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Tom,
I have a friend who is familiar with both Topeka (born and raised there)
and Kansas City (lives and works there now) I sent her a copy of the
obit and she says the park has to be in Topeka -- that her read of the
obit indicates that E.E. Chesney was living in Rosedale at the time of
his death and that it was undoubtedly written up for the Topeka Capitol
Journal.
She says the addresses in the obit are definitely Topeka addresses and
the way the obit refers to them it would only make sense if it was a
Topeka paper reporting it. So, since the obit says "Chesney Park Here
Was Named in His Honor" wouldn't the "here" be Topeka?
Have you ever checked this out?
Linda
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Again, Chesney researchers, some news of interest. In case you hadn't
heard, this was on the Everton website.
- Broderbund Sold
On Monday of this past week, a press release by two companies announced a
friendly takeover of Broderbund Software, producer of the most popular
genealogy program in the world: Family Tree Maker. The Learning Company
of Cambridge, Massachusetts plans to purchase Broderbund of Novato,
California for approximately $420 million in stock.
Both companies are educational and entertainment computer software
makers. Broderbund produces many programs in addition to their popular
Family Tree Maker series, including Carmen Sandiego, Arthur, KidPix and
The Print Shop. While The Learning Company has not previously had a
genealogy product, they do have a number of other programs that will fit
in nicely with the Broderbund products. These programs include
ReaderRabbit, BodyWorks, MegaMunchers, Cyber Patrol, KeyCAD Deluxe,
Labels Unlimited, Score Builder for the SAT/ACT, Home Medical Advisor and
a number of products for learning foreign languages.
The deal is expected to be accounted for as a pooling-of-interests. Both
companies' boards of directors have approved the transaction and intend
to recommend it to their respective shareholders. The two companies said
in a joint statement that they expect the merger to be completed before
the end of September.
"Broderbund's well-known, award-winning brands, are an excellent addition
to the Learning Company portfolio," said Kevin O'Leary, president of The
Learning Company. "In addition, the combined business will have access to
a database of over 20 million registered end-users who have purchased one
of our products and desire to hear about more offerings, which will allow
us to build our presence in the on-line and Internet channel," he added.
Let's see . Family Tree Maker was created by a company called Banner
Blue. That company later acquired Automated Archives, the first producer
of genealogy CD-ROM disks. Banner Blue was later acquired by Broderbund.
Then Broderbund also acquired Parsons Technology, producers of the
competitive Family Origins genealogy program. Now Broderbund has been
acquired by the Learning Company. I need a genealogy program just to keep
track of this lineage!
So what does this new acquisition mean to genealogists and especially to
those who use Family Tree Maker? My guess is that there will be very
little impact. The Learning Company did not have a genealogy program in
their catalog, so the addition of the very popular Family Tree Maker will
be a winner for them. Like Broderbund, The Learning Company has been very
effective at marketing products. The Learning Company will probably
continue to promote Family Tree Maker in much the same manner that
Broderbund has. I expect it will be "business as usual" for the
Broderbund employees.
The one item that I cannot guess at is the future of Family Origins. This
excellent genealogy program has always been a popular product for Parsons
Technology. Broderbund purchased Parsons and then continued to sell
Family Origins, even though it is a direct competitor to Family Tree
Maker. Now the new owners will be looking at the two competing products
with a fresh outlook. I hope they continue to sell and support Family
Origins.
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>From Ancestry.com's daily Newsletter, for all you Chesney researchers:
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USING PERSI
The Periodical Source Index, or PERSI, is the largest and most
widely-used index of genealogical and historical periodical
articles in the world. (Periodicals are simply publications
produced regularly as part of a series--magazines, newsletters,
journals, etc.) There is an amazing amount of genealogical
information and knowledge that is published in these periodicals
every year. Created by the Allen County Public Library in Fort
Wayne, Indiana, PERSI is widely recognized as essential for
high-quality genealogy research.
PERSI is a comprehensive subject index to genealogy and local
history periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since
1800. The collection also includes literature dating from the
1700s, although the material before 1800 is less complete. In
printed form, PERSI spans over two dozen volumes and takes up
several feet of shelf space.
