John King Chenoweth b. 15 June 1846 Washington County, Tennessee, USA d. 30 May 1915 Healing Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, USA

1846 - 1915 (68 years)

Name	John King Chenoweth [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Born	15 June 1846	Washington County, Tennessee, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Gender	Male
Died	30 May 1915	Healing Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, USA [2, 8, 9]
Buried	Elm Springs, Washington, Arkansas, USA [2]
Person ID	I34554121074	Miller & Lounsbury
Last Modified	4 Dec 2021

Father	Nelson Henry Chenoweth, b. 15 August 1823, Washington County, Tennessee, USA , d. 14 November 1879, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 56 years)
Mother	Sarah W King, b. 3 January 1823, Tennessee , d. 18 March 1890, Washington County, Arkansas, USA (Age 67 years)
Family ID	F36077	Group Sheet

Family 1 Mary Elizabeth Starnes, b. 1851, Arkansas, USA

Married 7 July 1869 Madison County, Arkansas

Children

+	1. Martha Adaline "Addie" Chenoweth, b. 15 Jul 1870, Benton County, Arkansas, USA , d. 2 Sep 1937, Hale Center, Hale, Texas, USA (Age 67 years)

Last Modified 4 Dec 2021

Family ID F173 Group Sheet

Family 2 Margaret Jane Sr. John, b. 10 March 1850, Jasper County, Missouri, USA , d. 28 Nov 1931, Healing Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, USA (Age 81 years)

Married 12 Nov 1876 Healing Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, USA [1, 10]

Children

+	1. Joseph Lester Chenoweth, b. 20 April 1878, Cave Springs, Benton, Arkansas, USA , d. 10 Sep 1955, Billings, Yellowstone, Montana, USA (Age 77 years)
	2. Nelson N Chenoweth, b. 15 October 1881, Healing Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, USA , d. 10 Apr 1948, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA (Age 66 years)
+	3. Jefferson William "Jeff" Chenoweth, b. 14 June 1884, Healing Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, USA , d. 10 July 1966, Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, USA (Age 82 years)
+	4. Ida Margaret Chenoweth, b. 6 Jan 1887, Healing Springs, Benton County, Arkansas, USA , d. 27 February 1921, Fayetteville, Washington, Arkansas, USA (Age 34 years)

Last Modified 4 Dec 2021

Family ID F172 Group Sheet

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Notes

22 June 1900 census of Wager, Benton County, AR, found the Chenoweth family living in dwelling #247. John and Margarett said that they had been married 22 years and all 4 of their children were still living:

John Chenoweth 6/1852 47 TN TN TN - Farmer
Margrett J. 3/1855 45 MO TN TN
Joseph L. 4/1878 22 AR TN MO - Farm laborer
Nelson 10/1880 19 AR TN MO - Farm laborer
William J. 6/1884 15 AR TN MO - Farm laborer
Ida M. 1/1887 13 AR TN MO--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------AR Military Civil War: Confederacy Private in Company A of 1st Battery, Ark. Lt. Artillery Regiment, enlisted on Jan. 26, 1864, served until discharge Aug. 10, 1865. On his claim for disability, due to war injuries, he is listed as: 45 years old, 5'6" Fair complexion, dark hair, blue eyes, farmer.Oldest son of: Nelson H. and Sarah W. King ChenowethBrother of: Henry , Isaac Pierce, William, Mary Elizabeth, Joseph E., and Sarah Leona.John's first wife: Mary Elizabeth Starnes m 07 July 1869 near Hindsville, Madison Co, Ark., their daughter: Martha Adaline "Addie"John married Margaret J. "Meg" (Coker) St. John on Nov. 12, 1876 in Healing Springs, Ark.
Their children: Joseph Lester, married Iva March Garrison
Nelson E., married Eva Maude Poindexter
Jeff William, married Melvia Willie Hensley
Ida M., married William Pleas Abercrombie. Ida is buried at Thornsberry Cemetery near Tontitown.John and his brother, Henry, ran a business together, the Chenoweth Brother's Farms.Reba Chenoweth, John's 1st granddaughter really loved him. He petted her and was so good to her. She was 10 when he died. Reba still talked about him when she was an old woman,80 years later.

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