WILLIAM JAMES CHENOWETH SR. M.D.
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DIVISION 2
formally - DIVISION 1
LOT : 47
ROW : 8
COLUMN : 2
SUB. R/C : WEST
GRAVE # ?
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Dr. William James Chenoweth Sr.
b. December 1, 1823
Greenburg, Green County, Kentucky
d. August 19, 1915
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: August 21, 1915
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FATHER
John Smith Chenoweth
(1803-1866)
MOTHER
Elizabeth C. Ross
(1802-1836)
MARRIED
America LeForgee
(1822-1897)
May 17, 1846
Fleming County, Kentucky
Mary E. (nee-LeForgee) LeForgee-Chenoweth
(1840-1930)
October 16, 1898
Macon County, Illinois
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CHILDREN
with America
with Mary
NONE
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NOTE:
William James Chenoweth,
fought in the
CIVIL WAR
SURGEON 35 ILL. INF.
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NOTE:
William's great-grandfather,
Richard Chenoweth,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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As a note to how the Civil War divided families-
William James and his brother Thomas John started out together to sign up to serve in the Civil War.
Along the way William James signed with the Union Army while Thomas John signed with the Confederate Army.
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
20 AUG 1915 * page 1
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
20 AUG 1915 * pages 1 & 3
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
20 AUG 1915 * page 3
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
20 AUG 1915 * page 3
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
20 AUG 1915 * pages 3 & 8
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
20 AUG 1915 * page 3
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
20 AUG 1915 * page 3
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
21 AUG 1915 * page 3
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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
22 AUG 1915 * page 3
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William James Chenoweth had Sr. added to his
name
even though he did not have a son named William James.
His grandson was named after him
and was also a doctor in Decatur.
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