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Noble Chess purchased 175 acres of land in Rich Hill Twp., Muskingum Co., OH
December 14, 1816....Noble and his wife Susannah are both listed as being
born in Ireland. Do anyone know where in Ireland their Chess family members
came from????....thanks...Susan
Looking for the family and decendants of JOSEPH CAMPBELL CHESS (born sep30,
1930) and wife SONJA CHESS. Joe Chess was son of Jonas Chess and Almeda O.
Clutter Chess.
I beleieve this couple lived in Hawaii. THANKS - Floyd in Claysville, PA
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Hi, to everybody on this new list!!
I am searching for the descendants of Jonas Blaine Chess (1884-1974) and
wife Almeda O. Clutter Chess(1890-1966).
I have some info already, hoping to share and obtain the rest!!
THANKS, Floyd in Claysville, PA
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Mrs. Almeda O. Clutter Chess, 76, of Highland avenue, Claysville, died at
4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 10, 1966, in the Arbpgast Boarding Home, Beech
Bottom, W.Va., after a long illness.
Mrs. Chess was born March 20, 1890, in Greene County, a daughter of Henry C.
and Bertha (Swart) Clutter. She was a member of Claysville Baptist Church.
She was married Nov. 6, 1907, to Jonas B. Chess, who survives. They would
have celebrated their 59th, wedding anniversary in November.
Also surviving are eight children, Blaine, West Alexander, R.D.; Fern, wife
of Samuel Mack, Beech Bottom, WVa.; Robert, Claysville; Gertrude, wife of
William Kimberland, St. Mary's Ga.; Arthur, Claysville; Martha, wife of Earl
Beattie, Claysville; Ray, Fairmont, W.Va.; and Joseph, Kailua, Hawaii; one
sister, Mrs. Elsie Phillips, Time; one brother, Cecil Clutter, Nineveh; 26
grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.
Retired welder was World War II veteran
Arthur Reed "Pee Wee" Chess, 84, of Claysville, died Saturday,
March 11, 2000, in RC and Family Personal Care Boarding Home, Claysville.
He was born November 16, 1915, in Graysville, a son of Jonas B. and
Almeda Clutter Chess.
A member of Claysville United Methodist Church, he was a former
member of West Alexander United Methodist Church.
Mr. Chess was a welder for various construction companies until his
retirement from Millcraft Industries in 1980.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II in the Atlantic
Theater.
Mr. Chess was a member of James R. Hunt American Legion Post 639 in
Claysville, Golden Agers of West Alexander and McGuffey Senior Citizens
Center.
He enjoyed woodworking, fishing and Western square dancing.
On June 24, 1939, in Wellsburg, W.Va., he married Catherine
Josephine Kiziminski, who survives.
Also surviving are a son, Edward Wayne Chess of Carmichaels; a
daughter, Nancy C. Simpson of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a brother, Joe Chess
of Hawaii; a sister, Martha Beatty of Claysville; nine grandchildren; 15
great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Deceased are three brothers, Blaine, Robert and Ray Chess; and two
sisters, Fern Mack and Gertrude Kimberland.
Cora Violet Chess, 73, of Wind Ridge did at 7 P.M. Tuesday, May 29, 1979. She
was dead on arrival at Washington Hospital from an apparent coronary
occlusion.
She was born Feb. 4, 1906 in Marshall Co., near Cameron, W. Va., the daughter
of Eugene and Cora Johnson Scherich.
All her life was spent in the Wind Ridge area. She was a member of the
Christian Church and the Loyal Sunday School Class of the Church.
Her husband, Arthur Lee Chess died April 14, 1974.
She is survived by three daughters; Mrs. James (Helen) Levander of
McKeesport; Mrs. Thomas (Aldene) Carpenter of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Richard
(Mary) Rickabaugh of Hershey; eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Edwin (Margaret) Holmes of R. D.
Cameron, W. Va. and Mrs. Edith Chess of Graysville R. D. 1; three brothers;
Johnson Scherich of Cameron, W. Va.; Orange Sherich of Old Concord and Forest
Scherich of West Finley.
One grandson and one brother, George Virgil are deceased.
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Chess-Friends of Cora Violet Chess of Wind Ridge who died Tuesday, May 29,
1979, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. today in the Mariner and
Milliken Funeral Home, 197 North Maiden Street, Waynesburg where services
will be held at 1 P.M. Friday June 1, with the Rev. Garvin Hupp officiating.
Burial will follow in the Wind Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Ellen Elliot Chess, 66, of 695 North Richhill Street,
Waynesburg, died at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, March 24, 1973 in Canonsburg
General Hospital after an extended illness.
Born July 6, 1906 in Buffalo Township, Washington County, she was
the daughter of James V. and Hannah Smith Elliot, and was married to the
late Floyd W. Chess, who died on August 10, 1969.
A resident of Waynesburg for the past several years, Mrs. Chess was
a member of the First Baptist Church, Waynesburg, where she was active
in both church and Sunday School activities.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Clay (Mabel) Miller of Washington
RD 6; and Mrs. Herbert (Margaret) Messenger of Blairsville; and several
nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Emma R. Smith Chess -- Mrs. Emma R. Chess, aged nearly 59 years, widow
of W. W. Chess [sic], died Thursday morning, February 12, at 3 o'clock at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Lafey Hughes, of Bluff, Jackson township. Her
death was due to paralysis, with which she was stricken last Friday night.
Mrs. Chess was a daughter of William and Nancy Smith, deceased, and was born
March 12, 1866, in the Claylick section of Center township. She had spent all
her life in Center and Jackson townships and was well known there. Her
husband's death occured two years ago. Mrs. Chess was a member of the
Methodist Protestant church. Nine children survive as follows: Daniel Chess,
of Altoona; Lawrence Chess, of Waynesburg; Mrs. Daisy Lightner, of
Washington; Mrs. Louie Kerns and Mrs. Anna Kinney, of Jackson township; Mrs.
Mary Kerr, of Gorman, Texas; Mrs. Ada Poland of Mt. Morris; Mrs. Margaret
Hughes, of Bluff and Harry Richard Chess, of Washington. She is also survived
by the following brothers and sisters: I. T. Smith, of Davistown; J. B.
Smith, of Waynesburg; Margaret Smith, of Rutan; Mrs. Mary Applegate of
Richhill township, and Lindsay Smith, of Hundred, W. Va. The funeral will be
held Saturday. Short services will be held at the Hughes home, after which
services will be held in the Valley Chapel church at 2 o'clock. The interment
will be in the Valley Chapel cemetery. (undated, unidentified newspaper)
Floyd William Chess, 68, of 695 North Richhill Street, Waynesburg,
died at 4:50 a.m. Sunday, August 10, 1969. in Greene County Memorial
Hospital, where he had been taken after suffering a sudden illness. He
had not been in the best of health for some time.
He was born June 24, 1901, at Bristoria, the son of Samuel C. and
Mary Etta Hewitt Chess. His wife, Ellen Elliot Chess, whom he married
November 2, 1927, survives.
Mr. Chess was employed for over 47 years with the Southwestern
Pennsylvania Pipeline Company and the National Transit Company as an oil
gauger, and had been retired the last few years.
He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Waynesburg,
where he was a past deacon and a member of the Men's Fellowship Sunday
School Class.
Surviving, besides his wife, are three brothers: Thomas A. Chess,
of Bristoria RD 1; Arthur L. Chess, of Wind Ridge RD 1; and Joseph
Chess, of Pittsburgh; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were held Wednesday with burial in Greene County
Memorial Park.
Harry Richard Chess, 57, Amity, R. D. 1, died in home of his daughter, Mrs.
Joseph L. Donahoo, 414 Burton Ave., at 9 P.M. Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1957. He had
been in poor health the last month.
Born in Greene County, July 26, 1900, a son of William Jasper and Emma Smith
Chess, he had been a resident of Amity for the last 14 years. Prior to that
he made his home in Dunn Station. He was a member of Valley Chapel M. E.
Church.
Mr. Chess was employed as a barber at Fort Jackson Hotel, and was a member of
Amwell Twp. Vol. Fire Department.
He was married Jan. 24, 1919 to Laura Crouse of Ruff Creek, who survives at
home.
Also surviving are one daughter, Dale, wife of Joseph L. Donahoo, with whom
he was visiting at the time of his death; one granddaughter, Carolyn Kay
Hoover, Washington; two brothers, D. W. Chess, Altoona, and Lawrence Chess,
Waynesburg; and five sisters, Mrs. Daisy Lightner, Portland, Ore., Mrs. Louie
Kerns, Rea; Mrs. Anna Kinney and Mrs. Margaret Hughes, both of Waynesburg;
and Mary Kerr, Erie. One sister, Mrs. Ada Poland, is deceased.
Funeral Service to be Held Saturday for Jonas V. Chess
Waynesburg, Jan.29.- Jonas V. Chess, aged 71 years, died Tuesday at 12:45
P.M. at his home at Wind Ridge, R. D. 1, following a three-year illness. He
was born Feb. 28, 1864, a son of Thomas and Martha Grimm Chess and spent his
entire life on the farm where he was born.
He married Ada Phillips Oct. 27, 1894. He was a farmer and stock raiser all
his life. He was a member of the Wind Ridge Christian Church for 42 years and
of the Knights of Pythias Lodge at Graysville.
He is survived by his wife; one daughter, Mrs. Velma Headley, wife of G. C.
Headley, of near Bristoria; one granddaughter, Lucille Headley, and one
brother, S. C. Chess, of Wind Ridge, R. D. 1.
Funeral services will be held Saturday Feb. 1, at the Ralph H. Scott Funeral
Home in Rogersville at 1 o'clock, in charge of the Rev. A. M. Riggs. The body
will be at the funeral home until the service. An additional service will be
held at the grave by the Knights and Pythias Lodge.
Laura Crouse Chess, 88, of 793 Locust Avenue, Washington, formerly
of Waynesburg, died at 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 1983, in Washington
Hospital following a long illness.
Born December 12, 1894, in Greene County, she was a daughter of
Thomas and Ellen Cole Crouse.
She was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
in Washington. She attended Greene County schools.
On January 24, 1919, she married Harry Richard Chess, who died
October 1, 1957.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Joseph Lloyd (Dale) Donahoo of
Washington; a sister, Lida Higgenbotham of Toledo, Ohio; a
granddaughter, Kay Wilson of Bowie Md., and two great grandchildren,
Jimmy and Bobbie Wilson of Bowie, Md.
Seven brothers and sisters are deceased.
Lawrence J. Chess, 78, of 49 Sayers Ave., Waynesburg, died at 10 A.M.
Thursday, September 30, 1965, in the Greene County Memorial Hospital
following a brief illness.
He was born July 12, 1887 at Bristoria to the late William and Emma Smith
Chess. A retired barber, he worked in the Fort Jackson barber shop for over
40 years.
He is survived by his wife, Margaret McCullum Chess; two daughters, Mrs.
Donald (Faye) Titus of Waynesburg and Ruth C. Provence of Willowick, Ohio; a
granddaughter, Candance P. Hughes, wife of Ronald Hughes of Willowick, Ohio;
a great-granddaughter, Connie Hughes and five sisters, Mrs. Daisy Lightner of
Portland, Oregon; Mrs. Anna Kinney and Mrs. Margaret Rush, both of
Waynesburg; Mrs. Mary Kerr of Erie and Mrs. Louis Kerns of Burgettstown.
Two brothers and a sister are deceased. He was a member of the First
Christian Church of Waynesburg.
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Chess- Friends of Lawrence J. Chess of 49 Sayers Ave., Waynesburg, who died
Thursday, Sept 30, 1965, are being received after 1 P.M. Friday in the Samuel
P. Weaver Funeral Home, W. High Street, Waynesburg, where services will be
held at 2 P.M. Saturday with Rev. J. E. Victor Carlson and Rev. Amon McSwords
in Charge. Burial in Greene County Memorial Park.
Margaret Chess, 78, of 49 Sayers Avenue, Waynesburg, died at 8 a.m.
Wednesday, July 23, 1969, following an extended illness.
She was born August 13, 1890, in Middlebourne, W. Va., a daughter
of Dr. John Laidley McCollum and Eliza Armour Archer McCollum. Mrs.
Chess was married April 25, 1909, to Lawrence Chess, who died September
30, 1965.
Surviving are two daughters; Mrs. Donald J. (Faye) Titus, of
Waynesburg, and Ruth C. Provance, of Willowick, Ohio; one granddaughter,
Candace Hughes, of Willowick, Ohio; one great-granddaughter, Connie
Hughes, of Willowick; one brother, John B. McCollum, of Waynesburg, and
one sister, Fannie McCollum, of Waynesburg.
Richard B. Chess Sr., 68, of Arcadia, Calif., formerly of
Waynesburg, died at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 2, 1982, in California
Lutheran Hospital, Los Angeles, following a brief illness.
He was born March 17, 1913, in Graysville, a son of Mrs. Ferne
Huffman of Waynesburg and the late Benjamin Harrison Chess.
Mr. Chess worked for some time for the Equitable Gas Company at
Waynesburg. Later he and his wife, Teresa Marchia Chess, owned and
operated Chess Florist in Waynesburg for a number of years. They moved
to California in 1958.
Surviving in addition to his wife, whom he married December 7,
1932, are three sons, Richard B. Chess Jr. of Pasadena, Dr. J. Thomas
Chess of South Pasadena and Dr. H. Ronald Chess of Northridge, Calif.;
four grandchildren, Dana, Susan and Taylor Chess, and Mary Chess; a
sister, Mrs. Mayhew [Margaret] Jones of Mt. Dora, Fla., and two nieces.
A grandson, Christopher Charles Chess. is deceased.
A memorial service was held at 5 p.m. Friday, March 5, at the Lamb
Funeral Home, Pasadena. The family suggests contributions to the
Georgiana Rodiger Center, North Oakland Ave., Pasadena Calif., 91001.
Robert Wayne Chess, 73, of Petroleum Avenue, Claysville, died at
9:26 a.m. Wednesday, February 26, 1986, in his home, following a long illness.
He was born July 6, 1912, in Harveys, Greene Co., a son of Jonas B.
and Almeda Clutter Chess.
Mr. Chess was a member of the Claysville Christian church, where he
had been a deacon. He was a heavy equipment operator working out of the
International Union of Operating Engineers Local 132. He retired in 1978
after 30 years of service. Previously he was employed by S. George Paper
Factory, Wellsburg, W. Va.
He attended Coon Island Grade School and Claysville High School. He
was a veteran of World War II, having served the 263rd Coast Artillary
of the U. S. Army. He was a member of American Legion Post 639,
Claysville, and the Legion Drill Team.
On July 9, 1942, in Russell, Ky., he married Ruth Seaman, who survives.
Also surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Daniel (Becky) Riggle of
Claysville and Susan Chess of Washington; four brothers, Blaine Chess of
West Alexander, Arthur Chess of Claysville, Ray Chess of Fairmont, W.
Va., and Joe Chess of Kailua, Hawaii; three sisters, Mrs. Samuel (Fern)
Mack of Beech Bottom, W. Va.; Mrs. Gertrude Kimberland of St. Mary's,
and Mrs. Earl (Martha) Beattie of Claysville; two grandchildren, Karie
and Jeff Kuhn, and several nieces and nephews.
Graysville- Thomas A. Chess, 75, of RD 1 Graysville, died at 6 P.M. Tuesday
Oct. 10 at Washington Hospital. Although not in the best of health he was
seriously ill for the last three days.
He was born Dec. 30, 1902 in Richhill Twp. He was a member of the Wind Ridge
Christian Church and was an elder of the church for many years. He had been a
farmer all of his life and also did general construction work until his
retirement.
Surviving is his wife Edith Scherich Chess, whom he married April 8, 1925,
one daughter, Mrs. Howard (Lois Ellen) Sharps of Churchill Borough; one son
Thomas A. Chess, Jr., RD1, Graysville; four grandchildren; two great
grandchildren; one brother Joseph I. Chess of Pittsburgh; one granddaughter
and two brothers Floyd and Arthur are deceased.
more:
Friends of Thomas A. Chess, 75, of Graysville, who died Tuesday will be
received at the Mariner and Milliken Funeral Home from 7 to 9 P.M. Wednesday
and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 P.M. Thursday where services will be held at 1:30
P.M. Friday Oct. 13 in charge of Rev. Garvin Hupp. Burial will be in Wind
Ridge Cemetery.
William Jasper Chess, aged 62 years, a lifelong resident of Greene
county, died Friday night, November 10, at the home of his son Harry
Chess, in Washington, Pa. His death was due to stomach trouble and
followed an illness of more than a year.
