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See Rootsweb family tree of Leo Chessman and Dale Chessman Repository: Name: New England Historic Genealogical SocietyBoston, Massachusetts 02116-3007e-mail cdtechsupport@nehgs.orgwww.NewEnglandAncestors.org Title: Genealogy of the Chesman Family in the United States from 1713 to 1893 with Appendix and Reminiscense of his father's famAuthor: Chessman, Samuel (no. 44) (1893)Publication: Acme Bookbinding Co., Inc. 300 Summer Street, Boston 10, Mass.Call Number: CS71.C525.1893Page: p. 42Note: Person #363Date: 1893
Children
Marriage
1
Birth:
31 Dec 1832
Cincinnati, Ohio
Death:
30 May 1892
Earlham, Madison, Iowa
Notes:
Indiana Marriages, 1845-1920 Title: Marriage Records 1852-1858 Record Location: Randolph County, Indiana Copied by Alice Lake Ketron Winchester, Indiana Spouse 1: John L. Cheeseman Spouse 2: Harriet A. Doran Marriage Date: 28 Sep 1856 County: Randolph Original Source Page: 12 Name: R. A. Newton 1860 United States Federal Census Household of John S Chesman John S (actual census initial is L.) Chesman Monroe, Randolph, IN 27 1832 Ohio Male Hariet Chesman Monroe, Randolph, IN 21 1838 New York Female Mary Bell Chesman Monroe, Randolph, IN 2 1857 Indiana Female Sophia Doran Monroe, Randolph, IN 51 1808 New York Female Rehobeth Cemetery , Randolph County, Indiana Located on county road 1000 West, south of county road 400 North. About two miles northeast of Parker. This cemetery is well kept, the earliest known burial was in 1853. . Mr. Chessman, no stone, died perhaps in 1866, 75 or 80 years. Ancestry world trees: chesmantocheeseman Entries: 1852 Updated: Thu Oct 17 08:07:01 2002 Contact: Leo V. Cheeseman ID: I0813 Name: John Leander CHESSMAN 1 Sex: M Birth: 21 DEC 1832 in Cincinnati, OH Death: 30 MAY 1892 in Earlham, Madison Co., IA Fact 1: More information on Dotys at worldconnect. Burial: 2 JUL 1892 North Branch Cemetery Military Service: BET. 1863 - 1865 37th Iowa Inf. Regt. Residence: 1880 Athena, OR Reference Number: 363Father: John CHESSMAN b: 22 NOV 1805 Mother: Clarissa MORRILL b: 17 DEC 1813 in MaineMarriage 1 Hester Anne DOTY b: 1846 in Kokomo, IN Married: 1865 Children Ida Ella CHESSMAN b: 19 FEB 1866 in Buena Vista, IN Martha Inda CHESSMAN b: 7 OCT 1867 in Randolph Co., INSources: Title: Genealogy of the Chesman Family in the U. S. from 1713 to 1893--Samuel ChessmanRepository: Call Number: Media: BookPage: 42 1870 United States Federal Census, p. 531 P.O. Winchester Davison Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 33 1836 Indiana White Male Annie Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 33 1836 Indiana White Female John Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 13 1856 Indiana White Male Elma Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 9 1860 Indiana White Female Clara Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 6 1863 Indiana White Female Minnie Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 3 1866 Indiana White Female Cora Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 1 1868 Indiana White Female Nancy Taylor, 53, female, helps keep house, Delaware 1870 United States Federal Census, p. 535 John Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 38 1831 Ohio White Male Hester Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 28 1841 Indiana White Female Mary Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 11 1858 Indiana White Female Ida Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 4 1865 Indiana White Female India Cheesman White River, Randolph, IN 2 1867 Indiana White Female HISTORY of RANDOLPH COUNTY, INDIANA BY E. TUCKER INDEX Cheesman, Davidson 347 Doty, W. 417 Maxville Cemetery, Randolph county, Indiana CHEESMAN Ann Eliza 5-4-1837 2-4-1908 CHEESMAN Clara B. 1863 1879 CHEESMAN Davidson S. 12-18-1836 3-8-1926 CHEESMAN John Ebenizer 4-25-1857 12-5-1940 CHEESMAN Nancy 18?? 4-6-1882 Iowa Marriages: CHESSMAN, JOHN L. Spouse: PEARSON, SARAH A. Marriage Date: 31 Aug 1873 County: Guthrie State: IA Iowa Cemeteries: Page: 27 Name: John L. Chessman Death Date: 30 May 1892 Age: 59 Cemetery: North Branch Town: Madison Page: 27 Name: Sarah A. Chessman Death Date: 09 Sep 1893 Age: 51 Cemetery: North Branch Town: Madison North Branch CemeteryMadison County, Iowa Chessman, John L., d. 5-30-1892, 59y 10m 23d, h/o Sarah A.Chessman, Sarah A., d. 9-3-1893, 51y 5m 28d, w/o John L. Note: Earlham is in Madison County, Iowa, about 10 miles from Stuart, Adair and Guthrie Co., Iowa Iowa genweb STUART. Lies two-thirds in Guthrie and one-third in Adair county, on the I. div. of the C. R. I. & P. Ry, and is the terminus of the Guthrie branch and the main divisional station of the road in Iowa. The workshops of the company cover 20 acres and 350 men are employed, upwards of $20,000 being paid out monthly, which adds considerably to the welfare of the town. It was laid out in 1869, and incorporated in 1877. The population may be said to number 2,500. Stuart is distant 215 miles from Davenport, 40 from Des Moines and 18 from Guthrie Center (c h). The chief business features of the town are 2 banks, a brewery, 2 large grain elevators, and carriage and wagon shops. There are 3 weekly newspapers published, of which the Stuart Ledger is a 9 column folio, having a circulation of over 1,300, and is the best advertising medium in Guthrie, Adair, Dallas or Madison counties. There are 2 fine 3-story brick school buildings, and 6 churches, comprising the Catholic, Medhodist, Baptist, Congregational, Quaker and Christian denominations. An immense quantity of corn is raised in the neighborhood, as much as 500,000 bushels sometimes being in crib at this point at one time. This, with live stock, forms the chief shipment. Stages run to Panora and Greenfield daily; fare $1.50. Exp., U. S. Tel., W. U. Mail daily. Wm. P. Moulton, postmaster. 1880 Census Place: Lincoln, Adair, Iowa Source: FHL Film 1254325 National Archives Film T9-0325 Page 76D Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace John L. CHESMAN Self M M W 47 OH Occ: Farmer Fa: MA Mo: ME Sarah CHESMAN Wife F M W 38 IL Occ: Keeping House Fa: OH Mo: OH Lada CHESMAN Dau F S W 14 IN Occ: Keeping House Fa: OH Mo: IL Martha CHESMAN Dau F S W 12 IN Occ: Keeping House Fa: OH Mo: IL Clarisa CHESMAN Dau F S W 4 IA Fa: OH Mo: IL John T. CHESMAN Son M S W 2 IA Fa: OH Mo: IL William CHESMAN Son M S W 1 IA Fa: OH Mo: IL History of Cass County, IowaSpringfield, Ill., Continental Historical Co., 1884. 1 v. in 2 parts. LaCrosse, WI : Brookhaven Press, 2000. Reprint T Iowa State Census 1885 Name Age Gender Birth Place Marital Status Township Name J. L. Chessman 52 M OH M Jackson Serah A. Chessman 42 F IL M Jackson Clary Chessman 9 F Adair S Jackson John T. Chessman 7 M Dallas S Jackson Walter Chessman 2 M OR S Jackson Emma J. Chessman 1 F Madison S Jackson ?Luther Chessman 33 M IN M Athens Teney Chessman 35 F Sweden M Athens Edman Chessman 10 M Monroe S Athens James Chessman 6 M Monroe S Athens Ina Chessman 2 F Ringgold S Athens History of Guthrie and Adair, Iowa: D. L. Chantry D. L. Chantry is a native of Chester county, Pennsylvania, having been born there March 16, 1836. His father was born in England, his mother in Chester county, Pennsylvania. His grandparents were followers of William Penn, and settled with him at the time of his settlement at that place. He lived on a farm in the eastern part of that county until coming to Guthrie county, in 1855, settling in Thompson township, where he took up forty acres of land, and afterward bought 500 acres. He lived there from 1855 to 1875, with the exception of the summer of 1864, when he enlisted in Company C, 46th Iowa infantry. In 1875, D. L. bought the mill property of John Pearson, and moved to Penn township, where he owns 172 acres of land. He was married on the 29th of January, 1865, to Miss Margaret Pearson, a daughter of John Pearson. They have ten children. ancestry: ID: I1317 Name: John L. Chessman Sex: M Birth: 31 DEC 1832 in Guthrie County, Iowa Death: 30 MAY 1892 in Earlham, Iowa Burial: North Branch Cemetery, Earlham, Iowa Note: The information on this Chessman family was obtained from the IGI (International Genealogical Index) at the Jesus Christ Church of Latter Day Saints web site.Marriage 1 Sarah Ann Pearson b: 11 MAR 1842 in Illinois Married: 31 AUG 1873 in Guthrie County, Iowa Children Amos Benjamin Chessman b: 2 NOV 1874 in Guthrie County, Iowa Clarissa Sidney Chessman b: 23 DEC 1875 in Guthrie County, Iowa Ruth A. Chessman b: 6 APR 1877 in Guthrie County, Iowa John Thomas Chessman b: 19 FEB 1878 in Guthrie County, Iowa William Pearson Chessman b: 25 FEB 1879 in Guthrie County, Iowa Walter Luther Chessman b: 28 FEB 1882 in Guthrie County, Iowa Emma Jane Chessman b: 16 JUN 1883 in Guthrie County, Iowa Margaret Lauretta Chessman b: 21 FEB 1885 in Guthrie County, Iowa Eva L. Chessman b: 11 OCT 1887 in Guthrie County, Iowa
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John A. Chessman - Clarissa Morrill
John A. Chessman
was born at Boston, Massachusetts 22 Nov 1805.
He married Clarissa Morrill . Clarissa Morrill was born at Maine 17 Dec 1813 .
They were the parents of 1
child:
John Leander Chessman
born 31 Dec 1832.