Individual Details

Jacob Van Meter Chenoweth

(27 Jun 1850 - 8 Jun 1885)

Jacob V. Chenoweth was born in this township June 27, 1850, son of James H. and Artemisia C. (Burkhead) Chenoweth; is a farmer and dealer in live stock. May 13, 1875, he married Elizabeth Parke, and they have 2 little girls. Mr. and Mrs. C. are members of the Christian Church. Mr. C. owns a farm of 81 acres in Pike county, and 80 acres in Kansas (Chapman 482).

Events

Birth27 Jun 1850Perry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States
Marriage13 May 1875Elizabeth Parke
Death8 Jun 1885Kiowa, Barber, Kansas, United States

Families

SpouseElizabeth Parke ( - )
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)
SiblingDavid Johnston Chenoweth (1848 - 1912)
SiblingSusannah Reid Chenoweth (1854 - 1861)

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. Thompson, Jess M., The Jess M. Thompson Pike County history : as printed in installments in the Pike County republican, Pittsfield, Illinois, 1935-1939. (Pittsfield, Ill.: Pike County Historical Society, 1967, 582 pgs.), p. 225.

3. Thompson, Jess M., The Jess M. Thompson Pike County history : as printed in installments in the Pike County republican, Pittsfield, Illinois, 1935-1939. (Pittsfield, Ill.: Pike County Historical Society, 1967, 582 pgs.), p. 225.

4. 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).

5. 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.