Union City Times-Gazette, Monday, December 21, 1942
Ernst Chenoweth, former Winchester lawyer and prosecuting attorney, dies at Portland at age of 68 years.
Portland, Ind., Dec. 20 (Special) --- Ernst E. Chenoweth, 68, widely known attorney and civic leader of Portland, died at the Jay County hospital Saturday night at 10 o'clock following a stroke suffered last Tuesday evening while enroute to his home from a Rotary meeting. Although suffering from a heart ailment during the past year, he had been about as usual and addressed the Rotary club during the evening.
Funeral services will be held at the Baird funeral chapel Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in charge of Rev. Dale Beatty, pastor of the Methodist church, of which he was a member.
Interment will be made in Fountain Park cemetery at Winchester and military rites will be given at the graveside by members of the American Legion.
The body will remain at the Baird funeral home, where friends may call.
Mr. Chenoweth was born at Hollansburg, Ohio, November 12, 1874, the son of John M. and Lydia (Brown) Chenoweth.
In 1894 he was graduated from Hollansburg high school and the next year attended college at Lebanon, Ohio, the following year at Central Normal college at Danville and later at Indiana State Normal college at Terre Haute. He taught school several years and in 1900 began the study of law at Winchester.
He was elected prosecuting attorney of Randolph county in 1911 and 1917. He served a number of years in the Indiana National Guard during which time he was advanced to the rank of captain. At the beginning of World War I he was assigned as a captain in the 139th field artillery, 35th division, and left for France October 2, 1918, returning to the United States April 17, 1919 and was discharged from active service May 2, 1919.
He then was appointed to the position of superintendent of the state institution at Butlerville, which he held until 1926, when he came to Portland to reside.
Mr. Chenoweth was married August 2, 1902 to Cora B. Stapleton, who died December 27, 1931.
On April 11, 1936 he was married to Dora M. Whitacre, who survives, together with two sons, Cecil of Springfield, Ill., and Dale of South Braintree, Mass.; one stepson, Marion Whitacre of Cleveland, Ohio; a granddaughter, Joyce Chenoweth; two brothers, Chester Chenoweth of Milo, Ind., and Squire Chenoweth of Hollansburg.
Mr. Chenoweth was a member of the Portland Rotary club, American Legion, Order of Eastern Star and the Winchester lodge of Masons. He was a past grand commander of the Winchester Lodge of Knights Templar, and a member and secretary of the Jay County Bar association.
Mr. Chenoweth began studying law in the summer of 1900 in the office of S. A. Canada of Winchester and taught school in the winter. He completed his law course, was admitted to the bar in 1903 and to practice by the supreme court in 1906. In 1905 he gave up teaching permanently and engaged in the practice of law with S. A. Canada under the firm name of Canada & Chenoweth. That same year he was elected justice of the peace and served a term of five years.
Ernst Chenoweth, former Winchester lawyer and prosecuting attorney, dies at Portland at age of 68 years.
Portland, Ind., Dec. 20 (Special) --- Ernst E. Chenoweth, 68, widely known attorney and civic leader of Portland, died at the Jay County hospital Saturday night at 10 o'clock following a stroke suffered last Tuesday evening while enroute to his home from a Rotary meeting. Although suffering from a heart ailment during the past year, he had been about as usual and addressed the Rotary club during the evening.
Funeral services will be held at the Baird funeral chapel Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in charge of Rev. Dale Beatty, pastor of the Methodist church, of which he was a member.
Interment will be made in Fountain Park cemetery at Winchester and military rites will be given at the graveside by members of the American Legion.
The body will remain at the Baird funeral home, where friends may call.
Mr. Chenoweth was born at Hollansburg, Ohio, November 12, 1874, the son of John M. and Lydia (Brown) Chenoweth.
In 1894 he was graduated from Hollansburg high school and the next year attended college at Lebanon, Ohio, the following year at Central Normal college at Danville and later at Indiana State Normal college at Terre Haute. He taught school several years and in 1900 began the study of law at Winchester.
He was elected prosecuting attorney of Randolph county in 1911 and 1917. He served a number of years in the Indiana National Guard during which time he was advanced to the rank of captain. At the beginning of World War I he was assigned as a captain in the 139th field artillery, 35th division, and left for France October 2, 1918, returning to the United States April 17, 1919 and was discharged from active service May 2, 1919.
He then was appointed to the position of superintendent of the state institution at Butlerville, which he held until 1926, when he came to Portland to reside.
Mr. Chenoweth was married August 2, 1902 to Cora B. Stapleton, who died December 27, 1931.
On April 11, 1936 he was married to Dora M. Whitacre, who survives, together with two sons, Cecil of Springfield, Ill., and Dale of South Braintree, Mass.; one stepson, Marion Whitacre of Cleveland, Ohio; a granddaughter, Joyce Chenoweth; two brothers, Chester Chenoweth of Milo, Ind., and Squire Chenoweth of Hollansburg.
Mr. Chenoweth was a member of the Portland Rotary club, American Legion, Order of Eastern Star and the Winchester lodge of Masons. He was a past grand commander of the Winchester Lodge of Knights Templar, and a member and secretary of the Jay County Bar association.
Mr. Chenoweth began studying law in the summer of 1900 in the office of S. A. Canada of Winchester and taught school in the winter. He completed his law course, was admitted to the bar in 1903 and to practice by the supreme court in 1906. In 1905 he gave up teaching permanently and engaged in the practice of law with S. A. Canada under the firm name of Canada & Chenoweth. That same year he was elected justice of the peace and served a term of five years.
Union City Times-Gazette, Monday, December 21, 1942
Ernst Chenoweth, former Winchester lawyer and prosecuting attorney, dies at Portland at age of 68 years.
Portland, Ind., Dec. 20 (Special) --- Ernst E. Chenoweth, 68, widely known attorney and civic leader of Portland, died at the Jay County hospital Saturday night at 10 o'clock following a stroke suffered last Tuesday evening while enroute to his home from a Rotary meeting. Although suffering from a heart ailment during the past year, he had been about as usual and addressed the Rotary club during the evening.
Funeral services will be held at the Baird funeral chapel Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in charge of Rev. Dale Beatty, pastor of the Methodist church, of which he was a member.
Interment will be made in Fountain Park cemetery at Winchester and military rites will be given at the graveside by members of the American Legion.
The body will remain at the Baird funeral home, where friends may call.
Mr. Chenoweth was born at Hollansburg, Ohio, November 12, 1874, the son of John M. and Lydia (Brown) Chenoweth.
In 1894 he was graduated from Hollansburg high school and the next year attended college at Lebanon, Ohio, the following year at Central Normal college at Danville and later at Indiana State Normal college at Terre Haute. He taught school several years and in 1900 began the study of law at Winchester.
He was elected prosecuting attorney of Randolph county in 1911 and 1917. He served a number of years in the Indiana National Guard during which time he was advanced to the rank of captain. At the beginning of World War I he was assigned as a captain in the 139th field artillery, 35th division, and left for France October 2, 1918, returning to the United States April 17, 1919 and was discharged from active service May 2, 1919.
He then was appointed to the position of superintendent of the state institution at Butlerville, which he held until 1926, when he came to Portland to reside.
Mr. Chenoweth was married August 2, 1902 to Cora B. Stapleton, who died December 27, 1931.
On April 11, 1936 he was married to Dora M. Whitacre, who survives, together with two sons, Cecil of Springfield, Ill., and Dale of South Braintree, Mass.; one stepson, Marion Whitacre of Cleveland, Ohio; a granddaughter, Joyce Chenoweth; two brothers, Chester Chenoweth of Milo, Ind., and Squire Chenoweth of Hollansburg.
Mr. Chenoweth was a member of the Portland Rotary club, American Legion, Order of Eastern Star and the Winchester lodge of Masons. He was a past grand commander of the Winchester Lodge of Knights Templar, and a member and secretary of the Jay County Bar association.
Mr. Chenoweth began studying law in the summer of 1900 in the office of S. A. Canada of Winchester and taught school in the winter. He completed his law course, was admitted to the bar in 1903 and to practice by the supreme court in 1906. In 1905 he gave up teaching permanently and engaged in the practice of law with S. A. Canada under the firm name of Canada & Chenoweth. That same year he was elected justice of the peace and served a term of five years.
Ernst Chenoweth, former Winchester lawyer and prosecuting attorney, dies at Portland at age of 68 years.
Portland, Ind., Dec. 20 (Special) --- Ernst E. Chenoweth, 68, widely known attorney and civic leader of Portland, died at the Jay County hospital Saturday night at 10 o'clock following a stroke suffered last Tuesday evening while enroute to his home from a Rotary meeting. Although suffering from a heart ailment during the past year, he had been about as usual and addressed the Rotary club during the evening.
Funeral services will be held at the Baird funeral chapel Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock in charge of Rev. Dale Beatty, pastor of the Methodist church, of which he was a member.
Interment will be made in Fountain Park cemetery at Winchester and military rites will be given at the graveside by members of the American Legion.
The body will remain at the Baird funeral home, where friends may call.
Mr. Chenoweth was born at Hollansburg, Ohio, November 12, 1874, the son of John M. and Lydia (Brown) Chenoweth.
In 1894 he was graduated from Hollansburg high school and the next year attended college at Lebanon, Ohio, the following year at Central Normal college at Danville and later at Indiana State Normal college at Terre Haute. He taught school several years and in 1900 began the study of law at Winchester.
He was elected prosecuting attorney of Randolph county in 1911 and 1917. He served a number of years in the Indiana National Guard during which time he was advanced to the rank of captain. At the beginning of World War I he was assigned as a captain in the 139th field artillery, 35th division, and left for France October 2, 1918, returning to the United States April 17, 1919 and was discharged from active service May 2, 1919.
He then was appointed to the position of superintendent of the state institution at Butlerville, which he held until 1926, when he came to Portland to reside.
Mr. Chenoweth was married August 2, 1902 to Cora B. Stapleton, who died December 27, 1931.
On April 11, 1936 he was married to Dora M. Whitacre, who survives, together with two sons, Cecil of Springfield, Ill., and Dale of South Braintree, Mass.; one stepson, Marion Whitacre of Cleveland, Ohio; a granddaughter, Joyce Chenoweth; two brothers, Chester Chenoweth of Milo, Ind., and Squire Chenoweth of Hollansburg.
Mr. Chenoweth was a member of the Portland Rotary club, American Legion, Order of Eastern Star and the Winchester lodge of Masons. He was a past grand commander of the Winchester Lodge of Knights Templar, and a member and secretary of the Jay County Bar association.
Mr. Chenoweth began studying law in the summer of 1900 in the office of S. A. Canada of Winchester and taught school in the winter. He completed his law course, was admitted to the bar in 1903 and to practice by the supreme court in 1906. In 1905 he gave up teaching permanently and engaged in the practice of law with S. A. Canada under the firm name of Canada & Chenoweth. That same year he was elected justice of the peace and served a term of five years.
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