America LeForge Circa 1860s
1 LEFORGE(Schwankhaus), John Sr. born about 1635
2 LEFORGE, John about born about 1660; died Piscataway, Middlesex County NJ
3 LEFORGE, John III born about 1685; died Piscataway, Middlesex County NJ
4 LEFORGE, Abraham Sr. born about 1714 Piscataway, Middlesex County NJ; died 1803(Irene Wong January 15, 1997 email)
5 LEFORGE, Abraham Jr. born 1740 in Piscataway, Middlesex County NJ; died August 31, 1813 Flemingsburg, Fleming County KY
6 LEFORGE, Ayres Sr born June 15, 1795 Upper Blue Licks, Mason (remapped to Fleming) County, KY; member of George Matthews company KY Mounted Volunteers War of 1812 Battle of the Thames; died May 21, 1881 in Fleming County KY
Chenoweths Note: There are many references including 1840 Fleming County Kentucky Heads of Household & Revolutionary War Pensioners; I no longe have the source Keller, John G. 1903 Past and Present of Mason County IL S.J.Clarke Pub for cabinet maker and settled in Decatur 1856, contrary to obituary Ancestry.com.
+CASSIDY, Dorinda/Mary5 born 1800; married May 26, 1819²; died October 02, 1869(Harris 1994)
Dorinda's father was Michael CASSIDY.
7 LEFORGEE, Michael Cassidy born 1825 KY, Clerk (1860 Macon County census)
7 LEFORGE, Martha born November 05, 1820
Chenoweths Note: Martha had an aunt named Martha Leforgee born March 02, 1793(LDS)
+LIDSTER, David W.
7 LEFORGE, America born August 22(Schwankhaus page 5)/23LDS, 1822/about 1825 Cassidy Station Fleming County KY(Harris 1994 page 218); married ? Fleming County KY; died December 21, 1897 of typhoid fever, buried in the Chenoweth plot, no gravestone, Greenwood Cemetery 606 S Church Decatur IL
+CHENOWETH, William James born December 01, 1823 Green County KY; married May 17, 1846 Fleming County KY; Decatur population 1850 3,998, Settled in Decatur May 28, 1854; population 1870 26,481;18 died August 19, 1915 Decatur, Macon County IL
7 LAFORGE, Nathan C. born April 08, 1824 Fleming County KY;22
Chenoweths Note: Nathan C. had an uncle named Nathan Leforgee born February 21, 1814(LDS)
+STRAHAN, Polly A. married November 09, 1837 Fleming County KY22
7 LAFORGE, William L. born March 31, 1825
Chenoweths Note: William L. had an uncle named William A. Leforgee born September 19, 1819(LDS)
+STRAHAN, Eliza born October 13, 1852
7 LAFORGEE, George L. born May 25, 1828 KY, doctor (1860 Macon County census); resided 7 W Main Decatur IL 18757
7 LAFORGE, Ayres Jr born January 16, 1831 Popular Plaines, Fleming County KY;21 Clerk for WC Armstrong and resided 7 W Main Decatur IL 1875; Picture framer at 120 N Merchant, resided at 304 W Macon 18917
7 LAFORGE, Jesse born January 01, 1833 Fleming County KY;18 Settled in Decatur 1856;18 Insurance Agent 154 E Main Decatur IL resided 254 S Union 1899-19077
+SMALLWOOD, Julia A. married July 18, 1857
Chenoweths Note: Macon County IL Gen Web Retrieved August 3, 2008 from http://macon.ilgenweb.net/marrg_s.html
8 LAFORGEE, Dorinda18
+PATTERSON, John E.18
8 LAFORGEE, Charles Chambers born July 7, 1866 Decatur IL per Rootweb18; worked for Jesse LeForgee & Son 110 N Merchant; resided at 304 W Macon with Ayer's Jr. 1887;7 graduated Northwestern University 1889; worked for Mason Brothers in Chicago 1890; returned to Decatur to work with E. S. McDonald 1890; Resided in Decatur IL (per 1900 and 1920 Census)
+VENNIGERHOLZ, Isabel V. born in Jan 1876 in IL (1880 Decatur, Macon County census); married November 20,189510/189611
(husband and wife signed baptismal record of Arthur William Chenoweth)
9 LEFORGE, Charles G born December 1896 IL (1900 Decatur IL census)
9 LEFORGE, Isabelle Vallette18 born December 1897 IL (1900 Decatur IL census)/December 26, 199822
+BARNES, William born December 10, 1894 Decatur IL; married December 29, 1917 Decatur, Macon County IL; died March 27, 1950
10BARNES, William
7 LAFORGE, Francis born April 21, 1839; worked for his brother Jesse in 18757
+BARTON, Mary Ellen born October 1, 1845 PA
Chenoweths Note: Mary Ellen's father may have been John BARTON born July 12, 1802 PA
8 LAFORGEE, Barton born March 11, 1874; died April 2, 1890 age 16 yrears 22 days Greenwood Cemetery 606 S Church Decatur IL (tombstone)
Chenoweths Note: Francis is not Frank Abner born 1837; died 1894 Greenwood Cemetery 606 S Church Decatur IL (tombstone). This is a gloss confusing two Decatur men Kimball G. Everingham's Genealogical Database
+VIZE, Mary E born October 1, 1845(tombstone); married May 19, 1859;13 died October 19, 1943 Greenwood Cemetery 606 S Church Decatur IL (tombstone)
*2nd wife LEFORGEE, Frank Abner born 1837
+LEFORGEE, Cassie married September 30, 188513
*3rd wife LEFORGEE, Frank Abner born 1837
+? Nellie E. "Widow Frank" resided 150 W North Decatur IL 18997
7 LEFORGE, Mary E. born September 27, 1840 (Schwankhaus page 5)/about 1822(LDS)/August 1849(Harris 1994 page 218); Cassidy Station; 1920 moved to live with her daughter in Chicago; died December 18, 1930 Chicago; Interned Greenwood Cemetery Decatur, Macon County IL
Chenoweths Note: FHL Film 1254229 National Archives 3rd Ward, Decatur, Macon, Illinois Film T9-0229 Page 363B
+LEFORGE, James Allen born January 19, 1842; died May 03, 1874¹ a second cousin son of Abram LeForge and Martha Poter of Fleming County KY
8 LAFORGEE, Chenoweth (Redden) born 1867; painter for EP Piper, resided with Ayres Jr. 279 W William 1877; worked for Stafford & LeForgee, resided same address 279 W William 1889; Photographer 340 N Main; resided at 542 N Eldorado 1899; Photographer 142 S Church; resided work address 142 S Church 1907 and 19167 died 1909
+CUMBERLAND, Daisy C. married November 24, 1897 Champaign County12
Her father was Oliver P. Cumberland born about 1830 OH; resided Champaign Champaign County IL21
Chenoweths Note: There are pictures of the LeForgees at the Champaign County Historical Archives Personal and Family Photograph file for Daisy Cumberland under Photographic resource #0102000204951 retrieved August 10, 2008 from http://ccha.tufl.org/ccha/records/01020002/0102000204951.htm
9 LAFORGEE, George born 1899; died 1903
8 LEFORGE, Cassie(Redden)
+ABNER, Frank born 1837; married second wife Cassie September 30, 188513; died 1894 Greenwood Cemetery 606 S Church Decatur IL (tombstone).
