THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

        Husband: Henderson Polson
           Born: 27 AUG 1823 in Blue River Township, Harrison CO, Indiana
        Married: 27 SEP 1846 in Harrison CO, Indiana
           Died: 06 JUN 1905 in Cedar Vale, Chautauqua CO, Kansas
         Buried: in Rosedale Cemetery, Hewins, Kansas
         Father: Thomas Polson
         Mother: Zillah King
        Spouses: 
     Occupation: Farmer
           Wife: Sarah Emaline Bates
           Born: 22 FEB 1826 in Blue River Township, Harrison CO, Indiana
           Died: 04 FEB 1902 in Cedar Vale, Chautauqua CO, Kansas
         Buried: in Rosedale Cemetery, Hewins, Kansas
         Father: Caleb Bates
         Mother: Margaret Louden
        Spouses:
Children
01          (F): Margaret J. "Meg" Polson
           Born: 24 SEP 1847 in Swan Township, Marion CO, Indiana
           Died: 13 FEB 1923 in Oklahoma CO, Oklahoma
        Spouses: William Franklin Pitman
02          (M): George Washington Polson
           Born: 22 APR 1849 in Swan Township, Marion CO, Indiana
           Died: 05 DEC 1940 in Council Grove; Morris County, Kansas (1)
        Spouses: Eliza V. Snodgrass; Sarah Mahala Hobbs; Delila C. Bond
03          (F): Julia Ann Polson
           Born: 21 FEB 1851 in Swan Township, Marion CO, Indiana
           Died: 27 MAY 1883 in Conijo Valley, Ventura Co, California
        Spouses: Joseph Clinton Witham
04          (F): Sarah Jane "Jennie" Polson
           Born: 18 AUG 1852 in Swan Township, Marion CO, Indiana
           Died: 06 APR 1934
        Spouses: Samuel M.Z. Long
05          (M): Irvin Polson
           Born: 18 MAY 1854 in Swan Township, Marion County, Indiana
           Died: 26 FEB 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
        Spouses: Martha Jane Kessler; Letha Warren
06          (M): Thomas Millard "T.M." Polson
           Born: 02 SEP 1856 in Wheeling, Marion County, Iowa
           Died: 30 APR 1938 in Bentonville, Benton CO, Arkansas
        Spouses: Emma Guy
07          (M): Simpson Price Polson
           Born: 28 MAR 1859 in Swan Township, Marion CO, Indiana
           Died: 12 OCT 1934 in Moline, Elk CO, Kansas
        Spouses: Sarah J.; Leah Kessinger; Chrissie Wright
08          (F): Emma Annice Polson
           Born: 11 AUG 1861 in Swan Township, Marion CO, Indiana
           Died: 13 JAN 1951 in Cedar Vale, Chautauqua County, Kansas
        Spouses: George Franklin Parks
09          (M): Hugh C Polson
           Born: 26 SEP 1864 in Swan Township, Marion CO, Indiana
           Died: 29 NOV 1915
        Spouses: Amy Moises
10          (M): Andrew Henderson "Andy" Polson
           Born: 28 JUL 1866 in Swan Township, Marion CO, Indiana
           Died: 16 OCT 1940 in Hewins, Chautauqua CO, Kansas
        Spouses: Clara Jones; Mary Guthrie

Additional Information

Henderson Polson:

Notes:
Henderson and Sarah spent their early married life in Iowa where their ten children were born. Henderson was a farmer and a traveling preacher (self-proclaimed). In 1871, Henderson, Sarah, and their 10 children left Iowa to search for a better livelihood in Kansas. They traveled in three covered wagons, trailing their livestock. They settled near Neodesha where they again farmed and Henderson traveled from town to town preaching.

Around 1882, the Polsons moved to Chautauqua County. At different times, they had a grocery store in Cedar Vale, a country store near Elgin, and for several years operated the mill at Hart's mill near Hewins.

Henderson was a tall raw-boned fellow with one glass eye. He was known to frighten his grandchildren by removing the eye and placing it on his finger. (From the "History of Chautauqua County, Kansas", 1987, page 618).

On Tuesday morning June 6, 1905 at 9 A.M., Henderson Polson died very suddenly at the home of Mr and Mrs Crank in Cedar Vale. Earlier in the morning, Henderson ate a hearty breakfast, came up to town and after chatting with friends for a few minutes, went down to the Crank home which he owned, and worked for a few minutes on some shrubbery in the yard. Presently he went into the house and seating himself in an easy chair, remarked in a joking way to Mrs Crank that he was tired and that he was getting too old to work.

After chatting a little, Mrs Crank left the room and returning in about 10 minutes, found Mr Polson sitting in his chair just as if he had dropped off to sleep but the spark of life had fled. (From the "Cedar Vale Commercial" Friday, June 9, 1905, p5, c 2).

Sarah Emaline Bates:

Notes:
Mrs Polson lived a life of usefulness, was industrious, and a constant helpmate to her faithful husband. For a number of years toward the end of her life, she was in very poor health.

Mrs Polson leaves 44 living grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, many of whom were present for the funeral. (From the "Cedar Vale Commercial" Vol III, February 7, 1902).


Footnotes

  1. Brøderbund Software, Inc., World Family Tree Vol. 10, Ed. 1 (Release date: May 6, 1997).

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