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Cynthia Ann Chitwood b. c. 1803, North Carolina, d. 1884 in Indiana, m. Adam
Stonehouse c. 1838. d/o Amos Chitwood b. c. 1768 in Virginia, d. October
1843, in Kent Indiana, m. Prudence Lattimore,b. c.1775, d. April 1842 in
Kent, Indiana, 10/1/179. Issues: Alisa, Joshua, James L., Cynthia Ann, Daniel
Lattimore, John, Sarah, Amos Jordan, Sophia, Maria. Amos s/o Captain James
Chitwood, Sr. b. 1720 Virginia, d. 1783, North Carolina, m. Alice Carpenter:
Issues, James, Jr., Moses, Shadrick, Joshua, Joseph, Plesant, Amos. James s/o
of Matthias Chitwood, Sr. b. 1681 in England, d. January 27, 1755 Cumberland
County, VA. m. Mary Key b. January 12, 1695 Northumberland, VA, d. 1751, c.
1711. Issues: Eliner, Matthias, Jr, William, John, James, Richard.
Marcelyn Nash
sammyb52(a)aol.com
CYNTHIA ANN CHITWOOD was my gg-grandmother. She was b. 1807, unk; m. 1838
Adam E. Stonehouse in IN; d. 1884 IN. Her father was AMOS CHITWOOD, b. 1768
VA, d. 1843 IN. His father was JAMES CHITWOOD, b. abt.1720 VA, d. 14 Oct
1783 NC. His father was MATTHIAS CHITWOOD, b. 1681 England, d. 1754 VA.
I have no proof for any of this, and would sure appreciate some
comfirmation/corrections. And more information on any of them and their
ancestors.
Dick
chap785(a)aol.com
Thank you for the welcome.
I have just started on my Husbands family His Mothers Maiden name is Chitwood. All that I know right now is that she was born and raised around Richland County, Wisconsin. She has a start on the Family history and as soon as I get it from her I will be posting that information. In the mean time if anyone has family from that area I would love to be in contact.
Thank you
Kathy
pottsy(a)wi.net
Donald West wrote:
>
> I'm not familiar with ebay, so maybe I didn't do a proper search, or,
> maybe
> the I.O. CHITWOOD book sold. At any rate, I couldn't find it.
My son said that the auction is closed now, but you can still see a
pretty good description of it here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=281878634
Just click on that link to go right to it.
Actually, you can get your very own copy, brand spanking new, from the
son of Reuben Chitwood, who worked with I O Chitwood and mostly finished
the book after "Sonny" died. There are only a few copies left, but this
558-page, LARGE, hardcover book just CRAMMED with genealogies, pictures,
stories, copies of newspaper articles, letters, pages from family
Bibles, and all kinds of interesting stuff can be purchased for only
$45, which INCLUDES postage! Any of you who have bought other genealogy
books know what a bargain THAT is!
I will pass out the address on this list, but PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE don't
publish it on any other list, as these are very kind but very private
people who REALLY don't want their names and address out there for all
the people trying to sell junk and filling their mailbox with junk mail
to have.
Send your address and a check or money order for $45 (which INCLUDES
shipping!!) to:
Brenda and Gary Chitwood
161 Sharps Lane
Winfield TN 37892
There just aren't going to be lots of copies of this book available for
much longer.....and Christmas is coming......
>
> These are my gr-gr-grandparents:
>
> Mahala CHITWOOD b. 1831-1839? in AR?/TN?; d. 1906 in AR
> m. c. 1856
> Alexander TODD b. 1821-1828? in AL?/TN?; d. unknown, probably AR
>
> They were in Independence Co., AR in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 census.
> Of course, all three census records give different ages and different
> places
> of birth for both of them. Two of the three say Mahala was born in TN,
> one says AR. Two of the three say Alexander was born in AL, one says TN.
>
> I know nothing certain of Mahala's siblings or parents, and do not have
> access
> to I.O. CHITWOOD's book, but have received a hint from a kind and
> helpful
> CHITWOOD researcher:
> Could it be she is a daughter of Richard4 (Pleasant3, Capt.James2,
> Matthias1)?
> This is currently just a supposition, based on the 1860 Independence
> Co., AR
> census, which shows a Richard CHITWOOD, age 22, b. GA, living with
> Mahala and Alexander.
I O Chitwood's book suggests the *possibility* that, rather than being a
daughter of Richard4 (Pleasant3, Capt James2, Matthias1) she would more
likely have been a daughter of the next generation, possibly Richard5
(etc) I say this because you indicate that he appeared in the 1860
census as being age 22, which eliminates Richard4, who was born circa
1795. However, his son, Richard5 was born circa 1840 (which puts him at
a much closer age) in GEORGIA.
Unfortunately, the book doesn't follow that Richard any farther, but it
could give you some clues. Richard4 (son of Pleasant Chitwood and
Barbara Barns Chitwood) was born in Dade County, GA, and married
Margaret (unknown) who also was born in Dade County, GA. You might find
something in Dade County, such as death certificates, burial records, or
tombstones because they died there, too. I don't know Georgia's
holdings regarding birth, marriage, and death certificates, but I sure
would check on these. Richard5 appears to have been the 12th (and last)
child of Pleasant and Barbara, with siblings James, Catherine, Caroline,
Shadrack, four girls who died young, Pleasant, William, and Elizabeth.
There are listings of other Mahalas, so it is a name that occurs in the
Chitwood family, which tended to use the same names over and over and
over and over and over....again.
> Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Happy searching!
Nancy Keith
(great granddaughter of Rev Joel ["Big Joel"] Chitwood and Mary Jane
Trammell Chitwood)
keithnancy(a)t-one.net
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Thought this might interest you - he talks about a trial and hanging of
Tories after the battle - Capt. James Chitwood perhaps?
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Cousins,
As we ponder our very beginnings, I'd like to share this article. It was
said that Col.
Joel Lewis, a son of William Terrell Lewis, commanded 22 of his relatives at
King's Mountain. Not included in this would have been many others who served
under Col.
Benjamin Cleveland.
Today, we question who our ancestors were. We should, perhaps, endeavor to
learn how they fought for us, and how our lives were blessed by their
efforts.
"Battle of Kings Mountain" by Benjamin Sharp, from the "American Pioneer,"
Feb. 1843.
As well as I can remember, some time in August, in the year 1780, Col.
McDowell, of North Carolina, with three or four hundred men, fled over the
mountains to the settlements of Holston and Watauga, to evade the pursuit of
a British officer by the name of Ferguson, who had the command of a large
detachment of British and Tories. Our militia speedily embodied, all mounted
on horses--the Virginians under command of Col. William Campbell, and the two
western counties of North Carolina, now Tennessee, under Cols. Isaac Shelby
and John Sevier; and as soon as they joined McDowell, he re-crossed the
mountains, and formed a junction with Col. Cleveland, with a fine regiment of
North Carolina militia.
We were now fifteen or eighteen hundred strong, and considered ourselves
equal in numbers, or at least a match for the enemy, and eager to bring them
to battle; but Col. McDowell, who had command, appeared to think otherwise,
for although Ferguson had retreated on our crossing the mountains, he kept us
marching and counter-marching, for eight or ten days without advancing a step
towards our object. At length a council of the field-officers was convened,
and it was said in camp, how true I will not pretend to say, that he refused
in council to proceed without a general officer to command the army, and to
get rid of him, the council deputed him to Gen. Greene, at Head-Quarters, to
procure a General. Be this as it may, as soon as the council rose, Col.
McDowell left the camp, and we saw no more of him during the expedition.
As soon as he was fairly gone, the council re-assembled, and appointed Col.
William Campbell our commander, and within one hour after, we were on our
horses and in full pursuit of the enemy. The British still continued to
retreat, and after hard marching for some time, we found our progress much
retarded by our footmen and weak horses that were not able to sustain the
duty. It was then resolved to leave the footmen and weak horses under the
command of Capt. William Neil, of Virginia, with instructions to follow as
fast as his detachment could bear.
Thus disencumbered, we gained fast upon the enemy. I think on the 7th [6h]
day of October, in the afternoon, we halted at a place called the Cowpens, in
South Carolina, fed our horses, and ate a hasty meal of such provisions as we
had procured, and, by dark mounted our horses, and after marching all night,
crossed Broad river by the dawn of day; and although it rained considerably
in the morning, we never halted to refresh ourselves or horses.
