THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY
Husband: John Prothero
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Born: 04 AUG 1814 in Southern part of Wales
Married: 23 MAR 1871
Died:
Father: Mr Prothero
Mother: >>>
Spouses: Katherine Cheney
Occupation: Carpenter, Cabinet Maker, Farmer
Religion: United Brethren Church
Residence: 1850 Cheney's Grove, McLean County, Illinois (1)
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Wife: Laura Case
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Born: 1832 in Portage County, Ohio
Died:
Father:
Mother:
Spouses:
Occupation: School Teacher
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Additional Information
John Prothero:
Notes:
John moved with his family to Canada from Wales when he was 14 years old.
When John was 24, he started his trip to the United States, He arrived in Illinois in 1840. While doing carpentry work for Jonathan Cheney, he met his future wife, Katherine. They started a farm and entered it in 1842.
The 1850 census for Cheney's Grove reported that John was 30 and born in Wales. He was a farmer with real estate valued at $2,000. His wife Catherine was 25 and born in Ohio. John had two children in 1850 Elliott L. 2, and Francis aged 2 months. They were both born in Illinois.
In 1857, John moved to Bloomington.
John was living in the Township of Cheney's Grove according to the 1859-1860 Cheney's Grove Directory. (From "Gleanings from the Heart of the Cornbelt", The McLean County Genealogical Society. Winter 2000, Vol 34, No 4, page 149.)
In 1873, John bought a farm north of Saybrook, and a house in Saybrook where he lived.
John was elected Clerk of Cheney's Grove Township in 1874. He was elected Justice of the Peace in 1875. (From "The History of McLean County, Ill", Wm. Le Baron, Jr & Co, 1879; page 542; and "Portrait and Biographical Album of McLean County, Ill", Chapman Brothers, 1887; page 730)
Footnotes
- 1850 Illinois Federal Census (Cheneys Grove, McLean County, Illinois).
Revised: August 13, 2005
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