He was born in Dayton, Ohio and raised in Vermont.  He's the flatlander in a family of sixth-generation Vermonters.  He was an "Air Force Brat," which probably explains a lot.  Deke'sDad says he cost all of $8.50 -- "and worth every penny."

TheDeke's highlights:

    Born at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.  The Air Force Museum is there.

    From the Green Mountains of Vermont to the Gray Canyons of Manhattan.

    He's the computer nerd of the family.  Blame him for these pages.

    His ancestry is as English as English can be.  But no dukes, earls, or kings.  So far, at least...we haven't given up yet on William the Conqueror.  You'll find some early CAMVILLEs from his era in the tree.  They may - or may not - be related.

    His earliest confirmed ancestor is Anthony DIKE (DIX), who arrived in Plymouth Colony in 1623 aboard the Ann.  The first Kenfield in America was William (the deserter) in 1700.

    For over a century, Kenfields were associated with sawmills as sawyers, blacksmiths, millwrights and machinists.

    His grandfather was the last Chief Engineer aboard the TICONDEROGA, the last paddlewheel steamer on Lake Champlain. Here she is on Lake Chapmlain in 1907. In this picture you can clearly see the "walking beam" that transferred power from the engine to the wheels.  She's now in the Shelburne Museum.

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