. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. PERSON CHENEY. PERSON CHENEY, farmer. South DixonTownship, Lee County, III., was born at Hold-erness (now Ashland), Grafton County, N. 19, 1831, son of Person and Anna Wad-leigh (Morrison) Cheney, also natives of the. MRS. PERSON CHENEY. Olney and Harry (twins), born March 31. 1860,the latter dying on the day of his birth, and theformer Feb. 15. 1862—Samuel T., born 1867. Mrs. Cheney died Jan. 20, 1901. came to Dixon in October. 1858. HENRY B. COBB, farmer, Viola Township,Lee County, 111., born at Tolland, Conn.,Nov. 27, 183
. Historical encyclopedia of Illinois. PERSON CHENEY. PERSON CHENEY, farmer. South DixonTownship, Lee County, III., was born at Hold-erness (now Ashland), Grafton County, N. 19, 1831, son of Person and Anna Wad-leigh (Morrison) Cheney, also natives of the. MRS. PERSON CHENEY. Olney and Harry (twins), born March 31. 1860,the latter dying on the day of his birth, and theformer Feb. 15. 1862—Samuel T., born 1867. Mrs. Cheney died Jan. 20, 1901. came to Dixon in October. 1858. HENRY B. COBB, farmer, Viola Township,Lee County, 111., born at Tolland, Conn.,Nov. 27, 1834, the son of Daniel and Wealthy(Crandal) Cobb. In 1850 Mr. Cobb removedto Palmer. Mass., where he worked in a cot-ton factory until 1852, when he came west andsettled at LaMoille, 111., being variously em-ployed during the following year. From 1853to 1856 he rented land, but in the latter yearremoved to IfiO acres of land in Viola Town-ship, which he had purchased from the UnitedStates Government in 1852. His estate nowconsists of y60 acres of well-improved Cobb was married on May 15, 1859, toEllen C. the daughter of Adam and Ann C(Evans) Beemer, of Willow Cieek Township,Lee County, and to ihoni six children have 738 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY. bee
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