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     Nancy Purdue married John West.¹
     Her married name was West.¹

     Orion Howard Cheney was born circa 1869 at IL.² He was the son of Lewis Howard Cheney and Mary Elizabeth West.¹ Orion Howard Cheney died in January 1939 at Patterson, Putnam Co., NY.³

     Alfred Ranney Cheney was born on 4 February 1884 at IL.^1,2 He was the son of Lewis Howard Cheney and Mary Elizabeth West.¹ Alfred Ranney Cheney died on 10 June 1901 at age 17.³ He was buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL.³

     John L. Cheney was born in February 1871.² He was the son of Lewis Howard Cheney and Mary Elizabeth West.¹ John L. Cheney died in August 1871.² He was buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL.²

     Gertie Lovisa Cheney was born in November 1874.² She was the daughter of Lewis Howard Cheney and Mary Elizabeth West.¹ Gertie Lovisa Cheney died before 1880. She was buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL.²

     Walter West Cheney was born in January 1880 at IL.² He was the son of Lewis Howard Cheney and Mary Elizabeth West.¹ Walter West Cheney died in July 1880.³ He was buried at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL.³

     (child) Cheney was the child of Lewis Howard Cheney and Mary Elizabeth West.¹

     Charity L. Bill was born on 5 November 1850 at Plainfield, Will Co., IL.² She was the daughter of John Bill and Minerva S. Smith.¹ Charity L. Bill married Joshua Heath Cheney, son of Albert Gallatin Cheney and Hannah Heath, on 5 November 1873 at Plainfield, Will Co., IL.³ Charity L. Bill and Joshua Heath Cheney were divorced before 1898. Charity L. Bill married William Robinson on 3 May 1898 at Will Co., IL.⁴ Charity L. Bill died on 30 November 1953 at Wilmington, Will Co., IL, at age 103.⁵ She was buried at Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Will Co., IL.⁵
     As of 5 November 1873,her married name was Cheney. Her married name was Robinson.

     John Bill married Minerva S. Smith.¹

     Minerva S. Smith married John Bill.¹
     Her married name was Bill.¹

     John Albert Cheney was born on 22 November 1875 at Plainfield, Will Co., IL.^2,3,4 He was the son of Joshua Heath Cheney and Charity L. Bill.¹ John Albert Cheney married Jennie Louise Graham, daughter of James Graham and Mary Louise Wheeler, on 21 July 1909 at Kendall Co., IL.⁵ John Albert Cheney and Jennie Louise Graham were divorced before 1930; Comment by DGB: It is an assumption that there was a divorce based on his second marriage, though no evidence has yet been noted and his misrepresentation of John's age and place of birth on his second marriage application may indicate that he did not participate in obtaining any such divorce. End of comment. John Albert Cheney married Rachel A. Nelson, daughter of Gilford Nelson and Sarah Mary Taylor, on 3 October 1938 at Clark Co., WA; Comment by DGB: John A. Cheney lists his age as 76 on the marriage application and the final certificate of marriage lists his birthplace as Glasglow, Scotland, and his parents as Joshua Cheney and Charity Bill with their birthplaces as Scotland also. End of comment.⁶ John Albert Cheney died on 13 February 1943 at Del Norte Co., CA, at age 67; Comment by DGB: Note that the CA death index lists his birth date as 22 August 1862, a year that he had been representing likely from sometime after he left his first wife in the 1920s. End of comment.⁷ He was buried at IOOF Cemetery, Crescent City, Del Norte Co., CA.⁸

     David William Cheney was born on 5 January 1879 at Hutchinson, Reno Co., KS.² He was the son of Joshua Heath Cheney and Charity L. Bill.¹ David William Cheney married Clara B. (????) circa 1906.³ David William Cheney died on 24 February 1960 at age 81.²

     Clara Ellen Cheney was born on 3 February 1882 at Breckenridge, Summit Co., CO.¹ She was the daughter of Joshua Heath Cheney and Charity L. Bill.² Clara Ellen Cheney married Raymond Charles Woolley, son of Charles Woolley and Minerva Ellen Parker, on 3 April 1906 at Kane Co., IL.¹ Clara Ellen Cheney died on 28 June 1967 at Aurora, Kane Co., IL, at age 85.¹ She was buried at Wheatland Cemetery, Wheatland, Will Co., IL.¹
     As of 3 April 1906,her married name was Woolley.¹

     Lucy Hannah Cheney was born circa 1884.² She was the daughter of Joshua Heath Cheney and Charity L. Bill.¹ Lucy Hannah Cheney died on 20 November 1894 at Plainfield, Will Co., IL.² She was buried at Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Will Co., IL.³

     Estella Sarah Cheney was born circa 1886 at Casper, Natrona Co., WY.^2,3 She was the daughter of Joshua Heath Cheney and Charity L. Bill.¹

     Lura Luella Cheney was born circa 1889 at CO.² She was the daughter of Joshua Heath Cheney and Charity L. Bill.¹ Lura Luella Cheney married George Schumack circa 1916.³
     As of circa 1916,her married name was Schumack.³

     Hazel Heath Cheney was born circa 1892.² She was the daughter of Joshua Heath Cheney and Charity L. Bill.¹ Hazel Heath Cheney died on 14 November 1894.³ She was buried at Plainfield Cemetery, Plainfield, Will Co., IL.³

     Isaac Foster married Grace Parsons.¹

     Grace Parsons married Isaac Foster.¹
     Her married name was Foster.¹

     Robert Nichols married Margaret (????)¹

     Margaret (????) married Robert Nichols.¹
     Her married name was Nichols.¹

     Samuel Shotwell Hutchins married Mary Liddell Vercoe.¹

     Mary Liddell Vercoe married Samuel Shotwell Hutchins.¹
     Her married name was Hutchins.¹

     Francis Baldwin Sheldon married Inez Fisk.¹

     Inez Fisk married Francis Baldwin Sheldon.¹
     Her married name was Sheldon.¹