Chafee, Vosco M.

1822 - 1895  (72 years)

• Name	Chafee, Vosco M.
  Birth	7 May 1822  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census		1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 07 1880 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 155) (Clay City Township), image 07, page 07
  Occupation	Blacksmith  [2]
  Reference Number	CHAF.V001
  _FGRAVE	24144602
  Death	2 Feb 1895  [1]
  Burial	Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois   [3]
  Person ID	I29752	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Hoover, Matilda,   b. 9 Jul 1828   d. 24 Apr 1868 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1, 4]
  Children	1. Chafee, Joseph W. > 2. Chafee, Rose E. > 3. Chafee, George W.
  Family ID	F12593	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Shelton, Karon,   b. 1849
  Children	1. Chafee, Cora M.,   b. Illinois   2. Chafee, Vosco M. Jr.   d. Jul 1879   3. Chafee, James S.,   b. 1871, Illinois   4. Chafee, Edmond R.,   b. 1878, Illinois
  Family ID	F12594	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Vosco was born in 1822, he held a patent for a reaping machine, and his first wife was Matilda Hoover Chafee, Find A Grave id# 24924233, buried in Onstott Cemetery. Vosco married second Karon Shelton in Clay Co., 8/1/1869 Children with Matilda: Joseph W., Rose E [m. David Barnett], George W. [m. Nancy Lay Mankas] Children with Karon: James S., Cora M., Edmond R., Vosco M. Jr., likely a twin of Edmond R., d. 7/1879

  
  

• Sources

  [S8895] https://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Chafee, Vosco M., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24144602), none. (Reliability: 2). [S16655] https://www.ancestry.com/, 1880 Census, Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 07, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6742/images/4240459-00197?usePUB=true&_phsrc=HhE1&pId=29391568). [S8896] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Chafee, Vosco M., (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=24144602), none. (Reliability: 2). [S8897] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Chafee, Matilda, (https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Chafee&GSiman=1&GScid=644287&GRid=24924233&), none. (Reliability: 2).