Thomas David Chenoweth
(1848-1929)
Mary Ellen McMasters
(1859-1939)
Harry L. Chenoweth
(1888-1968)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Hazel L. Beeker

Harry L. Chenoweth 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

  • Born: 16 Feb 1888, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN 1 4 7
  • Marriage (1): Hazel L. Beeker on 3 Jan 1918 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN 1
  • Died: 25 May 1968, Pontiac, Oakland, MI at age 80 4
  • Buried: Battle Ground: Battle Ground Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 4

   FamilySearch ID: KD3Y-XDZ.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1900 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. 9 The 1900 census recorded Thomas Chenoweth, 52, born Mar 1848, living with wife Mary E., 41, Mar 1859; Charley, 17, Feb 1883; Verna, 14, Apr 1886; Harry T., 12, Feb 1888; and Thomas C., 11, Oct 1889. Thomas and his children were born in Indiana. Mary was born in Illinois, her parents in Pe.

2. Census in 1920 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. 10 The 1920 census recorded Jesse M. Chenoweth, widowed, 75, living with his nephew, Harry Chenoweth, day laborer, 31, and Harry's wife Hazel L., 24; and their newborn son John T., less than a month old. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana.

3. Census in 1930 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN. 11 The 1930 census recorded renting a home for $15 a month: Harry Chenoweth, machine operator in factory, 42, living with wife Hazel, 34; son John T., 10, and daughter Mary J., 4. Everyone and their parents were born in Indiana. Harry married at age 30 and Hazel at 22.

4. Census in 1940 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI. 12 The 1940 census recorded renting at 398 N. Paddock Street in Pontiac: Harry Chenewith, machinist in automobile factory, 52, living with wife Hazel L, 44, and daughter Mary Jo, 14. They were born in Indiana and lived in the same place in 1935.

5. Occupation: General Motors Pontiac Motor Plant 7, Pontiac, MI on 27 Apr 1942 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI. 7

6. He was described as 5'7" 150lbs, brown eyes gray hair dark compexion on 27 Apr 1942 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI. 7

7. Residence: 453 N. Perry St., Pontiac, MI on 27 Apr 1942 in Pontiac, Oakland, MI. 7


Harry married Hazel L. Beeker, daughter of John L. Beeker and Dora Hendrickson, on 3 Jan 1918 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN.1 (Hazel L. Beeker was born on 26 May 1895 in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, IN,13 14 died on 26 Jan 1992 in Flint, Genesee, MI 13 14 and was buried on 29 Jan 1992 in Battle Ground: Battle Ground Cemetery, Tippecanoe, IN, USA 13 15.)


Sources


1 Ancestry.com, Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941 (Works Progress Administration, comp. Index to Marriage Records Indiana: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940.), Harry Chenoweth and Hazel L. Beeker, m. 3 Jan 1918, Tippecanoe IN.

2 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 26 Mar 1942, page 11. Obituary of Dora Beeker.

3 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 10 Dec 1937, page 10, obituary of John L. Beeker.

4 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32238231.

5 Ancestry.com, Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952 (Original data: Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867–1952. Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics.), Mary Jo Chenoweth and Charles E. L. Collier, m. 28 Jul 1951, Keego Harbor, MI.

6 Legacy.com, https://obits.mlive.com/obituaries/grandrapids/obituary.aspx?n=mary-jo-collier&pid=159010466 Obituary of Mary Jo Collier.

7 FamilySearch.org, United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Harry Chenoweth, b. 16 Feb 1888.

8 Ancestry.com, "Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017," Certificate 75-007158 John T. Chenoweth Sr., father Harry Chenoweth, mother Hazel Beeker, spouse Mrs. Marianna Chenoweth.

9 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M99H-7NW Thomas Chenoweth, Tippecanoe Township (east part) Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 112, she.

10 1920 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4B-GM5 Harry Chenoweth in household of Jesse M Chenoweth, Tippecanoe, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing ED 190, sheet 16A, line 2, family 35.

11 1930 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4B5-4MZ Harry Chenoweth, Battle Ground, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 2B, line 58, family 51.

12 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4PS-GZT Harry Chenewith, Area A, Pontiac, Pontiac City, Oakland, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 63-85, sheet 9A, line 18, family 181.

13 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5212537.

14 FamilySearch.org, Michigan Death Index, 1971-1996, Hazel L Chenoweth, 26 Jan 1992 citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, death certificate number 001922.

15 "Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)," 28 Jan 1992, page 6. Obituary of Hazel Chenoweth.



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