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John Jackson Cheney 1899–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Feb 1899

Birth Location: Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 11 May 1969

Death Location: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Arthur Cheney

Mother: Nannie Powell

Spouse(s): Frona Owens

Children(s): Dixie Cheney, John Cheney

The story of John Jackson Cheney began in 1899 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA. In 1910, John Jackson Cheney resided in Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas, USA. In 1930, John Jackson Cheney resided in Durant, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA. John Jackson Cheney married Frona Owens, and had children including Dixie May Cheney, John Arthur Cheney. John Jackson Cheney passed away in 1969 in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Jackson Cheney began in 1899 in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, John Jackson Cheney resided in Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, John Jackson Cheney resided in Durant, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA.
  • John Jackson Cheney married Frona Owens, and had children including Dixie May Cheney, John Arthur Cheney.
  • John Jackson Cheney passed away in 1969 in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Arthur Cheney
1872–1910
Birth Location: Cobb County, Georgia, USA
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Nannie Powell
1875–1957
Birth Location: Buffalo, White County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Frona Owens
1901–1960
Birth Location: Oklahoma
FO

Children(s)

Dixie Cheney
1921–2017
Birth Location: Durant, Bryan County, Oklahoma, USA
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John Cheney
1925–1995
Birth Location: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
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John Cheney's Ancestors

Self
John Cheney
1899–1969
Birth Place: Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
Parents
Arthur Calhoun “A C” Cheney
1872–1910
Cobb County, Georgia, USA
Nannie (Mae) Powell
1875–1957
Buffalo, White County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Ezekiel (Littleton) Powell
1850–1928
Mary (Ellender) Jennings
1852–1935
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Israel Jennings
1812–1876
Ruth Crawford
1827–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hartsell Jennings
1780–1826
Eleanor Anderson
1785–1860

John Cheney's Descendants

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John (Jackson) Cheney (25 Feb 1899–11 May 1969) m. Frona Owens (11 Dec 1901–17 Mar 1960)
  1. 1. Dixie (May) Cheney 1921–2017 m. Norman (Woodrow) Prater 1918–1980
  2. 2. John (Arthur) Cheney 1925–1995 m. Nancy (Ann) Goff 1930–2018

John Cheney's Timeline

7 Records

1899
25 Feb 1899
Birth of John Jackson Cheney in Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 11
John Jackson Cheney resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 31
John Jackson Cheney resided here in Durant, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Durant, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 36
John Jackson Cheney resided here in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma
Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 41
John Jackson Cheney resided here in Spears Township, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Spears Township, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 51
John Jackson Cheney resided here in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
1969
11 May 1969
Age 70
Death of John Jackson Cheney in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Feb 1899
    Event Place: Victoria, Victoria County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03278; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7-25
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341628
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [4] Oklahoma, U.S., County Marriage Records
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: 4130; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 7-37

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Victoria, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Durant, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 0026; FHL microfilm: 2341628

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03278; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7-25

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Spears Township, Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03278; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7-25

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: 4130; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 7-37

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bryan, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: 4130; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 7-37

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1969
    Event Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
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