286. Lillian Catherine CHISHOLM
DEATH: She died of cancer.
Aunt Lydia was the second child born. She was married three times and buried all three. Her first husband was last name Dudley. Together they had two daughters. I believe he died of Consumption.
In the 1920 Census she was living in Charlottesville with her three daughters. She was using her name Dudley and running a Rooming House. She had three boarders which included her brother Lloyd Chisholm, her cousin Ernest Ricks and someone named Russell.
Then she married Marshall Arey and had her third daughter, Hilda. However when the Spanish Influenza swept the nation between August and November of 1918, everyone in the family got sick, and Marshall died. Finally she married Cleveland Delano who also had three children. They lived together many years on his farm in Warsaw, Virginia.
When Angelle and Agnita were very small, Aunt Lydia would play the part of John who would come to visit the family and try to steal away Angelle's little Sister. She would dress up like a man and some knocking on the door. One time when she asked if she could have Agnita, Angelle answered, "No, but here take Aunt Lutie."
Every summer Angelle and Agnita would spend two weeks with Aunt Lydia and her fourth husband, Uncle Cleve Delano. He was somehow related to the family of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Also living with them was Uncle Cleve's daughter Virginia Delano. Also visiting every summer was Aunt Lydia's grandson Marshall Willis. Time was spent feeding the livestock, fishing in Uncle Cleve's private tanks, swimming in the Rappahannock River, making paper dolls from old Sears Roebuck catalogues, making roadways in the dirt for toy cars, sleeping on the hammock under the old tree by the garage, play canasta, visiting Uncle Cleve's brother's dairy across the street, and riding through the pastures with Marshall on an old horse. Aunt Lydia made the best biscuits anywhere. They were even good cold for lunch when we would eat them with sliced tomatoes and cucumbers.
Lydia was an avid Southern Baptist and volunteered a lot at her church. She read her Bible through many times during her life. Aunt Lydia buried three husbands before her own death.
BURIAL: Buried in the same cemetery as her mother.
Social Security Number: 231-62-5834 issued in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia 22901.
1820 CENSUS:
Township: Columbia
County: Fluvanna
State: Virginia
Page: 60
Image: 66
Call Number/URL M33_134
Batlet's family is listed as the following:
Free White Male over 45: himself
Free White Males 10-16: two
Free White Males under 10: two
Free White Female: one
# Engaged in Agriculture: two (himself and oldest son)DEATH: I believe as the second husband, he died of Spanish Influenza which swept the nation between August and November of 1918. All the family was sick, but he died.
DEATH: I believe as the second husband, he died of Spanish Influenza which swept the nation between August and November of 1918. All the family was sick, but he died.
Loving mother, devoted to her children and grandchildren, Lelia was a very gentle and giving person. Even as a child SHE was the one all the brothers and sisters made a point of kissing goodnight. Her tenderness carried over to her five children, Butler, Charlotte, Eunice, Gordon, and Alois. She survived a difficult time during the depression. During this time her husband Jennings was sick with T.B., things couldn't have been worse. She worked herself into a frail state, but her inner strength bore her up to every new challenge. With her loving care, her family made it through. When Alois, her youngest battled T.B., she placed a large bed in the living room for her to remain close with the family. On many visits Alois would laugh and sing and read stories to the younger cousins' right from her bed. As the Butler and Charlotte grew, they took on jobs to help out the family. As the depression ended, things finally began turn for the better when Gordon was accepted to work in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "Work Camps." What an exciting time to live.
Aunt Lelia home schooled her children, enabling them to pass College entrance exams with no problem. She encouraged their singing, and all of them have beautiful voices. They loved to tell funny stories about the family, and gave each other nicknames: Me-Me for Mama, Sha-Sha for Charlotte, and La-La for Alois.
Lelia's devotion to her family was returned by the devotion of her children. They all love and cared for her with the same gentleness until her death at 93 years old. I'll never forget how on one visit to her home a few years before her death, to get up and down the stairs her grandsons carried her with loving care. They were there for her always asking, "Me-Me, what do you need?"
