Genealogical Record: John James Chew

Robert Smith Chew

Elizabeth (Betsey) French

Richard Smith

Covington Mackall

James Hervey Cady

Sarah C. Howard

William Heard

Katherine/Cata Kimball

Robert Smith Chew
Civil servant
* 1811 11 04 VA, USA
+ 1873 08 03 Washington, DC, USA

Elizabeth Ringold Smith
* 1815 03 24 Washington, DC, USA?
+ 1899 02 23 Washington, DC, USA

Howard Cleveland Cady
Lawyer, lived in New York and Washington
* 1822 10 02 Killingly, Windham Co., CT, USA
+ 1889 03 23 Washington, DC, USA

Mary Denison Heard
* 1821 08 01 Killingly, Windham Co., CT, USA
+ 1883 10 13

Robert Smith Chew
* 1848 10 10 Washington DC, USA
+ 1923 01 13 USA

Mary Emott (Minnie) Cady
* 1862 09 14 Brooklyn NY, USA
+ 1943 01 05 Norfolk, VA, USA

John James Chew
Captain, CEC, USN
* 1893 03 18 Washington DC, USA
+ 1984 03 02 909 Hillwood Avenue, Falls Church, Fairfax, VA, USA

Studied engineering at Cornell, tuition paid by a client of his father's. Also held a reserve commission in the Army. Buried at Arlington Cemetery.
US SSN 226-54-1432.

Is the Lieut. J. J. Chew listed as superintendent of public works on page 64 in the 1928 USGPO publication "American Samoa: Joint hearings before the Committee on territories and insular possessions...".

Enumerated in 1940 census in Brooklyn, Assembly District 9, 68 85th St. as the 47-year-old male head-of-household naval captain living with his wife, two children, and two parents-in-law. They reported that five years previously they had been living in the Canal Zone, Panama, and their in-laws had been in Mountain Lake, NJ.

Awarded Legion of Merit for "exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Director of Finance and Operating Department, Bureau of Docks, from 15 December 1941 to 1946".

Is the Captain John J. Chew (CEC) listed as the Inspector General of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, living in D.C., on page. 188 of the "Official Register of the United States" (1951, 1954 and no doubt other editions).

Is the Captain J.J. Chew who signs a letter on page 228 of the "Investigation of Military Public Works: Hearings... 82d Congress, 2d Session" in 1952.