Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Thomas Chalke
1. Thomas Chalke was born on 25 Apr 1665 in Essex, England; died about 1702. Family/Spouse: Elizabeth Collins. Elizabeth (daughter of John Collin and Elizabeth Gillman) was born on 31 Oct 1655 in Ightham, England; died about 1725. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William Chalk
was born on 31 Dec 1698 in Essex, England; died about 1751.
- 2. William Chalk
Generation: 2
2. William Chalk
(1.Thomas1) was born on 31 Dec 1698 in Essex, England; died about 1751. Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 3. James William Chalk
was born on 15 Jul 1730 in Essex, England.
- 3. James William Chalk
Generation: 3
3. James William Chalk
(2.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 15 Jul 1730 in Essex, England. Family/Spouse: Martha. Martha was born in 1732 in England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. William Chalk
was born in 1758 in County, Kent, England; died in 1810 in Lost Off, North Carolina, United States.
- 4. William Chalk
Generation: 4
4. William Chalk
(3.James3, 2.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1758 in County, Kent, England; died in 1810 in Lost Off, North Carolina, United States. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 5. 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. - 6. 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. - 7. James Askew Chalk
was born in 1805 in North Carolina, United States; died on 15 Aug 1860 in Jackson, Arkansas, United States.
- 5. Richard Chalk
Generation: 5
5. Richard Chalk
(4.William4, 3.James3, 2.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1786 in Pasquotank, Pasquotank, Colony of North Carolina, British Colonial America; died in 1839 in Pasquotank, North Carolina, United States. 6. Rev. William Roscoe Chalk
(4.William4, 3.James3, 2.William2, 1.Thomas1) 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. 7. James Askew Chalk
(4.William4, 3.James3, 2.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1805 in North Carolina, United States; died on 15 Aug 1860 in Jackson, Arkansas, United States. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 8. James Whitfield Chalk
was born on 13 Mar 1831 in Henderson, TN; died on 18 Aug 1914 in Decaturville, TN.
- 8. James Whitfield Chalk
Generation: 6
8. James Whitfield Chalk
(7.James5, 4.William4, 3.James3, 2.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 13 Mar 1831 in Henderson, TN; died on 18 Aug 1914 in Decaturville, TN. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 9. William Henry Chalk
was born on 7 Sep 1855 in Arkansas; died on 4 Mar 1935 in Sardis, TN.
- 9. William Henry Chalk
Generation: 7
9. William Henry Chalk
(8.James6, 7.James5, 4.William4, 3.James3, 2.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 7 Sep 1855 in Arkansas; 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:
- 10. John Presley Chalk
was born about 1885 in Tennessee, United States.
- 10. John Presley Chalk
Generation: 8
10. John Presley Chalk
(9.William7, 8.James6, 7.James5, 4.William4, 3.James3, 2.William2, 1.Thomas1) was born about 1885 in Tennessee, United States. Family/Spouse: Mary Julia Ruth. Mary (daughter of Henry Clayton Ruth and Mary Eliza Guinn) was born about 1887 in Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. Rual Chalk
was born about 1907 in Tennessee, United States. - 12. Irene Chalk
was born about 1909 in Tennessee, United States. - 13. Bonnie Sherrill Chalk
was born on 29 Aug 1913 in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 2011 in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee.
- 11. Rual Chalk