Last year, the Allen County Public Library added more than
100,000 citations, bringing the total number of fully searchable
records to more than 1.1 million. The index catalogs almost 5,000
different periodicals, listing every article according to
locality, family (surname), and/or research method. PERSI is
available on CD-ROM and to subscribers at Ancestry.com.
When you find an appropriate citation in PERSI, you will be able
to follow a link from the citation to information on the
publisher of the periodical. Below is an example of a publisher's
information:
Periodical Title: Essex Institute Historical Collections
General Subject Area: U.S.
Topics: MA
Other Titles: new title: Peabody Essex Museum Collections
Notes:
ACPL Holdings: v.1-128 1859-1993
ACPL Call Number: 974.401 Es7esa
ISSN Number: 0014-0953
Other repositories holding this title include: Allen County
Public Library, Los Angeles Public Library, Dallas Public
Library, Family History Library, Library of Congress, New York
Public Library, Newberry Library, New England Historic
Genealogical Society Library, Public Library of Cincinnati &
Hamilton Co., State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library
Publisher: Essex Institute
Publisher Address: 132 Essex St
Publisher City: Salem
Publisher State: MA
Publisher Zip: 01970
Subscription Price: 0.00
PERSI Code: MAEI
The periodical is the "Essex Institute Historical Collections,"
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There is also a list of other repositories which hold this title
included in the information. Check with these repositories before
you visit to make sure they have the particular issue/article
that you need. Links to many of these libraries' homepages and
catalogs can be found in "Juliana's Links" at:
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You may also contact the Allen County Public Library, which owns
a copy of each periodical indexed in PERSI, for photocopies of
articles. A form for ordering photocopies is available at:
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Send the form describing the articles to be copied, and provide
the full entry from PERSI with the name of the journal. You may
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for each letter, pre-paid, plus $0.20 per page copied to be
billed to you. Requests are NOT accepted by phone, fax, or
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More information on using PERSI can be found at:
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OBITUARY (Newspaper and date unknown)
"CHESNEY IS DEAD
Former Topeka Brilliant Lawyer Dies in Rosedale.
Chesney Park Here Was Named in His Honor.
Judge E. E. Chesney, formerly of Topeka, and reputed to have been one of
the most brilliant lawyers in the state, died Tuesday night at his home in
Rosedale, Kan., according to word received here. He was 79 years old.
Judge Chesney came to Topeka about 1874 and practiced law here in the
district, state supreme and federal courts until about 1900. He also had a
large practice outside the city. He had offices in Topeka at 323 Kansas
avenue, at which time he was associated with J. M. Sanders under the firm name
of Chesney & Sanders. Later he changed his offices to 933 Kansas avenue and
again to 625 Kansas avenue. He lived at 1916 Lincoln street for many years.
Chesney park, purchased by the city in 1875, was named in his honor.
A brother, A. F. Chesney, was justice of the peace here for several years,
a notary public, and at one time was assistant postmaster. He had offices at
605 Kansas avenue and later at 523 Kansas avenue.
Judge Chesney was born at Abingdon, Ill, in 1841 and early entered the
practice of law. He studied with Judge Shoup, one of the most eminent
attorneys in the state. He is said to have known Abraham Lincoln and when a
young man heard the famous Lincoln-Douglas debate. He lived in Rosedale after
leaving Topeka about 1903.
He is survived by his wife, six children and a brother and sister. Burial
will be at Bushnell, IA."
I met someone over the weekend from Topeka, KS, who is going to make
inquiries for me about the location of "Chesney Park" there. The park is
named for Ezra Erasmus Chesney and is mentioned in his obituary, so I've
been trying to find out more about its location for quite some time.
Will keep the others in my line informed.
Linda
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Everything with "Cherry Pits" seems to be under control at Rootsweb.
Several lists were hit, but by 12:25 pm Sunday, Rootsweb had discovered
what was happening and begun filtering out the offending incoming
messages. We probably got hit because we are closer to the front of the
alphabet on the Rootsweb lists.
