Ever wonder whether someone was being vulgar when they said that it was �cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey?� As almost any Naval veteran would tell you the truth is:

It was necessary to keep a good supply of cannon balls near the cannon on old war ships. But how to prevent them from rolling about the deck was the problem.

The best storage method devised was to stack them as a square based pyramid with one ball on top, resting on four, resting on nine, which rested on sixteen. Thus a supply of 30 cannon balls could be stacked in a small area right next to the cannon.

There was only one problem � how to prevent the bottom layer from sliding/rolling from under the others. The solution was a metal plate with 16 round indentations called a Monkey. But if this plate were made of iron then the balls would quickly rust to it. The solution to the rusting problem was to make Brass Monkeys.

Few landlubbers realize that brass contracts much more and much faster than iron when chilled. Consequently when the temperature dropped too far the brass indentations would shrink so much that the iron cannon balls would come right off the monkey.

Thus it was quite literally cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey.

TILL DEATH DO US PART - '05

A belated happy 50th Anniversary is sent to Mr & Mrs Richard Lee Chenoweth. Dick married Mildred Marie Jackson on 26 January 1958 in Cerro Gordo, Piatt Co., IL. An open reception was held for the couple on 12 Apr 2008 in the La Place Community Center. He is retired from Transport Service Co. and she is the retired owner of the Wheel Inn restaurant and a retired caregiver. They are the proud parents of two sons, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Editorial

By Peter Clinton Chenoweth, Editor

For years, while I was in the military, I had a poster that hung in my offices:

�Not My Job�

This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got upset about that, because it was Everybody�s job. Everybody thought Anybody could do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn�t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have

Someone Else

I know that all of you will be saddened to learn this week of the death of one of our most valuable acquaintances � Someone Else. Someone�s passing creates a vacancy that will be difficult to fill.

Our friend had been with us for many years, and for every one of those years, Someone did more than the normal person�s share of the work. Whenever leadership was called for, this wonderful individual was looked to for inspiration as well as results.

Whenever there was a job to do, a problem to tackle, a meeting to attend, one name was on everyone�s lips. �Let Someone Else do it,� everybody would say. It was common knowledge that whenever the need arose, Someone Else was one of the biggest contributors of time, spirit, self, and resources. Whatever the shortfall, everyone assumed that Someone Else would make up the difference. Someone Else was an extraordinary person, almost superhuman. But a person can only do so much.

Were the truth known, everyone expected too much of Someone Else. Someone set a wonderful example for us to follow. But now, Someone is gone.

Who is going to do all the things we expected Someone Else to do?. We can�t depend on Someone Else anymore.

It should be noted that as of the date of this publication there have NO nominations or volunteers to serve on the Board of Directors. I guess Someone Else was expected to serve on the board.

I am happy to say that 2 more of the bricks have been identified:

• Raymond M. of Apollo Beach is Raymond Murray Chenoweth. Ray passed away 8 May 2008.
• Cody Waters �95 brick � There is a Marist High in Eugene, OR and this is what the Oregon Death index shows:

Name: Waters, Jon Cody
County: Lane (Eugene)
Death Date: 4 Dec 1995
Certificate: 95-25238
Age: 17
Birth Date: 16 Dec 1977

What is not known is the Chenoweth who purchased Cody�s brick and their relationship to him.

In �Comments from the Clan� Sue Solomon on 3/28/07 draws attention to the first auto license issued in Texas to W.B. Chenoweth for his bus. Your comment back was that this is really William Benjamin Wood is inaccurate. This is William Benjamin Chenoweth(6) from Joseph(5) Benjamin F.(4) Thomas Jr(3) Thomas(2) John(1) � my grandfather. The Dallas Morning News article you included was fairly accurate, except that he died April 1, 1946 in Terrill, TX.

7 March 2008
Ted Bird

I am copying this to Pete, but his email address is p.chenoweth@comcast.net. At some point there will be an article about the Downings, as last fall we accepted Dorcus Downing and William Downing as children of Mary Chenoweth and Timothy Downing. � Jon Egge

I just pulled up the newsletter and was briefly scanning it --- The Pike County, IL caught my eye --- You are mentioning Paul Durbin --- He is my sister, Nina�s, ex father-in-law. His son, Steve is shown on our line. Also my son, Charles Sade, has a son now � Charles Henry Sade�.

I know I am supposed to write down on the ancestors, but I don�t have time right now to check it. Both my parents, Charles and Grace Wendling, have been moved to a nursing home and I am on my way there.

Thanks for the newsletter. I really enjoy it. I am in international Masonic organization for women and whenever I have time I check names against the Surname list.