Social Seciurity #231-62-0393 issued in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia 22901.
SOCIAL_SECURITY_NO.: 231-62-0393
Jennings Lindsay Lafayette YOWELL
Older brother of Roy Yowell who married Lelia's younger sister Louise.
1930 CENSUS: Jennings is listed with his family living in Batesville, VA. His daughter Eunice disputes this, saying they got their mail in Greenwood and went to junion high and church in Greenwood. Lady Aster was born in Greenwood, and according to Eunice Yowell Dundrea her future brother-in-law, Kenneth Lawless, later met Lady Aster in England and stayed in her home. According to the census, Jennings was 57 years old in 1930. The Census says that his mother-in-law, Laura Chisholm was living with him, however, Eunice insists that her grandmother NEVER lived with them, because her father didn't like her. Eunice believes that she may have been visiting, but NEVER lived with them in any permanent relationship. In the Census, Jennings is listed as being the Stable Manager. Eunice says he trained non-thorobred horses for shows, and that Butler rode one horse to win several races.
MARRIAGE: According to the 1930 Census, Jennings was 29 years old when he got married to Lelia who was 16 at the time.
DEATH: Died of complications from Tuberculosis. Alternate death date of 31 Oct 1952 according to information provided by Jim Ward (jlward@knology.net) of Madison, Alabama.
Charlotte was the alto and accompanist of the family quartette. Although she never married, she helped many people through her job with the mental health clinic and was always there to help raise her nieces, nephnews, great nieces and great nephnews. Late into the 1950's she was still driving a Model-T.
The following article was found in the Daily Progress, Charlottesville, VA, June 1981: "usic Began by Therapist" Thanks to Charlotte Yowell, music fills the halls of the multi-story hospital. Volunteers, manning a piano, roam the halls playing waltzes, hymns, jazz numbers, and requests. "My main love, pride, and joy is my piano program," says Yowell, who started it in 1972. "When I was experimenting with the idea, I called '88 keys' Wilson, and he volunterred to play during his lunch hour once a week," says Yowell. Wilfred "88 keys" Wilson is leader of a local band. Yowell now has three wandering minstrels, one playing each Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Most doctors think the music is good for patients, Yowell says. But you have to be careful, she explains. "What is medicine for one person is poision for another." Yowell, who joined the hospital staff in February 1941, is a recreational therapist, the only one for the multi-story hospital. "I try to cover the place, door to door, once a week, lending games, teaching patients to play them and sometimes simply visiting," Yowell says.
Lindsey played the fiddle like his father, and most of his twelve children joined in a family country band. Some played the fiddle and others the guitar. Some even played other stringed instruments such as banjo and mandolin. Lindsey is the only one of his siblings that, although leaving for a brief period, spent his life in the hills where he was born. Although several of his children stayed in the same small town as well, many left to make their way in the world.
When driving home from a square dance one night, it was snowing and his car went off the mountain road. He was almost killed. For days he languished in bed, having been given up to die. However, after about a week, he was still alive, so they finally began to treat him. By that time, however his right hand was paralyzed. He had been laying on it all this time. Now he was cripple like his father before him who only had one leg. This certainly made it hard for him to continue as a carpenter and support his twelve children. He could still play his fiddle however.
Angelle remembers his singing "Rocked in the Cradle" while riding in the car one night. Driving over the deeply-rutted country dirt road leading back to his house was hazardous, but he never missed a note.
Lindsay Chisholm is buried at Bishop/Chisholm Cemetery in Woodridge, Va. Here are the directions the best that I can give them to you. The cemetery is located on private property but have had no trouble with getting into cemetery. It is a nice, well kept cemetery. Go Route 608 to Woodridge. At Woodridge you will see a little store on your left. Across from the store to your right in route 708. Cut right on 708 and go 4 tenths of a mile. Road on your right. (All dirt and rutty roads.) The last time we were there they had just cleared a lot of trees and the road looked like it was going into an open field. However if you go 1 mile you will see cemetery on your right. (Information contributed by Bill Sharp)
SOCIAL_SECURITY_NO.: 223-24-3463
Social Security # 225-72-9481
SOCIAL_SECURITY_NO.: 225-72-9481
422. Lindsey Hugh "Buck" CHISHOLM Jr.
In a discussion with Greg Burrell (a nephnew of Buck) on 24 May 2003, he gave me the names of Buck's two wives (Greg's two aunts) as June then Helen. Also in answer to my question as to whether buck had any children, Greg said, "He was probably afraid to since many of the males in Alice Bishop's family were burn with deformities." Then he added that Uncle Lindsey always said, "The reason none of his sons had deformities was that they were all just too mean." Sounds like uncle Lindsey's words.
He is Greek and they were married in the Greek Orthodox Church.
SOCIAL_SECURITY_NO.: 223-40-1777
Lutie liked being considered the black sheep of the family. She enjoyed doing things her way. She could play the guitar, and had beautiful thick silver hair. She loved to sing and encouraged her grandchildren to learn how to play the piano. Her granddaughter Brenda had perfect pitch, which helped her to become quite a pianist.
As a single parent, Aunt Lutie supported herself by running a rooming house. She had some "colorful" boarders as well as various family members from time to time. For many years she would use ordinary playing cards to tell peoples fortunes. Later when she became one of Jehovah's Witnesses, she lost her ability to tell fortunes, in spite of her sister Lydia's prodding to rekindle that gift. Her last rooming house was in Hyattsville, Maryland.
Social Security Number: 226-03-4177 issued in Hyattsville, Prince Georges County, Maryland 20781.
MARRIAGE: Her marriage to Lloyd H. Rhodes is listed in the Virginia Marriages of 1851-1929, record #8099, original source page 179.
DEATH: She died of a stroke.
BURIAL: She was buried in the same cemetery as her mother in Charlottesville, Virginia.
SOCIAL_SECURITY_NO.: 226-03-4177
He drove the street car in Charlottesville according to Charlotte Yowell.
DEATH: Donald Wright said he was about 5 years when he died.
291. Lloyd Walter Napoleon CHISHOLM Sr.
His first name had to begin with an "L" like all his siblings after their mother Laura, but his middle names were after his great-great-grandfather, Walter Chisholm, and father, Napoleon Bonaparte Chisholm. Of the family traits, he had many.
His father had difficulty providing for his large family, so at 12 years old he went to Charlottesville to work for the local druggist and slept on a cot in back of the store. He walked home every weekend and gave most of the money he earned to his mother.
Having been told that there were three things feared in Scotland, the Devil, the Pope and the Chisholms, he seemed to take this personally. He was bullied by his older brother Lindsay, who enjoyed beating him up as a boy. However, by age thirteen he turned the tables on his brother for the first time. After that date he said that Lindsay never won another fight with him. Although he later was adamant that my sister and I not fight to settle an argument, he often spoke of his young daughters.
He was quite a good cook. He said that he learned to cook from standing by his mother in the kitchen. Although not a fancy cook, his ability to cook helped him when he was selling cookware during the depression years. He would put on a free dinner for a group of people with his "waterless cookware," and then show them how he used the special qualities of the cookware to make each delicious item of the meal. He would complete the dinner with a pineapple upside-down cake baked in one of the pots on top of the stove.
Although not a fiddle player like his grandfather, father, brother, several nephews, two daughters, granddaughter, and two great-granddaughters, he played the guitar. He also liked to write poetry and combined this with his musicality to write music. He wrote, "I'd Like to Tell the World How I Love You." In his seventies he wrote two books. The first, entitled "Your Child and You" was about how to revolutionize child rearing. The second, "How to Grow Young after Forty," included his personal philosophies and some sexual discussions.
His musicality showed itself in his ballroom dancing abilities. Some might say that he copied the style of Fred Astaire, he would tell you that Fred Astaire stole several of his moves. He taught his nephew and niece, Andrew and Adelaide Rhodes (twins) to do ballroom dancing while they were young. He would take them to dances, where he would show them off. They were a good advertisement for him. He taught ballroom dancing at night to make extra money.