Mr. Chess was a son of Henry and Susanna Courtwright Chess and was
born at Bristoria on November 9, 1860. He had spent all his life in
Jackson and Richhill townships, following farming until his last
illness. He was a member of the Methodist Protestant church. His wife,
who was formerly Miss Emma R. Smith, and the following children survive:
Daniel Chess, of Altoona; Lawrence Chess, of Waynesburg; Mrs. Daisy
Lightner, of Washington; Mrs. Louie Kerns and Mrs. Annie Kinney of
Jackson township; Mrs. Mary Kerr, of Kosse, Texas; Mrs. Ada Poland, of
Mt. Morris; Mrs. Margaret Hughes, of Bluff, and Harry Chess, of
Washington. Funeral services were held in the Valley Chapel Methodist
Protestant church, Jackson township, Sunday afternoon, with Rev. Adam
Rush, of Rogersville, in charge. The interment was in the Valley Chapel
cemetery.
Democrat Messenger, Waynesburg, PA, 17 Nov 1922.
TAVERN KEEPERS 1797-1803
"George Trout built, prior to 1805, and kept the tavern on Main Street,
afterwards so long carried on by Joseph Caldwell". John S. Van Voorhis,
"The Old and New Monongahela", p. 96. (Gen. Publ. Co. 1974 reprint). From
the same source, the following individuals were also listed as tavern
keepers:
Joseph Hamilton (The City Hotel) p. 94;
Joseph Parkison (your ancestor and possibly mine), p. 94, 95;
Joseph Caldwell (see above);
A.B. Chess (Chess's Tavern) p. 96;
George Rose (p.99);
A.T. Gregg, p. 99;
John Chessrown, p. 99;
Washington Palmer, p. 99;
Henry Wilson, p. 99;
Caleb Harvey, p. 99;
W. H. Miller, p. 99;
Abram Teeters, p. 99;
Dan Teeters, p. 99;
Mrs. Backhouse, p. 99;
Shively Hazelbaker, p. 99;
Abram Fulton, p. 99;
James P. Shepler, p. 99;
T.B. Wilgus, p. 99.
Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County by Gresham and
Wiley, 1889, p369
John Ong was born in Fayette City in 1834 and attended school until the
age of nine years when he went into the glass factory as a errand boy.
At the age of fourteen he began work as a glassblower at which he has
worked at various places in Pennsylvania ever since.
His father, Alexander Ong, was a native of Pennsylvania, and was quite
active in advancing the interests of the glass business when that great
industry was in its infancy in Pennsylvania.
John Ong's mother was Catherine Abbott, a daughter of Jeremiah Abbott,
who was one of the early settlers of the county. Mrs Catherine Ong is
still living, and is in the seventy fourth year of her age.
In 1856 the subject of this sketch was married to Miss Mary Lynn,
daughter of Denton Lynn of Fayette county. They have had no children but
have reared and educated five children, whose names are as follows:
William Chess, Harry Safoot, Celia Safoot, Amelia Safoot and May Safoot,
who are all children of Mrs Ong's sister.
John Ong was a private in Company E, One Hundred and Fifty Five
Pennsylvania Volunteers, but was only out about nine months when he was
discharged for disability. He was with his regiment at the battle of
Fredericksburg.
Jeremiah Abbot, maternal grandfather, was one of the earliest settlers
of the county. Before coming here he owned a large farm east of the
mountains (on the present site of Harrisburg). He was an extensive land
owner before he emigrated West; he also followed blacksmithing and was
the first man to do blacksmithing at Cookstown, now Fayette City.
John Ong is a member of the G A R and K of L.
there are chess street and chess park in monongahela city, washington
county, penna....... see
In an 1916 directory for Greene, I see a few Chesses living in
Richhill Twp. They were:
Roy, son of Price, a farmer at Wind Ridge.
Fern, widow of George with 2 children, bookkeeper, Harveys.
G.W. and his wife Florence w/ 2 children, farmer and constable, West
Finley
J.B. and wife Media with 4 children, barber, Harveys
J.V. and wife Ada with 1 child, farmer w/ 199 acres, Wind Ridge
Then in Jackson Twp., there were:
Mary dau. of W.J.
W.J. and wife Emma with 2 ch. farmer, 204acres, Woodruff.
In Franklin Twp. there was a Debie, widow of Peter T. with 1 child,
farming, Waynesburg address.