Person:George Chowning (1)

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George W. Chowning
b.22 Feb 1825
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m. 1824
  1. George W. Chowning1825 -
  2. Mary Matilda Chowning1827 -
  • HGeorge W. Chowning1825 -
  • WEloise Ryan1836 - 1864
m. 23 Dec 1852
  1. Dulcenia Chowning
  2. A.H. Chowning
  3. Mozema Chowning
m. 14 Nov 1872
  1. Pearl Chowning1875 -
  2. Charles Edgar Chowning1876 -
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Name[1] George W. Chowning
Gender Male
Birth? 22 Feb 1825
Marriage 23 Dec 1852 to Eloise Ryan
Marriage 14 Nov 1872 to Ellen Duff Wood
Death? Y

Was a painter by trade. Settled in Lincoln, Logan co, Il. "Some of Lincoln's first buildings were painted under his contract. He served Lincoln as first constable, first street commissioner, first tax collector, bought the first pow and scraper ever used on its streets."

References
  1. Frank E. Winslow, Genealogy of the Houser, Rhorer, Dillman, Hoover Families.

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