7 Mar 2008
Linda Sade

My goodness�.I missed this one. Your sister Nina married her 7th cousin once removed in the form of Steven Dwayne Durbin�Paul, as described in the article, goes back to the Ashbrooks of Mary Chenoweth and your line is from Jonathan�s daughter Sally who married Seaborn Mayfield. This is news to me and I have now correctly merged Paul for I think the second time. So Paul married his cousin from the line of William of Nelson Co., then remarried and had a son, who married his cousin from the line of William�s brother, Jonathan. That forms a sort of hybred family that encompasses all three early lines of John(2) that settled in Pike Co., IL. � Jon Egge

Cousin Pete, I read the most recent newsletter to the end when I noticed that you live in St Cloud, FL. I live down the road west of you (Hwy 192) in Celebration! Maybe we can get together some weekend; possibly a regional �mini� reunion CHENOWETH cousins living in the Orlando area. I am usually home on weekends, but not the next 2�floating on a drilling rig way off the coast of Louisiana (200+ miles) looking for oil.

I can appreciate all the work you do putting together the Chenoweth Family newsletter. I got burned out a few years ago doing the same for my Gibbs family line. There is evidence of that burnout in the story in this edition re: The CF board members.

7 Mar 2008
Tom Wilson

It so good to hear from cousins and though records indicate St Cloud as my home it should be noted that though I grew up there and married my high school sweetheart from �across the tracks�(Kissimmee) we are currently living in the Augusta, GA area. We do still have a son that lives in that area and the next time we go to visit I will be sure to give you a call. - editor

I submit the following information for the IN MEMORIAM HONOR ROLL. (Paul Stalnaker10 Burns deceased 29 Feb 2008) Also I have attached Paul�s obituary (as a Word document) since it contains some information which may not yet be in the Chenoweth database.

7 Mar 2008
Darrell Stalnaker

Sorry to hear your cousin died. I will add him to the World War II listings. There has been a bunch of these vets lately in obits I have got. Anyone serving in the war would be into their 80�s or beyond, so that is not surprising, but there are so many that people never mentioned their service when we first added them in.�. Last week I was at 599 and scratching around to get to 600, and now already we are at 604 listings (it should be noted that since the answer to this email we are now at 700) I had to look Raleigh Co., WV up. Even though the Chenoweth family is sprawled all over West Virginia, I had not remembered seeing Raleigh Co. before. I have a new simple method to finding counties. I just go to Google, put in the City and State and add the word County and it generally comes up in the description snippets � Jon Egge

My heart skipped a beat when I read the following: �I would be happy to have this discussion with you at the Fort Worth reunion.� I live but a few miles from Fort Worth and how convenient it would be for me to attend a Chenoweth reunion.

Actually, I knew it was a typo. People get the 2 cities confused all the time (Ft Worth and Ft Wayne).

Here�s hoping that one of these days I will be financially able to attend a Chenoweth reunion. Thanks for all of your hard work to keep the association viable.

7 Mar 2008
Ruth Roberts Coker

O dear, I suppose I will be hearing about this boo-boo. Yes I am getting dyslexic� It is Ft Wayne. Texas is a very Chenoweth place, I am sure all it would take would be a volunteer to lead it. They are talking about trying to stage one in Branson, MO, but have not lined up a volunteer� The 6th reunion at this point could be anywhere. � Jon Egge

I just wanted to say how much I enjoy reading your newsletter and would eventually like to get involved in some aspect of keeping the Website alive in the future. I have found my grandfather�s family lineage on the site as well as my father and other family members I have actually met.

I currently live in Porterville, CA. There are some family members in the area that spell their names like mine in addition to a few that do not, in which I am not sure of the relationship if any. In the nearby city of Visalia, CA There is a street named Chinowth. On that street there used to be a place called the �Chinowth House�, which used to be a well known restaurant. Not sure if the business exists any more. I never took the time to go in to do any research when I should have to find out if the owners were related.

Truthfully, until I started reading the newsletter I didn�t give much thought to the possibility of so many descendants even existing. Anyway, just wanted to say hey and hope someday to be able to take my family to one of the family reunions as well as get involved in the development and continued upkeep of the family web site. I may not have many skills that would be beneficial to the Chenoweth Web site, but would like to get involved in someway in the next year or so.

I have recently remarried and in addition to my new beautiful wife I also have four new children which more than doubled my original count. (Currently stands at seven children) Not much time for extracurricular activities at this time if you know what I mean.

7 Mar 2008
David Chenowith

You are from the marrying man, John P. There are a couple of possibilities as to who his father, Thomas, was. I don�t think we have a DNA sample yet from John P. lines. Recently Greg Wulker found that Mason Chenoweth had the same modus operandi as John P. Chinowth in a Tennessee line. That was a migration out of Baron Co., KY to Tulare Co. Sons of Joseph Nickolos Chinowth settled there: Rollie Ewing & Joseph Nevins.

I have this in my notes about Rollie (from: Everett Joe Chinowth, Jr: � He ran a country store and gas station called Chinowth Corners on Chinowth Road in Vasalia, CA. They closed the store and opened Chinowth House Restaurant a few years ago. My family ate there probably 15 years ago. To my knowledge Chinowth Road is till named that today.)

There is also another spelling � Chenowth in California from the Tennessee lines of John Augustus. The fore-mentioned Baron Co., KY lines were of Archibald S. He was an uncle of the Gus Chenowth that went out to Arizona and whose descendants have since spilled over into Southern California. There are also some Tennessee line Chenowiths who settled in Placer Co., CA. The Chenowith I have never figured out is Robert Chenowith, the father of Eric, the NBA basketball player. I suspect he might be a John P as I have gaps in that family. � Jon Egge

Thanks for the new pdf format Chenoweth newsletter. This is the first time I�ve been able to open and read it! I have an older computer that couldn�t handle your other format.

7 Mar 2008
Mary Christiansen

You are the first to comment on the PDF format. I�ll put you in the positive column J Previously I used RTF which is supposed to be universal, but I guess not in your case. I wish you had said something. But all the newsletters are posted at the website, so you shouldn't have missed anything. My only problem now is the PDF file tends to be largish and as I can't use Comcast with their spam rules, it takes about 2 1/2 �rs to send the newsletter out. Groan L �. � Jon Egge

Here are two of your unknowns from the newsletter list. Ruth Chenoweth to James McCalb married 4 June 1812, Ross Co., OH � she is of Thos(2), daughter of Richard(3). Nellie E. Chenoweth to Wallace Clark married 22 Feb 1895 in Warren Co., OH � She is of Wm(2) Wm(3), daughter of John William and Hannah J. Starkey Chenoweth. Nellie was b 1875/76 and in 1943 she was living in Columbus Co., OH. I have ID�d one child listed: Nancy Maria Clark b: Mar 15, 1897.

8 Mar 2008
Greg Wulker

Thanks for the heads up on Nellie. I found her and Wallace Clark in the 1910 Census of Warren Co. with 3 children and it�s a good fit.As to Ruth� I know that is what is in Harris, that Ruth married James McCalb, but Joyce (Weigrand) found that when Richard died, in his estate Ruth (deceased) had been married Samuel Findley with 3 children as her heirs. The oldest was born about 1815. Now maybe Ruth was married first to James, but he would have had to died quickly thereafter. � Jon Egge

Each time I receive a newsletter or scan back to read the volumes of literature you have provided regarding the Chenoweth clan, I am utterly amazed at what you have done. It is truly appreciated and I have my own �family reunion� each time I read it.

19 Mar 2008
Leonard Max Burris

I looked up the 1910 Census for you. Fleta was 21 or so born about 1888 in Ohio. Things have changed radically in the last 12 years to have complete Census indexes and pages available sitting at my laptop watching �Dancing with the Stars� with my wife. I just finished an interesting �find�. As I told you I am trying to index Cora�s book (now completed). When I see something that is incomplete, I try to complete it.

This evening on page 69 in Parry Co., OH line of Elias(4), [actually he was the Elias in the family] his son John had an older daughter Julia. She wasn�t with the family in 1850 at age 15. Don�t know why. I had no census infor for her, and Cora said she married a White. Ten years ago that was a goose chase. White is really ugly. I have two White ancestors in my own tree and they are DEAD ENDS. But Cora gave a location, Millersport, OH.

I googled it and found that Millersport was in Fairfield Co. Actually there was lot of the family in Fairfield, but not from Elias. So using Julia White born ca 1835 in Fairfield Co., OH I searched the 1860 Census and got a hit in Walnut twp. This Julia was married to Joseph White and had a son Thomas. She was born in Ohio. They were there again in 1870 and 1880, now with 4 children.

1880 is a break through year as they give the birth states of the parents. Sure enough both of Julia�s parents were born in Virginia. I regoogled Millersport for a township and it is in Walnut. Eureka I had found them! A White family, 6th generation. Then I had to go back and add in the 1860 Census detail for the 3 posted pages. I like puzzles and this is one grand puzzle.

When I get done with the index I will write an article about and fit this in. There have been several of these. I am very curious as to how many people are in her book. My loose count of the Harris book is 12,865 excluding present unknowns. I think Cora will more like 5 to 6 thousand. I am up to 1,432 at this point. � Jon Egge

I�m a descendant of Jacob C. (Ohio) and have contributed to the site over the years. Could you please provide the name of the person (maybe Jon Egge?) to whom I should address corrections and additions relating to my lineage?

Thank you for such a professional newsletter and I�m so proud to be a teensy part of the C. heritage.

3 Apr 2008
Becky Dillon Steinmetz

Yes you are correct in that it is Jon Egge (jegge@chenowethsite.com) - editor

Remember when grandparents and great-grandparents stated that they only had an 8th grade education? Well, check this out. Could any of us have passed the 8th grade in 1895? This is the eighth-grade final exam from 1895 in Salina, KS. It was taken from the original document on file at the Smokey Valley Genealogical Society and Library in Salina, and reprinted by the Salina Journal.

Grammar (Time, one hour)

1. Give nine rules for the use of capital letters.
2. Name the parts of speech and define those that have no modifications.
3. Define verse, stanza and paragraph.
4. What are the principal parts of a verb? Give principal parts of �lie�, �play�, and �run�.
5. Define case; illustrate each case.
6. What is punctuation? Give rules for principal marks of punctuation.
7. Write a composition of about 150 words and show therein that you understand the practical use of the rules of grammar.

