9. Walter David Batchellor & Gertrude Mary Long

by Catherine Sevenau on February 12, 2011

FAMILY LINE AND HISTORY

Walter David  “Wallie” Batchellor

  • 1st of 2 children of Isaac H. Batchellor & Ellen Charlotte Chatfield
  • Born: Dec 22, 1872, Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado
  • Died: Mar 21, 1934 (age 61), Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming; lobar pneumonia, influenza
  • Buried: Mar 24, 1934, Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Denver County, Colorado
  • Occupation: Bookkeeper/coal company; Deputy Auditor for State of Wyoming; accountant/real estate office in Laramie, Wyoming; sales agent/Union Coal & Coke Company; auditor and treasurer of Silverton Northern Railway Company; CPA, managed finance company
  • Politics: State of Wyoming Deputy Auditor
  • Fraternal Organization: Mason
  • Married: Jul 10, 1926, Gertrude “Mary” Long, Boulder, Jefferson County, Colorado
  • No children

Gertrude Mary Long

  • Daughter of J.J. Long & Elizabeth ___
  • Born: May 21, 1875, Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
  • Died: Feb 7, 1939 (age 63), Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming; cerebral thrombosis
  • Buried: Feb 10, 1939, Lakeview Cemetery, Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming
  • Occupation: Accountant/grocery store, bookkeeper/Roedel Drugs, stenographer in finance company
  • Married: Jul 10, 1926, Walter David Batchellor, Boulder, Jefferson County, Colorado
  • No children

Note: 1st marriage for both, and both were in their 50’s

Walter David Batchellor & Gertrude Mary Long

Timeline: History, Census Records, Newspaper Articles, Letters, etc.

Dec 22, 1872:, Birth of Walter David Batchellor, 1st child of Ellen Charlotte Chatfield & Isaac H. Batchellor, in Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado.

Jan 16, 1899: Morning Times, Cripple Creek, El Paso County, Colorado (pg 5):
CUT THIS OUT
And Keep It IF You Are Interested.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS?
VICTOR, Colo.—…, W.D. Batchelor, …
Note: This same article was also on Jul 27, 1899, (pg 4).

May 19, 1900: Basalt Journal, Basalt, Eagle County, Colorado (pg 3):

LOCAL NEWS.
Walter D. Batchellor of Denver, a nephew of C.S. Chatfield, came up to Basalt last Sunday to attend the funeral of Willard Chatfield. Mr. Batchellor is a sales agent of The Union Coal and Coke Company at Denver. He has been giving valuable assistance at J.A. Smith’s store this week, during the sickness of Mr. Chatfield.
Note: Willard Chatfield is the son of Ellen’s brother, Clark S. Chatfield, Sr. and his wife Mary Elizabeth Morrow

Jun 2, 1900: Federal Census for Denver, Arapahoe County, Colorado:
Batcheller, Ellen C.: head, widow, born Mar 1846, age 54, widow, 2 children born, 2 children living, born Illinois, father born Connecticut, mother born Vermont, occupation none
Batchellor, Walter D.: son, born Dec 1872, age 27, single, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, Bookkeeper at coal company
Batchellor, Charlotte E.: daughter, born Dec 1874, age 25, single, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, Bookkeeper
Note: The Batchellor’s are living at 1825 Emerson Street in Denver

Ellen (mother) Walter Charlotte

Charlotte Ellen Batchellor⇒
Picture taken at Central Photo Parlors
Fifteenth and Lawrence Streets, Denver, Colorado

1901: Denver County is formed out of Arapahoe County, Colorado.

Dec 21, 1907: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado (pg 3):
PERSONAL
W.D. Batchellor of the Silverton Northern left yesterday to spend Christmas holidays with his mother and sister in Denver.
Note: Walter David Batchellor is 35 years of age on Dec 22

Jan 11, 1908: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado (pg 3):
PERSONAL
W.D. Batchelor, auditor and treasurer of the Silverton Northern Railway company, is back from a holidays visit with his parents at Denver.

Jan 11, 1908: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado (pg 3):
PERSONAL
B.O. Selbach of Denver, special agent for the Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance company was in Silverton this week in the interests of his company. While here he had a jolly reunion with Walley Hans, R.H. Cooper and W.D. Batchellor who were classmates with him in the class of 1894 in the East Denver High schools.

Feb 25, 1909: Durango Democrat, Durango, La Plata County, Colorado (pg 3):
J.P. Pitcher and W.D. Batchellor were arrivals from the Silverton last night.

Feb 27, 1909: Silverton Standard, Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado (pg 3):
PERSONAL
J.D. Pitcher and W.D. Batchelor of the Silverton Northern railroad, were outgoing passengers Wednesday evening.

