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Evelyn Alice <I>Wilson</I> Chatfield

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Evelyn Alice Wilson Chatfield

Birth
Darlington, Darlington Unitary Authority, County Durham, England
Death
18 Dec 1969 (aged 68)
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
Burial
Chico, Butte County, California, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of ARTHUR WILLIAM WILSON & JANE ANN MCLEAN
Emigrated from England w/her parents and two sisters, Jessie and Mae, in 1907
Died: at age 68; heart failure
Occupation: Cook at Marilyn's Coffee Shop in Chico after death of her husband Howard

Married: Dec 29, 1919, HOWARD FRANCIS CHATFIELD, Fresno, Fresno Co., California; eloped. Marriage certificate fudged to read 1918.
Remarried: abt 1921, in the Catholic church
Note: As they married in the Episcopal Church, Howard's mother threatened to have their first marriage annulled if they did not remarry in the Catholic Church
Six daughters:
1. Maye Francis CHATFIELD
1920 - 1994
2. Gloria Jane CHATFIELD
1922 - 1964
3. Patricia Joy CHATFIELD
1924 - 1996
4. Yvonne Jessie CHATFIELD
1929 - 2004
5. Nadine Evelyn CHATFIELD
1933 - 2006
6. Judith Lynne CHATFIELD
1940 - 1940

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Dec 17, 1919: Chico Record, Chico, Butte County, California:
BRIDE TO BE IS HONORED AT FAREWELL RECEPTION
Miss Evelyn Wilson was the honored guest at a farewell reception and shower given Monday night at the home of Mrs. William Tail. Miss Wilson will leave this week for Fresno, where she will be married to Howard Chatfield, a former resident of this city. The home of Mrs. Tail was decorated in red and green. After dancing until midnight, a delightful supper was served.
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Dec 19, 1969, Chico Enterprise Record, Chico, Butte Co., California:
Evelyn A. Chatfield
Funeral services for Evelyn A. Chatfield, 68, a former Chico resident, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Bruise Funeral chapel. Mrs. Chatfield, who died Thursday in San Jose hospital, was born Aug 3, 1901, in England. She came to Chico in 1910, was educated here and lived here until 1968 when she moved to San Jose.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Donald J. Costa of San Jose, Mrs. Richard Wilkins of Sacramento, Mrs. R.D. Trembly of Entiat, Wash., and Mrs. Donald Lane of Antioch; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Brainard and Mrs. Mae Robertson, both of Fresno, ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Interment will be beside her late husband, Howard, in Chico Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Leann Wilkins Memorial in care of Mercy San Juan Hospital, 6501 Coyle Ave., Carmichael, Calif.
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Note: Leann Renee Wilkins is the granddaughter of Evelyn & Howard, daughter of their youngest child, Nadine. Leann died of leukemia on Apr 28, 1969 (age 5) in Sacramento, California.
Daughter of ARTHUR WILLIAM WILSON & JANE ANN MCLEAN
Emigrated from England w/her parents and two sisters, Jessie and Mae, in 1907
Died: at age 68; heart failure
Occupation: Cook at Marilyn's Coffee Shop in Chico after death of her husband Howard

Married: Dec 29, 1919, HOWARD FRANCIS CHATFIELD, Fresno, Fresno Co., California; eloped. Marriage certificate fudged to read 1918.
Remarried: abt 1921, in the Catholic church
Note: As they married in the Episcopal Church, Howard's mother threatened to have their first marriage annulled if they did not remarry in the Catholic Church
Six daughters:
1. Maye Francis CHATFIELD
1920 - 1994
2. Gloria Jane CHATFIELD
1922 - 1964
3. Patricia Joy CHATFIELD
1924 - 1996
4. Yvonne Jessie CHATFIELD
1929 - 2004
5. Nadine Evelyn CHATFIELD
1933 - 2006
6. Judith Lynne CHATFIELD
1940 - 1940

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Dec 17, 1919: Chico Record, Chico, Butte County, California:
BRIDE TO BE IS HONORED AT FAREWELL RECEPTION
Miss Evelyn Wilson was the honored guest at a farewell reception and shower given Monday night at the home of Mrs. William Tail. Miss Wilson will leave this week for Fresno, where she will be married to Howard Chatfield, a former resident of this city. The home of Mrs. Tail was decorated in red and green. After dancing until midnight, a delightful supper was served.
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Dec 19, 1969, Chico Enterprise Record, Chico, Butte Co., California:
Evelyn A. Chatfield
Funeral services for Evelyn A. Chatfield, 68, a former Chico resident, will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Bruise Funeral chapel. Mrs. Chatfield, who died Thursday in San Jose hospital, was born Aug 3, 1901, in England. She came to Chico in 1910, was educated here and lived here until 1968 when she moved to San Jose.

Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Donald J. Costa of San Jose, Mrs. Richard Wilkins of Sacramento, Mrs. R.D. Trembly of Entiat, Wash., and Mrs. Donald Lane of Antioch; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Brainard and Mrs. Mae Robertson, both of Fresno, ten grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Interment will be beside her late husband, Howard, in Chico Cemetery. Donations may be made to the Leann Wilkins Memorial in care of Mercy San Juan Hospital, 6501 Coyle Ave., Carmichael, Calif.
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Note: Leann Renee Wilkins is the granddaughter of Evelyn & Howard, daughter of their youngest child, Nadine. Leann died of leukemia on Apr 28, 1969 (age 5) in Sacramento, California.

Gravesite Details

Buried Dec 20, 1969, Catholic Section



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