Chenoweths Note: Frank Abner's first wife was:
*1st wife LEFORGEE, Frank Abner born 1837
+VIZE, Mary E born October 1, 1845(tombstone); married May 19, 1859;13 died October 19, 1943 Greenwood Cemetery 606 S Church Decatur IL (tombstone)
*3rd wife LEFORGEE, Frank Abner born 1837
+? Nellie E. "Widow Frank" resided 150 W North Decatur IL 18997
8 LEFORGE, Mary Ella(DecaturObitMary)
Chenoweths Note: Mary E. LaForge born 1852 Fleming County KY has a different parents Lewis LaForge and Ester Ann Ledford
+STAFFORD, Frank(Redden)
9 STAFFORD, Mary(Redden)
9 STAFFORD, Frank(Redden)Attorney at Stafford and LeForgee 279 W William St Ayers LaForge address in 1889
*2nd husband of 7 LEFORGE, Mary E. born September 27, 1840:
+CHENOWETH, William James born December 01, 1823 Green County KY; resided 7 W Main Decatur IL 1875; married October 16, 1898 Decatur, Macon County IL(LDS)
7 LEFORGE, Robert C. born August 21, 1843 KY;21 Clerk D. H. Heilman & Son 1875-1887; Real Estate Insurance Loans 144 Merchant, resided with Ayres Jr at 304 W Macon 18997
+SIMPSON, Elizabeth "Libbie" born PA;21 married Macon County IL June 25 186713
Chenoweths Note: Macon County IL Gen Web Retrieved August 3, 2008 from http://macon.ilgenweb.net/marrg_s.html
8 LEFORGEE, Frankie born April 11, 1868 Decatur Macon County IL; died January 1, 188021
Chenoweths Note: Other Chenoweths living in Decatur were descendents of:
2 CHENOWETH, Thomas born 1720; died 1783 in MD
3 CHENOWETH, Arthur born 1755
4 CHENOWETH, Absolum born 1777 VA
5 CHENOWETH, Absolum Loraine born 1829 Waverly County OH
5 CHENOWETH, William F. born 1865 Bainridge OH
+Escalante, Josephina married 1891; died 1895
*2nd wife of 5 CHENOWETH, William F. born 1865
+Escalante, Laura born 1898
6 CHENOWETH, Mary
+BETTWG, William
BETTWG, Andrew
BETTWG, William
6 CHENOWETH, Lolita19
6 CHENOWETH, William15
Chenoweths Note: This is a Champaign IL family, rather than a Decatur family; We want Ruth L, not Ruth Ann although both had sisters Mary:
6 CHENOWETH, Lillian died July 27, 191916
7 CHENOWETH, Ruth Ann born August 1, 1904; died obituary date March 31, 1963
+STEVENS, ?17
CHENOWETH, Sadie graduated Decatur High School 1897
+ATHONS married18
CHENOWETH, Loyd Albert graduated Decatur High School 190018
Chenoweths Note: Prior to 1855 a CHENOWETH owned a pharmacy in Decatur18
Source:
2. Doug Gordon's Family Genealogy Pages http://www.wdgordon.com/history/index.htm (Almost identical source for all the Cassidy and LaForge genealogy)
5. Inlow, William DePrez July 19, 1942 In Old Kentucky: XXIV. COURTSHIP IN A COUNTRY VICINAGE http://www.inlow.org/iok.html Shelbyville IN page 509 (Mary CASSIDY variation on Dorinda)
6. CassidyFamilyAssociation.org (Roots are from a different family)
7. Decatur Street Directory Decatur: James W Beasley Pub; Use Decatur Digital Atlas to locate: http://www.ci.decatur.il.us/maps/digitalatlas.htm
11. 1890 Decatur, Macon County census.
12. Champaign County Marriage License 128 Champaign County official record #0403189700128 Retrieved August 6, 2008 from http://ccha.tufl.org/ccha/records/04031897/0403189700128.htm
13. Macon County Marriage retrieved August 6, 2008 from http://macon.ilgenweb.net/marrg_s.html
14. Kimball, G. 'Kim' Everingham March 30, 1895 "Catharine Stickel obituary" Decatur Daily Republican page 3, col. 5 retrieved August 6, 2008 from http://bartonsite.org/Joseph_Barton_Sr.htm
15. e-family tree Hollcalv.ged and http://www.e-familytree.net/f4199.htm
16. Champaign County official record #0401000005525 Probate Court case 5525 (1919): Estate papers of Lillian Chenoweth Retrieved August 6, 2008 from http://ccha.tufl.org/ccha/records/04010000/0401000005525.htm
17. Champaign County Newspaper article (News-Gazette) #0201000263033101 Retrieved August 6, 2008 from http://ccha.tufl.org/ccha/records/02010002/0201000263033101.htm
18. Keller, John G. 1903 Past and Present of Mason County IL S.J.Clarke Pub
19. e-family tree Hollcalv.ged and http://www.e-familytree.net/F69/F69280.htm
21. US Census 1880 Latter Day Saints http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp
22. Latter Day Saints http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp