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Elmer Chase

Birth	:	9 Apr 1831 Rushford, Allegany County, New York, USA
Death	:	28 Jul 1908 Elk Run, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Rockvale Cemetery, Rockvale, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate	:	45.4888770, -108.8626350
Description	:	1890 Buchanan and Delaware Counties History pgs. 453-455 ELMER CHASE. Among the men who came into Delaware county at a comparatively early date and have grown up with the country and have been identified with the best interests of the locality where he has lived, must be recorded the name of Elmer Chase, of Honey Creek township. Mr. Chase has lived in the county for more than a third of a century, and has seen the many changes which have marked itsgrowth and development since he first cast his lot here, and in that growth and development he has... Read More	1890 Buchanan and Delaware Counties History pgs. 453-455 ELMER CHASE. Among the men who came into Delaware county at a comparatively early date and have grown up with the country and have been identified with the best interests of the locality where he has lived, must be recorded the name of Elmer Chase, of Honey Creek township. Mr. Chase has lived in the county for more than a third of a century, and has seen the many changes which have marked itsgrowth and development since he first cast his lot here, and in that growth and development he has borne his full share of the burden and has added his part to the general fund of the commonwealth. Mr. Chase is a native of New York, as were also his parents, Daniel and Sallie (Benjamin) Chase. On his father's side he comes of York State ancestry from "time whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary." On his mother's side he is descended from New England stock. His paternal grandparents were Obadiah and Mary Chase. His maternal grandparents were Levi and Abigail Benjamin. His people belonged to the sturdy, industrious, frugal class that formed the staple stock of the New England and Middle states and which has furnished the nucleus of many thrifty, prosperous communities in the Western states and territories. There were seven children in the family to which the subject of this sketch belonged, four of whom are now living, all, like himself, having married and established themselves in one locality or another. D. F. Chase lives at Howard, S. Dak.; E. B. Chase lives at Sioux City, this state; Emma J., now widow of Charles H. Page, lives in southern Kansas. The subject hereof, Elmer Chase, was born in the town of Rushford, Allegany county, N. Y., April 9, 1831. He was reared in his native county, growing up on his father's farm, receiving a good common-school training and being brought up to habits of industry and usefulness. He went to Cattaraugus county, N. Y., in 1849, where, May 31, 1853, he married Miss Betsey Brown, and from which place he moved three years later to Iowa, settling in this county. Like most of the men who came to Delaware county at the time, Mr. Chase was not burdened with an abundance of this world's goods. He came West purposely to better his condition. At first it was a contest with him for bread and butter, but fortune favored him, and through great industry and strict economy he gradually accumulated some means, after the first year or two, so that by 1859, three years after he came to the county, he was enabled to buy, atthat date, sixty acres in the southwest quarter of section 18, township 90, range 5, in Honey Creek township, on which he moved and began his improvements, and success continued to attend his efforts. He subsequently bought more land, which he also improved, owning now one hundred and forty acres, most of which he has under cultivation, what is not under plow being in grass. He has a handsome two-story frame dwelling, good barns, large groves of trees, natural and artificial, and plenty of stock. He has given his time and labor wholly to his farming interests, and his place gives evidence of the industry, thrift and good management that have prevailed there. Mr. Chase has filled the usual number of local offices in his township, the duties of which he had discharged with the promptness and fidelity expected of all good citizens. He has avoided politics, believing that politics is one business and farming another, and that the two do not work well together, but affiliates with the democrats and supports the men and measures of that party on state and national issues. He belongs to the Grange society of Delaware county, and gives his hearty support to all measures of relief for the farming community. In the labor of making for himself a home in the West, Mr. Chase has been ably assisted by the good lady whom he selected to share his fortunes nearly forty years ago, and who has since has borne him the companionship he sought with her hand. Mrs. Chase is her husband's junior by about three years, having been born March 25, 1834. She is a native of the town of Edmeston, Otsego county, N. Y., and is a daughter of Isaac and Sallie Brown, the father having been a native of Stonington, Conn., and the mother a native of New York. Her father was an active, intelligent and public-spirited man, foremost in his community in all matters of public note, having held a number of public offices, the duties of which he discharged with efficiency. Mr. and Mrs. Chase have had born to them two children, a son and daughter Charles E., residing at St. Joseph, Mo., and Laura E., wife of Jackson Green, residing at Coon Rapids, Carroll county, Iowa, who, with an adopted son, Leslie S., constitute all the family they ever had. They, however, have had other children in their household, having furnished a home at different times to orphans who were in need of the attention of the charitably inclined. In this labor of love Mr. and Mrs. Chase have expended time, money and personal effort that the world knows not of. In affording succor and help to the homeless and friendless, as here noted, they have given a practical force and meaning to the divine injunction: "Feed my lambs," not often met with in this cold and selfish world. Such is an everyday religion of the best sort. " By their fruits ye shall know them."

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Where is Elmer Chase's memorial?
Elmer Chase's memorial is located at: Rockvale Cemetery, Rockvale, Carbon County, USA.
When did Elmer Chase death?
Elmer Chase death on 28 Jul 1908 in Elk Run, Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Elmer Chase's memorial?
Latitude: 45.4888770
Longitude: -108.8626350

Family Members:

Parent

Daniel Chase

(1794 - 1876)

Sally Benjamin Chase

(1802 - 1866)

Spouse

Betsy Brown Chase

(1834 - 1899)

Siblings

Ezra Franklin Chase

(1819 - 1880)

Children

Ella C. Chase Green

(1864 - 1907)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Rockvale Cemetery
Rockvale, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4888770, -108.8626350

2. Joliet Cemetery
Joliet, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4799995, -108.9985962

3. Gebo Cemetery
Fromberg, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4030000, -108.9242000

4. Carbonado Cemetery
Joliet, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4585991, -109.0139008

5. Park City Cemetery
Park City, Stillwater County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6247120, -108.9165690

6. Beltz Cemetery
Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4049988, -109.0706024

7. Pioneer Cemetery
Stillwater County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6575012, -108.8944016

8. Teeples Cemetery
Bridger, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3248600, -108.7785880

9. Bridger Cemetery
Bridger, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2825012, -108.9244003

10. Saint Anthony Catholic Cemetery
Laurel, Yellowstone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6939650, -108.7685320

11. Laurel Cemetery
Laurel, Yellowstone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6944008, -108.7692032

12. Yellowstone National Cemetery
Laurel, Yellowstone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6962050, -108.7726520

13. Big Day Cemetery
Pryor, Big Horn County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4169006, -108.5653000

14. Plenty Coups State Park Cemetery
Pryor, Big Horn County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4287870, -108.5491920

15. Mountain View Cemetery
Bridger, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2588997, -108.8910980

16. Roberts Cemetery
Roberts, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.3605995, -109.1536026

17. Sings Good-Stewart Family Cemetery
Pryor, Big Horn County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4076540, -108.5289690

18. Pryor Cemetery
Pryor, Big Horn County, USA
Coordinate: 45.4193993, -108.5111008

19. Cooke Cemetery
Billings, Yellowstone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.7035500, -108.6184500

20. Silver Tip Ranch Cemetery
Bridger, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.1889340, -108.9850340

21. Mountain View Cemetery
Columbus, Stillwater County, USA
Coordinate: 45.6417007, -109.2727966

22. Holy Cross Cemetery
Billings, Yellowstone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.7400017, -108.5552979

23. Terrace Gardens Cemetery
Billings, Yellowstone County, USA
Coordinate: 45.7733900, -108.6009160

24. Clear Creek Cemetery
Roberts, Carbon County, USA
Coordinate: 45.2416992, -109.1931000