Fifteenth Generation

5724. Jacquelin "Jacq" Chatfield was born on 3 February 1886 in Basalt, Summit (later Eagle) Co., Colorado, USA. She died on 7 December 1964 at the age of 78 in Oakland, Alameda Co., California, USA. She was buried in Graves Cmtry., Orland, Glen Co., California, USA. Find A Grave Memorial# 32590445
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Dec 10, 1964, obit, Orland newspaper:
Services Held for Mrs. J.F. Mallon
Graveside services were held this afternoon at the Graves Cemetery here for Mrs. Jacqueline C. Mallon, 78, who died in Oakland on December 7 after a prolonged illness. A native of Colorado, she had lived in Oakland for the past 20 years, since the death of her husband, James. F. Mallon. The Mallons, who had been longtime residents of Colusa, moved to Orland to take over what had been known as the Allen T. Moore ranch. The homesite is now part of the Black Butte Reservoir.

Mrs. Mallon was active in the Federated Church and in community social affairs during her residence here.

She was the mother of James D. Mallon of Orland, Mrs. Stanley R. Truman and Mrs. Neva M. Aubin of Oakland, and sister of Mrs. Marjorie Tuck, also of Oakland. She had four grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. Mrs. Mallon was a member of the College Avenue United Presbyterian Church of Oakland.

Jacquelin "Jacq" Chatfield and James Frederick Mallon were married on 9 November 1902 in Basalt, Summit (later Eagle) Co., Colorado, USA. James Frederick Mallon, son of George Washington Mallon and Mary Ann Thompson, was born on 19 November 1873 in Salina, Saline Co., Kansas, USA. He died Heart ailment on 12 April 1944 at the age of 70 in Orland, Glenn Co., California, USA. He was buried on 15 April 1944 in Graves Cmtry., Orland, Glenn Co., California, USA. Find A Grave Memorial# 41525035
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Apr 13, 1944, Obit, Orland, Glenn Co., CA:
J.F. Mallon Claimed by Death
Funeral services will be held Saturday afternoon for James F. Mallon who died yesterday afternoon at his home west of Orland. Death was due to a heart ailment.

Born in Salina, Kansas, in 1873, he was married in 1902 to Jacquelin Chatfield in Colorado. Upon coming to California, the couple settled at Princeton where he had a large part in the development of irrigation and reclamation districts in Glenn and Colusa counties.

He was among the first in planning the Central Valley Irrigation project, being vice-president of the California State Irrigation Association. He was in charge of the building of the Hamilton City-Harrington railroad. He also developed the first rice project in Colusa county.

The family moved to Orland in 1928, acquiring the Allen Moore ranch in the buttes, and engaged in the livestock business. He was an active member of the Federated Church here. He is survived by his wife and three children, J.D. Mallon of Orland, Mrs. Stanley Truman and Mrs. Neva Aubin, both of Oakland. There is one brother, G.E. Mallon living in Colusa, and two brothers and four sisters, all living in Kansas.

Funeral rites will be held at the Federated Church at 2:30 Saturday afternoon, with interment in the Graves cemetery.
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Occupation: Rancher, farmer, vice-president Calif State Irrigation Association, developed first rice project in Colusa County, California.

Jacquelin "Jacq" Chatfield and James Frederick Mallon had the following children: