Portrait and biographical album of Pike and Calhoun counties, Illinois .. . s business he had been anextensive live-stock dealer and in that way hadbecome popular with the people in this community. Mr. Chenoweth was born in Perry Township,this State, in 1847, on the 21st of April, being tlieson of William and Sarah (Shoemaker) Chenoweth,natives of Kentucky and Indiana respectively. Hisgrandfather, Abraham Chenoweth, his father andhis young bride, moved to Pike County in thelatter part of the 30s, settling in Perry Townshipon a farm. The grandfather died when aboutseventy years of age. Our subj
Portrait and biographical album of Pike and Calhoun counties, Illinois .. . s business he had been anextensive live-stock dealer and in that way hadbecome popular with the people in this community. Mr. Chenoweth was born in Perry Township,this State, in 1847, on the 21st of April, being tlieson of William and Sarah (Shoemaker) Chenoweth,natives of Kentucky and Indiana respectively. Hisgrandfather, Abraham Chenoweth, his father andhis young bride, moved to Pike County in thelatter part of the 30s, settling in Perry Townshipon a farm. The grandfather died when aboutseventy years of age. Our subjects father in 1849 started for Califtjr-nia by wagon, but after crossing the Missouri Riverhe died and was buried in the wild unbroken plains,being at the time of his death in the very prime oflife. His widow married Harvey Dickenson, andmoved to Missouri, where her husband died. Shestill resides in L^nn County, that State, and is atthis writing in her seventy-third year. Mr. Chenoweth is the 3oungest of the three snnsand three daughters born to his parents, all of whom.
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