Apr 18, 1910: Federal Census for Denver, Denver County, Colorado:
Batcheller, Ellen C.: head, rents, widow, age 64, widow, 2 children born, 2 children living, born Illinois, father born Connecticut, mother born New York, occupation none
Batchellor, Walter S.: son, single, age 37, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, public accountant in an office
Batchellor, Charlotte: daughter, single, age 35, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, occupation none

May 2, 1910: Federal Census for Cheyenne City, Laramie County, Wyoming:
Batchellor, Walter D.: head, age 37, single, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, accountant in real estate office
Note: Walter is also listed in preceding census record

1913: City Directory for Denver, Denver County, Colorado:
Batchellor Charlotte E Miss, r 913 20th av
Batchellor Ellen C Mrs, r 913 20th av

Sep 12, 1917: WWI Draft Registration, Laramie County, Wyoming:
NAME: Walter David Batchellor (Serial Number 165, roll 2022240)
ADDRESS: 2187 E. 17th, Cheyenne, Laramie, Wyoming
AGE: 45 years
DATE OF BIRTH: December 22, 1872
RACE: white, Native born
OCCUPATION: Deputy Administrator for State of Wyoming, State Capitol Building, Cheyenne
NEAREST RELATIVE: Ellen C. Batchellor, 1802 Pennsylvania Ave., Denver, Colorado
DESCRIPTION: Height: medium; Build: medium; Eyes: blue; Hair: brown

Jan 2, 1920: Federal Census for Cheyenne City, Laramie County, Wyoming:
Batchelor, Walter D.: boarder, age 45, single, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, accountant in state office
Note: Walter is living as a roomer at 216 West 21st Street in the Crisp household in downtown Cheyenne.
Found under spelling of Walter D. Betchelor

Jul 10, 1926: Marriage of Walter David Batchellor and Gertrude Mary Long, in Boulder, Jefferson County, Colorado. Walter is age 53 and Gertrude is 51. This is a first marriage for both.

1928: City Directory for Denver, Denver County, Colorado:
Long, Gertrude, Accountant at Roedel Drugs
Note: Perhaps this was a carryover from a previous years listing as Gertrude is now married to Walter.

1928: City Directory for Denver, Denver County, Colorado:
Batchellor, Gertrude steno at Finance Company
Note: Same company in which Walter worked.

Apr 17, 1930: Federal Census for Cheyenne City, Laramie County, Wyoming:
Batchellor, Walter D.: head, owns, Value of Real Estate $5,000, age 57, married, age 53 at 1st marriage, born Colorado, father born Maine, mother born Illinois, accountant in insurance office
Batchellor, Mary G.: wife, age 54, married, age 51 at 1st marriage, born Iowa, father born Pennsylvania, mother born Ohio
Note: Gertrude is going by her middle name of Mary

Mar 21, 1934: Death of Walter David Batchellor (age 61), son of Isaac H. Batchellor & Ellen Charlotte Chatfield, in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, of lobar pneumonia and influenza. He died at home under an oxygen tent, too ill to be moved to a hospital. A well-known accountant in Cheyenne, he and Gertrude had been married for eight years.
Note: Lobar pneumonia: affecting one or more lobes of the lung, commonly due to streptococcal infection

Death Certificate for Walter D. Batchellor:
STATE OF WYOMING
STATEMENT OF DEATH
County Laramie City Cheyenne No. 1315 E. 18th St.
Full Name Walter D. Batchellor Residence No. 1315 E. 18th St.
Sex Male Color or Race White Single, Married, Widowed or Divorced Married
Husband of Gertrude M. Batchellor
Date of Birth Dec 22, 1876 Age 61 years, 2 months, 29 dys
Occupation of Deceased Certified Public Accountant
Birthplace Denver, Colo
Name of Father Isaac Batchellor Birthplace of Father Maine
Maiden Name of Mother Ellen Chatfield Birthplace of Mother Conn.
Informant Mrs. W.D. Batchellor Address Cheyenne, Wyoming
Date of Death Mar 21, 1934
I HEREBY CERTIFY, That I attended deceased from 3-17-1934 to 3-1-21-1934 and that his death occurred on the date stated above at 6:30 a.m.
THE CAUSE OF DEATH was as follows: Lobar Pneumonia, duration 10 ds.
CONTRIBUTORY Influenza
Did an operation precede death? No
Was there an autopsy? No
(Signed) Wm Johnson, M.D.
Place of Burial Denver, Colorado
Undertaker B.H. Finkbiner Address Cheyenne
Mar 24, 1934: Burial of Walter Batchellor with the Rose Croix rites at the consitory. His body is shipped from Wyoming to Colorado and is buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Denver County, Colorado.

Died: Feb 7, 1939: Death of Gertrude Mary (Long) Batchellor (age 63), wife of Walter David Batchellor, in Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne, Laramie County, Wyoming, of cerebral thrombosis.

Note: Cerebral thrombosis is a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein.