1. 2. Phoebe CHENEY   b. 9 Apr 1815, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England.
2. 3. Charlotte CHENEY   b. 1816, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; c. 20 Sep 1816.
3. 4. Eli CHENEY   b. 9 Mar 1818, Naseby, England; d. 12 Nov 1890, "Sunny Side Farm" Ovid Twp., Branch, Michigan; bur. 14 Nov 1890, Waterhouse Cemetery, Kinderhook, Branch, Michigan.
4. 5. Elizabeth (Betsy) CHENEY   b. 11 Feb 1821, Naseby, England; c. 21 Feb 1821, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. May 1886, Quincy, Branch, Michigan; bur. Oak Grove Cemetery.
5. 6. John CHENEY   b. 18 Sep 1821, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. 26 Mar 1910, Coldwater Twp, Mi; bur. Lockwood Cemetery south of Coldwater, Mi.
6. 7. Luke CHENEY   b. 28 Feb 1827, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. 1 Jul 1908, Dundas,, Minnesota; bur. Dundas Cemetery.
7. 8. Sarah CHENEY   b. 1823, Naseby, England or Market Harborough, Leics. Eng; c. 23 Oct 1823, Wesleyan Chapel, Market-Harborough, Leiceister, England; d. Abt 1898, Perry, Shiawaasee Co., Mi; bur. Perry, Shiawaasee Co., Mi.
8. 9. Reuben CHENEY   b. 21 Apr 1824, Naseby, , England; d. 26 Apr 1888, Bethel Twp,, Michigan; bur. Lockwood Cemetery, Ovid Twp., Branch, Michigan.
9. 10. Job Adnitt CHENEY, [infant]   b. 11 Jan 1827, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; c. 20 Apr 1828, Wesleyan Chapel, Market-Harborough, Leiceister, England; bur. 1 Nov 1829, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England.
10. 11. Mary CHENEY   b. England.
11. 12. Job CHENEY   b. 30 Jan 1830, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England or Market Harborough, Leics., Eng; c. 19 Apr 1830, Wesleyan Chapel, Market-Harborough, Leiceister, England.
12. 13. unknown CHENEY  

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It is believed that Phoebe did not come to America and it is unknown if she married.

from Virginia Stickan Dec. 2001

Charlotte Cheney witnessed the wedding of Phoebe and Eli.
Phoebe was christened April 15, 1815 at Naseby.

Marriage Notes: Source: Church of England - Northamptonshire Record Office, Naseby, Marriages 1837-19335, England Parish registers 1563-1980, fiche #6128132 (1st fiche) No. 3, P. 2, "Marriage of Eli Burdett, a bachelor labourer, residence at Naseby. Father - Robert Burdett, labourer, to Phoebe Cheney, spinster of Naseby, father - John Cheney, labourer, on 6 November 1837, in presence of John Wilford and Charlotte Cheney."

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Eli Cheney, a farmer married Jane Wallis in 1838 in England. She was born about 1818 and died at age 99. They came to America in 1845 with family, settling at Avon, Ohio working for Joel Townsend, later going to Branch Co., Michigan.

from Virginia Stickan Dec. 2001

Eli, Jane, Alfred and Anna sailed from Liverpool for four weeks and four days, arriving in NY probably in October, 1846. They traveled by steamboat from the Hudson River Wharf to Albany, eventually arriving in Avon, Lorain co., OH. Brothers, John, Eli, Luke and Reuben lived in Avon for several years. Eli and his family went to Coldwater, Branch co., MI in the spring of 1853.

Eli was an avid farmer and was a deacon in his church.

Eli was christened July 26, 1818 in Naseby.

Marriage Notes: Source: Church of England - Northamptonshire Record Office, Marriages 1837-1935, No 6, "December 10, 1838: Eli Cheney, labourer of Naseby, father - John Cheney, laborerr, married to Jane Wallis, servant, father - Thomas Wallis, labourer" One witness was Charlotte Cheney. Eli could not write his name but Jane could.

1. 14. Alfred CHENEY   b. 5 Jul 1839, Naseby, England; d. 23 Dec 1923, Branch Co.., Mi.
2. 15. John CHENEY   b. 1841, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. 18 Feb 1845, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England.
3. 16. Anna CHENEY   b. 14 Dec 1844, Naseby, England; d. 25 Jan 1919, Kinderhook, Twp., Branch Co.., Mi.
4. 17. Sarah CHENEY   b. 1847, Naseby, England; d. 27 Dec 1873, Indiana or Mi.

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Elizabeth married Berrye, a butcher, in England and came to America about 1845 settling at Ridgeville, Lorain Co., OH. Later they went to Coldwater, MI.

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from Virginia Stickan - Dec 2001

John's marriage information says that his mother's name was FRANCIS HADNITT. Birth date may have been Sept 21, 1821. He and his family came to America in 1852. He was a laborer. Brothers Eli, Luke, Reuben and John stayed in Ohio for several years.

John died of pneumonia.

Marriage notes: Source: Church of England, Parish Church of Naseby, Parish Registers 1563-1980, fiche #6128132 (3 of 14), No. 45, p. 22 "November 9, 1847, JOHN CHENEY, labourer, of full age, residence in Naseby, father JOHN CHENEY, labourer, to REBECCA CASTELL (Castate?), 20 yrs of Clipston, father Joseph Castell, (deceased). Witnesses - William Martin and Mary Haddon

1880 Census - www.familysearch.org

Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
John CHENEY Self M Male W 58 ENG Farmer ENG E
Rebecca CHENEY Wife M Female W 52 ENG Keeping House ENG ENG
Mary CHENEY Dau S Female W 29 ENG School Teacher ENG ENG
Eliza CHENEY Dau S Female W 28 ENG School Teacher ENG ENG
Dora CHENEY Dau S Female W 18 MI School Teacher ENG ENG
Annie CHENEY Dau S Female W 15 MI At Home ENG ENG

1. 18. Unknown CHENEY  
2. 19. Job CHENEY   b. Oct 1848, Naseby, England; d. 16 Nov 1865, Branch, Michigan; bur. 19 Nov 1865, Lockwood Cemetery, Ovit Twp., Branch, Michigan.
3. 20. Mary CHENEY   b. 1850, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. Abt 1938, Branch, Michigan.
4. 21. Elizabeth (Lizzie) CHENEY   b. Abt 1852, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. 11 Nov 1903, Batavia Twp., Branch, Michigan.
5. 22. John H. CHENEY   b. 1856, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan; d. 28 Jan 1941, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan.
6. 23. Ernest Melvin CHENEY   b. 1858, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan; d. 30 Dec 1871, Branch, Michigan; bur. 2 Jan 1872, Lockwood Cemetery, Ovid Twp., Branch, Michigan.
7. 24. Louisa (Katey) CHENEY   b. 1861, Branch, Michigan; d. Branch Co.., Mi; bur. Lockwood Cemetery, Ovid Twp., Branch, Michigan.
8. 25. Louvisa CHENEY   b. 1861, Michigan; d. 1861, Michigan; bur. Lockwood Cemetery, Ovid Twp., Branch, Michigan.
9. 26. Eudora (Dora) CHENEY   b. 1862.
10. 27. Anna CHENEY   b. 26 Mar 1865, , Branch, Michigan; d. 1959, ,, Minnesota.

Luke Cheney, a farmer, came to America about 1845 stopping in Avon, Lorain Co., OH. He married Elizabeth Fretter. He later went to Michigan, but returned to Avon for a short time. He then went to Rice Co., MN where he acquired a 720 acre farm near Dundas, MN.

DEATH: Died from a fall on the ice.

1. 28. Ernest M CHENEY   b. 19 Mar 1851, Avon, Oh; d. 1853, Michigan.
2. 29. Emeler (Emily) CHENEY   b. 6 Nov 1852, Avon, Oh; d. 26 Sep 1892, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.
3. 30. John F CHENEY   b. 2 Sep 1854, Avon, Oh; d. 11 Jul 1916, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.
4. 31. Theodore CHENEY   b. 13 Jul 1856, Avon, Oh; d. 17 Apr 1928, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.
5. 32. Frank Adnitt CHENEY   b. 22 Aug 1858, Avon,, Ohio; d. 1 Feb 1908, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.
6. 33. Frances A CHENEY   b. 22 Aug 1858, Avon, Oh; d. 29 Oct 1941, Dundas, Rice Co., Minnesota, bur in Dundas Cemetery.

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Sarah married in England and came to America in 1866 with her family and father by way of Montreal settling in Ovid, Shiawassee Co., MI.

From Notes of Virginia Stickan - December 2001

See British Film #597075, p. 15, #114, for christening record.

Sarah, Job and some of their children arrived in Quebec on June 10, 1866 on the ship "Hibernian". They came to the U.S. by way of Montreal, Canada and settled in Ovit Twp., Shiawassee Co., MI

1. 34. Elizabeth Cheney GIBBS   b. 12 Nov 1840, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. 13 Oct 1943, Perry, Shiawassee Co., Mich..
2. 35. Robert GIBBS   b. 24 Sep 1842; d. 15 May 1937.
3. 36. Lottie GIBBS   b. Abt 1844.
4. 37. Luke GIBBS   b. 25 Dec 1847, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. 5 Jan 1925.
5. 38. John GIBBS   b. Abt 1848.
6. 39. Fannie GIBBS   b. 1850.

1. 40. Luke GIBBS   b. 25 Dec 1848, Naseby, England; d. 5 Jan 1929, Perry, Mi.
2. 41. Elizabeth GIBBS   b. Abt 1850.
3. 42. Robert GIBBS   b. 24 Sep 1851.
4. 43. Charlotte "Lottie" GIBBS   b. Abt 1855, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England; d. 26 Jan 1922, Traverse City, Grand Traverse Co., Mi; bur. Roselawn Cemetery.
5. 44. John C GIBBS   b. 4 Nov 1859, Naseby, England; d. 28 Mar 1927, Perry, Shiawasee Co., Michigan.
6. 45. Susan GIBBS   b. Abt 1860.
7. 46. Fannie GIBBS   b. Abt 1861, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England.

MARRIAGE: Divorced from one of his wives in 1875.

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Reuben Charles Cheney (middle name added by himself) came to America in 1845 stopping in Poughkeepsie NY where he worked for a Mr. Hunter. Later he traveled to Avon, Lorain Co., OH and bought a 75 acre farm with his brother Luke on Bradley Rd., Dover Twp., Cuyahoga Co., 1/4 mile south of the New York Central and St Louis Railroad, known as the Kidney farm. He eventually moved to Branch Co., MI in the 1850's where he bought a farm with his brother John near Ovid Center. About 1856 he married Martha Lovejoy at Stueben Co., NY. He took his bride back to Michigan. (From the notes of Ralph H. Cheney)

When Martha died in 1861 after giving birth to a daughter, Reuben had gone back to Ohio and there married Elizabeth Ann Blanchett in Avon, Lorain Co., OH. Reuben and Elizabeth settled on a farm near Ovid, MI. Elizabeth died in 1867 11 days after giving birth to twin daughters.

Reuben remarried 3 more times but had no more children.

Notes from Virginia Stickan - December 2001:

My local source says that Reuben was born 14 Apr 1824. Baptism record says he was born 11 Aug 1824, England, Film 597075, item 4: Wesleyan Church of Market-Harborough England, Births and Baptisms, 1814-1837. His middle name was added by himself.

He came to America in 1845 stopping in Poughkeepsie, NY. He worked for a Mr. Hunter, later coming to Avon, Lorain Co., Ohio. He bought a 75 acre farm (known as the Kidney Farm) with his brother Luke on Bradley Rd., Dover Twp., Cuyahoga Co., OH. Ralph Cheney's Biographical Sketch Note states that Eli Cheney proceeded directly to Lorain County, Ohio where, in company with his brother Reuben, he bought a farm on which he lived nearly six years. Subsequently Reuben went to Branch Co., MI in the 1850's and bought a farm with his brother John near Ovid Center.

After Reuben's first wife, Martha Lovejoy, died, he brought his second wife, Elizabeth Ann Blanchett from Ohio to Michigan settling on a farm in Bethel Twp., Branch Co., MI. Reuben's third wife, Matilda Blanchett, nee Chester, also came to Michigan from Ohio. Matilda was the widow of Charles Blanchett and sister of Reuben and William Chester. This third marriage ended in divorce about 1870.

His fourth marriage was to Emily Wilson of Ovid Twp., Branch Co., MI in 1875. She died a few months later. He then married Mrs. Maria Rappalye, nee Van Nice (Vannuys). She outlived him and later married Rev. Norton. Maria Rappalye had the following children with her former husband: Lucretia, Ella, George, Jenny, Frank, Amanda and May

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Divorce of
Reuben Cheney
Vs
Matilda Cheney

State of Michigan
Reuben Cheney
Complainant
Vs
Matilda Cheney
Defendant

The Circuit Court for the County of Branch in Chancery in a session of said Court held at the Court House in the City of Coldwater in said County on the fifth day of May AD 1871.

Present Hon. Charles Upson Circuit Judge

This case having been brought on to be heard upon the pleadings and proofs therein. And the counsel for the Complainant and Defendant respectively having been heard. And it satisfactorily appearing to this Court that the material facts charged in such bill of complaint are true. And that said Defendant is guilty of the act of desertion charged therein and did desert the Complainant for a term of two years and upward …….to the filing of his said bill of complaint.

Therefore on motion of ____________________of counsel for the Complainant it is ordered, adjudged and decreed and this Court by virtue of the authority therein vested and in pursuance of the statute in such case made and provided doth order _______and decree that the marriage between the said Complainant Reuben Cheney and the Defendant Matilda Cheney be dissolved and the same is hereby dissolved accordingly. And a divorce from the bonds of matrimony between both parties is also adjudged and decreed. And it is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that the said Complainant pay to the said Defendant the sum of Six Hundred Dollars…………Alimony to be paid in manner following viz One Hundred and Fifty dollars within ten days from the filing of this decree and the remainder in two equal installments with interest thereon from the date of this decree. And that the same be paid to the Register of this Court for the County of Branch, aforesaid.

Chas. Upson
Circuit Judge

The Circuit Court for the County of Branch
In Chancery
Reuben Cheney Complainant
Vs
Matilda Cheney Defendant

Decree

Shipman Lov……
Solicitor for Complainant
Filed May 5, 1871
S----- M. Bipell-Register
Page --65

1. 47. Frances Ann CHENEY   b. 6 Dec 1857, Ovid,, Michigan; d. 3 Sep 1918, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan.
2. 48. Carrie (Clara) E. CHENEY   b. 1860, Ovid,, Michigan; d. 27 May 1880, Bethel, Mi, bur Sorter Cemetery south of Coldwater, Mi; bur. 30 May 1880, Sorter Cemetery, Ovid Twp., Branch, Michigan.
3. 49. Martha L. CHENEY   b. 26 Jun 1861, Ovid,, Michigan; d. 15 Sep 1879, Ovid Twp., Branch, Michigan; bur. Sorter Cemetery, Ovid Twp., Branch, Michigan.

1. 50. Charles Edward CHENEY, [twin]   b. 10 Mar 1865, Ovid, Clinton, Michigan; d. 16 Feb 1952, Elyria, Lorain, Ohio.
2. 51. Estella Lorette CHENEY   b. 12 Sep 1863, Avon Twp, Lorain, Ohio; d. 1 Jul 1937, Elyria, Oh, buried at Bridgeport, Connecticut; bur. 5 Jul 1937, ,, New York.
3. 52. Ida Blanch CHENEY, [twin]   b. 10 Mar 1865, Bethel, Mi; d. 26 Dec 1957, Coldwater Twp. Mi, bur in Sorter Cemetery.
4. 53. Alice Elizabeth CHENEY, [twin]   b. 2 Jun 1867, Bethel, Mi; d. 15 Jan 1890, East Gilead, Mi.
5. 54. Bernice Ann CHENEY, [twin]   b. 2 Jun 1867, Bethel, Mi; d. 21 Feb 1874, Bur Lockwood Cemetery.

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It is probable that Mary and William did not come to America. There are also notes that indicate that William was referred to as Josh.

from Virginia Stickan Dec. 2001

Marriage Notes for MARY CHENEY and WILLIAM BILLING(S):
Source: Church of England-Naseby, Northamptonshire, Parish Registers 1563-1980, Britain, 2nd fiche of #6128131, No 118. "William Billing (a bachelor) and Mary Cheney (a spinster) married in this church by Banns on 7 Nov. 1833 by William Marshall, Vicar, in the presence of Jeremiah Welford and John Bosworth."

1. 55. Elizabeth BILLINGS  
2. 56. Thomas BILLINGS   b. Naseby, Northamptonshire, England.

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"Died as a youth."

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"Died at birth."

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Alfred Cheney was in Co. H, 19th Michigan Infantry during the Civil War, going from Atlanta to the sea with Gen. Sherman. He is the subject of a Biographical Sketch from "Album of Branch County, Michigan" published by Chicago-Chapman Bros. 1888. He lived in Kinderhook, Branch Co., MI with his family.

1. 57. Herbert CHENEY   b. Ovid,, Michigan; d. Madison, Wi.
2. 58. Alfred Birdsell CHENEY   b. Ovid,, Michigan.
3. 59. Merrill Vincent CHENEY   b. 1866, Ovid,, Michigan; d. 1898, Kinderhook, Mi.

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John died of croup.

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Anne and Elisha had several children who died in infancy.

1. 60. Jesse BROWN   b. 1867, Kinderhook, Mi; d. Angola, in.
2. 61. Nora BROWN   b. 23 May 1870, Kinderhook, Twp., Branch Co.., Mi; d. Jun 1949, Kinderhook, Twp., Branch Co.., Mi.
3. 62. Herman BROWN   b. 1869, Kinderhook, Mi.
4. 63. Ruth BROWN   b. 1871, Kinderhook, Mi.
5. 64. Harley E BROWN   b. 1869; d. Kinderhook, Mi at the age of 4 months.
6. 65. Charles D BROWN   d. Kinderhook, Mi at the age of 7 months.

1. 66. Burr LOBDELL  

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Job died at the age of 17 years, 1 month 7 days

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Mary and her husband resided at Coldwater, MI and had no children

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Lizzie and John resided in Batavia Twp., Branch Co., MI and had no children.

from Virginia Stickan, Dec, 2001:

Elizabeth may have been born in England prior to her parents coming to America that year, or she may have been born in the U.S.

George, her first husband was a farmer.

John, her 2nd husband, was also a farmer. He had 2 previous marriages. John lived in Batavia, Branch Co., and Eliza lived in Coldwater. He was 30 years older than Eliza.

1. 67. John CHENEY   d. Coldwater, Mi about the age of 17.
2. 68. Della CHENEY   b. Coldwater Twp. Mi; d. Coldwater Twp. Mi.
3. 69. Clara CHENEY   d. Coldwater Twp. Mi.
4. 70. Albert CHENEY   b. Coldwater Twp. Mi; d. Charlotte, Mi.

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Louisa and Louvisa were twins.

Katey and Jake lost a set of twins born before Eudora and Mark. Their names are unknown.

1. 71. Eudora RYDER  
2. 72. Mark RYDER  

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Dora and Don resided in Perry, MI and had no children.

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Anne and Frank were cousins. They married in Coldwater, MI but soon moved to Rice Co., MN where Frank's father, Luke Cheney, had gone to farm.

1. 73. Eleanor A CHENEY   b. 23 May 1885; d. 11 Dec 1885, Dundas,, Minnesota.
2. 74. Francis Eugene CHENEY   b. 23 Oct 1886, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 27 Feb 1926, Dundas,, Minnesota.
3. 75. Rebecca CHENEY   b. 9 May 1888, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 4 Jul 1955, Northfield, Minnesota.
4. 76. Laura Elizabeth CHENEY   b. 11 Feb 1891, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 1 May 1908, Dundas,, Minnesota.
5. 77. Emily Louisa CHENEY   b. 15 Jan 1894, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 10 May 1967, Dundas,, Minnesota.
6. 78. Ernest CHENEY   b. 21 Jan 1898, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 7 Jul 1914, Northfield, Minnesota.

1. 79. Alice Elizabeth JONES   b. 9 Jun 1880, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 3 Jun 1961, Huntington Park, Ca.
2. 80. Frances JONES   b. 23 Aug 1884, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 14 Apr 1947, San Bernadino, Ca.
3. 81. Lucy JONES   b. 22 Sep 1886, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 22 Nov 1911, Dundas,, Minnesota.
4. 82. Cinderella JONES   b. 20 Oct 1889, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 4 Jun 1967, Medelia, Minnesota, bur. Dundas, Mn cemetery.

1. 83. Melvin CHENEY   b. 12 Oct 1878, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 31 Oct 1905, Dundas,, Minnesota.
2. 84. Phoebe CHENEY   b. 28 Jan 1883, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 7 Aug 1955, Dundas,, Minnesota.
3. 85. Jesse CHENEY   b. 27 Jul 1886, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 30 Jan 1947, Faribault, Minnesota.

1. 86. Bertha CHENEY   b. 8 Aug 1884.
2. 87. Amy CHENEY   b. 16 Jan 1887, Dundas,, Minnesota.
3. 88. Margaret CHENEY   b. 17 Oct 1889, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 19 Mar 1970, Faribault, Minnesota bur Groveland Cem, Dundas, Mn.
4. 89. Harvey CHENEY   b. 25 Aug 1891, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 17 Mar 1965, Dundas,, Minnesota.
5. 90. Carrie CHENEY   b. 26 Apr 1894, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. Sep 1971, Spooner, Wi.

DEATH: from 'melancholia'

1. 73. Eleanor A CHENEY   b. 23 May 1885; d. 11 Dec 1885, Dundas,, Minnesota.
2. 74. Francis Eugene CHENEY   b. 23 Oct 1886, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 27 Feb 1926, Dundas,, Minnesota.
3. 75. Rebecca CHENEY   b. 9 May 1888, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 4 Jul 1955, Northfield, Minnesota.
4. 76. Laura Elizabeth CHENEY   b. 11 Feb 1891, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 1 May 1908, Dundas,, Minnesota.
5. 77. Emily Louisa CHENEY   b. 15 Jan 1894, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 10 May 1967, Dundas,, Minnesota.
6. 78. Ernest CHENEY   b. 21 Jan 1898, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 7 Jul 1914, Northfield, Minnesota.