About twelve o'clock it cleared off with a fine cool breeze. We were joined
that day by Col. Williams, of South Carolina, with several hundred men; and
in the afternoon fell in with three men who informed us that they were just
from the British camp, that they were posted on the top of King's Mountain,
and that there was a picket-guard on the road not far ahead of us. These men
were detained lest they should find means to inform the enemy of our
approach, and Col. Shelby, with a select party, undertook to surprise and
take the picket; this he accomplished without firing a gun or giving the
least alarm, and it was hailed by the army as a good omen.
We then moved on, and as we approached the mountain, the roll of the British
drum informed us that we had something to do. No doubt the British commander
thought his position a strong one; but our plan of attack was such as to make
it the worst for him he could have chosen. The end of the mountain to our
left descended gradually to a branch; in front of us the ascent was rather
abrupt, and to the right was a low gap through which the road passed. The
different regiments were directed by guides to the ground they were to
occupy, so as to surround the eminence on which the British were encamped;
Campbell's on the right, along the road; Shelby's next, to the left of him;
Sevier's next, and so on, till last the left of Cleveland's to join the right
of Campbell's, on the other side of the mountain, at the road.
Thus the British Major found himself attacked on all sides at once, and so
situated as to receive a galling fire from all parts of our lines without
doing any injury to ourselves. From this difficulty, he attempted to relieve
himself at the point of the bayonet, but failed in three successive charges.
Cleveland, who had the farthest to go, being bothered in some swampy ground,
did not occupy his position in the line till late in the engagement. A few
men drawn from the right of Campbell's regiment, occupied this vacancy; this
the British commander discovered, and here he made his last powerful effort
to force his way through and make his escape; but at that instant Cleveland's
regiment came up in gallant style; the Colonel, himself, coming by the very
spot I occupied, at which time his horse had received two wounds, and he was
obliged to dismount.
Although fat and unwieldy, he advanced on foot with signal bravery; but was
soon re-mounted by one of his officers, who brought him another horse. This
threw the British and Tories into complete disorder, and Ferguson seeing that
all was lost, determined not to survive the disgrace; he broke his sword, and
spurred his horse into the thickest of our ranks, and fell covered with
wounds, and shortly after his whole army surrendered at discretion. The
action lasted about one hour, and for most of the time was fierce and bloody.
I cannot clearly recollect the statement of our loss, given at the time, but
my impression now is that it was two hundred and twenty-five killed, and
about as many or a few more wounded; the loss of the enemy must have been
much greater. The return of the prisoners taken was eleven hundred and
thirty-three, about fifteen hundred stand of arms, several baggage wagons,
and all their camp equipage fell into our hands. The battle closed not far
from sundown, so that we had to encamp on the ground, with the dead and
wounded, and pass the night among groans and lamentations.
The next day, as soon as we could bury our dead, and provide litters to carry
our wounded, we marched off to regain the upper country for fear of being
intercepted by a detachment from the army of Lord Cornwallis, for we were
partly behind his quarters, between him and the British garrison of Ninety
Six. A British surgeon, with some assistants, were left to attend their
wounded; but the wounded Tories were unprovided for, and their dead left for
their bones to bleach upon the mountain.
That afternoon we met Capt. Neil coming on with his detachment, and encamped
for the night on a large deserted Tory plantation, where was a sweet potato
patch sufficiently large to supply the whole army. This was most fortunate,
for not one in fifty of us had tasted food for the last two days and nights,
that is, since we left the Cowpens. Here, the next morning, we buried Col.
Williams, who had died of his wounds on the march the day before. We still
proceeded towards the mountains as fast as our prisoners could bear.
When we had gained a position, where we thought ourselves secure from a
pursuit, the army halted for a day, and a court was detailed to inquire into
various complaints against certain Tories for murders, robberies,
house-burning, &c. The court found upwards of forty of them guilty of the
crimes charged upon them, and sentenced them to hang; and nine of the most
atrocious offenders were executed that night by fire-light, the rest were
reprieved by the commanding officer.
