Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Caauwe and Sommerfeld Families

Samuel Clayton Ruth
1. Samuel Clayton Ruth was born about 1811 in Kentucky. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 2. Henry Clayton Ruth
was born in 1844 in Tennessee.
- 2. Henry Clayton Ruth
Generation: 2
2. Henry Clayton Ruth
(1.Samuel1) was born in 1844 in Tennessee. Family/Spouse: 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]
Children:
- 3. Mary Julia Ruth
was born about 1887 in Tennessee, United States.
- 3. Mary Julia Ruth
Generation: 3
3. Mary Julia Ruth
(2.Henry2, 1.Samuel1) was born about 1887 in Tennessee, United States. Family/Spouse: John Presley Chalk. John (son of William Henry Chalk and Dicie Malinda Ham) was born about 1885 in Tennessee, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Rual Chalk
was born about 1907 in Tennessee, United States. - 5. Irene Chalk
was born about 1909 in Tennessee, United States. - 6. Bonnie Sherrill Chalk
was born on 29 Aug 1913 in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 2011 in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee.
- 4. Rual Chalk
Generation: 4
4. Rual Chalk
(3.Mary3, 2.Henry2, 1.Samuel1) was born about 1907 in Tennessee, United States. 5. Irene Chalk
(3.Mary3, 2.Henry2, 1.Samuel1) was born about 1909 in Tennessee, United States. 6. Bonnie Sherrill Chalk
(3.Mary3, 2.Henry2, 1.Samuel1) was born on 29 Aug 1913 in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 2011 in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee. Family/Spouse: Mary Nelle Brumley. Mary (daughter of Ben Allen Brumley, Sr and Melinda Alabama Sumners) was born on 6 Dec 1914 in Mississippi; died on 3 Jul 1991 in Lexington, Henderson, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. Jackye Q Chalk
was born on 8 Feb 1954; died on 16 Jan 2014.
- 7. Jackye Q Chalk
