CHATTERTON, Alvin Franklin 1854 - 1908

CHATTERTON, WESTENHAVER

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:22:46

"The Fairfield Journal"
Monday, February 3, 1908
Page 2, Column 2

A. L. CHATTERTON Dead.

A. L. CHATTERTON passed quietly away yesterday afternoon at the county infirmary where he had been taken only last Friday. He was a victim of the dreaded white plague.

Mr. CHATTERTON came to this city only a few months ago from McPherson, Kansas and had been living with his daughter, Mrs. Ira WESTENHAVER, near Perlee.

He was a member of the Masonic lodge at McPherson. When it was learned that he oad (sic) passed away at the infirmary the members of Clinton Lodge No. 15 A.F. and A.M. of this city immediately made arrangements to take charge of thə body. (sic)

The remains were brought to W. M. Campbell's undertaking establishment, this morning. The members of Clinton lodge will assemble there tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock and accompany the remains to their last resting place.

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Tuesday, February 4, 1908
Page 3, Column 1

LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS

... --The burial of A. L. CHATTERTON, who died Sunday, was made this afternoon at two o'clock from Campbell's undertaking establishment by the Masonic lodge. ...

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"The Fairfield Ledger"
Wednesday, February 5th, 1908
Page 6, Columns 2 and 3

A. L. CHATTERTON died Sunday evening at the county farm, where he had been taken Saturday from the home of his daughter in Buchanan township. Mr. CHATTERTON had recently come from McPherson, Kan., and the Masons of that city had sent money here for his care. The remains were buried yesterday from the Campbell undertaking parlors.

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Wednesday, February 5, 1907 (sic - 1908)
Page 8, Column 6

A. L. CHATTERTON Dead.

From Monday's Daily.

A. L. CHATTERTON passed quietly away yesterday afternoon at the county infirmary where he had been taken only last Friday. He was a victim of the dreaded white plague.

Mr. CHATTERTON came to this city only a fewmomnths ago from McPherson, Kansas and had been living with his daughter, Mrs. Ira WESTENHAVER, near Perlee.

He was a member of the Maconis lodge at McPherson. When it was learned that he oad (sic) passed away at the infirmary the members of Clinton Lodge No. 15 A. F. and A. M. of this city immediagely made arrangements to take charge of the body.

The remains were brought to W. M. Campbell's undertaking establishement this morning. The members of Clinton lodge will assemble there tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock and accompany the remains to their last resting place.

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"The Fairfield Tribune"
Wednesday, February 5, 1908

Page 7, Column 3

Death of A. L. CHATTERTON.

sunday afternoon at the County Farm A. L. CHATTERTON passed away. He had only been there two days. He was a victim of tuberculosis. He came here a few months ago from McPherson, Kansas, and had been living with his daughter, Mrs. Ira WESTENHAVER, near Perlee. He was a member of the Masonic order and the clinton Lodge A. F. & A. M.,, of this city, took charge of the remains and made arrangements for the funeral which took place yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock.

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"The Fairfield Journal"
Wednesday, January 13, 1909
Front Page, Column 3

JEFFERSON COUNTY EVENTS IN 1908.
Saint Mary's Catholic, First United Presbyterian, Emanuel Swedish Lutheran and A. M. E. Churches Have Been Erected---Other Events As Told By The Journal Files.

... FEBRUARY.

... 2. A. L. CHATTERTON died at county infirmary. ...

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*Transcribed for genealogy purposes; I have no relation to the person(s) mentioned.

Note: Buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA, in Lot SDiv.2-013. His gravestone notes a death year of 1909, which is in error; he died in 1908. Also in error is the initials in the obituaries - his gravestone reads Alvin Franklin CHATTERTON, yet the obits refer to him as 'A. L.' CHATTERTON. Perhaps he went by Al as opposed to Alvin and this was somehow misunderstood to be his initials.