THE POLSON-CHENEY FAMILY

        Husband: Charles Taylor Reyburn
           Born: 21 JAN 1874 in Salida, Stanislaus County, CA (1)
        Married: 11 SEP 1935 in Washoe County, Nevada
           Died: 14 SEP 1955 in Fresno, Fresno County, California (2)
         Buried: in Clovis Cemetery, Clovis, Fresno County, California
         Father: Joseph Davidson Reyburn
         Mother: Mary Ellen Lester
        Spouses: Minnie May Clifford
     Occupation: Rancher and Banker
           Wife: Frieda Josephine Reidhaar
           Born: 21 OCT 1891 in Zurich, Switzerland
           Died:
         Father: 
         Mother: 
        Spouses:

Additional Information

Charles Taylor Reyburn:

Notes:
The 1920 Federal Census for Clovis City, Fresno County, California listed Charles on sheet 3b, line 96. Charles owned his own home, lived with his wife Minnie, and was a banker for First State Bank.

Frieda Josephine Reidhaar:

Notes:
Frieda came alone to the United States when she was 18 years old. She took nurses training in Los Angeles and Sacramento, California. She became a Registered Nurse and moved to Fresno.

She nursed Minnie May during a brief illness. Minnie and Frieda became close friends. Minnie told Charles that if she were to die, she would like him to marry Frieda. Charles did marry Freida nine years after Minnie's death.

Frieda went back to Switzerland twice to visit her family. During her second visit, she placed a little American Flag on her dresser top. Each time she went back to her room the flag would be taken down. Frieda was so upset by this action, that she never went home again. (Personal knowledge of Jean Reyburn Flynn).

Footnotes

  1. Brøderbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #4947, Date of Import: Apr 12, 1997.
  2. Ibid.

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