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Here you'll find some of the photos of Elam and his family.
Here you'll find some of the photos of Elam and his family.
CHENEY
The surname "CHENEY" originates in England but comes from a French word meaning Oak Grove.
French: topographic name for someone who lived by or in an oak wood, from Old French chesnai ‘oak grove’ (from chesne ‘oak’), or a habitational name from any of several places called (Le) Cheney, e.g. in Haute-Savoie, named with this word. Compare Chesney .
French Canadian: altered form of French Chesnay or Chenay, topographic names with the same meaning and etymology as in 2 above, or habitational names from (Le) Chesnay or (Le) Chenay, names of several places in the northwestern part of France, based on Old French chesnai ‘oak grove’. Compare Chenette and Chenier 2.
Elam Cheney
Elam Cheney
Elam Cheney (Age 25)
Elam Cheney (Age )
Elam Cheney (Age )
Elam Cheney & Margaret Wimmer (2nd Wife)
Elam Cheney & Margaret Wimmer Children at Cheney Reunion in Burley, Idaho in 1911.
Elam Cheney & Talitha Cumi Garlick (3rd Wife)
Cemetery in Freedom, Cattaragus Co., New York
UTAH
UTAH
Pioneers entering the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.
Emigration Canyon, Utah
A grist mill similar to the one Elam Cheney built in Fairview, Utah.
The millstone Elam Cheney created for the grist mill in Fairview, Utah. It resides in the Fairview City Park.
Pioneer Jubilee Pin given to Elam Cheney during the 50 year Pioneer Celebration in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Elam Cheney & Margaret Wimmer (2nd Wife)
Register of the cattle brand of Elam Cheney
Talitha Cumi Garlick
Elam Cheney
Death notice of Margaret Wimmer Cheney in newspaper.
Utah Pioneer Jubilee form filled out by Elam Cheney in 1897 marking 50 years since the pioneers came into the Salt Lake Valley
ARIZONA
ARIZONA
Elam Cheney is buried in the Pinedale Cemetery in Pinedale, Arizona
Elam Cheney's gravestone in Pinedale Cemetery, Arizona. (Actual death date is March 29, 1912)
Death Certificate of Elam Cheney
(March 29, 1912)
Elam died of pneumonia after going out into the cold night to provide health services to a sick individual.
Elam Cheney's Signature
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