It was Memorial Day 2011

age 80 - CAROLDEEN BELLE10 DEAN nee CHENOWETH (JAY FRANKLIN9, GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE8, MARSHALL7, JOHN KITTLE6, WILLIAM PUGH5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born July 15, 1930 in Elkins, Randolph Co., WV, and died July 02, 2011 in Belington, Barbour Co., WV. She married HOWARD DORDE 'BUD' DEAN November 11, 1947, son of DURARD DEAN and NOVA LANTZ. He was born November 13, 1930 in Bayard, Grant Co., WV, and died March 21, 2006 in Elkins, Randolph Co., WV.

age 59 - JANET LYNN10 BLAIR nee CHENOWETH (CHARLES BERNARD9, GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE8, MARSHALL7, JOHN KITTLE6, WILLIAM PUGH5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born September 16, 1950 in Elkins, Randolph Co., WV, and died February 04, 2010 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV. She married (1) WARREN LEWIS CROSS, JR. January 20, 1968. She married (2) MARVIN BLAIR September 16, 2000. He was born November 29, 1936 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV, and died March 10, 2010 in Parkersburg, Wood Co., WV.

age 74 - JAMES PENTECOST BOWEN was born May 30, 1937, and died September 08, 2011 in Washington. He married MERRILEE PEARL10 DICKINSON (FRANCES ELIZABETH9 KELLEY, ALBERT FREDERICK8, ELI7, RUTH6 CHENOWETH, WILLIAM PUGH5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1)

age 79 - CHARLES MELDON9 JAQUES (PEOBLE NORMAN8, MILES7, MARY 'POLLY'6 CHENOWETH, JACOB VAN METER5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born April 09, 1931 in Shaw, Lincoln Co., CO, and died October 25, 2010 in Hugo, Lincoln Co., CO. He married (1) MARILYN ROGERS. She was born June 20, 1937, and died June 29, 2005 in Colorado. He married (2) DORIS M. SLUDER July 08, 1989

age 88 - JOHN J. 'JACK'9 SHEEHAN (RUTH8 ALBERT, CLAY HAWKINS7, RUTH FOREMAN6 HAWKINS, LETTIA VAN METER5 CHENOWETH, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born December 16, 1922 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, and died September 09, 2011 in Jefferson Co., KY. He married RENILDA HARDY � I just finished working this family down from Lettia�s daughter Ruth this morning and ended up with an obit on John. In all I developed a page of descendants through 3 and 4 generations of the family of Peter Albert and Ruth Hawkins, starting from a single Kentucky death of their son Clay Hawkins Albert in Louisville. We had left off with the 1880 census. Ancestry has developed an intriguing and remarkable record suggestion list that now appears when doing Census lists. Many were not intuitive, but they were right. It was of great benefit, but almost overwhelming as there were so many lines to explore. Of course it all depends on which state you are working with as to what databases are available. The Alberts are another of many Chenoweth descendants living in that city that Richard help found when he traveled down the Ohio to the Falls.

age 82 - ARNOLD AARON9 CHENOWETH (HORACE CLINTON8, JAMES WESLEY7, WILLIAM THOMAS6, CASPER5, WILLIAM S.4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born April 19, 1929 in Enterprise, Wallowa Co., OR, and died September 06, 2011 in Elgin, Union Co., OR. He married (1) PATRICIA ANN VAUGHN November 13, 1955 in Mendocino Co., CA. He married (2) PENELOPE ANN 'PENNY' MARTIN December 18, 1970 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla Co., WA

age ca 65 - WAYNE LEE10 CHENOWETH (ARTHUR RAYMOND9, ARTHUR RAYMOND8, WILLIAM HARRISON 'SWELLY'7, ELIAS BIRDINE6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1946, and died October 18, 2011 in Decatur, Macon Co., IL. He married (1) LAURA J. HENDRIAN. He married (2) LOIS L. BROWN August 05, 1992 in Decatur, Macon Co., IL. � Hopefully we will pick up Wayne�s DOB in a future SSA release.

