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Thomas Herbert Cheney 1869 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Apr 1869

Birth Location: Defiance County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 29 Mar 1947

Death Location: Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska

Father: Samuel Cheney

Mother: Ella Phillips

Spouse(s): Lillian S, Margaret Tyler

Children(s): Mildred Cheney, Richard Cheney

Thomas Herbert Cheney was born in 1869 in Defiance County, Ohio, USA, the child of Samuel Fletcher Cheney and Ella A Phillips. In 1870, Thomas Herbert Cheney resided in Noble, Defiance, Ohio. In 1880, Thomas Herbert Cheney resided in Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States. Thomas Herbert Cheney married Lillian S, Margaret Ellen Tyler, and had children including Mildred Cheney, Richard Herbert Cheney. Thomas Herbert Cheney passed away in 1947 in Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska.

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Biography

  • Thomas Herbert Cheney was born in 1869 in Defiance County, Ohio, USA, the child of Samuel Fletcher Cheney and Ella A Phillips.
  • In 1870, Thomas Herbert Cheney resided in Noble, Defiance, Ohio.
  • In 1880, Thomas Herbert Cheney resided in Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States.
  • Thomas Herbert Cheney married Lillian S, Margaret Ellen Tyler, and had children including Mildred Cheney, Richard Herbert Cheney.
  • Thomas Herbert Cheney passed away in 1947 in Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Cheney
1829 – 1911
Birth Location: Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
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Ella Phillips
1840 – 1909
Birth Location: Silver Creek, Chautauqua, New York
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Spouses(s)

Lillian S
Birth Location: , , Wisconsin, USA
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Margaret Tyler
1877 – 1961
Birth Location: Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, USA
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Children(s)

Mildred Cheney
1895 –
Birth Location: Dawson, Nebraska
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Richard Cheney
1915 – 1999
Birth Location: Dawson County, Nebraska
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Thomas Cheney's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cheney
1869 – 1947
Birth Place: Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Samuel Fletcher Cheney
1829 – 1911
Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire
Ella (A) Phillips
1840 – 1909
Silver Creek, Chautauqua, New York
Grandparents
Elias (Eaton) Cheney
1793 – 1859
Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Lucy Fletcher
1803 – 1845
Thetford, Orange, Vermont
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer Cheney
1764 – 1850
Hannah Eaton
1761 – 1832
Joseph Fletcher
1777 – 1861
Rachel Emerson
1781 – 1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cheney
1741 – 1803
Elizabeth Swett
1745 – 1834

Thomas Cheney's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Herbert) Cheney (10 Apr 1869 – 29 Mar 1947) m. Lillian S m. Margaret (Ellen) Tyler (16 Jun 1877 – 28 Apr 1961)
  1. 1. Mildred Cheney (Jun 1895 – )
  2. 2. 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 – )

Thomas Cheney's Timeline

8 Records

1869
10 Apr 1869
Birth of Thomas Herbert Cheney in Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Defiance County, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 1
Thomas Herbert Cheney resided here in Noble, Defiance, Ohio
Noble, Defiance, Ohio
1880
1880
Age 11
Thomas Herbert Cheney resided here in Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
1900
1900
Age 31
Thomas Herbert Cheney resided here in Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
1910
1910
Age 41
Thomas Herbert Cheney resided here in Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
1920
1920
Age 51
Thomas Herbert Cheney resided here in Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
1930
1930
Age 61
Thomas Herbert Cheney resided here in Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska
Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska
1947
29 Mar 1947
Age 78
Death of Thomas Herbert Cheney in Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska
Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Apr 1869
    Event Place: Defiance County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 971.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: 1270; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 1160.0.
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Defiance, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: T9_1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 54.3000; Enumeration District: 232; Image: 0366.
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T623 922; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 95.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 293.
    [7] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Noble, Defiance, Ohio
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: , ; Roll: M593

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Defiance, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: T9_1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 54.3000; Enumeration District: 232; Image: 0366.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T623 922; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 95.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T624_842; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 107; Image: 293.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wood River, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: T625_983; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 971.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska; Roll: 1270; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 1160.0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1947
    Event Place: Sumner, Dawson, Nebraska
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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