Mollie Cheney died in December 1907.
Life goes on. It seems insensitive, but so it does. School must be attended. Patients must be treated. Rollo shot Fred. Dr. Cheney and Miss Johnson went to supper.
338 – Life Goes On
Month: April 2026
337 – A Tragic Loss
336 – Bird Dog, Jackrabbit Ears
When researching our ancestors, we often have only census records or BMD (birth, marriage, death) records. It’s a lot more interesting when we have incidents from their everyday life. And it’s fun when those incidents are a little offbeat.
Such is the case for a few of the news stories in this Cheney episode.
335 – Eliza Cheney’s Diary
On a snowy Sunday in 1905, Eliza Cheney sat down to pen a diary entry:
“It is 28 years today since we moved on this farm…” — April 16, 1905
That simple sentence represented nearly three decades of hope and survival, joy and sorrow, family and neighbors. Eliza must have paused to reflect on her life since coming to McPherson County, Kansas in 1877.
334 – 1900 Cheneys
1900 dawned bright and clear for Ralph and Mollie Cheney and family. Enos Ralph was age 29, Mollie was 31. Things were going well.
William and Eliza Cheney were still actively farming in McPherson County.
1900 began a decade of amazing transformation, even in rural McPherson County and small-town Gypsum. Our grandparents were introduced to telephones, electric lights, motion pictures, and motor vehicles.
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