age 71 - MERLE RAY9 STONEKING (LORANA RUBY8 CHENOWETH, CHARLES WILFORD 'BIG CHARLIE'7, JOSEPH W.6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born March 02, 1940 in Macomb, McDonough Co., IL, and died September 20, 2011 in Galesburg, Knox Co., IL. He married ANITA LORRAINE YOCUM April 14, 1958 in Abingdon, Knox Co., IL.

age 70 - BETTY JANE9 WEATHERLY nee CHENOWITH (WILLIAM HOWARD8, JAMES GARRISON7, JOHN P.6, THOMAS5, JAMES FRANCIS4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born June 23, 1940 in Crow Mountain, Pope Co., AR, and died June 16, 2011 in Porterville, Tulare Co., CA. She married (1) GOADE. She married (2) WEATHERLY

age 80 - JACK MARION9 CHENOWETH (ALLEN LUTHER8, JAMES ALLEN7, GRAFTON WHITAKER6, EPHRAIM B.5, ABSOLUM4, ABSOLUM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 20, 1929 in Pike Co., IL, and died January 13, 2010. - Jack was an SSA lasting identification that eluded us for over a year, finally solved.

age 83 - ARTHUR VERNON9 CHENOWETH (ROBERT STILLWELL 'BOB'8, WILLIAM LEWIS7, MATHIAS ROSE6, LEWIS ROSE5, JOHN4, ARTHUR3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born August 19, 1927 in Flathead Co., MT, and died July 29, 2011. He married (1) MARIE BROCK November 07, 1952 in Los Angeles Co., CA. He married (2) GLORIA RUTH WILKER July 30, 1961 in Lake Co., CA. She was born February 08, 1926, and died July 16, 2011 in California.

age 103 - BERTA ELIZABETH CHENOWTH nee COMPTON, daughter of WILLIAM COMPTON and SALLY GLASS, was born September 03, 1907 in Italy, Ellis Co., TX, and died November 28, 2010 in Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX. She married JOHN LELAND 'BUD'9 CHENOWTH (JOHN WALTER8, ISAAC PIERCE7, NELSON HENRY6, JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born February 05, 1906 in Italy, Ellis Co., TX, and died September 06, 1980 in Lubbock Co., TX.

age 96 - HARVEY MERLE9 CHENOWETH (CLARENCE CALELL8, JOSEPH EDWIN7, NELSON HENRY6, JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born July 23, 1915 in Milton-Freewater, Umatilla Co., OR, and died October 11, 2011 in Longview, Cowlitz Co., WA. He married MARJORIE ELIZABETH BRUGGER March 02, 1940 in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA. She was born March 15, 1920. � I had the pleasure of talking to Harvey in one of my cold calls in 1998. The placement of his grandfather Joseph eluded us for years, and though not proved I feel it likely that we have it correct. The problem was that Joseph showed up in Washington about 1888 with little to trace him back to his parents. This placement is the only logical choice I know of. We know Joseph married Sarah Elizabeth Livesay in Arkansas in 1882 and, it seems, soon divorced. He apparently headed west as did his sister Sarah Leona who landed in Colorado. Sarah had married and divorced the brother of Sarah Elizabeth Livesay, Jefferson Davis Livesay. He appears to have gone to Texas. It appears that Chenoweth- Livesay matches were not too compatible. Martha Dyer, the grandmother of Harvey went west with her family from Sullivan Co., TN through Arkansas. Where Joseph and Martha met up is unknown. After Joseph�s death in 1891, probably in Walla Walla Co., WA where he is buried, she remarried to Noah Taylor and raised their son Clarence Calell Chenoweth. If this is correct, Clarence had a half brother from Joseph�s first marriage, John Edward Chenoweth, who is found in Benton Co., AR in 1900 as a step son of Elija Arnold. Arnold�s wife is an Elizabeth, who seems to be Sarah Elizabeth Livesay, Joseph�s first wife and John�s mother.

