Individual Details

Hackley James Chenoweth

(29 Oct 1819 - 16 Oct 1885)

H. J. Chenoweth was born in Kentucky Oct. 29, 1819; his parents, Abraham and Rachel, were natives of that State and of Welsh descent; emigrated to Pike county Nov. 16, 1836, settling one mile east of Perry, and in company with his father improved 160 acres of land. He followed farming until 1851, when he started a saw-mill 3 miles northeast of Perry, and after running it 18 months he sold it; then farming for 3 years, then was in Missouri 4 years, and then (1861) came back to this place and continued farming and clearing land. In 1872 he started the first hotel in Perry. H. J. married in 1841, and is the father of 9 children, 6 of whom are living, 2 boys and 4 girls. Mr. C. has been School Director and member of the Town Board. Republican (Chapman 482).

Events

Birth29 Oct 1819Nelson, Kentucky, United States
Marriage4 Feb 1841Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States - Margaret Elizabeth Johnston
Census (family)29 Jun 1870Perry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States - Margaret Elizabeth Johnston
Census (family)1880Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States - Margaret Elizabeth Johnston
Death16 Oct 1885Perry, Pike, Illinois, United States

Families

SpouseMargaret Elizabeth Johnston (1826 - 1912)
FatherAbraham Chenoweth (1785 - 1861)
MotherRachel Chenoweth (1789 - 1864)
SiblingGeorge Walter Chenoweth (1813 - 1824)
SiblingWilliam Chenoweth (1814 - 1849)
SiblingArthur Chenoweth (1816 - 1850)
SiblingJohn Chenoweth (1818 - 1852)
SiblingMildred Ann Chenoweth (1823 - 1828)
SiblingMiles Briscoe Chenoweth (1827 - 1904)
SiblingMary M. Chenoweth (1829 - 1881)
SiblingMalinda Jane Chenoweth (1832 - 1895)

Notes

Census (family)

84, 86, Chenoweth, Hackly, 51 M, Farmer, 3000, 690, KY
Margaret, 44 F, Keeping house, KY
Delila, 18 F, IL
David, 15 M, IL
Rachel, 11 F, IL
Frantz H., 7 M, IL
Rushen, Mantford, 16 M, Farm Laborer, IL

Census (family)

Hackley CHENOWETH Self M Male W 60 KY Hotel KY KY
Margaret CHENOWETH Wife M Female W 54 KY Keeping House VA KY
Franz CHENOWETH Son S Male W 17 IL Photographer KY KY
George GRIMES Other S Male W 42 IL Farmer VA VA
Joseph GRIMES Other S Male W 36 IL Farmer VA VA
William NEWALL Other W Male W 50 IL Teamster IL IL
Samuel STEVENSON Other Male W 61 PA Minister PA PA
S. C. BOYER Other M Male W 37 IL Music Teacher IL IL
Christ SCHRAY Other S Male W 48 GERMANY Laborer GER. GER.
Mary MYERS Other S Female W 21 IL Servant GER. GER.
Ellen COOMER Other S Female W 17 IL Servant IL IL
Permelia SMITH Other W Female W 55 NY NY NY
Burton SMITH Other S Male W 17 IL Clerk In Store MA NY
Jessie FISHER Other S Female W 20 IL IL IL

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. 421.

3. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > ILLINOIS > PIKE > PERRY TWP Series: M593 Roll: 269 Page: 299.

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.