He graduated from the Palmer School of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa, in June of 1925. His transcripts show he maintained a B average the entire time he was in school. According to the June 1925 yearbook he was a member of the Delta Sigma Chi Fraternity, the 100% Club, the Golf Club, and the Athletic Club. It was said of him: "He is always happy, never grieved, but, alas, sometimes peeved. This gentleman from Virginia never misses a chance to trip the light fantastic." To support himself while in school, he bussed tables and taught dancing.
When he returned home to Richmond, VA, he married Ruby White and began his practice of Chiropractic. His son was born, Lloyd White Chisholm. He considered him a junior since the middle initial was the same. However the White was given in respect for his grandfather (who by the way hated his son-in-law).
At this time, the Commonwealth of Virginia did not recognize chiropractors, so he had to work under a "Practitioners" license. To make extra money, he performed abortions on the side. After 15 years, when a girl who had been observed to be leaving his office, bled later that day, he was charged with her death. To his defense, he claimed that she had tried to perform her own abortion unsuccessfully and then came to him. However he refused to work on her and sent her away. In any event, she died and he was sentenced to 3 years in Virginia's penitentiary. Six months later he was pardoned by the governor and released.
Not being free to continue his practice in Virginia, he now moved to Washington, D.C. with his family to try to start up a new practice in Chiropractic. In Washington, Chiropractors could be licensed and practice legally. Unfortunately, he found out that he would have to go back to school and learn pharmaceutical terms and pass a written test on this information before he could get that license. He felt he was too old to go back to school. He then tried to practice under another Chiropractor who had a license. It was through this woman that he met Angelina Montano. Angelina wanted to learn Chiropractic, and had paid Dr. Forte, a woman doctor, $500 to teach her. She was promised a license after a certain number of classes.
Of course this was illegal, and in fact she never got the promised license. Angelina was a beautiful Opera star who sang the lead part in such operas as Carmen with the Washington Opera Guild. Dr. Forte had introduced Lloyd Chisholm to Miss Montano since they would be working together. Miss Montano and her mother were taking in boarders, so Lloyd and his family came to rent from them. Eventually, his first wife left him because he became interested in Angelina.
He gave up working for Dr. Forte, and went into his true calling -- sales. He often boasted that he could sell a refrigerator to an Eskimo. However since he never lived in Alaska, he had to do it his own way. During the depression he sold a vacuum cleaner to a woman who had no rugs on the floor and he sold an expensive cookware set to a woman who had a wood stove. With the first woman he noticed that when he tapped on the pad in her baby's playpen out on the front porch, a lot of dust came flying up. To the second he reasoned that the pans were thick aluminum and they held the heat for a long time.
He eventually opened his own home remodeling company and called it "Cozy Home Improvement Company, Inc." He had numerous salesmen and a more than one crew of workers with his son as his foreman, Angelina was the receptionist and Miss Edith Metier was the bookkeeper. The company did very well for about ten or twelve years, when he went bankrupt.
First Angelle and then Agnita were born during the struggling years. But he was soon successful. Very shortly after I was born they moved out of Washington, D.C., into the suburbs of Hyattsville, Maryland. For five years we lived on a busy highway. He would often lecture us about playing near the fence which was next to the road. Although allowed to play in the back yard, he scolded us for going out into the alley behind our house. He was very afraid that a car would come speeding off the highway into the alley and we would be hurt. Although Daddy didn't believe in hitting us, we were spanked several times over this issue. Eventually he was thrilled to move again a few short miles up the road into a secluded neighborhood of University Park (a part of Hyattsville) in a lovely three story brick home a block and a half off of the same highway. The address was 4417 Underwood St.
It was while living at our new home that he went bankrupt, but he later became as a successful Real Estate salesman. He even had an appointment scheduled to show a house the day he died.
After 30 years of marriage, my mother, Angelina Montano Chisholm divorced him. He was very sad, but eventually married again at the age of 79 to a woman in her forties. At the time she was only about 5 years older than I was. He died after a year later. He left his entire estate to his third wife, Nell. It is interesting to note that she married her first husband who was an elderly gentleman from North Carolina. Upon his death she inherited his estate that included his home in North Carolina.
BIRTH: He was born at home.
BURIAL: Buried in same cemetery with Mother and several siblings, on top of a hill near Charlottesville near Monticello. His middle name is misspelled on his grave stone.
DEATH: Died in hospital after two weeks illness complaining from undetermined cause.
Social Security Number: 579-01-9251 issued in Hyattesville, Prince Georges County, Maryland 20784.
NOTE: Information from recollections of Agnita Byrl Chisholm Moore and Angelle Sylvia Chisholm Steinmetz.
She went to the University of Virginia and was crowned Miss University of Virginia. After she married, she continued to model for many years at the Miller and Rhodes in Richmond. Then when she moved to Washington D.C. she modeled for the Hecht Company where she became a model for larger sizes in her later years.
BIOGRAPHY: Born in Tuxpan, Nayarit, Mexico, her mother worked hard to raise her as a single parent. They left Tuxpan when she was only three and it was evident by then that her father would never marry her mother. She never sees her father again after that.
By the time she is nine, they finally make it to the United States. I believe they start out in Arizona. Her mother works for the family that supported her immigration. Eventually when she has met her obligation to them, they move to Los Angeles where she finally enters school again. They put her right into the 4th grade even though she doesn't know a word of English. At first she struggles, but is glad when they give her a group of numbers to multiply. She knew her multiplication tables well from 2-12, which she had learned in the Mexican school she had attended in Mazatlan. Her first 6-months in her Arizona school are spent in a special class where she learns to read and write. After this she is ready for the regular curriculum. Soon she was excelling in all her school subjects.
Eventually she completes two years of Junior college. The school she attends is to train the girls to be missionaries. There she meets a minister whom she marries. Her voice is a tool to carry the mission to others. They had a son, born Lino. When he was four they were divorced and she received a house as settlement.
She studied voice under William Webster who had been a student of Enrico Caruso.
Her singing continued to improve and as a member of the Washington, D.C. Opera Guild, she sang the lead in Carmen in 1942. She is given the honor to sing for the first Mexican President to visit President Harry Truman in the United States in about 1946. One highlight of her opera career was when she was asked to sing for two presidents, U.S. President Harry S. Thruman and Mexican President Aliman who was visiting the U.S. for the first time. She sang for them when they drove through the streets of Washington, D.C. after Aliman landed. Later that night she sang again at a reception in Aliman's honor.
Louise was the business partner of another Mrs. Yowell in Charlottesville. Together they ran a very exclusive dress shop they called The Yowell Shop. They opened their store after WWII in the late 40's. It was successful until almost the turn of the century.
Louise lived next door to Ash Lawn, the home of James Monroe.
DEATH: Burried in same cemetery as mother and most of siblings in Monticello Memorial Gardens, Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia.
Social Seciurity Number: 226-07-2972 issued in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia 22902.
MARRIAGE: Their marriage is listed in the Virginia Marriages 1851-1929 Database with Ancestry.com page 279.
SOCIAL_SECURITY_NO.: 226-07-2972
He was a private in World War II.
Younger brother of Jennins Lindsay Yowell who married Lelia Gaines Chisholm.
BIOGRAPHY: 1910 CENSUS: He was listed as 20 years old; living in Albemarle County Virginia, as a boarder in the home of George I Herrng. This listing is in the Enumeration District 0003; Visit 0137.
Social Security # 229-07-1293
NAME: Alternate spelling of middle name McKenney from Information provided by Jim Ward (jlward@knology.net) of Madison, Alabama.
BIOGRAPHY: GRAVE MARKER: Of Virginia, Roy was a Private HQ with Company 323 Infantry during World War II.
SOCIAL_SECURITY_NO.: 229-07-1293
293. DeNona Summerfield CHISHOLM
1900 CENSUS: Listed as 2 years old, daughter of Jim and Emma Chisholm.