1. 91. Stella May BELMAN  
2. 92. Vidi Fletcher BELMAN  
3. 93. Burchel Gibbs BELMAN  
4. 94. Sarah Elizabeth BELMAN   b. 23 Sep 1883, Perry, Shiawassee Co., Mi; d. 25 Mar 1937, Bard, Imperial Co., Ca; bur. Yuma Cemetery, Yuma, az.
5. 95. Job Tressler BELMAN  
6. 96. Bessie ANN  

1. 97. GIBBS  
2. 98. GIBBS  
3. 99. Charles GIBBS  

1. 100. Sarah KRAUSS  
2. 101. KRAUS  

1. 102. GIBBS  
2. 103. GIBBS  
3. 104. GIBBS  
4. 105. GIBBS  

1. 106. Daughter GIBBS  
2. 107. Daughter GIBBS  
3. 108. Daughter GIBBS  
4. 109. Daughter GIBBS  

1. 110. Stella BELMAN   b. 1873.
2. 111. Uidi BELMAN   b. 1875.
3. 112. Burtchel BELMAN   b. 1878.
4. 113. Sarah BELMAN   b. 1884.
5. 114. Job BELMAN   b. 1887.
6. 115. Bessie BELMAN   b. 1892.

1. 116. Leslie GIBBS   d. Sep 1918, Camp Custer, Mi.
2. 117. Robert GIBBS  
3. 118. son GIBBS  
4. 119. son GIBBS  

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Notes from Virginia Stickan - December 2001:

Ralph Cheney had no record of her and Susan did not come to America with her parents.

1. 120. Clarence Alva ZELLER   b. 25 Oct 1889, Coldwater, Mi; d. 17 May 1965, Benton Harbor, Mi.
2. 121. Zilpha Lulu ZELLER   b. 11 May 1898; d. 30 May 1983.
3. 122. Lewis L ZELLER   b. 12 Sep 1878, Coldwater Twp., Mi; d. 26 Jan 1970, Largo, Pinellas, Florida.
4. 123. Glen Harry ZELLER   b. 26 Nov 1881, Bronson, Mi; d. 24 Dec 1951, Fl bur Hicks Cemetery, Pennfield Twp., Battle Creek, Mi.
5. 124. Gertrude Maude ZELLER   b. 24 Nov 1882, Coldwater Twp. Mi; d. 3 Feb 1959, Coldwater, Mi, bur Evergreen Cemetery, Branch, Michigan.
6. 125. Hazel Edith ZELLER   b. 4 Jul 1892; d. Nov 1973, Jackson, Mi.
7. 126. Reuben John ZELLER   b. 3 Aug 1895.
8. 127. Ruth Louise ZELLER   b. 5 Aug 1895, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan; d. 25 Feb 1963, Coldwater, Branch, Michigan.

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from Virginia Stickan - December 2001:

On June 20, 1870 (1870 Census) Martha (8) was living with Robert Long (51) b. England, and his wife Catherine (47) born in Canada; sons, William E (21) and Norton B (17), both born in New York and daughter Ellen J (16) born in Michigan.

Martha was single and died at the age of 18 yrs, 2 mo, 20 days. Her death record : Ledger p. 97, #169
She died from consumption.

RESIDENCES: Elyria, Ohio

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Provided by Virginia Stickan, Dec, 2001

Coldwater Reporter, Feb 19th, 1952:

FUNERAL SERVICES HELD IN OHIO FOR FORMER OVID MAN
Funeral services for Charlie E. Cheney, former resident of Ovid township, were held today at Elyria, Ohio. Mr. Cheney died February 16 at his home in Elyria at the age of 86. Several nieces and nephews and a twin sister, Mrs. A. C. McNitt, of Coldwater, survive and reside in this vicinity. He will be remembered here as the son of Reuben and Elizabeth Cheney of West Ovid.
Mr. Cheney's wife and three children survive him and all reside at Elyria.

1. 128. Robert Sidney CHENEY   b. 4 Dec 1907, Avon Twp, Lorain, Ohio; d. 17 May 1976, Elyria, Lorain, Ohio; bur. Brookdale Cemetery, Elyria, Oh.
2. 129. Ralph Henry CHENEY   b. 20 Dec 1897, Avon Twp., Lorain Co., Oh; d. 27 Mar 1994, Elyria, Oh.
3. 130. Edward Albin CHENEY   b. 16 Jan 1900, Avon Twp., Lorain Co., Oh; d. 22 Aug 1901, Avon Twp., Lorain Co., Oh.
4. 131. Bernice Stickney CHENEY   b. 21 Aug 1905, Avon Twp., Lorain Co., Oh; d. Mar 1985, Elyria, Oh; bur. Florida.

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Estelle and Carlisle lived in Bridgeport, Connecticut and in New York City.

1. 132. Zilpha SMITH   b. 14 Dec 1882, ,, Colorado.
2. 133. Edna SMITH   b. Feb 1886, ,, Michigan.
3. 134. Carlisle SMITH   b. 1 Jul 1892, ,, Connecticut; d. Mar 1963, Fl.
4. 135. Charles SMITH   b. 25 Dec 1894, ,, Connecticut.
5. 136. Jennie May SMITH   b. 1 Sep 1899, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; d. 9 Jul 1921, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio.
6. 137. Theodore Lorenzo SMITH  

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Ida and Alva married in Avon, OH and lived in several places including the area of Coldwater, MI, Jamestown, NY and Stamford, CT

1. 138. Harry MCNITT   b. 9 Nov 1889, Coldwater, Mi; d. 25 Apr 1937, Jamestown, Ny.
2. 139. Ethel Alice MCNITT   b. 12 Jan 1892, Coldwater, Mi; d. 1 Jun 1962, Jamestown, Ny, bur Myrtle Cem. Clarke Corners, Ny.
3. 140. Flora Elizabeth MCNITT   b. 24 Mar 1894, Coldwater, Mi; d. 23 May 1966, Coldwater, Mi bur Sorter Cem, south of Coldwater.
4. 141. Charles Wallace MCNITT   b. 9 Nov 1896, Coldwater, Mi; d. Feb 1971, Charlottesville, Va.

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From Newspaper Clippings provided by Virginia Stickan, December 2001:

Alice Cheney, Ovid - Died at her home in east Gilead, Jan. 5, 1890, of scarlet fever after an illness of only four days. Alice Mabrey, wife of Curtis Mabrey and daughter of the late Reuben Cheney. "None knew her but to love her." Her sudden death is a great shock to her friends, and say to us all, "Be ye also ready." She leaves a babe of eleven weeks, and a sorrow-stricken husband and only two short years married. Surely "Death loves a shining mark".

A BIT OF BIOGRAPHY
Read at the Memorial Services of Alice Cheney Mabrey, Jan. 26, 1890, in the Baptist Church of Kinderhook.
Twenty-two and a half years age, in the flowery month of June, the twin sisters, Alice and Bernice Cheney, made their advent into this ever changeful world, heralded by the bright blossoms, the rippling brooks and the song of birds. In two short weeks they were motherless and the home next was broken up. But just at this time, two God-fearing mothers who had lost their daughters by marriage and were saying over to themselves, in the words of the "Ancient Arrow Maker",
"Thus it is our daughters leave us,
Those we love, and those who love us,
Just as they have learned to help us,
When we are old and lean upon them,
Comes a youth with flaunting feathers,
Beckons to the fairest maiden,
And she follows where he leads her,
Leaving all things for the stranger."
These mothers opened their loving hearts and homes to these motherless twin lambs. Thus in God's providence each found a sheltering fold and tender nursing. They came into their adopted homes like rays of sunlight, brightening everything and cheering their foster parents by their sweet baby voices and cunning ways.
Six years of happy childhood passed swiftly away, when the angels claimed Bernice and took her to their bright home. And let us believe that all down through the intervening years she has been Alice's guardian angel, "Calling her away, calling her away, calling to a better land." What spring time is to the year, what sunlight is to earth, Alice was in the home of her adoption - affectionate, bright, cheerful and helpful, she found her way into all hearts. And to father and mother Cheney, in their declining years, she was as a bed of pansies in a snow drift. A child of many prayers, she became a Christian at the age of 17 and united with the Kinderhook Baptist church, of which she remained a consistent member, active in the missionary society and ready for all church work. She loved to sing. Among her favorite hymns were "On Christ the Solid Rock I stand," and "It is well, it is well with my soul.". Today she sings the songs of the redeemed in a "land that is fairer than day."
Two years ago on a bright New Year's day she gave her happiness into the keeping of the husband of her choice - a young, rose-cheeked bride, fitted to adorn any home, and with fair prospects of a long and happy life. But God in his infinite wisdom ordered it otherwise. The Death Angel plucked the rose from off her cheek to blossom in the garden of Paradise. And although we long for her presence we know that our loving Heavenly Father has only taken up one more link of the golden chain that binds us to heaven, and that Alice, as was said of another, has found "the morning light of fairer than italian skies, while we yet grope among the shadows. But by and by we shall go home at evening and find it morning there."
As we looked upon her youthful face for the last time we could but think as was said of "Little Nell:" "She seemed a creature fresh from the hand of God, and waiting for the breath of life; not one who had lived and suffered death"
Her earthly life closed suddenly, like an unfinished poem, but who shall say that the little one left motherless, looking, ever looking, for that one dear familiar face, may not take up the poem and carry it on to its completion?
As a beautiful song once heard is never forgotten, so the memory of this fresh young life will abide in our hears evermore - not as a myth or a dream, but as a living, breathing reality. "To live in the hearts of those we love is not to die." Let us think of her as
"Only just across the river,
Only on the other side
Where the angels are in waiting,
And the pure in heart abide."
watching and waiting to welcome us as we shall, one by one, cross to the other shore.
Let us not waste our time in vain regrets over what has been left unsaid and undone, but rather be the more thoughtful and tender of those who are left us.

"Let's not fill with costly perfume
Alabaster boxes white,
Hiding al love's precious ointment
Far away from mortal sight.
Let's not keep our flowers for coffins;
They can cast no frangrance back
O'er the weary life that's ended,
O'er the lonely cheerless track.
Let's not save our kindest sayings,
Let's not keep the tears unshed
Till the "silver cord is loosened,"
And the friend beloved is dead.
Take the alabaster boxes,
Break them in our homes today,
Shed their sweet and lovely perfume
All along life's rugged way.
Send our flowers to friends while living,
Pick the blossoms wet with dew
They will whisper thoughts of gladness,
They will breathe of kindness true.
Sympathize with hearts of sadness,
Bid the fainting one be strong,
Reach a hand to help the fallen,
Sing a cheerful, helpful song."

Jennie M. Cheney

1. 142. Harrison Clare MABREY   b. 19 Oct 1889.

Notes from Susan Love via email 3-10-2004 - dmlove@earthlink.net

In 1870 Bernice Cheney (age 3) was living with Stuart/Stewart & Laura Fowler Davis and Laura's mother Mariah Fowler. Stuart & Laura's son, Theodore, married Caroline Brown, daughter of Charles D & Hannah Hoyt Brown. Their son, Elisha Brown, married Anna Cheney, daughter of Eli & Jane Wallis Cheney (Reuben's brother). I've done quite a bit of work on Eli and family and followed the Hoyts back to Job Hoyt & Elizabeth Lockwood. Elizabeth's family line connects with both Rufus Lockwood and Uriah Lockwood. Rufus's daughter Mary Ellen Lockwood married Uriah's grandson, Edward Lockwood. Edward and his father, Henry, ran the Lockwood Store at the corner of Lockwood and Behnke Roads (just above the Lockwood Cemetery). Henry was married to Laura Davis. Stuart and Laura were the son and daughter of Ichabod Davis. I have pages and pages on the Davis and Lockwood families.

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from Virginia Stickan Dec 2001

Christening source: Church of England Parish Church of Naseby, Northamptonshire, Baptisms 1813-1864, fiche #6128030 (1), p. 44, No 22

Christened January 19, 1836, Naseby, Northamptonshire, England

1. 143. Unknown CHENEY  
2. 144. Unknown CHENEY  
3. 145. Unknown CHENEY  

1. 146. Unknown CHENEY  
2. 147. Unknown CHENEY  
3. 148. Unknown CHENEY  

1. 149. Elizabeth CHENEY  
2. 150. Dorothy CHENEY  

1. 151. Clifford CHENEY  
2. 152. Gertrude CHENEY  

1. 153. Unknown BROWN  
2. 154. Unknown BROWN  
3. 155. Unknown BROWN  
4. 156. Unknown BROWN  

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Obituary provided by Virginia Stickan, December 2001

Funeral services for Mrs. F. H. Gripman, whose death occurred Satuurday at the family home in Kinderhook township, will be held Tuesday afternoon, from the Congregational church in Kinderhook, at 2:30 o'clock, with the pastor, the Rev. Mr. Ward, having charge. Burial will be made in the Knauss cemetery.
Survivors include the husband, a stepdaughter, Mrs. Mabel Brown, Otsego, a niece, Mrs. Otis O. Barnes, Kinderhook, and a nephew, Carl Brown, Otsego.
Mrs. Gripman was born May 23, 1870, in Kinderhook township, the daughter of Elisha and Ann Brown.
Her first marriage was to William Miller, whose death occurred many years ago.
Mrs. Griptman was a member of the Congregational church in Kinderhook.

Services June 7, 1949

1. 157. Unknown BROWN  

1. 158. Unknown BROWN  

1. 159. Bernice GARN  

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Unknown names of children

1. 160. SINKIN  
2. 161. SINKIN  
3. 162. SINKIN  
4. 163. SINKIN  
5. 164. SINKIN  
6. 165. SINKIN  

1. 166. Orlo FOUST   d. Coldwater, Mi at about age 18 yrs.

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Albert resided in Charlotte, MI and owned the Cheney Funeral Home. They had 5 sons and 1 daughter.

1. 167. Alice CHENEY  
2. 168. Son CHENEY  
3. 169. Son CHENEY  
4. 170. Son CHENEY  
5. 171. Son CHENEY  
6. 172. Son CHENEY  
7. 173. Son CHENEY  
8. 174. Son CHENEY  
9. 175. Son CHENEY  
10. 176. Son CHENEY  
11. 177. Son CHENEY  

1. 178. Carl SCHULTHEISS   b. 30 Aug 1914; d. 31 Dec 1967.
2. 179. Earl Adnett SCHULTHEISS  
3. 180. Louise SCHULTHEISS  

DEATH: Died after a long and painful illnes.

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Emily and Conrad lived on part of Luke Cheney's farm near Dundas, MN.

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Alice Elizabeth went by the name of Betty.

1. 181. Archie JONES  
2. 182. Adnett JONES   b. 21 Aug 1908, Huntington Park, Ca; d. Sep 1912, Huntington Park, Ca.
3. 183. George Robert JONES  

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Frances was also known as Polly.

1. 184. John BRECKENRIDGE   b. 15 Oct 1911, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. Dec 1977, Dundas,, Minnesota.

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Cinderella's sister, Lucy, died about 4 weeks after giving birth to her son John. About two years later, Cinderella married Lucy's husband, Hiram.

1. 185. William BRECKENRIDGE  

1. 186. Lillian Eliza Lorena ROSE   b. 23 Dec 1909; d. 25 Oct 1967, Dundas,, Minnesota - bur Groveland Cem., Dundas.

1. 187. Ray CHENEY   b. 1 Jul 1911, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 10 Jul 1935, Medford.
2. 188. Delvina CHENEY  
3. 189. Earl CHENEY   b. 26 Feb 1915, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 21 Jun 1956, Dundas,, Minnesota.

Notes from Rochelle Schmitz Morton:

Amy and Leslie farmed in the Dundas, MN area and also owned cabins there, which Amy was in charge of. Each cabin was named after a bird. They also lived in Astin and St. Paul. Leslie worked in the shipyards in Vancouver, WA during WWII. On her 100th birthday, she refused to take the phone call from the President, but he did send her a card.

1. 190. Verna SHAW   b. 12 Dec 1916, Dundas,, Minnesota; d. 15 Jun 2001, Northfield, Minnesota; bur. 19 Jun 2001, German Union Cemetery, Forest Twp, Rice Co., Minnesota.
2. 191. Leonard Leslie SHAW  
3. 192. Lyle James SHAW  

1. 193. Walter PLESCHOURT  
2. 194. Wilma PLESCHOURT  
3. 195. Lois PLESCHOURT  
4. 196. Arnold PLESCHOURT  
5. 197. Pearl PLESCHOURT  
6. 198. Vernon PLESCHOURT  
7. 199. Viola PLESCHOURT  

BURIAL: Cheney, Harvey Edward
Location 70-2
Birth 25 Aug 1891
Death 17 Mar 1965
Spouse: Nellie Sanford Parents: Theodore & Viola Sprague
Cheney Cemetery: Groveland Township: Bridgewater County: Rice

1. 200. Janice CHENEY  
2. 201. Maxine CHENEY  

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Carrie and Herbert lived in Spooner, WI. Herbert died there.

1. 202. Irma BRIGHAM  
2. 203. Thelma BRIGHAM  
3. 204. Catherine Annie BRIGHAM  

1. 205. Thelma Alta COLBY   b. 2 Oct 1904, Oakley, Logan Co., Kansas; d. 8 Dec 1989, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Co., Calif.; bur. 19 Dec 1989, Conejo Mtn M Pk, Camarillo, Ventura Co., Calif..
2. 206. John Valentine COLBY   b. 14 Feb 1906, Oakley, Logan Co., Ks; d. 3 Dec 1969, Bard, Imperial Co., Ca.
3. 207. William Howard COLBY   b. 22 Apr 1908, Watts, Los Angeles Co., Ca; d. Redding, Shasta Co., Ca.

1. 208. Ivan BELMAN  
2. 209. Keith BELMAN  

1. 210. Son GIBBS  

1. 211. Son GIBBS  

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Clarence and Hazel resided in Benton Harbor, MI. He was a baker and an insurance agent.

1. 212. Edward Stephen ZELLER   b. 23 May 1913, Benton Harbor, Mi; d. 28 Sep 1958.

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Zilpha and Bert resided in Quicy and Coldwater, MI. They had no children.

1. 213. Ernest Edward ZELLER   b. 11 Feb 1903; d. 23 Mar 1917.
2. 214. Helen ZELLER   b. 1 May 1906; d. Sep 1982.
3. 215. Frances Miniver ZELLER  

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Glenn and Emma lived in Battle Creek, MI and Glenn was a baker.

1. 216. Lilah Elizabeth ZELLER   b. 13 Dec 1904; d. Feb 1982.
2. 217. Charles Stephen ZELLER  
3. 218. Glen Harry Zeller JR  

1. 219. Edna Louise STEVENS   b. 12 Apr 1909, Coldwater, Mi; d. 9 Jan 1996, Leesburg, Fl.

1. 220. Jay Abraham Drake JR  
2. 221. Roland Millard DRAKE  
3. 222. Ronald Stephen DRAKE  
4. 223. Jack Keith DRAKE  

1. 224. Marjorie L PEAVEY  
2. 225. Jeanette May PEAVEY  
3. 226. Wayne Leonard PEAVEY  
4. 227. Kenneth C PEAVEY  
5. 228. Frances Ann PEAVEY  
6. 229. Donald Earl PEAVEY  

Robert owned and operated a gas station in Wellington, Ohio during WWII while the family lived in Huntington, Ohio. The family moved to Elyria in the late 40's and Bob went to work in the shipyards at Lorain as an electrician. He stayed in the electrical union until he retired. In the late 50's they bought a piece of property on Traverse Bay in Acme, Michigan, that held a big house facing the bay and two small rental cabins. They built a 7 unit motel with housekeeping units and operated and maintained it during the summers until 1975.

1. 230. Ralph Edward CHENEY  
2. 231. Robert Charles CHENEY  
3. 232. Carolyn Halon CHENEY  
4. 233. Donald Lee CHENEY  
5. 234. Jerry Gene CHENEY  

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Ralph was the historian of the Cheney clan from which this information comes to you. Ralph was an accountant for the New York Central Railroad traveling the rails back and forth to Chicago quite frequently. His wife, Olive, was a school teacher - teaching Ralph's sister Bernice in Avon - and Olive eventually became principal of an elementary school in Elyria, OH. They had no children.

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Little Eddie died as a result of eating poison berries as tradition tells the story.

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Edna divorced Harry and remarried Peter Vogel. They resided in Bridgeport, CT and West Palm Beach, FL and had no children

1. 235. Harold WASNER, Jr.   b. 24 Dec 1908, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; d. Aug 1979, Miami, Fl.
2. 236. Beatrice WASNER   b. 1927, Bridgeport, Connecticut; d. Mar 1963, West Palm Beach,, Florida.

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Carlisle was an officer of the West Palm Beach Fire Department.

1. 237. Dorothy Theresa SMITH  
2. 238. James David SMITH  
3. 239. Carlisle Lorenzo SMITH  

Death Certificate gives place of birth as Bridgeport, Connecticut. Informer was her husband, so the information may be accurate.

1. 240. Frank WERNER, Jr.  
2. 241. Lorette Estelle WERNER   b. 10 Apr 1918, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio; d. 2 Jan 1998, Ransomville,, New York.
3. 242. Roy WERNER, Sr.   d. 2 Oct 2005.

1. 243. Norman SMITH  
2. 244. Theodore Lorenzo SMITH, II  

1. 245. Howard MCNITT  
2. 246. Lilah MCNITT  
3. 247. Florence MCNITT  
4. 248. Gly MCNITT   b. 12 Oct 1914; d. Nov 1984, Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania.

1. 249. Juanita MCNELL  
2. 250. Calvin B MCNELL   b. 23 Jan 1922; d. Machias, Ny.

1. 251. Elinor Jane STICKAN  
2. 252. Virginia Ann STICKAN  

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Charles was a graduate of Washington & Lee and Columbia Universities. He was a physician. He lived in New York City and had no children with Helen. He divroced and married Mrs. Mary Yallott Denney and they lived in Charlottesville, VA. They had no children, but she had several children by a former marriage.

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Harrison Clare was also known as Augustus Aloysius. He was an attorney and lived in the vicinity of Chicago, IL

1. 253. Alice MABREY  
2. 254. Unknown MABREY  
3. 255. Unknown MABREY  
4. 256. Unknown MABREY  
5. 257. Unknown MABREY  
6. 258. Unknown MABREY  
7. 259. Unknown MABREY  
8. 260. Unknown MABREY  
9. 261. Unknown MABREY  
10. 262. Unknown MABREY  
11. 263. Unknown MABREY