image Number: 00062
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Hired Man Wm Bowen M 31y Wisconsin
Wife Bertha Bowen F 25y Wisconsin
Son Scott Bowen M 4y Wisconsin
Dau Vonnie Bowen F 2y Wisconsin
Dau Jessie Bowen F 5m Wisconsin
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Bertha C Chatfield in household of James F Chatfield, "USA Census, 1910"

James Franklin Chatfield and Alice Bertha Crandall had the following children: