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Outline of the Cheuvront Family in America

by: Wesley L. Cheuvront

from A Brief History of the Cheuvront Family In America

Record of the Second Family of Joseph Cheuvront
After the death of his first wife [Elizabeth Elsworth, Aug. 18, 1800], he accepted work in Ohio, joining on trial the Baltimore Conference at the session held in Pipe Creek, May 1st, 1801. He was assigned to the Muskingum and Hockhockin Circuit, with some 30 preaching places. He met Sarah Bollen at Painesville, Ohio, and the two were married January 26th, 1802. Sarah Bollen Cheuvront was born in Pennsylvania on June 22nd, 1780, and was 23 years younger than her husband.

Thomas, born 25th of March, 1803
Enoch, born 5th of June, 1806
Cassandra, born 28th of December, 1812
Daniel Hitt, born 20th of January, 1821

1: THOMAS STANLEY Cheuvront [(son of Joseph Cheuvront and 2nd wife Sarah Bollen), born March 25, 1803, Good Hope, Harrison Co., VA, d. Oct. 8, 1867, Lebanon Twsp, Meigs Co., OH. Married Oct 28, 1827, Harrison Co., WVA, BeLinda Grant, b. July 12 1811, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Oct 4, 1878, Churchville, VA].[It was said that BeLinda Grant was] a cousin of General (later President) Grant, and settled at Churchville, Lewis Co. [This family is listed on the 1850 Lewis Co., WVA, Federal census] They had four sons, [1850 census lists 6 sons & 3 daughters]
Chapman, Rufus, Oscar, and Marshall. Chapman went to Jackson Co., nearly all of Rufus and Oscar's families went west, settling at Topeka and Dover, Kansas, where Cora and Frona are still living. [assuming 1950] The boys were: Will, Henry, and Pete, who returned to West Virginia and died at Glenville. Rufus had [one son in his first marriage, Albert Cheuvront, who went to Chicago and changed his name to Shepherd. He also had] three sons and one daughter by his second marriage. The children were: Homer, Leeman, Jessee, and Priscilla, who married a Mr. Rominee.

Rufus Allen (s/o Thomas Stanley Cheuvront and BeLinda Grant), b. Dec. 18, 1826, Good Hope, Harrison Co., WVA, d. Aug. 20, 1892, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS. Married Dec. 22, 1848, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS, Mary Ann Robinson. Child by 1st marriage, Thomas Albert Cheuvront, b. 1849 - d. bef. 1860. Rufus married 2nd, Jul 11, 1853, Churchville, Lewis Co., VA, Lydia Woofter, b. Aug. 23, 1838, WVA, and had three sons and one daughter by his second marriage. They were: Homer, Leeman, Jessee and Priscilla, who married Mr. Romine. Albert Cheuvront went to Chicago and changed his name to Shepherd was a son of Rufus's first marriage. Children of 2nd marriage: Robert Alonzo, b. 1855 - d. 1859; Alice, b. 1856 - d. 1858; William Grandison, b. 1858 - d. 1869; Mary Louisa, b. 1860 - d. bef. 1890, m. George W. Kemper; Emma Etta, b. 1863 - d. 1923, m. Alexander Willis Priest; Armanda, b. 1865 ; Leman, b. 1868 - d. 1950, m. 1st Lucy Wilaon, m. 2nd Clara Bell Romine, m. 3rd Lilly Bush; Joseph, b. 1870; Josephine, b. 1871; Homer, b. 1874 - d. 1941, m. 1st, Lydia Rexroad, m. 2nd, Nell Scott; Priscilla Ann, b. 1876 - d. 1942, m. Alstopheous Orr Romine; Carrie Belle, b. 1878, d. 1958, m. John Noah Snyder; Jesse Allen, b. 1881, d. 1950.

[Rufus' Children as listed in Lewis Co. Birth Records: William, b. Jun 25, 1865 Lewis Co., WV; Henry, b. Jun 17, 1867, WV; Sophronia b. Jul 19, 1871, Sand Fork, WV; Peter T., b. Jun 1, 1873, Finks Creek, WV; Cora E. b. Feb 11, 1905 Sheridan Dist, WV. Children: (marriage 1: Mary Ann Robinson) Thomas Albert Cheuvront (s/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Mary Ann Robinson), b. Oct 23, 1849, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. bef. 1860, Harrison Co., WVA. (marriage 2: Lydia Woofter) Robert Alonzo Cheuvront (s/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Feb. 23, 1855, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. 1859, Harrison Co., WVA.
Alice Cheuvront (s/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Nov. 3, 1856, Harrison Co., WVA, d. Mar 11, 1858, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA.
William Grandison Cheuvront (s/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Sept 29, 1858, Harrison Co., WVA, d. 1869, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA.
Mary Louisa Cheuvront (d/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Dec. 15, 1860, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. bef. 1890, Harrison Co., WVA, m. May 16, 1880, Harrison Co., WVA, George W. Kemper. Chiildren: Willis Kemper; Unknown Kemper; Clay Kemper; Willie Nay Kemper.
Emma Etta Cheuvront (d/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Mar 28, 1863, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Mar 25, 1923, m. Alexander Willis Priest.
Armanda Cheuvront (d/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Oct 15, 1865, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA.
Leman Cheuvront (s/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Nov. 19, 1868, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA., d. Apr 24, 1950, Swickly, Allegheny Co., PA, **m. 1st, Clara Bell Romine [b. Oct 7, 1878, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Nov. 4, 1906, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA], Children: 3 daughters and 1 son, Ethel Reva Cheuvront, b. May 31, 1899, churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, m. John M. "Pete" Casey; Forrest Bryan Cheuvront, b. May 8, 1902, Parkersburg, Wood, Co., WVA, d. Jul 1982, Parkersburg, Wood Co., WVA, m. Myrtle Ulan Ayers; Thelma Edythe Cheuvront, b. Apr 6, 1904, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, m. Joseph Brooks Means; Genevieve Cheuvront, b. Oct 25, 1906, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Aug 30, 1972, Weston, Lewis WVA, m. 1st, Russell Collins, m. 2nd James Russell Bush. M. 2nd, Lilly Bush [c1915], children: Hugh Bush Cheuvront (perhaps adopted), b. June 19, 1916, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Feb. 5, 1919, of burns, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA M. 3rd Lucy Wilson [b. Oct 25, 1878, d. Mar. 13, 1950, m. 2nd, Sept. 22, 1897, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA], no children. (**info in yellow type via Charlotte Hope Cheuvront Dye max_maggie@worldnet.att.net)

    Joseph Cheuvront (s/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Oct. 20, 1870, Harrison Co., WVA.
    Josephine Cheuvront (s/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), Sept 29, 1871, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA.
    Homer Cheuvront (s/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Mar. 8, 1874, Churchville Lewis Co., WVA, d. June 30, 1941, m. 1st, Lydia Rexroda, m. 2nd, Nell Scott. Children: Opal Cheuvront; Edward Allen Cheuvront; Loxie Cheuvront; Ermaline Virginia Cheuvront; son (twin) Cheuvront.
    Priscilla Ann Cheuvront (d/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Sept 10, 1876, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Dec. 12, 1942, WVA, m. Jan 1, 1901, Alstopheous Orr Romine, b. Oct 1875, WVA.
    Carrie Belle Cheuvront (d/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Aug. 1, 1878, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. May 5, 1958, WVA, m. Jul 4, 1900, John Noah Snyder.
    Jesse Allen Cheuvront (s/o Rufus Allen Cheuvront and Lydia Woofter), b. Sept 6, 1881, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Jan. 19, 1950.

Joseph Chapman "Chap" Cheuvront (s/o Thomas Stanley Cheuvront and BeLinda Grant), b. Sept. 1830, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Aug. 13, 1866, Jackson Co., WVA, m. 1st Nov. 17, 1851, Sarah A.B. Powers, (Child of Priscilla Cheuvront and John Powers), b. 1819, Harrison Co., VA,. Children: Viola C., b. 1852, m. James H. Plummer Sr.; Levi, b. 1853. Married 2nd, Feb. 4, 1857, Jackson Co., VA, Margaret Cheuvront, (d/o Isaac Cheuvront and Chtherine Childers), b. c1835. Children: Jamie; Charles A.M.C., b. 1858; Emma, b. 1860; Thomas J. b. 1866; Mary A., b. 1863.

James Marshall Cheuvront (s/o Thomas Stanley Cheuvront and BeLinda Grant), b. 1832, Lewis Co., WVA, married Dec. 25, 1849, Lewis Co., WVA, Mary C. Parr.

Edward Francis Oscar Cheurvont (s/o Thomas Stanley Cheuvront and BeLinda Grant), b. 1836, Lewis Co., WVA, d. 1910, Harrison Co., WVA. Married 1st, Mary Louisa Woofter, b. 1844, Lewis Co., WVA, married 2nd, May 24, 1857, Angeline Law, b. 1839, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Dec. 26, 1874, Lewis Co., WVA. Children: Alvin, b. 1858 - d. 1945; Emma, b. 1859, m. William Moxley Griggs; Susan E., b. 1861 - d. 1937, m. 1st, Bonepart Woofter, m. 2nd, Monroe Jackson Gough, m. 3rd, Charles B. Lightner; Mary A., b. 1863 - d. 1945, m. Jesse Moneypenny; William Edward "Willie", b. 1865, m. Esther "Mettie" Lodge; Henry Judson, b. 1867 - d. 1932, m. Martha Annette "Mattie" Prescott; Cora Elizabeth, b. 1869, m. Charles Todd; Harriett Sophrona "Frona", b. 1871, m. John Corkill; Peter Thomas, b. 1873 - d. 1947, m. Maud _____; Birdie; Maude. Children:

    Alvin Cheuvront (s/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law), b. Jul 9, 1858, Lewis Co., WVA, d. May 26, 1945.
    Emma Cheuvront (d/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law), b. Nov. 29, 1859, Lewis Co., WVA, m. William Moxley Griggs.
    Susan E. Cheuvront (d/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law), b. Mar 4, 1861, Jackson Co., WVA, d. Sept 12, 1937, m. 1st, Bonepart Woofter, m. 2nd 1881, Roane Co., WVA, Monroe Jackson Gough, b. Dec. 1854, m. 3rd, Feb. 6, 1909, WVA, Charles B. Lightner, b. 1866, Tyler Co., WVA. Children: Bertha M. Gough, b. 1882; Marietta Gough, b. Apr. 1884, WVA; Marshall E. Gough, b. 1887, d. Sept 19, 1962, Wood Co., WVA, m. Marian "Lillie" Brown; Thomas A. Gough, b. 1890; Monroe Jackson Gough Jr., b. 1893, d. WWI; Dempsy L. Gough, b. 1895; Marvin P. Gough, b. 1899; Delbert Ray Gough, b. 1905, d. Jan 1, 1970, Toledo, Lucus Co., OH.
    Mary A. Cheuvront (s/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law), b. 1863, Lewis Co., WVA, d. May 25, 1945, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS, m. Jul 26, 1883, Lewis Co., WVA, Jesse Moneypenny, b. June 28, 1862, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Dec. 10, 1959, Topeka, Shawnee Co., KS. Children: Orah Moneypenny, b. Jun 14, 1884, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Dec. 5, 1969, FL; Jane Angeline Moneypenny, b. Jan 7, 1886, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Sept 8, 1972, Knoxville, Knox Co., TN, m. Roland Just West; Paul C. Moneypenny, b. Feb. 14, 1891, Lewis Co., WVA, d. May 14, 1968, Dunedin, Pelas Co., FL, m. Emma K. Koerber; Kent Books Moneypenny, b. Mar 23, 1893, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Jun 26, 1968, Duned, Pinelas Co., FL, m. Wilma Polk.
    William Edward "Willie" Cheuvront (s/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law), b. June 25, 1865, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, m. Esther "Mettie" Lodge.
    Henry Judson Cheuvront (s/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law), b. Jun 15, 1867, Churchville, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Dec. 16. 1932, Jones, OK, m. Oct. 21, 1892, Sedwick Co., KS, Martha Annett "Mattie" Prescott, b. Jun 6, 1864, Mulvane, KS, d. Mar 11, 1946. Children: Bessie Irene Cheuvront b. Dec 3, 1893, Mulvane, KS, m. Roy Beeson; Winifred Eloise Cheuvront, b. Oct 23, 1895, Mulvane, KS, d. Mar 5, 1968, OK; Harlan Cheuvront, b. Aug. 19, 1897, Mulvane, KS, d. Mar 4, 1961, m. Grace Allen; Ralph Edward Cheuvront, b. Dec. 16, 1999, Mulvane, KS, d. Feb. 22, 1951, m. Grace Bright; Charles Grant Cheuvront, b. Sept 20, 1901, Rosalia Butler, KS, d. May 26, 1973, m. Mildred Carson; Emma Luella Cheuvront, b. Feb. 20, 1905, Rosalia Butler, KS, m. James Foster Blevins; Clarence Prescott Cheuvront, b. Dec. 27, 1910, Jones OK, d. 1978, m. Cathrine Curry; Francis Albert Cheuvront, b. Oct 4, 1913, Jones, OK, d. May 27, 1983, m. Clydia Simpson.
    Cora Elizabeth Cheuvront (d/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law), b. May 14, 1869, Lewis Co., WVA, m. Charles Todd.
    Harriett Sophrona "Frona" Cheuvront (d/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law), b. Jun 19, 1871, Lewis Co., WVA, m. John Corkill.
    Peter Thomas Cheuvront (s/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law), Jun 1, 1873, Lewis Co., WVA, d. May 24, 1947, Glenville, Harrison Co., WVA, m. Maud _____.
    Birdie Cheuvront (d/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law)
    Maude Cheuvront (d/o Edward Francis Oscar Cheuvront and Angeline Law)
    Sarah E. Cheuvront (d/o Thomas Stanley Cheuvront and BeLinda Grant), b. 1839, Good Hope, Harrison Co., VA.

Thomas M. Cheuvront, (s/o Thomas Stanley Cheuvront and BeLinda Grant), b. 1842, Good Hope, Harrison Co., VA.

Priscilla A. Cheuvront (d/o Thomas Stanley Cheuvront and BeLinda Grant), b. 1844, Good Hope, Harrison Co., VA, m. _____ Findling.

Mary Elizabeth Cheuvront (d/o Thomas Stanley Cheuvront and BeLinda Grant), b. Aug. 27, 1845, Good Hope, Harrison Co., VA, d. Jan 19, 1927, Burnt House, Ritchie Co., WVA. Married first, Jul 10, 1863, Gallia, OH, George Swisher, b. May 28, 1818, Hackers Creek, Lewis Co., WVA, d. Dec. 20, 1888, Buckhannon Run, Lewis Co., WVA. Children: Belinda L. Swisher, b. 1865, d. 1866; Alwilda Victoria Swisher, b. 1867 - d. 1936, m. William Alexander Gragg. Mary Elizabeth Cheuvront married 2nd, Aug. 29, 1872, WVA, George Hoover, b. Apr 5, 1833, Pendleton Co., WVA, d. Mar 26, 1908, Ritchie Co., WVA. Children: Jensie B. Hoover, b. 1873 - d. 1911, m. Lloyd Gragg; Herve Fred Hoover, b. 1875 - d. 1953, m. Ocea Conrad; John Alfred Hoover, b. 1876, m. Koa Waggoner; Sarah Vista Elizabeth hoover, b. 1877 - d. 1950, m. John C. Wright; Daisy Jane Hoover, b. 1884 - d. 1960, m. William Penn Wright; Lilia Hoover, b. 1885 - d. 1938, m. Alvin Elder; Amos Carl Hoover, b. 1891 - d. 1967, m. Willie Wycuff.

Thomas A. Cheuvront (s/o Thomas Stanley Cheuvront and BeLinda Grant), b. Apr. 1850, Lewis Co., WVA.]

2: ENOCH Cheuvront [(son of Joseph Cheuvront and 2nd wife Sarah Bollen), was born June 5, 1806, Good Hope, Harrison Co., WVA, d. Mar. 13, 1880, Wood Co., WVA.] Married first, Dec. 26, 1826, Harrison Co., WVA, Kiziah Patton; Married second, Dec. 6, 1831, near Morgantown, WVA, Jane Courtney; Married third, Mar. 20, 1845, Jackson Co., WVA, Matilda Gates] Enoch married, consecutively, Kezia Patton, Jane Courtney, and Matilda Gates [b. 1823.]. Keziah [b.. c1802, MorganTown, Monongalia Co., WVA, d. 1841], WVA. only lived a short while after marriage. Jane [b. Mar. 30, 1808, d. Nov. 8, 1841, Good Hope, Harrison Co.,WVA.] had three children and died in the childbirth of her only son William Hunter Cheuvront.
Carrie [probably Jane's daughter] married a Frankly Sommerville of Ritchie Co. [unsure of state], who fell from a log barn he was building when their son [Newton Sommerville] was only a baby. Newton became the Rev. Newton Sommervile of the Nebraska Methodist Conference, where he and Carrie both died. [see further text,The Nebraska Branch of the Family] Hattie [probably another of Jane's daughters] married Charles Miller and reared a family in West Virginia. William Hunter Cheuvront, who was named for a Methodist Minister, served as postmaster and Justice of the Peace at West Union for years. He had no children.

