1900 39yo James is living with his father-in-law Eli Dennis and his wife (?) 17yo Elizabeth. He is a carpenter.[1] James' second wife Elizabeth Almeda Dennis is the granddaughter of Peter A Dennis and Peter's first wife Anna Vorheis. James first wife Cora Viola Dennis is the daughter of Peter A Dennis and Peter's second wife Mary Quick, meaning Elizabeth Dennis is Cora Viola Dennis' half niece.
"New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNF-K42X : 8 March 2021), James A Chestnut in household of John B Chestnut, , , , New York, United States; citing Census, p. 27, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.
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