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Willard James Chatfield

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Willard James Chatfield

Birth
Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA
Death
4 May 1900 (aged 20)
Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado, USA
Burial
Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
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Buried May 6, 1900
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5th of 9 children of CLARK SAMUEL CHATFIELD, Sr. & MARY ELIZABETH MORROW
Died: at age 20; pneumonia

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May 5, 1900, Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
Died. Willard Chatfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Chatfield, passed away on Friday evening, after an illness of six days with pneumonia. The best medical skill proved unavailing. Willard was born February 1, 1880, and had lived at Basalt for many years, his father being connected with the firm of J.A. Smith & Co. He was possessed of many qualities of sterling worth which had endeared him to the entire community. The sincere sympathy of our people goes out to the bereaved parents in their hour of affliction. Funeral services will be held at Mr. Chatfield's residence at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, conducted by Rev. F.R. Hollenback. Interment will be at Fairview cemetery.
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May 6, 1900, Aspen Tribune, Aspen, Pitkin Co., Colorado (pg 4):
LOCAL BRIEFS
Willard Chatfield, aged twenty years, died at his home in Basalt at 11:30 night before last. The funeral will be conducted from the house at 11:30 this morning and funeral exercises will be conducted at the Methodist church at Basalt this evening.
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Note: Fairview cemetery is 1/4 mile east of the town of Basalt (which is in Eagle Co.) but is actually located in Pitkin Co. The earliest marker is 1888.
5th of 9 children of CLARK SAMUEL CHATFIELD, Sr. & MARY ELIZABETH MORROW
Died: at age 20; pneumonia

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May 5, 1900, Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle Co., Colorado (pg 3):
Died. Willard Chatfield, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.S. Chatfield, passed away on Friday evening, after an illness of six days with pneumonia. The best medical skill proved unavailing. Willard was born February 1, 1880, and had lived at Basalt for many years, his father being connected with the firm of J.A. Smith & Co. He was possessed of many qualities of sterling worth which had endeared him to the entire community. The sincere sympathy of our people goes out to the bereaved parents in their hour of affliction. Funeral services will be held at Mr. Chatfield's residence at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, conducted by Rev. F.R. Hollenback. Interment will be at Fairview cemetery.
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May 6, 1900, Aspen Tribune, Aspen, Pitkin Co., Colorado (pg 4):
LOCAL BRIEFS
Willard Chatfield, aged twenty years, died at his home in Basalt at 11:30 night before last. The funeral will be conducted from the house at 11:30 this morning and funeral exercises will be conducted at the Methodist church at Basalt this evening.
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Note: Fairview cemetery is 1/4 mile east of the town of Basalt (which is in Eagle Co.) but is actually located in Pitkin Co. The earliest marker is 1888.

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Willard's headstone and cemetery records have his middle initial as "I" rather than "J". His father's pension record lists Willard with the middle initial of "J".

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