THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

        Husband: Thomas Polson
           Born: 02 AUG 1797 in Wheeling, Culpeper Co, West Virginia
        Married: 03 NOV 1839 in Washington Co, Indiana
           Died: 17 MAY 1876 in Marion County, Iowa
         Buried: in Wheeling Cemetery, Marion CO, Indiana
         Father: John Polson
         Mother: Martha Bryan
        Spouses: Zillah King; Exvira Rankin
           Wife: Nancy "Nancy" Thornburg
           Born:
           Died: about 1841 in Blue River Township, Harrison CO, Indiana
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Children
01          (M): Asa Polson
           Born: 09 AUG 1841 in Blue River Township, Harrison County, Indiana
           Died: 01 FEB 1886
        Spouses: Sarah J. Cart

Additional Information

Thomas Polson:

Notes:
Thomas was a lay preacher who traveled from town to town preaching the gospel.

The town of Wheeling, Iowa was laid out by Thomas and his son-in-law, John Rankin on July 5, 1851. Thomas was instrumental in founding the Methodist Church in Wheeling, Iowa. Thomas named a son after John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church.



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