We set off early next morning, and shortly after the rain began to fall in
torrents, and continued the whole day, but, instead of halting, we rather
mended our pace in order to cross the Catawba river before it should rise and
intercept us; this we effected late in the night, and halted by a large
plantation, when Major McDowell--brother of the Colonel, and who commanded
his brother's regiment the whole route, and was a brave and efficient
officer--rode along the lines, and informed us that the plantation belonged
to him, and kindly invited us to take rails from his fences, and make fires
to warm and dry us.
I suppose being the last of October, and every one, from the
Commander-in-Chief to the meanest private, was as wet as if he had just been
dragged through the Catawba river. We rested here one day, and then
proceeded, by easy marches, to the heads of the Yadkin river, where we were
relieved by the militia of the country, and permitted to return home, which
those of us who had not fallen in battle or died of wounds, effected some
time in November.
During the whole of this expedition, except a few days at the outset, I
neither tasted bread nor salt, and this was the case with nearly every man;
when we could get meat, which was but seldom, we had to roast and eat it
without either: sometimes we got a few potatoes, but our standing and
principal rations were ears of corn, scorched in the fire or eaten raw. Such
was the price paid by the men of the Revolution for our Independence.
Here I might conclude, but I cannot forbear offering a small tribute to the
memory of our commanding officers. Col. Williams, fell; Cleveland, I have
already spoken of; Sevier, I did not see in the battle, but his bravery was
well attested; three times my eye fell upon our gallant commander, [Campbell]
calm and collected, encouraging the men, and assuring them of victory. At the
close of the action, when the British were loudly calling for quarters, but
uncertain whether they would be granted, I saw the intrepid Shelby rush his
horse within fifteen paces of their lines, and commanded them to lay down
their arms, and they should have quarters. Some would call this an imprudent
act, but is showed the daring bravery of the man. I am led to believe that
three braver men, and purer patriots, never trod the soil of freedom, than
Campbell, Shelby and Sevier."
Love,
Shirley
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Thank you Don for posting your information. I do not have that in my
information and hopefully somebody will post the answer to the list too so
everybody can share. I am in the process of merging Melissa's GEDCOM with
mine and will get it up on the Internet. Thanks Melissa for allowing me to do
this. I think the more we share the better off we will be. I see that Melissa
and I disagree about some of the dates, so I just left both dates there.
Betty,
GmomDistad(a)aol.com
I'm not familiar with ebay, so maybe I didn't do a proper search, or,
maybe
the I.O. CHITWOOD book sold. At any rate, I couldn't find it.
These are my gr-gr-grandparents:
Mahala CHITWOOD b. 1831-1839? in AR?/TN?; d. 1906 in AR
m. c. 1856
Alexander TODD b. 1821-1828? in AL?/TN?; d. unknown, probably AR
They were in Independence Co., AR in the 1860, 1870 and 1880 census.
Of course, all three census records give different ages and different
places
of birth for both of them. Two of the three say Mahala was born in TN,
one says AR. Two of the three say Alexander was born in AL, one says TN.
I know nothing certain of Mahala's siblings or parents, and do not have
access
to I.O. CHITWOOD's book, but have received a hint from a kind and
helpful
CHITWOOD researcher:
Could it be she is a daughter of Richard4 (Pleasant3, Capt.James2,
Matthias1)?
This is currently just a supposition, based on the 1860 Independence
Co., AR
census, which shows a Richard CHITWOOD, age 22, b. GA, living with
Mahala and Alexander.
Any help or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
Donald Ray West
1852 Emigrants on the Oregon Trail, composed by Leah Menafee. This listing of
emigrants was donated by Richard Milligan, to whom we are most grateful.
Typed January-March, 2000, by Janine Bork and Jan Phillips.
Abbreviations:
SDOP = Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pioneers entries, membership list 1965
PR=?Ind. Ro.=?
CHITWOOD, Mrs. Margaret, born 30 Nov 1828 Germany, died 17 Feb 1914
Here is the URL.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~orlinn/1852/
http://www.tngennet.org/scott/
21.Added 1961 obituary for Charity Ellen Chitwood
22.Added 1961 death of David Chitwood and obituary
23.Added 1961 death of Sally Ann Baker Chitwood and obituary
51.Added 1962 obituary for Susie Chitwood
Myrtle Marie Chitwood
03/09/2000
Myrtle Marie Chitwood, 92, of Edmond passed away March 7, 2000. She was born
on September 25, 1907 in Navina, Logan County, Oklahoma Territory to Wesley
A. Berg & Fannie Montague Berg.
After attending school in Navina, she pursued further education at what is
now the University of Central Oklahoma and received a teaching certificate.