Arithmetic (Time, 1 hour 15 minutes)

1. Name and define the Fundamental Rules of Arithmetic.
2. A wagon box is 2 ft deep, 10 feet long, and 3 feet wide. How many bushels of wheat will it hold?
3. If a load of wheat weighs 3,942lbs, what is it worth at 50cts/bushel, deducting 1.050 lbs for tare?
4. District No. 33 has a valuation of $35,000. What is the necessary levy to carry on a school seven months at $50 per month, and have $104 for incidentals.
5. Find the cost of 6,720lbs coal at $6.00 per ton.
6. Find the interest of $512.60 for 8 months and 18 days at 7%.
7. What is the cost of 40 boards 12 inches wide and 16ft long at $20 per metre?
8. Find bank discount on $300 for 90 days (no grace) at 10%.
9. What is the cost of a square farm at $15 per acre, the distance of which is 640 rods?
10. Write a Bank Check, a Promissory Note, and a Receipt.

U.S. History (Time 45 minutes)

1. Give the epochs into which U.S. History is divided.
2. Give an account of the discovery of America by Columbus.
3. Relate the causes and results of the Revolutionary War.
4. Show the territorial growth of the United States.
5. Tell what you can of the history of Kansas.
6. Describe three of the most prominent battles of the Rebellion.
7. Who were the following: Morse, Whitney, Fulton, Bell, Lincoln, Penn, and Howe?
8. Name events connected with the following dates: 1607, 1620, 1800, 1849, and 1865.

Orthnography (Time, one hour) Do we even know what this is??

1. What is meant by the following: alphabet, phonetic, orthography, etymology, syllabication?
2. What are elementary sounds? How classified?
3. What are the following, and give examples of each: trigraph, subvocals, diphtong, cognate letters, linguals.
4. Give four substitutes for caret �u� (HUH?)
5. Give two rules for spelling words with final �e�. Name two exceptions under each rule.
6. Give two uses of silent letters in spelling. Illustrate each.
7. Define the following prefixes and use in connection with a word: bi, dis, mis, pre, semi, post, non, inter, mono, sup.
8. Mark diacritically and divide into syllables the following, and name the sign that indicates the sound: card, ball, mercy, sir, odd, cell, rise, blood, far, last.
9. Use the following correctly in sentences: cite, site, sight, fane, fain, feign, vane, vain, vein, raze, raise rays.
10. Write 10 words frequently mispronounced and indicate pronunciation by use of diacritical marks and by syllabication.

Geography (Time, one hour)

1. What is climate? Upon what does climate depend?
2. How do you account for the extremes of climate in Kansas?
3. Of what use are rivers? Of what use is the ocean?
4. Describe the mountains of North America.
5. Name and describe the following: Monrovia, Odessa, Denver, Manitoba, Hecia, Yukon, St Helena, Juan Fernandez, Aspinwall and Orinoco.
6. Name and locate the principal trade centers of the U.S.
7. Name all the republics of Europe and give the capital of each.
8. Why is the Atlantic Coast colder than the Pacific in the same latitude?
9. Describe the process by which the water of the ocean returns to the sources of rivers.
10. Describe the movements of the earth. Give the inclination of the earth.

Notice that the exam took FIVE HOURS to complete. Gives the saying �he only had an 8th grade education� a whole new meaning, doesn�t it? Also shows you how poor our education system has become and, NO, I don�t have the answers.

The Chenoweth�s Enter Virginia

IN MEMORIAM HONOR ROLL

With thanks and appreciation to Dot Tucker-Houk of Maryland who makes much of this list possible each newsletter. So far in 2008 there have been 21 Chenoweths entered in toe SSA listings. All have been identified. Three remain unidentified from 2007 Any help in placing these individuals would be appreciated:

• Richard J. Chenowith b: Sep 09, 1949 d: Oct 26, 2007 issued MD (Westminster, Carroll, MD)
• Shirley Terry Chenoweth b: Aug 05, 1919 d: Dec 09, 2007 issued IN (Billings, Yellowstone, MT)
• Susan J. Chenoweth b: Jan 01, 1942 d: Dec 18, 2007 issued MI (Detroit, Wayne, MI)

age 61 - DONALD LEE10 CHENOWETH (CHARLES BERNARD9, GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE8, MARSHALL7, JOHN KITTLE6, WILLIAM PUGH5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 19, 1947 in Beverly, Randolph Co., WV, and died March 14, 2008 in Elkhart, Elkhart Co., IN. He married JO ANN SMITH October 15, 1966.

age 57 - ROBERT NEWTON10 CHENOWETH, III (ROBERT NEWTON9, ROBERT NEWTON8, JOHN DOTHERDY7, ISAAC NEWTON6, WILLIAM PUGH5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born September 22, 1950, and died January 18, 2008.

age 81 - PAUL STALNAKER10 BURNS (VERA MAY9 STALNAKER, JAMES JASPER8, SULLIVAN ISAAC7, ELI CHENOWETH6, MARY M.5 CHENOWETH, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born May 22, 1926 in Todd, Huntingdon Co., PA, and died February 29, 2008 in Beckley, Raleigh Co., WV. He married ALICE PEARL JOHNSON June 10, 1950 in Trout, Greenbriar Co., WA, daughter of WILLIAM JOHNSON and LOTTIE SIZEMORE.

