Daniel Austin Chenoweth

Male18 June 1853–18 February 1920

Brief Life History of Daniel Austin

When Daniel Austin Chenoweth was born on 18 June 1853, in Indiana, United States, his father, Wilson Chenoweth, was 26 and his mother, Mary McIntosh, was 22. He married Anna Elizabeth Pressly on 31 December 1878, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Shoals, Halbert Township, Martin, Indiana, United States in 1870 and Center Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 18 February 1920, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Austin Chenoweth
1853–1920
Anna Elizabeth Pressly
1858–1896
Marriage: 31 December 1878
John Pressly Chenoweth
1879–1959
Infant twin Chenoweth
1881–1881
Infant Chenoweth
1881–1881
Mary Chenoweth
1883–
Adebel Chenoweth
1883–1957
Anna Elizabeth Chenoweth
1890–

Sources (23)

  • Daniel A Chineworth in household of Wilson Chineworth, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Daniel A Chenoweth, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Daniel Chenoweth in entry for Adebell C Or Adebel Ransom, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    31 December 1878Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1856 · The Town of Santa Claus

    Age 3

    The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.

    1863

    Age 10

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1872 · The First National Park

    Age 19

    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    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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