age 90 - LENORA ELLEN9 FREDERICKS nee HORNER (LENORA ELLEN 'NORA'8 CHENOWTH, NICHOLAS OSBORNE7, EDMUND BEAN6, JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born March 27, 1921 in Washington, DC, and died May 01, 2011 in Escondido, San Diego Co., CA. She married (1) BENJAMIN O. SIMANK, JR 1942, son of BENJAMIN O. SIMANK. He was born 1918, and died August 10, 1943 in near Sugar City, Crowley Co., CO. She married (2) JOHN CHARLES FREDERICKS 1945. He was born January 28, 1919, and died December 28, 2001 in California.

age 91 - MARGARET GAUDIE9 YOAKUM nee KINGTON (GEORGIA JEANETTE8 CHINOWTH, JOHN WESLEY7, WILLIAM H.6, RICHARD5, NICHOLAS4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born July 30, 1920 in Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, and died September 26, 2011 in Tennessee. She married JAMES TEA YOAKUM. He was born August 17, 1918, and died January 07, 2004 in Tennessee.

age 83 - BETTY ANN9 LEE nee KINGTON (GEORGIA JEANETTE8 CHINOWTH, JOHN WESLEY7, WILLIAM H.6, RICHARD5, NICHOLAS4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born June 19, 1928 in Tennessee, and died July 23, 2011 in Knoxville, Knox Co., TN. She married FRANK EDWARD LEE. He was born October 01, 1928, and died March 01, 2002 in Tennessee.

age 88 - JEAN ANNEAR CHENOWETH nee JONES, daughter of ALPHEUS and ANNE JONES, was born May 21, 1923 in Highland Co., VA, and died September 11, 2011 in Westminster, Carroll Co., MD. She married JOHN EMORY8 CHENOWETH (BAXTER BAILE7, RICHARD MARSHALL6, JOHN BAXTER5, WILLIAM4, ARTHUR3, ARTHUR2, JOHN1) He born December 18, 1912 in Hanover, York Co., PA, and died April 11, 2000 in Maryland

age 98 - CHARLOTTE CHENOWETH nee ACWORTH was born August 23, 1913 in Quantico, Wicomico Co., MD, and died November 18, 2011 in Salisbury, Wicomico Co., MD. She married JAMES WILLIAM7 CHENOWETH (ELLIOTT M.6, JAMES WILLIAM5, SAMUEL4, SAMUEL3, ARTHUR2, JOHN1) He was born September 21, 1906 in West Virginia, and died November 24, 1996.

age 95 - LOTTIE CHENOWETH nee THORNTON, daughter of LEWIS THORNTON and ETHEL REED, was born April 28, 1916 in rural Armstrong, Vermilion Co., IL, and died November 18, 2011 in Gifford, Champaign Co., IL. She married February 23, 1939 in Covington , Fountain Co., IN HARRY ALBERT8 CHENOWETH (THOMAS ALBERT7, WILLIAM C.6, WILLIAM5, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) He born August 22, 1911 in Penfield, Champaign Co., IL, and died September 30, 1997 in Armstrong, Vermilion Co., IL

age 79 - ANNA FAYE HINES nee FRALEY, daughter of VIRGIL FRALEY and MARY MURPHY, was born March 07, 1931 in Argillite, Greenuo Co., KY, and died June 27, 2010 in Saluda, Saluda Co., SC. She married MARTIN JOHN8 HINES (NELLIE7 SMITH, JOHN LEMUEL6, ELEANOR 'ELLEN'5 CHENOWETH, THOMAS4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1) He was born August 16, 1925 in Clark Co., OH, and died December 19, 1986 in Springfield, Clark Co., OH.

age 98 - JUNE HELEN RILEY nee KIMES was born September 16, 1913, and died October 20, 2011 in Oswego, Kendall Co., IL She married CECIL J.8 RILEY, adopted son, (JOHN LEROY7, CASSANDRA ELLEN6 MORRIS, MARY5 CHENOWETH, JOHN C.4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born November 20, 1908, and died August 09, 1976.

age 92 - LOLA BEATRICE CHENOWETH nee GREENE was born June 13, 1919, and died September 30, 2011 in Dallas Co., TX. She married JAMES CRAWFORD 'BUCK'7 CHENOWETH (HOWARD CRAWFORD6, JOSEPH5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) He was born August 09, 1918 in Dallas Co., TX, and died July 23, 2001.

age 63 - CONNIE RAE9 SCOTT nee CHENOWETH (CHARLES RAY8, ERNEST CLAY7, REASON COLONY 'REESE'6, ARTHUR5, JOSEPH4, ARTHUR3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born October 17, 1947 in Peebles Co., OH, and died August 30, 2011 in Ohio

age 72 - BOBBY KEITH8 CHENOWETH (ERNEST CLAY7, REASON COLONY 'REESE'6, ARTHUR5, JOSEPH4, ARTHUR3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born November 01, 1938 in Ohio, and died October 09, 2011 in Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH. He married DONNA S. BORKENHAGEN

age 74 - BEATRICE ANN CHENOWETH nee NUNNALLY, daughter of CHARLES NUNNALLY and BLANCHE MCDANIEL was born February 22, 1936 in Boswell, Benton Co., IN, and died September 30, 2010 in Tippecanoe Co., IN. She married July 31, 1954 in Tippecanoe Co., IN JOHN RICHARD8 CHENOWETH (PAUL STEWART7, OSCAR URIAH6, RICHARD WILLIAM5, URIAH4, RICHARD3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) He born March 06, 1936 in Tippecanoe Co., IN.

age 67 - LINDA JEAN LAYNE was born November 22, 1943, and died July 25, 2011 in Clark Co., WA. She married March 10, 1988 in Stevens Co., WA WESLEY KEITH9 CHENOWETH (PHILLIP HOWARD8, RUDOLPH WILLIAM7, JOSEPH RICHARD6, WILLIAM R.5, JACOB4, ABRAHAM3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) � by our count Linda was Wesley�s 5th wife.

age 84 - MARGARET JOAN WASHINGTON nee ANDREASEN, daughter of JENS ANDREASON and ALMA JENSEN, was born March 01, 1927 in Bostwick, Nuckolls Co., NE, and died March 22, 2011 in Paradise, Butte Co., CA. She married March 01, 1947 WENDELL K.8 WASHINGTON (CARL EDWARD7, MINNIE6 ALLEN, MARY KENNY5 CHENOWETH, NOAH4, ABRAHAM3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) He was born March 11, 1923 in Superior, Nuckolls Co., NE, and died October 12, 1978 in Chico, Butte Co., CA.

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age 89 - DORIS J.2 BURGER nee CHENOWETH (JOHN EARL1) was born April 09, 1922 in West Virginia, and died September 29, 2011 in Ohio. She married JOHN JOSEPH BURGER. - John Earl, the father of Doris, took a new name when he entered the service in World War I. His birth name was George Eisenhardt.

A Window To The Past

William Dickey Chenoweth
Contributed by his great great niece, Cinda Anderson Justice

Uncle Will, as my mother and grandmother referred to him was a large man, both tall and wide. He had the middle name of his mother�s (Susan Ann) father, which was William Dickey Pringle. In the book The Chenoweth Family in America by Harris he is listed with the middle name of �Didymus� and he is calling from the beyond wishing me to set the middle name confusion to rest. He would have a huge laugh at the misunderstanding as he was quite a jovial person to which my grandmother would have attested.

One of the greatest joys was to host the Chenoweth Family Christmas Dinner. My grandmother, Mary Chenoweth was the daughter of his brother, Elmer Jefferson, who lived only a few miles distance east, on the London Road. W.D.�s house was a large two story frame house that sat on a knoll among many trees with a long winding driveway. Grandma told us of the Christmas sleigh rides from their home to Uncle Will�s and Aunt Ida�s for the huge family dinner. She remembered all the children being herded into a smaller room to be kept out of the way while the kitchen was busy with the finishing touches on the food and the men sat in the good room talking and laughing. The men were fed first, then the ladies and finally about 8:30 or 9:00 pm the children were given their food. (Grandma never ate before her children.) She said the only thing that kept them awake was the sound of the sleigh bells coming up the driveway and Santa coming into the living room with the presents.

Mr. Moorehead, who was a hired hand, had a very long beard and at Christmas when he was Santa, he would take it out of his shirt, unwind it and spread its length of many feet across the room. This was a spectacle that enthralled not only the children but the parents as well.

The grandfather of William Dickey Chenoweth was William Dickey Pringle, who was born in 1813. He was named for one of the first Presbyterian ministers to the wilds of Madison County, Ohio, Rev. William Dickey. I recently found in some old records that it was common to name a child for the minister who baptized him. Reverend Dickey and his brother, who was also a minister, traveled a circuit but were originally early settlers with their parents to the town of Chillicothe, OH area which at the time was the first capital of Ohio.

Uncle Will and Aunt Ida (Snyder) were married 22 March 1883. A daughter died at a young age in 1888 and another daughter, Ruth was born in 1894. She grew to adulthood and was a student at Mount Ida College, Boston, MA. W.D. was born November 5, 1859 in Oak Run Township, Madison County the son of Elijah and Susan Ann (Pringle) Chenoweth. His lineage is Elijah, John Foster, Elijah, Thomas, John. He attended college at Oberlin, OH; served as treasurer of the township; engaged in the insurance business with his cousin C.W. Pringle; held public offices; and was a trustee, treasurer and a member of the Big Plain Methodist Church. He loved farming and inherited and purchased a total of 510 acres of land in Madison Co. and was a director in the Thomas Armstrong Manufacturing Company and in his later years he bred draft horses. His farm was modern for its day and even had its own water plant.

W.D. Chenoweth died in 1916.

The surname Dickey is still used in the area today.

The Santa Claus� suit was developed in the 1930s. The Coca-Cola Company hired American artist Haddon Sundblom in 1931, to redesign Santa Clause. Sundblom chose the official colors of Coca-Cola, red and white.

Christmas trees are edible. Many parts of pines, spruces and firs can be eaten. The needles are a good source of vitamin C. Pine nuts, or pine cones, are also a good source of nutrition.

The Druids used mistletoe to celebrate the coming of winter. They would gather this evergreen plant that is parasitic upon other trees and used it to decorate their homes. They believed the plant had special healing powers for everything from female infertility to poison indigestion.

In 1836, Alabama was the first state in the USA to declare Christmas a legal holiday. In 1856, President Franklin Pierce decorated the first White House Christmas tree. In 1907, Oklahoma became the last USA state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.

Today poinsettias are the most popular holiday plant and are the number one flowering potted plant in the United States. The poinsettia, a traditional Christmas flower, originally grew in Mexico, where it is also known as the �Flower of the Holy Night�. Joel Poinsett first brought it to America in 1829.

The first printed reference to Christmas trees appeared in Germany in 1531.

Kwanzaa is a non-religious African American celebration observed from December 26 through January 1. Developed by Dr. Maulana Karenga in 1966 as a way to celebrate and promote the African American culture. Kwanzaa focuses on seven principles: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity and faith.

A traditional Christmas dinner in early England was the head of a pig prepared with mustard.

In 1947, Toys for Tots started making the holidays a little happier for children by organizing its first Christmas toy drive for needy youngsters.

Thanks for all you�ve done to collect us, organize us, inform us and entertain us! My family and I really appreciate it. Enjoy life and God Bless You!

23 Oct 2011
Linda Collison

Well some of the entertainment will continue� Thanks for the kind thoughts � Jon Egge.

First of all, THANK YOU for all you have done for the �family� and our history. I can relate very well to your comments about getting �old� (OLDER!), the mind flitting, and losing concentration. And nothing gets done. I find myself in the same situation! Not happy about it, but guess it is a sign we need to �pass the torch� to someone younger. But please don�t let that diminish your value in all that has been done and all that you will continue to contribute to. I�m sure you will still be an invaluable asset, for reference and resource.

Again, thank you very much for your years of devotion to accumulating all this information for all of us. It is truly priceless! God bless you as you relax and enjoy more leisure days.

28 Sep 2011
Lynda J. Whitney Dietrich

Very kind words. No one really prepares you for getting old and the sense of unease when you are losing abilities. I will never stop doing this genealogy stuff, but yes some of this needs to be farmed out, the problem is we have not found a good way of doing it yet. � Jon Egge.

Well now, that is great news. Believe it or not, you have earned your place in the Chenoweth Histories. You have written, answered, documented more than any one person could have expected to do.

I too at 57 feel the urges to say it is time for new blood to get involved. After 31 years of notes, research, legal pads, etc. I find it is necessary to go back and purge old useless info. To get what I want now on a program, and simplify. It may not be immediate, but it will happen. There will be interest in younger generations too.

I personally don�t feel the need to document every Chenoweth in the latest censuses, but it would be nice to continue with DNA, and finding info on the Older generations that still have gaps.

The work already completed is enough for those interested to connect their family lines for the future.

28 Sep 2011
Greg Wulker

Thanks for the kind words. We have shared some great moments. Yes, in a way I have a sense that the heavy lifting is done and we have pieced together the mixed up tree that Cora left us with, into true structure. Most of the unsolved mess is in early Baltimore with Richard. Proving a Watson would be great fun, sort of completing the set, 8 kids, 8 lines, but as for now 7 isn�t had. Yes there are still lots of things to do, but want to pass on some of what I am currently doing. The problem is I never find a stopping point. We had a short summer from August 1st to mid September. It all began with Ally�s wedding and it was quite pleasant when it finally arrived. Now it has turned grey and cold. Dad recently celebrated his 96th birthday. Looking forward to seeing all in Winchester. I haven�t been fishing for years now. I am a bit too wobbly for small boats. My moment in the sun [be patient]. � Jon Egge.

Mother�s name: Evelyn Marian Irwin b: 4-3-14; d: 6-1-09. My immediate family is recorded on my Ashbrook Family Tree on Ancestry.com.

God bless you, cousin Jon. You have collected a prodigious amount of info and I am deeply grateful for the connections I was able to make in my Ashbrook family history due to your efforts! I hope your days will become simpler now, with renewed strength and joy!

Although you�re retiring as webmaster it doesn�t appear your genealogy neurons will slow down any!

29 Sep 2011
Nancy Hoxworth

No I will never want to stop the genealogy, it is always of interest. What I am trying to do is get away from the pressure and not stand in the way. I am not sure how all this is going to work out, but the work needs to move forward without me. � Jon Egge.

Thank you for sending me a copy of your newsletter. It looks like you have done a great deal of research. Do you have your tree on an Ancestry? Is it public? If not, would you allow me to be a guest? I would like to compare and fill in the gaps on my tree.

27 Sep 2011
Janet Hazlett

I do have an ancestry page. It only has about the first 3 or 4 generations plus the entire lines of my ancestor, Thomas, to the 1930 census. [I must apologize, I haven�t had sufficient time to do the tree justice.] It is titled �true Chenoweth: The Chenoweth Site�. Not sure how to guide you to it, but if you searched on ancestry trees for Sarah Tharp born 1830 in Illinois it would come up. I give that clue as ancestry trees are hard to find when searching on well used names and Sarah does not have a big presence in ancestry trees. She was the niece of my great great grandfather, Henry S. Chenoweth. I searched for many years to find Margaret�s children. � Jon Egge.

Pete, I read today that Jon is stepping aside on his long term project for the Chenoweth web site and that you are taking the lead. I appreciate you stepping up to take the reins. I admire the years of dedication that Jon invested in the Chenoweth family history. I hope that we, as a family, can do something for him someday to acknowledge his contribution.