age 92 - EVA LOUISE9 PARRISH (MATTIE BILLIE8 CHENOWETH, GEORGE WASHINGTON7, JAMES6, JEHU5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born October 16, 1904 in Elkins, Randolph Co., WV, and died August 04, 2007 in Randolph Co., WV.

age 71 - BETTY CHENOWETH nee WOLFORD was born May 10, 1936 in Harman, Randolph Co., WV, and died May 03, 2008 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co., WV. She married January 18, 1964 CLAIR10 CHENOWETH (OKEY EVERETT9, ULYSSES THOMAS8, LLOYD HYRE7, EVERETT6, JEHU5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1)

age 32 - HILLERY A. MAYO, JR was born October 06, 1974, and died June 09, 2007. She married TIFFANY MICHELE12 THORNE (CHERYL JEAN11 CHENOWETH, HERBERT10, OKEY EVERETT9, ULYSSES THOMAS8, LLOYD HYRE7, EVERETT6, JEHU5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1)

age 80 - MILDRED CHENOWETH nee HEERE, daughter of HOWARD and CORAL HEERE. She was born August 31, 1927 in Kansas, and died April 07, 2008 in Kansas. She married 1946 in Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS ALVIN BENTON10 CHENOWETH (ALFRED BENTON9, THOMAS ADISON8, JOHN BENTLY7, WILLIAM HAYCRAFT6, JACOB VAN METER5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1). He was born December 18, 1925 in Lyon Co., KS, and died January 15, 1991 in Mississippi.

age 48 - JANINE ROBERTA ARUNDEL was born October 18, 1959 in Sacramento Co., CA, and died March 14, 2008 in California. She married July 09, 1983 in Sonoma Co., CA, STEVEN HUGH10 CHENOWETH (DONALD ROY 'BUD'9, LELAND ADELBERT8, CHARLES JASPER7, JOHN HENTON6, JACOB VAN METER5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1)

age 83 - JAMES HAROLD10 WEISEMILLER (BERTHA9 PERCEFULL, JAMES ATKINSON8, JAMES CHENOWETH7, MARIAH JANE6 CHENOWETH, ISAAC CALVERT5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born May 19, 1924 in Hardin Co., KY, and died August 06, 2007 in Louisianna.

age 91 - VETA GENEVA10 BAIRD nee ALLEN (IDA9 LARUE, ALFRED THOMAS 'TOM'8, SARAH MARIA7 BURDINE, REBECCA 'SARAH ANN'6 CHENOWETH, ISAAC CALVERT5, WILLIAM4, WILLIAM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 21, 1917 in Warner, Muskogee Co., OK, and died February 23, 2008 in Ozark, Christian Co., MO. She married HURLEY WILLIAM BAIRD July 27, 1936 in Beggs, Okmulgee Co., OK, son of OSCAR BAIRD and MABEL BURKS. He was born December 18, 1916 in Weatherford, Custer Co., OK, and died December 13, 2001 in Springfield, Green Co., MO.

age 92 - NEALY IRENE CHENOWETH nee HUMPFREY was born Abt. 1916 in Fulton, Hanson Co., SD, and died March 31, 2008 in Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., AZ. She married (2) CHESTER ALVA8 CHENOWETH (HARRY JESSE7, WILLIAM THOMAS6, CASPER5, WILLIAM S.4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1). He was born June 10, 1907 in Eugene, Lane Co., OR, and died October 22, 1983 in Phoenix, Maricopa Co., AZ.

age 37 - MINDY LOU10 SLOAT nee SINNETT (ROBERTA ANN9 CHENOWETH, HERMAN ADOLPH8, JAMES HENRY7, ELIAS BIRDINE6, WILLIAM5, JOHN4, JOHN3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born December 26, 1970 in McComb, McDonough Co., IL, and died May 04, 2008 in Burlington, Des Moines Co., IA. She married (2) SAM SLOAT June 04, 2005.

age 79 - RAYMOND MURRAY10 CHENOWETH (RAYMOND ALPHUS9, JAMES MILTON8, WILLIAM7, JAMES FRANCIS6, JAMES FRANCIS5, NICHOLAS RUXTON4, THOMAS3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born June 11, 1928 in Massachusetts, and died May 08, 2008 in Apollo Beach, Hillsborough Co., FL. He married JACQUELIN PRISCILLA DUNNAM Abt. 1951. She was born April 17, 1931, and died December 18, 2000 in Apollo Beach, Hillsborough Co., FL. - Ray was a big help to me in filling out the family of James Milton.

age 89 - SAMUEL HARRISON9 POWER (GOLDIE8 SCIRCLE, RUTH7 GREGG, ELIZA6 THURMAN, MARY5 CHENOWETH, ABSOLUM4, ABSOLUM3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born February 18, 1918 in Clinton Co., IN, and died September 03, 2007 in Frankfort, Clinton Co., IN. He married (1) RITA MILNER. He married (2) MARY M. BAJINOFF January 25, 1941. She was born October 29, 1916, and died March 1995 in Frankfort, Clinton Co., IN.

