THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

        Husband: Benjamin Polson
           Born: 1805 in Kentucky
        Married: 23 SEP 1826 in Harrison County, Indiana
           Died: 30 AUG 1879 in Northfield, Rice County, MN
         Father: John Polson
         Mother: Martha Bryan
        Spouses: Caroline Graham
     Occupation: 1850 Merchant (1)
           Wife: Nancy Price King
           Born: 08 MAR 1808 in Jefferson County, Kentucky (2)
           Died: 29 OCT 1840 in Paoli, Orange County, Indiana (3)
         Father: Benjamin King
         Mother: Martha Haywood
        Spouses:
Children
01          (M): Irvin Polson
           Born: about 1832 in Indiana (4)
           Died:
        Spouses: 
     Occupation: 1850 Tinner (5)
02          (F): Jane Polson
           Born: about 1834 in Indiana (6)
           Died:
        Spouses: 
03          (M): George Polson
           Born: about 1837 in Indiana (7)
           Died:
        Spouses: 
04          (M): Wesley Polson
           Born: about 1839 in Indiana (8)
           Died:
        Spouses:

Additional Information

Benjamin Polson:

Notes:
Benjamin was listed on the 1850 Federal Census for Paoli, Orange County, Indiana. He was 45 and owned real estate valued at $2,500. He was living with his wife Caroline(29) and his children. Also living with Benjamin was Thomas Kent, 21, a Tinner, born in Indiana; and Nancy Weaver, 30, a mulatto, born in North Carolina.

Footnotes

  1. 1850 Federal Census, Page 462, Line 14.
    Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.
  2. Walter Anderson.
  3. Ibid.
  4. 1850 Federal Census, Page 462, line 16.
    Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.
  5. Ibid., Page 462, Line 16.
    Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.
  6. Ibid., Page 462, Line 17.
    Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.
  7. Ibid., Page 462, Line 18.
    Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.
  8. Ibid., Page 462, Line 19.
    Paoli, Orange County, Indiana.

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