I am not at all sure what direction you plan for the site, but I do know that it could use some work to make it easier to navigate and perhaps get a fresh look. This is the kind of work that I have been doing for nearly 15 years and I would love a chance to talk with you sometime about how I might assist.

27 Sep 2011
Paul Chenoweth

I appreciate your interest and have passed your email on to Jon with regards to the web site. I am only taking over the maintenance of the database for him. At the last reunion we recognized Jon for his contribution with the annual Eugene Victor Chenoweth Award. We started this award 2 reunions ago for someone like this. � Pete

I am in Lancaster, Fairfield Co., OH. I have done some corresponding with Jon Egge the last several months. I am a grt. (x3) grandson of Eli Ashbrook, pioneer settler in Fairfield, Licking & Pickaway counties, Ohio. My grt. (x4) grandparents were Levi & Mary Chenoweth Ashbrook.

Eli�s grandson, Congressman Wm. Albert Ashbrook of Licking County, Ohio was my grt, grt uncle. He wrote and published a 4 volume daily journal he had written over his life time and distributed approx. 130 sets to his Ashbrook descendants. I have a copy of the first vol. which contains the Ashbrook and other family genealogy. If you ever have a request from a family member who is searching for info on the Ashbrook�s of Central Ohio, please feel free to print my email address in a future newsletter and I will try to answer any questions one may have. I am far from an expert, but will be very happy to do my small part as to the Chenoweth & Ashbrook connection in Ohio.

Eli help co-organize the �Turkey Run Predestinarian Primitive Baptist Church� of Fairfield Co., Ohio in 1817. Levi, his father died in Virginia at age 56. Later in Eli�s mother (Mary Chenoweth) life he went back to VA and brought her to Fairfield County to live and finish out her life with him. As I understand, Mary is buried in the old church cemetery at Turkey Run Church, which still stands. The old church is due for restoration if a fall levy should pass. The members donated the church to the Fairfield Co. Historical Park Commission which had 3 members left at the time of its donation. The cemetery is only about 30 mins from me so I hope to find the cemetery and try to locate Mary Chenoweth Ashbrooks marker. If I am successful, I will send you a picture of her burial site and the church building.

27 Sep 2011
George A. �Andy� Wyman
Awyman1904@gmail.com

Thanks for the info. If anybody inquires we�ll pass it along. � editor.

I am truly sorry to hear what a burden it has been to you, but thank you for such wonderful work over the years. I am very willing to help. I am knowledgeable of databases and build website. Please let me know if I can help. God bless you.

26 Sep 2011
Billene Sparks Statler Nicol

It has never been a burden, this whole process has been one of great joy. The problem is that I cannot do it as well or fast and that I am not getting enough done. It needs new eyes and energy. � Jon Egge.

Jon, What a good man you are! Words cannot thank you enough.

I hope the view outside the windows of your home is beautiful. Some of our happiest memories are our first 2 yrs of marriage, in the Army, stationed at Ft. Lawton, WA in Puget Sound. That was in 1953-56. Washington State is just God�s Country. I hope you can relax and have some free time.

Thank you for all you have done for this family & for all its hundreds/thousands of members that you have helped. We are 79 and 80, still read every word you send, still interested. We just move & think much more slowly than before. You know.

25 Sep 2011
Mark & Julia McKinney

Thank you for the kind words. I have done this with great reluctance and it will take a while to transfer the updated file and get some new procedures down. I am not sure at all how this is going to work. But instinctually I know that new blood is good to anything, fresh eyes and new ideas. My efforts have pretty well run the course and I need to finish projects that I have set aside in order to do the data entry and upkeep on cousins. I certainly want to finish the publication of the 1870 family Census and maybe even the 1880.

The Thurman line is one of those great blossoms in the tree. Though I didn�t follow it all, the Thurman researchers though they had a line on who Elijah was. Of course you still live near the same areas where Mary and Elijah settled. You wouldn�t like being here today. The weather has turned cold and the wind is blowing hard up the passage. We had a great month and a half run from August though. � Jon Egge.