Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

William Henry Chalk
1. William Henry Chalk was born on 7 Sep 1855 in Arkansas (son of James Whitfield Chalk and Emily Goff); died on 4 Mar 1935 in Sardis, TN. Family/Spouse: Dicie Malinda Ham. Dicie (daughter of Allen Ham and Amanda Booth) was born on 21 Mar 1856 in Tennessee; died on 3 Nov 1904 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- John Presley Chalk was born about 1885 in Tennessee, United States.
2. James Whitfield Chalk was born on 13 Mar 1831 in Henderson, TN (son of James Askew Chalk and Malinda Simons); died on 18 Aug 1914 in Decaturville, TN. James + Emily Goff. Emily (daughter of William Henry Goff and Sarah Long) was born about 1835 in Tennessee; died in From 1855 to 1860 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Emily Goff was born about 1835 in Tennessee (daughter of William Henry Goff and Sarah Long); died in From 1855 to 1860 in Tennessee. Children:
- 1. William Henry Chalk was born on 7 Sep 1855 in Arkansas; died on 4 Mar 1935 in Sardis, TN.
Generation: 3
4. James Askew Chalk was born in 1805 in North Carolina, United States (son of William Chalk and Peggy Askew); died on 15 Aug 1860 in Jackson, Arkansas, United States. James + Malinda Simons. Malinda (daughter of Nathaniel Simmons and Jane Renfro) was born about 1809 in North Carolina; died in 1857 in Bradford, AR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Malinda Simons was born about 1809 in North Carolina (daughter of Nathaniel Simmons and Jane Renfro); died in 1857 in Bradford, AR. Children:
- 2. James Whitfield Chalk was born on 13 Mar 1831 in Henderson, TN; died on 18 Aug 1914 in Decaturville, TN.
6. William Henry Goff was born in 1809 in North Carolina (son of James Goff and Sarah Fairbanks); died before 1860. William + Sarah Long. Sarah was born in 1816 in Tennessee; died in From 1860 to 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Sarah Long was born in 1816 in Tennessee; died in From 1860 to 1870. Children:
- 3. Emily Goff was born about 1835 in Tennessee; died in From 1855 to 1860 in Tennessee.
Generation: 4
8. William Chalk was born in 1758 in County, Kent, England (son of James William Chalk and Martha); died in 1810 in Lost Off, North Carolina, United States. William + Peggy Askew. Peggy (daughter of Josiah Askew and Priscilla Lee) was born in 1767 in North Carolina, Colonial America; died on 25 Mar 1812 in North Carolina, Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Peggy Askew was born in 1767 in North Carolina, Colonial America (daughter of Josiah Askew and Priscilla Lee); died on 25 Mar 1812 in North Carolina, Colonial America. Children:
- Richard Chalk was born in 1786 in Pasquotank, Pasquotank, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America; died in 1839 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States.
- Rev. William Roscoe Chalk was born in 1791 in England, North Carolina, USA; died on 13 Apr 1851 in Chalk Farm, Maury, Tennessee, United States; was buried in Maury County, Tennessee, USA.
- 4. James Askew Chalk was born in 1805 in North Carolina, United States; died on 15 Aug 1860 in Jackson, Arkansas, United States.
10. Nathaniel Simmons was born about 1760 in Prince Edward, VA (son of Simmons); died in 1832 in Maury City, TN. Nathaniel + Jane Renfro. Jane (daughter of William Renfro, II and Chloe Taylor) was born about 1764 in Virginia; died in 1832 in Maury City, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Jane Renfro was born about 1764 in Virginia (daughter of William Renfro, II and Chloe Taylor); died in 1832 in Maury City, TN. Children:
- 5. Malinda Simons was born about 1809 in North Carolina; died in 1857 in Bradford, AR.
12. James Goff was born about 1773 in Lancaster, PA (son of Stephen Goff and Jane Price); died between 1840 and 1844 in Callaway, Missouri, United States. James + Sarah Fairbanks. Sarah was born in 1780 in Kent, DE; died in 1821 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Sarah Fairbanks was born in 1780 in Kent, DE; died in 1821 in North Carolina. Children:
- 6. William Henry Goff was born in 1809 in North Carolina; died before 1860.
