THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

        Husband: Thomas Millard "T.M." Polson
           Born: 02 SEP 1856 in Wheeling, Marion County, Iowa
        Married: 05 MAY 1883 in Howard, Elk County, Kansas
           Died: 30 APR 1938 in Bentonville, Benton CO, Arkansas
         Buried: in Bentonville Cemetery, Bentonville, Arkansas
         Father: Henderson Polson
         Mother: Sarah Emaline Bates
        Spouses: 
     Occupation: Merchant
           Wife: Emma Guy
           Born: 18 MAR 1863 in Fredericksburg, Iowa
           Died: 11 JUL 1949 in Ft Worth, Texas
         Buried: in Bentonville Cemetery, Bentonville, Arkansas
         Father: William Harvey Guy
         Mother: Melissa March
        Spouses:
Children
01          (M): Leonard Polson
           Born: 17 JAN 1885 in Harts Mills, Kansas
           Died: 19 FEB 1965 in Los Angeles, California (1)
        Spouses: 
02          (F): Grace "Gracie" Polson
           Born: 31 MAR 1888 in New Elgin, Kansas
           Died: after 1970 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
        Spouses: Paul Gore Huckins
03          (M): Guy Polson
           Born: 28 JUL 1891 in Elgin, Kansas
           Died: MAY 1951 in Florida
        Spouses: 
04          (F): Christmas Ruth "Ruth" Polson
           Born: 25 DEC 1894 in Elgin, Chautauqua County, Kansas
           Died: 25 MAY 1984 in Fort Worth, Texas
        Spouses: Hugh Jackson Floyd
05          (M): Edwin Clayton Polson
           Born: 03 FEB 1899 in Cedar Vale, Kansas
           Died: 17 JAN 1979 in Bentonville, Arkansas
        Spouses: Golda Irene Ruby; Jessie Hurst
06          (M): Charles Orman "Charlie" Polson
           Born: 18 SEP 1903 in Cedar Vale, Kansas
           Died: 16 FEB 1997 in Los Angeles County, California (2)
        Spouses: Lena Margaret Hildebrandt; Edna M. Hester

Additional Information

Thomas Millard "T.M." Polson:

Notes:
Thomas Polson established a general store in Cedar Vale, Kansas known as "The Opera House Store". It was so named because it had a stage complete with a curtain which provided the center of entertainment for the community. The stage occupied the entire second floor of the store. The store sold hardware, groceries, textiles, farm supplies and clothing. At various times, the store offered the Wichita Orchestra, good old time homemade cake, and the skilled direction of Miss Love straight from Chicago to fit the ladies hats.

T. M. POLSON removed from Elgin to Cedar Vale four years ago and
has become one of the active business men of the city. He owns the Big Caney
Roller Mills, which have a capacity of fifty barrels per day; also an elevator
at the railroad yards. He has recently completed the Opera House block, which
is a fine two story building, the upper floor of which is the opera house,
with a seating capacity of 700 and ample stage room, fitted with all necessary
scenery. It is in its appointments the best opera house in the state for a city of this size, and is only surpassed by those in the larger sized cities. Mr. Polson
has opened up a stock of general merchandise in the lower part of the block.
The Cedar Vale National Bank occupies half the frontage to a depth of sixty
feet, the remainder being used by Mr. Polson. The block is 50 ft. wide by 110
ft. in depth and is located on a good business corner. (From: "DAWN OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY" A 1901 SOUVENIR BOOKLET FROM THE "GEM CITY OF THE SUNFLOWER STATE" CEDAR VALE, KANSAS)

In 1909, T.M. sold the store and moved to Missouri. In 1913, he moved to Bentonville, Arkansas where he lived on a large farm west of town and opened a grocery store on the NW corner of the square.



Emma Guy:

Notes:
Emma was a charter member of the Bentonville Handicraft Club.

(01) Leonard Polson:

Notes:
Leonard worked for the Los Angeles Examiner, the Herald Express, and the Los Angeles Daily. He was stocky in build. Leonard never married, but adopted and raised a daughter. Her name has been lost.

(03) Guy Polson:

Notes:
Guy Polson was born with a cleft palate which caused a slight speech impediment.

Guy joined the Canadian Expeditionary force as a member of the Black Watch Regiment. He fought in France during World War I and suffered an attack of mustard gas.

Guy and his brother, Leonard, moved to Los Angeles just before the depression. They sometimes worked as "extras" in Hollywood. Guy worked for the L. A. Fire Department. He liked very strong coffee which he called "Fire House Coffee". He owned a house in Santa Monica with a large yard where he raised beautiful flowers and fruit trees.

Guy was married, but had no children. His wife committed suicide after a long history of mental illness by jumping out of a hotel window in Los Angeles.

Footnotes

  1. California Department of Health Services Office of Health Information and Research Vital Statistics Section, RootsWeb.com (http://userdb.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi).
    Polson, Leonard.
  2. Ibid.
    Polson, Charles.

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