Individual Details
William Chenoweth
(24 Aug 1814 - 26 Jul 1849)
William joined a wagon train in late spring of 1849 and left Perry Co for the California goldfields. He died along the way and was buried near the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
William (grandfather) had migrated to Nelson Co., KY and his son Abraham (father) married Rachel Chenoweth, the daughter of Arthur and a 2nd cousin once removed marriage. They ended up in Pike Co., IL where their son, William, and his wife, Sarah
Shoemaker, lived before William set off for the gold fields of California. William died enroute in Utah, and his widow Sarah moved with her family to Missouri. Here their son, Abraham Van Meter Chenoweth went west to Walla Walla and eventually ended up in Garfield Co.
WILLIAM HENRY86 CHENOWETH (ABRAHAM VAN METER7, WILLIAM6, ABRAHAM5,
WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born January 29, 1859 in Linn Co., MO
and died September 14, 1927 in Garfield Co., WA. He married (1) LAURA ANN
COLEMAN November 16, 1892. She was born October 16, 1870 in Mayesburg, MO.
He married (2) CAROLINE EVANS November 23, 1915 inLEwiston, Nez Perce Co.,
ID. She was born abt 1864 in Illinois.
Children of William Henry Chenoweth and Laura Ann Coleman are:
I. HAZEL LUCILLE9 CHENOWETH, b: January 16, 1894, Walla Walla Co.,
WA; married CLAUD CLAYTON, February 16, 1913; b: March 19, 1897, Austin
Co., WA.
II. MARTHA EVIETHE9 CHENOWETH, b: August 4, 1896, Walla Walla Co.,
WA; married CHARLES RAYMOND RUARK, March 2, 1913; b: July 14, 1892,
Garfield Co., WA.
III. LEIGHTON VANCE9 CHENOWETH, b: June 20, 1899, Walla Walla Co.,
WA; married MINNIE FERRELL, January 23, 1922, Moscow, Latah Co., ID; b:
Bet. 1894-1904.
William (grandfather) had migrated to Nelson Co., KY and his son Abraham (father) married Rachel Chenoweth, the daughter of Arthur and a 2nd cousin once removed marriage. They ended up in Pike Co., IL where their son, William, and his wife, Sarah
Shoemaker, lived before William set off for the gold fields of California. William died enroute in Utah, and his widow Sarah moved with her family to Missouri. Here their son, Abraham Van Meter Chenoweth went west to Walla Walla and eventually ended up in Garfield Co.
WILLIAM HENRY86 CHENOWETH (ABRAHAM VAN METER7, WILLIAM6, ABRAHAM5,
WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born January 29, 1859 in Linn Co., MO
and died September 14, 1927 in Garfield Co., WA. He married (1) LAURA ANN
COLEMAN November 16, 1892. She was born October 16, 1870 in Mayesburg, MO.
He married (2) CAROLINE EVANS November 23, 1915 inLEwiston, Nez Perce Co.,
ID. She was born abt 1864 in Illinois.
Children of William Henry Chenoweth and Laura Ann Coleman are:
I. HAZEL LUCILLE9 CHENOWETH, b: January 16, 1894, Walla Walla Co.,
WA; married CLAUD CLAYTON, February 16, 1913; b: March 19, 1897, Austin
Co., WA.
II. MARTHA EVIETHE9 CHENOWETH, b: August 4, 1896, Walla Walla Co.,
WA; married CHARLES RAYMOND RUARK, March 2, 1913; b: July 14, 1892,
Garfield Co., WA.
III. LEIGHTON VANCE9 CHENOWETH, b: June 20, 1899, Walla Walla Co.,
WA; married MINNIE FERRELL, January 23, 1922, Moscow, Latah Co., ID; b:
Bet. 1894-1904.
Events
| Birth | 24 Aug 1814 | Nelson, Kentucky, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 15 May 1834 | Clinton, Indiana, United States - Sarah Shoemaker | | ||
| Death | 26 Jul 1849 | near Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Shoemaker (1817 - 1906) |
| Father | Abraham Chenoweth (1785 - 1861) |
| Mother | Rachel Chenoweth (1789 - 1864) |
| Sibling | George Walter Chenoweth (1813 - 1824) |
| Sibling | Arthur Chenoweth (1816 - 1850) |
| Sibling | John Chenoweth (1818 - 1852) |
| Sibling | Hackley James Chenoweth (1819 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Mildred Ann Chenoweth (1823 - 1828) |
| Sibling | Miles Briscoe Chenoweth (1827 - 1904) |
| Sibling | Mary M. Chenoweth (1829 - 1881) |
| Sibling | Malinda Jane Chenoweth (1832 - 1895) |
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. 420.
3. 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.