Joseph Powell Chisham

Brief Life History of Joseph Powell

When Joseph Powell Chisham was born on 8 October 1884, in El Dorado, Butler, Kansas, United States, his father, Napoleon Bonaparte Chisham, was 35 and his mother, Mary Harriet Cornelia Johnson, was 31. He married Ora Anna Rusk on 8 December 1909, in Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Verdigris Township, Wilson, Kansas, United States in 1910 and Fall River Township, Wilson, Kansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 20 April 1963, in Fredonia, Wilson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Weakley Cemetery, New Albany, Wilson, Kansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Powell Chisham
1884–1963
Minnie Louise King
1887–1976
Harry Daniel Chisham
1890–1985
Helen Marie Kelsey
1907–1985
Edith Mildred Kelsey
1909–1997
Mabel N Kelsey
1910–2008
Guy Kelsey
1913–
Ruby Gladys Kelsey
1914–1994
Harry Earnest Kelsey
1915–1994
Ray O Kelsey
1918–1980
Kathleen Chisham
1921–
Joseph “Lloyd” Chisham
1922–2008
Ruth Harriet Chisham Landwehr
1924–2020
Lawrence Norman Chisham
1926–2000
Fred Milton Chisham
1929–1999

Sources (21)

  • Joe P Chisham, "United States, Census, 1930"
  • J B Chisham, "Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911"
  • Joseph Powell Chisham, "United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

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1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1906 · Saving Food Labels

The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

Name Meaning

Scottish: see Chisholm .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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My father, Wayne Landwehr, tells lots of stories about his Grandpa Joe. He was evidently a very kind man that loved children. Dad said Joe would sit side-by-side with him on the tractor while working …

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