She then taught in a one room, rural school house. Married to Olaf Chitwood
on December 23, 1928; they celebrated 67 years of marriage. Their first home
was in Cashion. They later moved to Guthrie, where Olaf served as Logan
County Treasurer.
They relocated to Oklahoma City in 1948 while Olaf was employed by Furrow &
Company Wholesale Florist. They later chose Edmond as their home to enjoy the
remainder of their lives. Olaf preceded her in death in 1995.
A member of the United Methodist Church, she served as an officer in the
Methodist Women's Organization and enjoyed playing the organ for church
services.
A devoted wife and a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, she is
survived by her children, Marilyn and husband Dale Good and son Byron and
wife Shirley Chitwood, grandchildren Janeen and David Polhemus, Celia and
Craig Collins, Sylvia and Marshall Goodwin, Corey and Karren Chitwood, Greg
and Veronica Chitwood, and great-grandchildren Michael and Kenneth Polhemus,
Brian and Stephanie Goodwin, Lara and Allison Chitwood, and Victoria
Chitwood.
She is also survived by sisters, Ruby Geddes and Lola Jackson and brother,
Orville Berg. Her sister, Olive and brother, Ethridge Berg preceded her in
death.
Services will be held at New Covenant United Methodist Church, Edmond, at
2:00 PM, Friday, March 10, 2000 with interment following at Summit View
Cemetery, Guthrie. Under the direction of Baggerley Funeral Home, Edmond, OK.
Thank you for the nice welcome message.
I'm searching for information on a Dolly Chitwood. This is probably her
married name. Born ca. 1809, NC, died Whitley Co., KY early 1900's.
Any information would be appreciated.
Jean Morford
morfords(a)pacific.net
Well, you have mine correctly, and I am absolutely delighted that you
are doing this List! Thanks for your efforts.
I am going back to England in May, and this time I plan to spend a week
just traveling to our family's places there - Chetwode, Lillingston
Dayrell, Crewe, Birkenhead, Mucklestone, Worlestone, etc. Hope that I
will be able to share something when I get back, although I won't be
spending time doing genealogy record research - just seeing where people
lived and checking for tombstones and taking pictures and all.
Any suggestions for other places to visit, or any requests for something
specific before I go?
Nancy Keith
in gorgeous, SUNNY Michigan
(what happened to winter???)
GmomDistad(a)aol.com wrote:
>
> I have had one address that has bounced and bounced and bounced so I am
> trying to see if I finally have it deleted.
>
> Betty,
> GmomDistad(a)aol.com
Cleo Chitwood
Cleo Eileen Robinson Chitwood, 90, 2315 Illinois Ave., died at 7:10 a.m. Saturday,
Aug. 17,
1996, at her home after an illness.
Mrs. Chitwood was born Dec. 2, 1905, in Joplin. She was a lifetime Joplin
resident. She was
a homemaker and a pianist.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Joplin. She was past president
of the
G.Q. Chapter of the PEO Sisterhood.
She married Everett Ray Chitwood on April 11, 1930, in Joplin. He died Nov. 16,
1993.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Ray Chitwood, Englewood, Colo., and Stephen
Reed
Chitwood, Alexandria, Va.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church. The Rev.
William
Christman will officiate.
Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Parker Mortuary, Joplin.
Contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church.
"Craig M & Ronda K. Foster" wrote:
> Guess it would help if I gave the link.*G*
> http://wso.williams.edu/~jkossuth/cobb/mom.htm
> "Craig M & Ronda K. Foster" wrote:
>
>> O.K. Cousins.
>> Here's another one of interest.
>> Ronda
>>
>> ==============================
>> Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project:
>> Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time.
>> http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/
>
Another new person. Welcome to our list for the Chitwoods. We are a small
list, but hopefully will be growing. Maybe you would like to communicate to
the list where you are connected with the Chitwood name.
Betty,
GmomDistad(a)AOL.Com