Remember, anytime you get anything you believe is offensive or
unsolicited email, forward it immediately to abuse@xxx (whatever your ISP
is). ALWAYS include everything you received in the offending message
including the WHOLE header. They can use the information in the header,
especially to trace down the offender and take the necessary corrective
measures.
If you think you know the originating ISP, or list serv, you can also
send the same information to them as well.
Again, if there's ever anything offensive to you on this list, be sure to
let me know so that I can do whatever I need to do as the listowner to
keep the list on track.
Linda
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Dear Chesney listers
I apologize for the Cherry Pit message -- It somehow got through the
rootsweb filtering system. At the present time all the lists on Rootsweb
seem to be being bombarded by a rather persistent 17 year old who is
doing some pretty serious acting out. I don't know if this is who Cherry
Pit is, yet, but if the problem persists, please be assured that I will
either discontinue the list or put it on a hiatus until Rootsweb can get
control of the situation. I do not want to have the list (or my
relatives) abused like this.
If you receive ANY kind of message from the CHESNEY-L that is offensive
to you in anyway, please do not hesitate to contact me IMMEDIATELY.
Linda
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Hi all,
I just noticed this GILLESPIE-PURDY connection on the BORDERS List, and
wondered if it would be of use to any CHESNEY researchers. Perhaps a
clue to where early generations came from? They're not my lines, so I
have no further info -- reply to Caroline.
Cheers,
Judy Lynn
Judy Lynn WEAVER: jweaver(a)kellyadv.com
of Shamokin & now Lancaster County, PA
---My British Isles heritage includes:
Bovill?, Brewis, Burnett, Chesney, Cheeseman/Ch(r)isman, Clifton,
Crawford, Crossland, Edwards, Emerson?, Glover?, Higgins, Horn, Johns,
Main, McClure?, Merton, Myers, Nash, Ritchie?, Stephenson?, Stanier?,
Storey?, Whitmore, Wilbrau?, Wildridge, Wilson.
---My "Pennsylvania Dutch" heritage includes:
Arnold, Bayer/Beyer, Click/Klick, Daub, Dreibelbis, Feherenback,
Heitzman, Helfrich, Hepler, Hoch, Hoffman, Jury, Kehler, Mermilo,
Messerschmidt?, Peffley, Phillips, Sassamanshausen, Scharadin, Scheible,
Schmidt, Schram/Shrum, Sherrick, Wanner, Weaver, Welker
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Caroline Gaden [SMTP:cgaden@northnet.com.au]
> Sent: Friday, May 15, 1998 9:22 PM
> To: BORDER-L(a)rootsweb.com
> Subject: GILLESPIE
>
> I'm not very familiar with this line as I've been concentating on the
> others, but here goes
>
> Andro GILLESPIE married Angus WADDELL 8 Nov 1662
> son John born 8 Aug 1663 mar (1) Alison Pearson 7 Sept 1691
> (2) Margaret Wilson
> (3) Isobal MAIN 11 Jun 1712
> son (of IM) George b 7 July 1723 Darnchester Mill
> d 28 Nov 1788 at Tweed Mill, buried Lennel
> Cemetery
>
> son George b 8 Mar 1754 at Darnchester later of Crailinghall
> married Alice RIDDEL
>
> son Alexander b 13 Mar 1795 Northumberland marr Jessie CLARK
>
> son George b 27 Jan 1825 Kelso, d 1892
> married Margaret THOMSON Roseburn Edinburgh
> Arrived Australia 1853 "Loch Lomond"
>
> son Alexander 1851-1917 mar Clara PURDIE 1858 - ?