age 85 - CLIFTON ALEXANDER 'PETE'9 BRANDON (ALICE8 HALE, ALEXANDER A.7, THOMAS LOGAN6, JOHN B. 'JACKSON'5, ELIZABETH4 CHENOWETH, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born January 23, 1922, and died March 14, 2007 in Davidson Co., TN. He married GRACE DIMPLE HARLIN, daughter of NORMAN HARLIN and MARY FORD.

age 60 - DONNA LOUISE9 COVER nee CHINOUTH (EVERETT RUSSELL8, GEORGE ARTHUR7, JOHN ALBERT6, EZEKIAL R.5, ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born February 18, 1947 in Dixon, Lee Co., IL, and died August 01, 2007 in Illinois. She married (2) ROGER COVER 1981.

age 59 - PATRICIA JEAN9 MEHRENS nee CHINOUTH (EVERETT RUSSELL8, GEORGE ARTHUR7, JOHN ALBERT6, EZEKIAL R.5, ARCHIBALD4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born February 06, 1948 in Polo, Ogle Co., IL, and died January 18, 2008 in Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL. She married (1) ? KILDAY. She married (2) JERRY D. MEHRENS October 12, 1987 in Dixon, Lee Co., IL.

age 83 - CLIDE MAXINE9 MARTIN nee CHENOWETH (JEFF WILLIAM8, JOHN KING7, NELSON H.6, JOSEPH5, NICHOLAS4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born July 05, 1924 in Healing Springs, Benton Co., AR, and died July 14, 2007 in Bentonville, Benton Co., AR. She married (1) BEECHER CHARLES OWENS. He was born March 27, 1926, and died August 1976. She married (2) CHARLES MARTIN

age 83 - ISABELL HAYCOCK, was born March 23, 1925 in Escalante, Garfield Co., UT, and died March 31, 2008 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., UT. She married HARRY WINFIELD9 CHENOWETH (HARRY JOSEPH8, WILLIAM JOSEPH7, JOHN6, RICHARD5, NICHOLAS4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1). He was born March 12, 1919 in Illinois, and died February 1980 in Utah.

age 81 - ELDON LEWIS, son of RENICK LEWIS and RUBY SMITH, was born October 08, 1926 in Warren Co., KY, and died May 07, 2008 in Glasgow, Barren Co., KY. He married ELFREDA LORAINE9 CHENOWETH (JOHN THOMAS 'TOM'8, WILLIAM OTIS7, ISAAC NEWTON6, ARCHIBALD S.5, NICHOLAS4, JOHN3, RICHARD2, JOHN1)

age 76 - RICHARD JOHN DAHLGREN, son of FRANK DAHLGREN and ELLA FREDERIC, was born May 26, 1930 in St. Louis, MO, and died April 14, 2007 in Maryland. He married March 20, 1954 in Baltimore City, MD MARCIA LEE9 ARRINGTON (MAE CLARA8 BROOKS, FLORENCE MABEL IRENE7 CHENOWETH, ANDREW JAMES6, WILLIAM ROBINSON5, BENJAMIN NORRIS4, THOMAS3, RICHARD2, JOHN1). She was born July 14, 1932 in Baltimore City, MD, and died August 21, 2003.

age 59 - STEPHEN ANDREW9 CHENOWETH (WILLIAM ANDREW8, JAMES WILLIAM7, WILLIAM ANDREW6, RICHARD5, RICHARD B.4, JOHN3, ARTHUR2, JOHN1) was born April 07, 1948 in Tennessee, and died August 28, 2007 in New York. He married (1) BRENDA GAYLE McCLURE February 15, 1969 in Henry Co., TN. He married (2) BRENDA DARLENE WYATT June 09, 1975 in Henry Co., TN.

age 86 - BETTY LOUISE8 HOKE nee CHENOWETH (ARTHUR TRIMMER7, GEORGE F.6, RIXTON5, WILLIAM4, RICHARD3, ARTHUR2, JOHN1) was born September 09, 1921 in Harrisburg, Dauphin Co., PA, and died March 29, 2008 in Linglestown, Dauphin Co., PA. She married HARRY HOKE. He was born August 19, 1920, and died August 15, 1990.

age 68 - BERTHA JANET EASTON, daughter of EVERETT EASTON and MINNNIE CHANDLER, was born January 17, 1940, and died March 14, 2008 in Wisconsin. She married KENNETH ALBERT8 CHENOWETH (CARL HENRY7, THOMAS HENRY6, GEORGE HENRY5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1). He was born September 22, 1933 in Bedford, Lawrence Co., IN, and died October 18, 2005 in Bedford, Lawrence Co., IN.

age 95 - EDNA LAVINA CHENOWETH nee GROFF, daughter of ALBERT GROFF and GENEVIEVE ?, was born December 09, 1912, and died April 02, 2008. She married DARRELL LEROY8 CHENOWETH (OLIVER H. 'OLLIE'7, THOMAS HENRY6, GEORGE HENRY5, JOHN4, WILLIAM3, WILLIAM2, JOHN1). He was born September 28, 1907 in Ohio, and died February 05, 1990 in Ohio.

