West Virginia Pioneers
Henry F Chase
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Name Henry F Chase Born 15 Apr 1836 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Died 5 Apr 1906 [3] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
Notes - House says he was born 4/8/1836.
Person ID I11203 WVPioneers Last Modified 10 May 2016
Father John Haviland Chase, b. 16 Sep 1797, Ostego County, New York
, d. 1 Oct 1878 (Age 81 years) Mother Malinda Kay, b. 27 Mar 1807, Pennsylvania, USA
, d. 22 Sep 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
(Age 92 years) Married 29 Mar 1828 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia
[4] Notes
1840 Jackson, VA
2m 0-5 Benj & Henry
2m 5-10 Lawrence
1m 15-20
1m 40-50
1m 60-70
1f 0-5 Margaret?
1f 10-15
1f 30-40
1f 70-80
1850 Jackson, VA# 512-517
Chase Jno A 52 M Farmer N York
Chase Melinda 42 F Pa
Chase Laurence 17 M Farmer Va
Chase Benj 15 M Va
Chase Henry F 14 M Va
Chase Jonathan 11 M Va
Chase Margaret 9 F Va
Chase Jno H 5 M Va
Chase William 2 M Va
Chase Samuel 5/12 M Va
1860 Jackson, VA # 76-72
Chase, Jonathan, 22
Margaret, 19
John H, Jr, 15
William, 11
Samuel, 9
Kay, James, 85, MD
Chase, Ruama, 19 [Jonathan's wife!]
Chase Family
The Chase Mill, it is said, was first built by Enoch Thomas, then passed to Bumgardner, and afterward to Chase, some have Bumgardner first built the mill.
The Chase family lived on Mill Creek two miles below Ripley. The father was Lawrence Chase, who was born in 1833, and died in 1907. He married a Hogsett. Their children, Benjamin Chase, a color bearer, was killed in the Confederate Army. He married Elizabeth Wetzel. Jonathan Chase married a sister of G.W. Sayre. Henry Chase was born April 8th, 1836, and died April 5th, 1906.
This sketch taken from "Pioneers of Jackson County", by John House, it appears in the section "Heart of Mill Creek"
[There is obviously a mistake here - Lawrence was the older brother, not the father. bb]
Family ID F1350 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Nancy M Windon, b. 1836, Mason County, West Virginia, USA
, d. 1886 (Age 50 years) Married 22 Nov 1865 [2] Notes
Hardesty's History of Jackson County
Ripley District
HENRY F. CHASE - son of John H. and Malinda (Kay) Chase, was born in Jackson county, April 15, 1836. His father, who was a native of New York, is now deceased, and his mother is still living in this county. Nancy N. Windon, born in Mason county, this State, in the county of her nativity became the wife of Henry F. Chase, their marriage, consummated November 22, 1865, resulting in the birth of four children namely: John J., born November 9, 1868; James S., May 24, 1873; Susan, November 10, 1876; Linnie B., November 23, 1878. Susan died September 22, 1878, and the other three are living with their parents. Joseph B. and Susan (Mitchell) Windon, the parents of Mrs. Chase, reside in Mason county, West Virginia. Her mother was born in that county, but the birth of her father was in Virginia. During the struggle between the States inaugurated in 1861, Henry F. Chase was a soldier of the Confederate army, serving in the 22d Virginia Infantry. His brother Benjamin, serving in the same army, was killed in action at Lewisburg, Virginia. Henry F. Chase is the owner of the grist mill known as the Chase & Windon Mill, a mill doing good business, and run by steam and water Fower. He also owns and carries on a me farm of 89 acres, and by industry, energy and ability commands all the business to which he can attend. He may be addressed at Jackson C. H., Jackson county, West Virginia.
Children 1. John J Chase, b. 9 Nov 1868, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
, d. Yes, date unknown2. James S Chase, b. 24 May 1873, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
, d. Yes, date unknown3. Susan F Chase, b. 10 Nov 1876, d. 22 Sep 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
(Age 1 years)4. Linnie B Chase, b. 23 Nov 1878, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
, d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F3771 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Elizabeth Childs, b. Abt 1848, d. Yes, date unknown Married 26 Sep 1887 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA
[5] Family ID F3773 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Headstones 
Slaughter , Rev Jonah
Headstone - Rev John Slaughter
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