Bio: Cheney, Abel (1826 - 1915)

 

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Surnames: Cheney, McClellan, Taintor, Barber, Howell, Felt, Olson, Affolter, Avery, Haddington

 

----Source: Jackson County Banner October 7, 1858, Cemetery Records, Federal & State Census Reports

SHERIFF'S SALE.

STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY OF CLARK, ss.--Abel Cheney, plaintiff, against McClellan & Co., defendants.--In Clark County Circuit Court--By virtue of an execution to me directed, issued from the said Circuit Court, in the above entitled action, I have levied upon and will expose for sale, at public auction, at the Court House in said County, on the 14th day of October, A. D. 1858, at 9 o'clock A.M., all the right, title and interest of the said McClellan & Co., in and to the following described real property, to wit: The west half and of the south-east quarter of section thirty-three, [33,] township number twenty-five [25] north, range one [1,] west.

A.D. Taintor
Dated August 25, 1858

 

1860 Federal Census, Black River Falls, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States, Page 3

 

Abel Cheney, 30 yr. old white male
Birthplace New York
 

Household Members

James Barber M 40 New York
Eliza Barber F 40 New York
Mary A Barber F 17 New York
Charles Barber M 11 Wisconsin
Annetta Barber F 9 Wisconsin
Belle Barber F 6 Wisconsin
Capitola Barber F 0 Wisconsin
P. H. Howell M 35 Virginia
Maria Howell F 36 Ohio
Foster Howell M 8 Illinois
Marion Howell M 6 Wisconsin
Eldridge Howell M 4 Wisconsin
Charles Howell M 2 Wisconsin
Franklin Howell M 0 Wisconsin
Charles Felt M 24 Pennsylvania
Abel Cheney M 30 (1830) New York
Caroline Olson F 22 Norway
John Affolter M 28 France
Levi S. Avery M 30 Ohio
Daniel Haddington M 23 Ireland

 

1865 Wisconsin State Census, Albion Town, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States

 

Abel Cheney
Event Year 1865
Number of White Males 1

 

1875 Wisconsin State Census, Albion, Jackson, Wisconsin

 

Abel Cheney
Event Place
Number of White Males 1
Number of White Females 1

 

1880 Federal Census, Albion, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States

 

Abel Cheney, 53 yr. old white married male
Birthplace New York, United States
Father's Birthplace New York, United States
Mother's Birthplace New York, United States

Household Members

Abel Cheney Self M 53 New York, United States
Alice J Cheney Wife F 30 England
Mariah G Cheney Daughter F 4 Wisconsin, United States

 

1900 Federal Census, Black River Falls city Ward 1-4, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States

 

Alice J Cheney, 51 yr. old, white married female
Number of Living Children 1
Years Married 29 (1871)
Immigration Year 1867
Father's Birthplace England
Mother's Birthplace England
Mother of how many children 2
 

Household Members
 

Abel Cheney Head M 74 (Aug 1826) New York
Alice J Cheney Wife F 51 (Aug 1849) England
Marion Cheney Daughter F (Sep 1870) 25 Wisconsin

 

1905 Wisconsin State Census, Black River Falls, Jackson, Wisconsin, Page 87

 

Marion G Cheney, 29 yr. old white single female
Parent 1 Birthplace New York
Parent 2 Birthplace England

Household Members

Abel Cheney Head M 78y New York
Alice Cheney Wife F 55y England
Marion G Cheney Daughter F 29y Wisconsin

 

1910 Federal Census, Black River f Ward 3, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States

 

Alice J Cheney, 60 yr. old white married female
Immigration Year 1867
Father's Birthplace England
Mother's Birthplace England
 

Household Members

Abel Cheney Head M 85 New York
Alice J Cheney Wife F 60 (1849) England
Marion G. Cheney Daughter F 34 (1876) Wisconsin

 

1920 Federal Census, Black River Falls Ward 3, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States

 

Alice Cheney,  70 yr. old white widowed female
Immigration Year 1867
Father's Birthplace England
Mother's Birthplace England


Household Members

Alice Cheney Head F 70 England
Marion Cheney Daughter F 44 Wisconsin

 

Cemetery Death Record

 

Obit: Alice Jane Yates Cheney (1849 - 192x)

 

Born: Aug. 6, 1849, Died 192x
Spouse: Abel Cheney (1826 - 1915)

Children: Frank J. Cheney (1872 - 1872) & Marion G. Cheney (1875 - 1958)

Inscription: Daughter of Thomas and Honor G. (Skelton) Yates, born August 6, 1849, in the parish of Poplar, London, England; came to Wisconsin June 1867, to Black River Falls, December, 1869.

Burial: Riverside Cemetery, Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA

 

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Obit: Cheney, Frank J. (1871 - 1872)

 

Frank J. Cheney
Event Type Burial
Event Date 1872
Event Place Black River Falls, Jackson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Photograph Included Yes
Birth Date 29 Jan 1872
Death Date 02 Aug 1872
Cemetery Riverside Cemetery

 

 


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