Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Rual Chalk
1. Rual Chalk was born about 1907 in Tennessee, United States (son of John Presley Chalk and Mary Julia Ruth).
2. John Presley Chalk was born about 1885 in Tennessee, United States (son of William Henry Chalk and Dicie Malinda Ham). John + 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]
3. Mary Julia Ruth was born about 1887 in Tennessee, United States (daughter of Henry Clayton Ruth and Mary Eliza Guinn). Children:
- 1. Rual Chalk was born about 1907 in Tennessee, United States.
- Irene Chalk was born about 1909 in Tennessee, United States.
- Bonnie Sherrill Chalk was born on 29 Aug 1913 in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 2011 in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee.
Generation: 3
4. 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. William + 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]
5. Dicie Malinda Ham was born on 21 Mar 1856 in Tennessee (daughter of Allen Ham and Amanda Booth); died on 3 Nov 1904 in Tennessee. Children:
- 2. John Presley Chalk was born about 1885 in Tennessee, United States.
6. Henry Clayton Ruth was born in 1844 in Tennessee (son of Samuel Clayton Ruth and Sally Ann East). Henry + Mary Eliza Guinn. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Guinn and Julia Drake) was born about 1850 in Hardin, TN; died in Hardin, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Mary Eliza Guinn was born about 1850 in Hardin, TN (daughter of Benjamin Franklin Guinn and Julia Drake); died in Hardin, TN. Children:
- 3. Mary Julia Ruth was born about 1887 in Tennessee, United States.
Generation: 4
8. 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]
9. 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:
- 4. William Henry Chalk was born on 7 Sep 1855 in Arkansas; died on 4 Mar 1935 in Sardis, TN.
10. Allen Ham was born on 29 May 1809; died on 2 May 1878 in Henderson, TN. Allen + Amanda Booth. Amanda was born about 1820 in Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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Amanda Booth was born about 1820 in Alabama. Children:
- 5. Dicie Malinda Ham was born on 21 Mar 1856 in Tennessee; died on 3 Nov 1904 in Tennessee.
12. Samuel Clayton Ruth was born about 1811 in Kentucky. Samuel + Sally Ann East. Sally (daughter of John East and Elizabeth Payne) was born in 1820 in Henry Co., VA; died after 1870. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Sally Ann East was born in 1820 in Henry Co., VA (daughter of John East and Elizabeth Payne); died after 1870. Children:
- 6. Henry Clayton Ruth was born in 1844 in Tennessee.
14. Benjamin Franklin Guinn was born about 1817 in Greene, TN (son of Daniel Guinn and Mary Ann Polly Broyles); died about Oct 1870 in Hardin, TN. Benjamin + Julia Drake. Julia was born about 1825 in Tennessee; died about 1860 in Hardin, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
15. Julia Drake was born about 1825 in Tennessee; died about 1860 in Hardin, TN. Children:
- 7. Mary Eliza Guinn was born about 1850 in Hardin, TN; died in Hardin, TN.
Generation: 5
16. 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]
17. Malinda Simons was born about 1809 in North Carolina (daughter of Nathaniel Simmons and Jane Renfro); died in 1857 in Bradford, AR. Children:
- 8. James Whitfield Chalk was born on 13 Mar 1831 in Henderson, TN; died on 18 Aug 1914 in Decaturville, TN.
18. 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]
19. Sarah Long was born in 1816 in Tennessee; died in From 1860 to 1870. Children:
- 9. Emily Goff was born about 1835 in Tennessee; died in From 1855 to 1860 in Tennessee.
26. John East was born on 8 Jun 1795 in Henry, VA (son of Thomas East and Sarah Graves); died on 11 Oct 1827 in Henry, VA. John + Elizabeth Payne. Elizabeth (daughter of Reuben Payne and Nancy Ann Ray) was born in 1785 in King George, VA; died on 31 May 1829 in Giles, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
27. Elizabeth Payne was born in 1785 in King George, VA (daughter of Reuben Payne and Nancy Ann Ray); died on 31 May 1829 in Giles, TN. Children:
- 13. Sally Ann East was born in 1820 in Henry Co., VA; died after 1870.
28. Daniel Guinn was born in 1760 in North Carolina (son of Robert Guinn and Ursula Robinson); died in 1829. Daniel + Mary Ann Polly Broyles. Mary (daughter of Lewis Hayes Broyles and Mary McCain) was born on 30 Apr 1798 in Greene, TN; died in Hardin, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
29. Mary Ann Polly Broyles was born on 30 Apr 1798 in Greene, TN (daughter of Lewis Hayes Broyles and Mary McCain); died in Hardin, TN. Children:
- 14. Benjamin Franklin Guinn was born about 1817 in Greene, TN; died about Oct 1870 in Hardin, TN.
Generation: 6
32. 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]
33. 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.
- 16. James Askew Chalk was born in 1805 in North Carolina, United States; died on 15 Aug 1860 in Jackson, Arkansas, United States.
34. 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]
35. Jane Renfro was born about 1764 in Virginia (daughter of William Renfro, II and Chloe Taylor); died in 1832 in Maury City, TN. Children:
- 17. Malinda Simons was born about 1809 in North Carolina; died in 1857 in Bradford, AR.
36. 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]
37. Sarah Fairbanks was born in 1780 in Kent, DE; died in 1821 in North Carolina. Children:
- 18. William Henry Goff was born in 1809 in North Carolina; died before 1860.
52. Thomas East was born in 1765 in Halifax, VA; died on 4 Oct 1844 in Waynesboro, TN. Thomas + Sarah Graves. Sarah was born in May 1775 in Pittsville, VA; died on 4 Jan 1866 in Savannah, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
53. Sarah Graves was born in May 1775 in Pittsville, VA; died on 4 Jan 1866 in Savannah, TN. Children:
- 26. John East was born on 8 Jun 1795 in Henry, VA; died on 11 Oct 1827 in Henry, VA.
54. Reuben Payne was born in 1754 in Essex, VA (son of John Payne and Mildred M Greenwood); died in 1840 in Henry Co., VA. Reuben + Nancy Ann Ray. Nancy was born in 1755 in Henry, VA; died in 1830 in Henry, VA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
55. Nancy Ann Ray was born in 1755 in Henry, VA; died in 1830 in Henry, VA. Children:
- 27. Elizabeth Payne was born in 1785 in King George, VA; died on 31 May 1829 in Giles, TN.
56. Robert Guinn Robert + Ursula Robinson. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
57. Ursula Robinson Children:
- 28. Daniel Guinn was born in 1760 in North Carolina; died in 1829.
58. Lewis Hayes Broyles was born about 1763 in Greene, TN; died on 22 Aug 1804 in Washington, TN. Lewis + Mary McCain. Mary was born about 1764 in Greene, TN; died on 4 Jun 1851 in Hardin, TN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
59. Mary McCain was born about 1764 in Greene, TN; died on 4 Jun 1851 in Hardin, TN. Children:
- 29. Mary Ann Polly Broyles was born on 30 Apr 1798 in Greene, TN; died in Hardin, TN.
