Individual Details

John C. Henton

(9 Nov 1778 - Dec 1853)

A great grandson of John C. Henton, - Will W. Henton, of Canton, Mo, wrote to Sallie P. Seay, of Buechel, Ky and Mrs. Angeline DeWitt Hall of Inglewood, CA in 1915 asking for genealogical information to compile a history of the Van Meter family. He mentions oil paintings of Wm and Mary Chenoweth that were found with Ruth Foreman's descendants. "They must have been painted a hundred years ago."

Events

Birth9 Nov 1778Virginia, United States
Marriage29 Dec 1797Catherine Keith
Census (family)2 Sep 1850Lewis, Missouri, United States - Catherine Keith
DeathDec 1853Lewis, Missouri, United States

Families

SpouseCatherine Keith (1776 - 1859)
ChildHester Henton (1800 - )
ChildNancy Henton ( - )
ChildWalter Briscoe Henton ( - )
ChildAlexander Keith Henton ( - )
ChildElizabeth Henton ( - )
ChildMary Catherine Henton ( - )
ChildEmery Henton ( - )
ChildWilliam H. Henton ( - )
FatherDavid Henton ( - )
MotherMary M. "Polly" Van Meter (1757 - 1832)
SiblingHester "Hetty" Henton (1775 - 1858)

Notes

Census (family)

290, 291, John C Henton, 71 M, Farmer, 150, VA
Catharine Henton, 73 F, VA
Henry Tooley, 39 M, Farmer, 840, VA
June Tooley, 37 F, KY
Nancy Tooley, 6 F, MO

Endnotes

1. Lillie, Shirley., Van Meter genealogy emails and group sheets. (Montezuma, Iowa: Shirley Lillie, 1998.).

2. Lillie, Shirley., Van Meter genealogy emails and group sheets. (Montezuma, Iowa: Shirley Lillie, 1998.).

3. Pete Ross, compiler, Papers on Van Meter, Holtzclaw, and allied families (Montrose, CO: from Marjorie Olive Tree Rhodes and William W. Henton, Jan 2007).

4. Lillie, Shirley., Van Meter genealogy emails and group sheets. (Montezuma, Iowa: Shirley Lillie, 1998.).