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Richard Herbert Cheney 1915 – 1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Jan 1915

Birth Location: Dawson County, Nebraska

Death Date: 23 May 1999

Death Location: Casper, Natrona, Wyoming

Father: Thomas Cheney

Mother: Margaret Tyler

Spouse(s): Marjorie Dickey

Children(s): Richard Cheney, Robert Cheney

In 1915, Richard Herbert Cheney entered the world in Dawson County, Nebraska, born to Thomas Herbert Cheney and Margaret Ellen Tyler. In 1920, Richard Herbert Cheney resided in Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska. In 1950, Richard Herbert Cheney resided in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska. Richard Herbert Cheney married Marjorie Lorraine Dickey, and had children including Richard Bruce Cheney, Robert W Cheney. Richard Herbert Cheney passed away in 1999 in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming.

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Biography

  • In 1915, Richard Herbert Cheney entered the world in Dawson County, Nebraska, born to Thomas Herbert Cheney and Margaret Ellen Tyler.
  • In 1920, Richard Herbert Cheney resided in Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska.
  • In 1950, Richard Herbert Cheney resided in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.
  • Richard Herbert Cheney married Marjorie Lorraine Dickey, and had children including Richard Bruce Cheney, Robert W Cheney.
  • Richard Herbert Cheney passed away in 1999 in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Cheney's Ancestors

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Richard Cheney
1915 – 1999
Birth Place: Dawson County, Nebraska
Parents
Thomas Herbert Cheney
1869 – 1947
Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Margaret (Ellen) Tyler
1877 – 1961
Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Fletcher) Cheney
1829 – 1911
Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Ella (A) Phillips
1840 – 1909
Silver Creek, Chautauqua, New York
James (Alexander) Tyler
1848 – 1909
, , Indiana, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Swift
1843 –
, , Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elias Cheney
1793 – 1859
Lucy Fletcher
1803 – 1845
Willett Tyler
1808 – 1882
Rachel Montgomery
1810 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Cheney
1764 – 1850
Hannah Eaton
1761 – 1832
Joseph Fletcher
1777 – 1861
Rachel Emerson
1781 – 1863
Robert Tyler
1773 – 1827
Sarah Pritchard
1776 – 1869

Richard Cheney's Descendants

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Richard (Herbert) Cheney (26 Jan 1915 – 23 May 1999) m. Marjorie (Lorraine) Dickey (8 Jan 1918 – 26 Dec 1993)
  1. 1. Richard (Bruce) Cheney (30 Jan 1941 – )
  2. 2. Robert (W) Cheney (abt 1943 – )

Richard Cheney's Timeline

4 Records

1915
26 Jan 1915
Birth of Richard Herbert Cheney in Dawson County, Nebraska
Dawson County, Nebraska
1920
1920
Age 5
Richard Herbert Cheney resided here in Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
1950
1950
Age 35
Richard Herbert Cheney resided here in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
1999
23 May 1999
Age 84
Death of Richard Herbert Cheney in Casper, Natrona, Wyoming
Casper, Natrona, Wyoming

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Dawson County, Nebraska
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 508-36-0537; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 784; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 94-93B

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
    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: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 784; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 94-93B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
    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: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 784; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 94-93B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1999
    Event Place: Casper, Natrona, Wyoming
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 508-36-0537; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006

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