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Surnames: CHESLEY, WILEY, HOLMES
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ncI.2ACIB/136.1.1
Message Board Post:
Yes, Albert Chesley is the brother of Milan A Chesley according to his obituary. I was in Kewanee in August and copied Albert's obituary and that of his wife's. According to the obituary Albert Smith Chesley was circulation manager of the Daily Star-Courier in Kewanee when he died in June 1911. He was first connected with the Kewanee Courier from 1880 until 1889 as manager of the job printing department. He engaged in other successful business ventures, and took a position with the Kewanee Daily Star Courier about 1906.
He was born 19 Apr 1854 in Charleston Vermont and died in Kewanee on 4 Jun 1911. He was married 22 Dec 1887 in Henry Co IL to my cousin Matilda J. "Tilley" Wiley. daughter of James and Nancy Ann Holmes Wiley. She was born 18 May 1856 in Weathersfield, Henry Co Il and died 16 Apr 1941 in Kewanee. They did not have children.
According to the obituary, his brother Milan was living at Chetopa, KS, a sister Mrs. T. D., Keene died 8 years earlier and a brother Theron H Chelsey died for years earlier.
They are buried at Westhersfield Cemetery.
I would like information concerning Albert's parents, and am curious if you might have a photo of Albert and Tillie. do you have a copy of Albert and Tillie's obituaries? I would be happy to provide you with a transcript, and would try to make a copy from my rather dark copy if you should need it. Please feel free to e-mail me privately.
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Surnames: CHESLEY, DEWEY
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/ncI.2ACIB/136.1
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Gayle ... might this be the Albert S CHESLEY, brother of Milan A CHESLEY. I have some information of him but very little. and these brothers were in Henry county, IL Milan was a newspaper man and probably edited a paper there. He moved on to Kansas and died there but was returned to Kewanee, Henry, IL for burial beside his first wife, Mary Alice DEWEY.
Would love to exchange information.