10. Helen Layle Chatfield & Rudolph Oscar Hornburg

by Catherine Sevenau on February 12, 2011

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Helen Layle Chatfield

  • 1st of 5 children of Elmer Ellsworth Chatfield & Della Chatfield
  • Born: Feb 15, 1894, Emma, Pitkin County, Colorado
  • Died: Dec 26, 1975 (age 80), Refugio County, Texas
  • Buried: Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas
  • Married: abt 1926, Rudolph Oscar Hornburg (a widower), (prob Cameron Co.), Texas
  • Two children: Walter Jerald Hornburg, Marian Norma Hornburg

Rudolph Oscar “Rudy” Hornburg

  • Born: Mar 22, 1884/5, Refugio, Refugio County, Texas
  • Died: Aug 23, 1957, Rufugio, Refugio County, Texas; heart condition
  • Buried: Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas
  • Occupation: Saddle and harness maker, as was his father
  • Married (1): prob bef 1921, Stella (or Della) ___
  • One child: Ruth Geraldine Hornburg (from first wife, Stella)
  • Married (2): abt 1925, Helen Layle Chatfield
  • Two children: Walter Jerald Hornburg, Marian Norma Hornburg

1. Ruth Geraldine “Jeri” Hornburg

  • Daughter of Rudolph Oscar Horburg & Stella/Della ___, stepdaughter of Helen Chatfield
  • Born: Aug 22, 1921, San Benito, Cameron County, Texas
  • Adopted: by Rudy and Stella Hornburg; (Stella died in 1926 when Ruth was 4½)
  • Died: Jun 11, 2004 (age 82), Houston, Harris County, Texas
  • Cremated: inurned Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas
  • Occupation: Refugio County Courthouse, Bell Telephone switchboard operator, Sears, supervisor in catalog department
  • Affiliation: Veteran of Foreign Wars-Women’s Auxiliary,
  • Episcopal Church/director of Altar Guild
  • Married: 1946, Burnett David “B.D.” “Hank” Haynes, Lakewood, Cuyahoga Co., Ohi

Two children of Helen Chatfield & Rudy Hornburg:

1. Walter Jerald Hornburg

  • Born: May 14, 1927, Cameron County, Texas (note: listed in Texas birth records)
  • Died: bef 1930, Cameron County, Texas
  • Buried: Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas
  • Note: there is an unmarked grave to the right of what would be his sister’s gravesite

2. Marian Norma Hornburg

  • Born: Oct 16, 1928, Cameron County, Texas
  • Died: Aug 21, 1967 (age 38), Refugio County, Texas; suicide/set herself afire
  • Buried: Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas
  • Married: Stewart Wilson Cashion
  • One child: Susan Marie Cashion

Helen Layle Chatfield & Rudolph Oscar Hornburg Timeline

History, Census Records, Newspaper Articles, Letters, etc.:
Book Excerpt Census Record Letter, Family Note, Diary
Military Record Newspaper Voter Record, Land Record, City Directory

Note: The spelling and punctuation in the following census records, certificates, newspaper articles, documents and letters have been copied as written (though periods were added in some letters to have them make sense). However, you won’t remember this and will send me notes wanting to correct them.

May 9, 1910: Federal Census for Spring Creek, Big Horn County, Wyoming:
Chatfield, Elmer E.: Head, age 47, married 1 for 17 years, born Colorado, father born Illinois,mother born Illinois, stock grower on rangeChatfield, Della: wife, age 36, married 1 for 17 years, 5 children born, 5 children living, born Nebraska, father born Illinois, mother born Missouri

Chatfield, Helen L.: daughter, age 16, born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Chatfield, Marion H.: daughter, age 14, born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Chatfield, Sevilla M.: daughter, age 11, born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Chatfield, Audrey E.: daughter, age 9, born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Chatfield, Constance C.: daughter, age 4, born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Jan 24-26, 1920: Federal Census for Election Precinct 4, Washakie County, Wyoming:
Chatfield, Elmer E.: Head, age 56, widow, born Colorado, father born Illinois, mother born Illinois, farmerChatfield, Helen L.: daughter, age 25, born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Chatfield, Marion H.: daughter, age 23, born Colorado, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Chatfield, Sevilla M.: daughter, age 21, born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Chatfield, Audrey E.: daughter, age 19, born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Chatfield, Constance C.: daughter, age 15, born Wyoming, father born Colorado, mother born Nebraska

Jan 15, 1920: Federal Census for San Benito, Cameron County, Texas:
Hornburg: Rudolph: head, owns home, age 34, married, born Texas, father born Texas, mother born Germany, manager in harness shopHornburg, Della(?): wife, age 34, married, born Texas, father born Texas, mother born New York

Note: No record found of Helen & Rudy Hornburg in the 1930 census records.

Aug 24, 1957: Corpus Christi Times, Corpus Christi, Texas:
RUDOLPH HORNBURG DIES AT REFUGIO

Refugio – Rudolph Oscar Hornburg, 73, a resident of Refugio for about 60 years died at his home at 10:15 p.m. Friday after a heart attack.

Hornburg operated a saddle shop here for many years but retired about 10 years ago because of poor health.

Survivors include his wife, Helen Lael Hornburg, two daughters, Mrs. B.D. Haynes and Mrs. S.W. Cashion, both of Houston; a brother, Earl of Refugio; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Shelly and Mrs. Alma Droddy, both of San Antonio, and two grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Zarsky Funeral Home with the Rev. Troy Sumnall officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.

Aug 23, 1967: Corpus Christi Times, Corpus Christi, Texas:
Mrs. Marian Cashion

REFUGIO–Funeral services for Mrs. Marian Hornburg Cashion, 38, were to be held at 10:30 a.m. today at Zarsky Funeral Chapel with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.

Mrs. Cashion died about midnight Monday in a local hospital after a long illness.

She is survived by a daughter, Miss Susan Cashion of Portland; her mother; Mrs. Helen Hornburg of Refugio, and a sister, Mrs. Jerry Haynes of Houston.

⇐Helen Layle Chatfield
at 11 months
Heyn Studio, Omaha, Nebraska

“The art students”
Helen Chatfield (in chair) and her younger sister Sevilla⇒
at the ranch north in Worland, abt 1917

Helen Layle Chatfield page from family history of Beverly (Sproul) Kelly:

Note: Beverly (Sproul) Kelly is the granddaughter of Elmer Chatfield

Rudy, Geraldine and Helen (Chatfield) Hornburg⇒
Circa 1925, Texas

On the back Helen wrote:
“The Hornburg family taken one Sunday on our way to Rio Grande City. This isn’t so good of Rudy I don’t think.”

Walter Jerald Hornburg
Born: 1927, Refugio County, Texas
Died: bef 1930, Refugio County, Texas
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas (unmarked grave)

Rudolph “Rudy” Oscar Hornburg
Born: Mar 22, 1884, Refugio, Refugio County, Texas
Died: Aug 23, 1957 (age 73), Refugio County, Texas
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas

Marian Norma Hornburg
Born: Oct 16, 1928, Cameron County, Texas
Died: Aug 21, 1967 (age 38), Refugio County, Texas
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas

Helen Layle Chatfield
Born: Feb 15, 1894, Emma, Pitkin County, Colorado
Died: Dec 26, 1975 (age 80), Refugio County, Texas
Buried: Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas

Ruth Geraldine “JerrI” Hornburg
Born: Aug 22, 1921, San Benito, Cameron County, Texas
Died: Jun 11, 2004 (age 82), Houston, Harris County, Texas
Cremated: Oakwood Cemetery in Refugio, Refugio County, Texas