THOMAS CHENEY

    Thomas Cheney was born in Harrison County, Va., in 1804. He came with his father to this township in 1827, but soon after returned to Champaign County, where, in 1829, he married Martha Carr, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1813. In 1829, they settled in Jackson Township, and Mr. Cheney became one of its prominent and respected citizens. He died March 19, 1865; his widow survives and is living at the residence of her son, Lorenzo Cheney, in this township.