Individual Details

David Johnston Chenoweth

(13 Jan 1848 - 13 Feb 1912)

D. J. Chenoweth was born in this county Jan. 13, 1848, son of James H. and Artemisia C. (Burkhead) Chenoweth, natives of Kentucky, and of German descent. He owns a farm of 20 acres and runs a meat market in Perry. In 1867 he married Eleanor Dorsey, and they have 4 children living. Both he and wife are members of the Christian Church. He is a Republican (Chapman 482).


Events

Birth13 Jan 1848Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States
Marriage12 Mar 1868Pike, Illinois, United States - Eleanor Jemima Dorsey
Census (family)1880Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States - Eleanor Jemima Dorsey
Census (family)1900Perry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States - Eleanor Jemima Dorsey
Census (family)1910Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States - Eleanor Jemima Dorsey
Death13 Feb 1912Santa Ana, Orange, California, United States
BurialDorsey-Browning Cemetery, Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseEleanor Jemima Dorsey (1849 - 1931)
ChildAlexander Chenoweth (1871 - 1942)
ChildAnna Chenoweth (1874 - )
ChildNora Chenoweth (1876 - )
ChildPearl Chenoweth (1878 - 1966)
ChildPercy G Chenoweth (1881 - )
FatherJames Hackley Chenoweth (1801 - 1882)
MotherArtemisia Catherine Birkhead (1811 - 1874)
SiblingAbraham Birkhead Chenoweth (1832 - 1920)
SiblingJames Harrison Chenoweth (1834 - 1915)
SiblingJoseph S. Chenoweth (1836 - 1840)
SiblingMary Elizabeth Chenoweth (1838 - 1913)
SiblingJoseph Steaven Chenoweth (1840 - 1925)
SiblingRobert Atkinson Chenoweth (1843 - 1922)
SiblingRuth Christian Chenoweth (1845 - 1930)
SiblingJacob Van Meter Chenoweth (1850 - 1885)
SiblingSusannah Reid Chenoweth (1854 - 1861)

Notes

Census (family)

David Chenoweth Self M 32 Illinois, United States
Ealenor Chenoweth Wife F 31 Illinois, United States
Alexander Chenoweth Son M 9 Illinois, United States
Anna Chenoweth Daughter F 6 Illinois, United States
Nora Chenoweth Daughter F 4 Illinois, United States
Pearl Chenoweth Daughter F 2 Illinois, United States
Edward Jones Other M 19 Missouri, United States
Albert Jones Other M 17 Missouri, United States
Paulena Baugh Other F 18 Illinois, United States

Census (family)

David J Chenoweth Head M 52 Illinois, KY KY, Farmer
Elen J ChenowethWife F 51 Illinois, TN TN, 6 children born, 5 living
Percy G Chenoweth Son M 19 Illinois, IL IL, Farm laborer

Census (family)

David Chenoweth Head M 62 Illinois
Eleanor Chenoweth Wife F 60 Illinois
Mary E Johnston Sister F 72 Illinois
Pearl Daigh Daughter F 3 1Illinois
Margarete Daigh Granddaughter F 5 Illinois
Harvey Daigh Grandson M 2 Illinois

Endnotes

1. Chenoweth Family Site from Colonial times to present day, Descendants of John Chenoweth & Mary Calvert, Jon D. Egge online [http://chenowethsite.com/], accessed 9/2006.

2. Chas. C. Chapman, History of Pike County, Illinois: Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Illinois (Chicago: Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1880).

3. "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934,," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 8 April 2018), David J. Chenoweth and Ella J. Dorsey, 12 Mar 1868; citing Pike, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,315,807..

4. Chenoweth Family Site from Colonial times to present day, Descendants of John Chenoweth & Mary Calvert, Jon D. Egge online [http://chenowethsite.com/], accessed 9/2006.