Fourteenth Generation

3894. Peter Chatfield was born in September 1857 in Michigan, USA. He appeared in the census on 30 July 1860 in Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Portland, Ionia Co., Michigan, USA. Peter died on 30 August 1938 at the age of 80 in Vermontville, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. He was buried in Freemire Cmtry., Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. He appeared in the census 1900/1910 in Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. Peter appeared in the census 1920/1930 in Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. Find A Grave Memorial# 5255817
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Obituary:
Peter Chatfield, 80 died August 30 at Vermontville. He resided in Sunfield Township all of his life until six weeks before his death went to Vermontville. Funeral was held at Vermontville Friday and interment was in the Freemire cemetery. He is survived by the widow, two daughters, Mrs Cora Dancer and Mrs Glycie McWhorter and one son, Eli Chatfield.
THE SUNFIELD SENTINEL - September 8, 1938 <http://usgwarchives.net/mi/eaton.htm>
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Census 16 Jul 1870 Portland, Ionia, Michigan
Census 10 Jun 1880 Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan. Laborer in house of Ira Phillips.

He did not appear in the 1860 census, therefore date of birth is suspect. The 1870 census indicates that he was born about 1858.
[S. Griffiths - August 2006]
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USA Census, 29 Jun 1900
Name: Peter Chatfield
Event Place: Sunfield township Sunfield village, Eaton, Michigan
District: 78
Gender: Male
Age: 43
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Years Married: 16
Birth Date: Sep 1857
Birthplace: Michigan
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1884
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Number and Letter: 14B
Household ID: 314
Line Number: 52
GS Film Number: 1240709
Digital Folder Number: 004120221
Image Number: 00931
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Peter Chatfield M 43 Michigan
Wife Hanah K Chatfield F 41 Indiana
Dau Cora E Chatfield F 12 Michigan
Dau Glycie E Chatfield F 10 Michigan
Son Eli E Chatfield M 41 Michigan [age should be 6]
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USA Census, 19 May 1910
Name: Peter Chatfield
Event Place: Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan
District: 94
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Number and Letter: 16A
Household ID: 404
GS Film number: 1374658
Digital Folder Number: 004330143
Image Number: 00590
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Peter Chatfield M 52 Michigan
Wife Kate C Chatfield F 51 Indiana
Dau Glycia E Chatfield F 23 Michigan
Son Eli E Chatfield M 15 Michigan
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USA Census, 29 Apr 1930
Name: Peter Chatfield
Event Place: Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan
District: 0024
Gender: Male
Age: 72
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1858
Birthplace: Michigan
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Number and Letter: 9B
Household ID: 220
Line Number: 57
GS Film number: 2340718
Digital Folder Number: 004607719
Image Number: 00832
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head Peter Chatfield M 72 Michigan
Wife Kathryn Chatfield F 71 Indiana

Peter Chatfield and Hannah Catherine "Kate" Pifer were married on 2 March 1884 in Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. Michigan, Marriages
Name: Peter Chatfield
Birth Date: 1858
Birthplace: Michigan
Age: 26
Spouse's Name: Hannah Catharine Pifer
Spouse's Birth Date: 1859
Spouse's Birthplace: Indiana
Spouse's Age: 25
Event Date: 02 Mar 1884
Event Place: Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan
Race: White
Spouse's Race: White
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73577-2
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 966596
Reference ID: 16
Hannah Catherine "Kate" Pifer, daughter of John J Pifer and Elizabeth Thomas, was born in February 1859 in Indiana, USA. She appeared in the census in 1910 in Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. She appeared in the census in 1930 in Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. Kate died in April 1941 at the age of 82 in Michigan, USA. She was buried on 24 April 1941 in Freemire Cmtry., Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. Find A Grave Memorial# 5255813.

Peter Chatfield and Hannah Catherine "Kate" Pifer had the following children:

6311	i.	Charles S Chatfield was born on 4 January 1885 in Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. He died on 17 May 1897 at the age of 12 in Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. He was buried in Freemire Cmtry., Sunfield, Eaton Co., Michigan, USA. Michigan, Deaths Name: Charles S Chatfield Event Date: 17 May 1897 Event Place: Sunfield, Eaton, Michigan Gender: Male Age (Expanded): 12 years 4 months 13 days Birth Year (Estimated): 1885 Birthplace: Michigan Marital Status: Single Father's Name: Peter Chatfield Mother's Name: Katie Chatfield GS Film number: 2363836 Digital Folder Number: 4209102 Image Number: 952 Reference ID: p 248 rn 84 ----- Find A Grave Memorial# 5255820.
+6312	ii.	Cora E Chatfield.
+6313	iii.	Glycie E Chatfield.
+6314	iv.	Eli E Chatfield Sr.