From Henckle Genealogy, page 238: " Enoch Cheuvront born June 5, 1805; married (1st) to Keziah Patton (who died early); married (2nd) to Jane Courtney (who died at birth of third child); married (3rd) to Matilda Gates."

Children: (marriage 1: Kiziah Patton)    Ebenezer T. Cheuvront (s/o Enoch Cheuvront & Kiziah Patton), b. Mar. 4, 1828, Harrison Co., WVA, d. Sept. 20, 1836, Harrison Co., WVA.   (marriage 2: Jane Courtney)    Amanda Cheuvront (d/o Enoch Cheuvront & Jane Courtney), b. May 31, 1834, Harrison Co., WVA, d. Sept. 28, 1836, Harrison Co., WVA.
   Carole "Carrie" Cheuvront (d/o Enoch Cheuvront & Jane Courtney), b. 1837, Good hope, Harrison Co., VA, d. 1916, NE, m. Franklyn Sommerville. Child: Newton Sommerville.
    Harriot T. "Hattie" Cheuvront (d/o Enoch Cheuvront & Jane Courtney), b. Jul 11, 1840, Good Hope, Harrison Co., WVA, m. 1st, Charles Miller, m. 2nd, William H. Miller.
    William Hunter Cheuvront (d/o Enoch Cheuvront & Jane Courtney), b. Nov. 8, 1841, Good Hope, Harrison Co., WVA, d. c1920, West Union, Doddridge Co., WVA, m. Nov. 8, 1876, Harrison Co., WVA, Lelia M. McCauley, b. 1853, Glenville, Gilmer Co., WVA. (marriage 3: Matilda Gates)     Amanda Cheuvront (d/o Enoch Cheuvront & Mitilda Gates), b. WVA.
    Theodore Martin Cheuvront (s/o Enoch Cheuvront & Matilda Gates), Blay twp., VA., member of Brown's Cavalry in the Civil War, had his left hand shot off, m. Mary Esta Buchanan. Children: Carola Matilda, b. 1890 - d. 1894; Theodore Martin Jr., b. 1891 - d. 1982, m. Ottis Belle Robinson; Cecil Andrew, b. 1893 - 1966, m. Iza Blanche White; Enoch Jay, b. 1896 - d. 1901; Cora Belle, b. 1898 - d. 1898; Abram Foster, b. 1900 - d. 1920; Ruth Bernice, b. 1904 - d. 1995, m. Howard Joseph Beery; Paul Lee Theodore Sr., b. 1906 - d. 1978, m. Resta Wood; Thomas, b. 1908 - d. 1908; Scott Avis, b. 1910 - d. 1992, m. Helen Lucille Washam.   Notes on Enoch: CHEUVRONT, Enoch B.--died bef 1883 Wood Co., West Virginia, married Jane COURTNEY, d before 1883 Harrison Co., West Virginia, of Harrison County; children:
William H.--born 8 November 1841 Harrison Co., West Virginia, married   Lydia/Leila M. McCALLY 8 November 1876 Doddridge Co., West Virginia, b Glenville, Gilmer Co., West Virginia, d/o John G. McCALLY & Ella E. HATCHER
Theodore--(possibly had another mother other than Jane) member of Brown's Cavalry in the Civil War, had his left hand shot off. Hardestys WV Counties, Vol.2, p. 42
Source: Hardestys WV Counties, Vol.2, p. 42
Source: Doddridge WV Marriages

3: CASSANDRA Cheuvront commited suicide by drowning in the Gusman Mill dam in 1839, over a love affair with Darius Hinkle. [here is her note, and further referenced information on Cassandra, Darius, and her suicide.]
[(daughter of Joseph Cheuvront and 2nd wife Sarah Bollen), was born Dec. 28, 1812, in the frame house on the Cheuvront farm, located near the graveyard. She committed suicide by drowning in the Gusman Mill Dam in 1839, over a love affair with Darius Hinkle. Suicide note stated she had tried to stay away from Darius Hinkle, but he came for her several times. She thought he had left her to marry someone else, so she killed herself.]

4: DANIEL HITT Cheuvront, [(son of Joseph Cheuvront and 2nd wife Sarah Bollen), was born Jan. 20, 1821] died at 11 or 12 years of age after his father's death. He was named for a Methodist minister who was Presiding Elder at Clarksburg.
[From Henckle Genealogy, page 238: "Daniel Hix Cheuvront born January 20, 1821; died 1822/3."]

-from A Brief History of the Cheuvront Family in America, J. Howard Cheuvront, 1972

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