>
> son Alexander 1885 - 1925 mar Keena (Keam) Waugh
>
>
> That is our direct line, there are obviously all the brothers and
> sisters
> at each generation. let me know if you think this may link to your
> tree
> at all and I'll go into more detail
>
> Cheers from Down Under
> CAROLINE GADEN
>
> looking for Northern England leaves on the FORD,MINTOFT, VESTER,
> BARRY,
> TAYLORSON and STEPHENSON trees,
> In the middle of England the BALCOMBE and STUCKEY trees
> The WAUGH and GILLESPIEs in the Border counties of Britain and in
> Australia
> GADEN in Dorset, Newfoundland and Australia, BALCOMBE on St Helena
> Island
> and Australia
> and SCHRADER in Australia
>
Here's another piece Dale Chesney sent me (DBCHES(a)aol.com):
I can't tie it to my line just yet, but the locations mentioned in it are
relatively close to where my Chesney's of Abingdon lived. I guess I need
to do some census look ups in Bureau county to see if there are other
Chesneys there as well. Does this William Chesney link with any of you?
*****************
>From Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois, by George B.
Harrington, pub. 1906.
William Chesney, who is engaged in farming on section 12, Milo township,
is one of Bureau county's native sons, born on the 17th of July, 1857.
He is a son of William Chesney, Sr., and his grandfather, a resident of
West Virginia, bore the same name. The father of our subject came to
Bureau county about 1854 and settled at Lone Tree, in Westland township,
but subsequently removed to Macon township and afterward took up his
abode in Milo township near where his son now resides. He was married to
Miss Hilda Merritt, a native of New York, and they became the parents of
six children, but only two are not living: William and Judith, the wife
of Leslie Wilkins, a druggist of Tiskilwa. The father made his home in
Bureau county for fourteen years, when his life's labors were ended in
death in 1868. His wife survived him for about eight heard and died in
1876.
William Chesney, the only surviving son, was educated in the common
schools and began life as a farmer, since which time he has continuously
carried on agricultural pursuits. He inherited some property from his
father, to which he has added as his financial resources have permitted
until he now owns two hundred and eighty acres of good land, upon which
are substantial buildings, the whole constituting a valuable and
attractive farm which is characterized by neatness and thrift in all of
its departments. He is engaged quite extensively in raising cattle, hogs
and horses and he buys much stock and grain. He ships about ten carloads
of hogs and cattle each year and in addition to this part of his business
he carries on general farming. He is watchful of every detail pointing
to success, is thoroughly familiar with the farm work in all of its minor
as well as its more important interests and his careful management and
thorough acquaintance with his business are salient elements in his
success.
Mr. Chesney married Mis Flora E. Murphy who was born in Indiana but was
reared in Illinois and Nebraska. She is a daughter of John Murphy and by
her marriage has become the mother of six children: William, Samuel,
Electa, Esther, Clara and Ernest. The parents are members of the
Methodist Episcopal church, in the work of which they take a deep and
helpful interest. Their home is pleasantly located about five and a half
miles from Tiskilwa and is always open for the reception of their
friends, who are many. Mr. Chesney is a democrat and has served as
school director and road commissioner. He has attained high rank in
Masonry, holding membership in the lodge at Tiskilwa and the chapter and
commandery in Princeton, while he and his wife and daughter are members
of the Eastern Star lodge, and his son Samuel is a Master Mason. The
family are prominent socially and the consensus of public opinion classes
Mr. Chesney with the alert and enterprising business men of this part of
the state, whose prosperity has been honorably earned and is therefore
well deserved.
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Some time back I received from Dale Chesney (DBCHES(a)aol.com) photocopies
of two articles from County Histories in Illinois. This one is of
special interest from History of Knox County, Illinois, by Chas. Chapman
and Co., pub. 1878
"Chesney, John E., wagon and carriage maker, Abingdon, is the son of
Thomas and Hannah (Mitchell) Chesney, of Maryland; was born in Hartford
county, Maryland, in April, 1815; was educated in common schools of
Indiana; learned his trade with his father; came to Abingdon April 21,
1842; was married to Hannah J. Swartz June 6 1844, and the second time to
Eliza E. Foster Dec. 21, 1854; is a member of the M.E. Church and Class
Leader; Republican in politics."
There is another brief entry for "Chesney, Mrs. J.H., residence Abingdon"
I know there are some Chesney's in this line on the list, so thought
you'd be interested in these. Does anyone know who Mrs. J.H. Chesney
might be?