age 96 - HENRY CLINTON BARNETT was born Abt. 1911 in Missouri, and died May 12, 2008 in Washington, DC. He married Abt. 1934. RUTH HELEN8 CHENOWETH (ELMER THOMAS7, JEFFERSON HAMILTON6, ISAAC NEWTON5, ISAAC4, JOHN3, THOMAS2, JOHN1). She was born February 07, 1913 in Iowa, and died April 21, 1989 in Johnson Co., KS

age 51 - ROBERT WAYNE9 CHENOWETH (ROBERT CHARLES8, JW7, JAMES WILLIAM6, THOMAS LEWIS5, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN4, THOMAS3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born September 13, 1956 in Tarrant Co., TX, and died March 14, 2008.

age 54 - MICHAEL WILLIAM8 CHENOWETH (JAMES IRVIN 'IRV'7, CHARLES MILTON6, CHARLES EDWIN 'EDWARD'5, LUKE4, ARTHUR3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born June 23, 1953 in Sloam Springs, Benton Co., AR, and died April 10, 2008 in Fort Smith, Sebastian Co., AR.

age 84 - THERESA E. CHENOWETH nee HECKNER was born March 27, 1924, and died April 04, 2008 in Maryland. She married September 28, 1940 GEORGE BARTON8 CHENOWETH (GEORGE THOMAS7, GEORGE THOMAS6, GEORGE5, WILLIAM4, RICHARD3, ARTHUR2, JOHN1)

age 71 - JOAN LEE8 SHOEMAKER nee CHENOWETH (CLIFTON EARL7, REASON COLONY 'REESE'6, ARTHUR5, JOSEPH4, ARTHUR3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born July 22, 1936 in Ohio, and died February 17, 2008 in Portsmouth, Scioto Co., OH. She married PAUL SHOEMAKER.

age 96 - ROY MORRIS7 CHENOWETH (GEORGE EDGAR6, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN5, LUKE4, ARTHUR3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born February 06, 1912 in Hinton, Caddo Co., OK, and died March 09, 2008 in Carnegie, Caddo Co., OK. He married MILDRED ALICE LIVENGOOD April 26, 1935 in Clinton, Custer Co., OK. She was born February 27, 1918 in Indianapolis, Custer Co., OK, and died June 26, 2006 in Oklahoma.

age 66 - CHRISTINA L. SCOWDEN nee DARLING, daughter of JOHN DARLING and MARIANNA BAUM, was born December 30, 1941 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN, and died April 08, 2008 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN. She married February 08, 1960 in Illinois JESSE J.9 SCOWDEN (JAMES EARL8, JAMES EVERETT7, SAMUEL PARKER6, DORCAS5 CHENOWETH, ARTHUR4, RICHARD3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born July 23, 1942 in Tippecanoe Co., IN, and died February 04, 2007 in Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., IN.

age 94 - FRANCES PATRICIA8 KRAMER nee CHENOWETH (CHARLES S.7, GILBERT ALLISON6, PETER H.S.B.5, THOMAS T.4, RICHARD3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born September 17, 1913 in Sterling, Logan Co., CO, and died May 13, 2008 in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara Co., CA . She married MERLYN J. "SKIP" KRAMER 1943. He was born June 01, 1917, and died May 17, 2001 in California.

age 84 - ROBERT EMMETT8 LEE (SYLVIA B.7 CHENOWETH, FOSTER6, HEZIKIAH5, JOHN FOSTER4, ELIJAH3, THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born April 09, 1924 in Aurora, Kane Co., IL, and died May 06, 2008 in Batavia, Kane Co., IL. He married GERALDINE MATTHEWS July 07, 1945.

age 79 - THELMA RUTH CHENOWETH nee TYLER was born April 22, 1928, and died March 16, 2008 in California. She married August 12, 1950 ROLAND EUGENE8 CHENOWETH (ANDREW GLENN7, ANDREW CARSON6, JOHN JOHNSTON5, WILLIAM4, ABRAHAM3, THOMAS2, JOHN1)

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age 87 - HELEN M.4 BUELL (ROSINA 'ROSE'3 CHENOWETH, WILLIAM EDWARD2, THOMAS J.1 married Telitha Brown) was born June 04, 1920 in Baltimore City MD, and died April 17, 2008 in Taneytown, Carroll Co., MD. She married CHARLES G.R. ARNOLD. He was born August 06, 1918, and died April 06, 2007.

age 83 - ESTHER MARIE4 CHENOWETH (LAWRENCE GEORGE3, WILLIAM EDWARD2, THOMAS J.1 married Telitha Brown) was born October 26, 1924 in Baynesville, Baltimore Co., MD, and died April 20, 2008 in Williston, Chittenden Co., VT. She married WILLIAM PAUL "TED" BERES Abt. 1942. He was born December 07, 1918, and died April 1987 in Maryland.

age 55 - MARK KEEN5 CHENOWETH (RALPH KEEN4, HARRY KEEN3, ASBURY INDEPENDANCE2, JOHN1 married Ann Perinne) was born September 13, 1952, and died March 17, 2008 in Maryland. He married SUSAN M. ?. She was born October 20, 1951.

age 99 - EDNA CHENOWETH nee MENKE She was born October 04, 1908, and died March 15, 2008 in Maryland. She married HARRY JOHN CARLTON4 CHENOWETH (HARRY KEEN3, ASBURY INDEPENDANCE2, JOHN1 married Ann Perinne). He was born October 11, 1908 in Maryland, and died August 15, 1965 in Maryland.

