Margaret Chenoweth

Brief Life History of Margaret

When Margaret Chenoweth was born in January 1815, in Randolph, Virginia, United States, her father, Jehu Ichell Chenoweth, was 22 and her mother, Eleanor Skidmore, was 16. She married Thomas Jefferson Caplinger on 4 December 1834, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Beverly, Randolph, West Virginia, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 November 1888, in Randolph, Virginia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Elkins, Randolph, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Jefferson Caplinger
1806–1884
Margaret Chenoweth
1815–1888
Marriage: 4 December 1834
Eliza W Caplinger
1835–1916
John Chenoweth Caplinger
1838–1905
Adam C. Caplinger
1838–1926
Sarah E Caplinger
1842–1868
George C. Caplinger
1844–1906
John C Caplinger
1848–1899
Lloyd Caplinger
1850–1931
Rachel Caplinger
1851–1917
Eliza Ann Caplinger
1856–1930

Sources (18)

  • Margaret Caplinger, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Peggy Chenoweth, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Margaret Chenoweth Caplinger, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""

“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Cornish: topographic name from the elements chy ‘house’ + noweth ‘new’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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