Linda
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Looks like another good resource
Linda
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From: Mary Ann Thompson <HPLMT(a)FHSUVM.FHSU.EDU>
while i have used holmes' covered wagon women, there is a new set of
books
that is just amazing. it is called "news of the plains and rockies,
1803-1865." they are "original narratives of overland travel and
adventure."
each volume has a theme, #1--early explorers, 1803-1812, & fur hunters,
1813-1847, #2--santa fe adventurers, 1818-1843 and settlers, 1819-1865,
#3--missionaries, mormons, 1821-1864 and indian agents, captives,
1832-1865,
#4--Warriors, 1834-1865 and scientists, artists, 1835-1859, #5--later
explorers, 1847-1865, #6--gold seekers, california, 1849-1856 and
railroad
forerunners, 1850-1865, #7--mailmen, 1857-1865 and gold seekers, pike's
peak,
1858-1865, #8--gold seekers, other areas, 1860-1865 and additional
accounts,
the plains and rockies, 1800-1865. right now, i believe the first three
volumes are out. what i like about these are that the compiler, david
white,
tells the significance of the work and something about the author and
then
gives the actual narrative. it covers men and women. mat.
Mary Ann Thompson
Hays Public Library
1205 Main Phone (785) 625-9014
Hays, KS 67601 e-mail hplmt(a)fhsu.edu
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Thought some of you might be interested in this -- both the book and this
review -- even though it's not at all about Chesney's. It does cover the
historical time frame, however, of the migration West of many of our
ancestors and would give insight into the times and the lives of our
foremothers.
Linda
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From: H-WOMEN(a)h-net.msu.edu
H-NET BOOK REVIEW
Published by H-Women(a)h-net.msu.edu (June, 1998)
Kenneth L. Holmes, ed. _Covered Wagon Women: Diaries & Letters
from the Western Trails, 1850_. Volume 2. Introduction by
Lillian Schlissel. Reprint of 1983 edition. Lincoln:
University of Nebraska Press, 1995. xi + 302 pp. Portraits and
index. $13.00 (paper), ISBN 0-8032-7274-X.
Reviewed by Alison M. Scott <ascott(a)bgnet.bgsu.edu>, Popular
Culture Library, Bowling Green State University
In the early 1980s, Kenneth L. Holmes began the valuable task of
editing and publishing a massive collection of diaries and
letters written by women who made the overland journey to the
American West between 1840 and 1903. Holmes' eleven-volume
series, published by A. H. Clark of Glendale, California,
1983-1993, is one of the very few available compilations of
primary source material documenting the experiences of women
pioneers en route to the American West.[1] This volume, a 1995
reprint of volume two of Holmes' eleven-volume set with a new
introduction by historian Lillian Schlissel, author of the
ground-breaking volume, _Women's Diaries of the Westward
Journey_ (New York: Schocken Books, 1982), contains the records
of six women who trekked across the plains in 1850 to
California, Oregon, New Mexico, and Utah. The women differed in
economic status (from the middle ranks to the very well-to-do),
in age (from 24 to 44), in marital status (from an unmarried
daughter traveling with her large family of origin to women
traveling with husbands and children), in their husbands'
occupations (military officer, craftsman, farmers, merchants,
and would-be gold miners), and in their educational attainments,
but they all shared a desire to capture their experiences, in
words, on paper, as a record for the loved ones they left behind
and for those who would come after them.
Through these women's words, we learn of the struggle to gain a
few miles of ground, through prairies and deserts, across rivers
and mountains, past the graves of earlier travelers, caring for
the needs of the flesh and the spirit, carried forward by sheer
persistence in the hope of the journey's end in a better life.
These are the stories of daily survival and accomplishment in
the midst of known and unknown dangers, the quotidian details
that make up the vast story of America's western migration. In
her introduction, Schlissel underscores the importance of these
women's stories of the westward migration of the mid-nineteenth
century: "[W]e have learned over time, and first from the
diaries of women, that our 'capacity for wonder' is a prism
compounded of the vision of many different eyes, the lives of
many different people, the natural history of different sections
of this vast land" (p. xi).
The documents reprinted in _Covered Wagon Women_ provide
information about an important era in American history through
the eyes of participants; that the perspective is that of women,
who are still often left out of the narrative of the American
West makes these diaries all the more important as a resource.
These diaries and letters contribute greatly to our
understanding of life on the overland trails, and they deserve
our full and careful attention.
The University of Nebraska Press should be commended for making
this volume (and others from Holmes' larger set) available in
paperback, as this collection will be a valuable text for
teaching purposes. Holmes has limited his editorial
interventions (orthography and punctuation have not been
regularized, for instance), and this will give students an
opportunity to engage these historical documents without the
clutter of extensive (and all too often overbearing) critical
apparatus.
However, all things have the defects of their qualities, and
this volume does raise some questions.
First: Why does Holmes reprint _these_ six texts? Are they the
best he found from the year 1850? Or, are they representative
of the diaries he has located? Or, are they the only ones he as
found? It would be helpful, particularly for those who wish to
use these volume as a text book, to get more insight into
Holmes' principles of selection and inclusion. His rationale
may be made explicit elsewhere in the original eleven-volume
set, but anyone who encounters this book as I did, as a
"singleton," will wonder.
Second: Holmes is a deliberately unobtrusive editor, and his
aim seems to be to present these texts as transparently as
possible. In practice, this means that he presents the highly
polished journal of Margaret A. Frink (published in 1897 as
_Journal of the Adventures of a Party of California
Gold-Seekers_), evidently heavily edited for publication, in
exactly the same way that he presents his transcription of a
typewritten copy of Lucena Parsons' vivid, but barely literate,
diary of her journey to California, and as he presents his
transcription (apparently from the original manuscripts) of the
unpunctuated letters of Mary M. Colby, written as purely private
communications between separated brothers and sisters. These
three documents have very different histories as texts: these
differences, which have some bearing on their status as
evidence, would bear some analysis by the editor.
Third: Where Holmes does intervene, he can be inconsistent.
For Sophia Lois Goodridge's narrative of her trip to Salt Lake
City with a caravan of Latter-Day Saints, Holmes provides a
bibliography, including references to standard works of Mormon
history and biography, as well as standard historical
dictionaries. Why? Or, why not provide bibliographies for the
other documents he publishes or for the volume as a whole?
Holmes does not explain.
But, be these questions as they may, this volume is, and will
remain, a valuable resource for scholars and students interested
in the history of the American West and the vital role that
women played in the vast migration across the plains.
Note
[1] Other available compilations include _Ho for California!:
Women's Overland Diaries from the Huntington Library_, edited by
Sandra Myres (San Marino, California: The Huntington Library,
1980), _American Women's Diaries: Western Women_ [microfilm]
(New Canaan, Connecticut: Readex, 1991-1992), and _Western
Americana: Women of the West_ [microfilm] (Ann Arbor, Michigan:
Xerox University Microfilms, 1975). Each volume of _Covered
Wagon Women_ covers a different chronological period: v. 1,
1840-1849; v. 2, 1850; v. 3, 1851; v. 4, 1852: The California
Trail; v. 5, 1852: The Oregon Trail; v. 6, 1853-1854; v. 7,
1854-1860; v. 8, 1862-1865; v. 9, 1864-1868; v. 10, 1875-1883;
v. 11, 1879-1903.
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My name is Anne Chesney, my gggggrandfather was William Chesney(b. 1756)
was married to Mary Mc Auley==== His son, Thomas Chesney (b. 1784) was
married to Hanna Mitchell===Next came Kent Mitchell Chesney(b. 1809) was
married to Hannah Jane Price=== then my ggrandfather Oliver Mansfield
Chesney(b. ABT 1850) was married to Mary Ann Morris===And my grandfather
Ralph James Chesney Sr(b. 1885) was married to Anna Elizabeth
Farley===My father was Ralph James Chesney Jr (b. 1916) he was married
to Zelma M. Braton===I have a older brother Gary W. Chesney(b. 1940) his
wife is Pam Plaster. Gary has two sons Doug and Steven Kent(he was named
after Kent Mitchell Chesney) and of course, theres me, Anne Chesney. I
would love to hear from all my Chesney "cousins" from all over.