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age 47 - FRANCES JEANNETTE CHENOWETH nee ARNOLD , daughter of BILLY ARNOLD and LUCINDA STARNS, was born January 24, 1961, and died March 29, 2008 in Brainerd, Crow Wing Co., MN. She married MICHAEL FRANKLIN9 CHENOWETH (EDWARD MURRAY8, EDWARD KNEREM7, EDWARD FURZE6, FRANCIS "FRANK"5, THOMAS4, RICHARD3, JOHN2, THOMAS1 married Joan Phillips)

In the fall of 1945 I was in Berlin, a member of America�s occupation military force there, - the 82nd Airborne Division. I was with regimental intelligence and had a four powers pass allowing me access to the British, French and Russian zones, along with a stern admonition to stay out of trouble in all of them.

I had no problem with that. The shooting war was over in Europe. In order to decide who should go home, the Army had a point system, based on each soldier�s length of service, combat activities, military awards, and ease of replacements. They added up my score. The Division would be in Berlin for some time. I was told to go home.

Camp Lucky Strike was a transient billet where some of us who were headed home waited for our travel orders. After the usual �hurry up and wait� delay, I found myself in Calais, boarding a baby flat-top aircraft carrier, now dragooned into becoming a temporary troop ship for guys like me. This was the port through which the Germans expected us to invade Europe. Instead, it was the port from which I was going home.

Compared with boarding the Queen Mary, things were pretty casual. No loudspeaker welcome. Signs posted everywhere. Questions were answered with a waving hand or pointed fingers. Passing by a galley where half-cooked bacon was sizzling, I helped myself to a semi-raw bacon sandwich and promptly became seasick while we were still anchored at Calais!

We were headed for Norfolk, VA, until a storm blew us too far north. New York was our new port call. And there it was, - just as I had last seen her. The Statue of Liberty! Welcome back, soldiers! You�ll be home in time for Christmas.

Prior to my military service, I had worked in a New York bank. I knew how to get to the midtown bus terminal from the docks in lower Manhattan. Emerging from the subway, I found myself in a kaleidoscope of Christmas decorations, colors and music. In the terminal, I checked information to locate the bus ramp my bus home would use, bought a ticket, and found the waiting area for my bus.

There was almost no room for me. The area was packed tightly with Christmas shoppers carrying their purchases and waiting for a bus to appear. Standing in the back, it looked like a long wait for me. Apparently I was the only male caught up in this mad melee.

Someone else noticed. She clutched my arm, a woman about my height and weight with a no-nonsense attitude.

�Going home?� I nodded. She dragged me forward.

�Excuse me, ladies. Sorry. Soldier going home. Let us through, please. Soldier going home for Christmas. Let us through, please. Thank you! Soldier going home for Christmas.�

Somehow she squirmed the two of us to the front of the platform, - elbowing, pushing, cajoling, demanding. No one seemed to object to her tugboat technique. A bus pulled to a stop in front of us and the door opened. I waited for her to board first. She shook her head.

�Not my bus,� she told me and slid off into the crowd, heading for another ramp.

I took a window seat so I could look out into the gathering darkness. As lights and building slowly went by, I thought about the many ways I had traveled during the war. An Army bus had taken me to a ship so I could go to war in Europe. Now a ship had brought me back so a civilian bus could take me home. Trucks, trains, cars, planes. Parachutes. Bicycles. Horses. Tanks. Ferries. Collapsible boats for river crossings. I had used them all, including my own legs. I wondered if there was anything I had missed.

The bus driver announced my stop. The town center hadn�t changed much. I crossed to where a cab was parked by the railroad station, got in and gave him my home address. We pulled out.

�Going home?� he asked. I nodded. �Been away long?� �Couldn�t make it last Christmas.� I replied.

We pulled up in front of my home. I started peeling off money but he waved it away. �On the house,� he said and drove off.

I opened the porch door and then the door into the house. �Mom,� I called. �Mom?� A woman moved into the kitchen doorway and stared at me. �Where�s Mom?�

�Jimmy? You�re Jimmy?� Where�s Mom?� I answered.

�Oh my God! She just left! She was going up to the corner to catch a bus to New York. Hurry!�

I was out the door and headed up to the corner. A woman stood under the single street light. �Mom! MOM! MOM!!� I raced toward her just as a bus pulled up. The door opened. About to climb aboard, she hesitated and turned around.

�Mom!� I yelled and then we were hugging each other and she was saying, �Jimmy. Oh, Jimmy. Jimmy�

With the door still open, the bus driver smiled out at us. I looked at him over Mom�s shoulder. �Home for Christmas?� he asked. I shook my head.

�Home for good,� I told him. �What a great Christmas present for both of you.� he said.

The door hissed close and the bus slowly pulled away, leaving a mother and her son standing together under the street light. We turned and started walked back to the house.