Lelia Ann Wilcox

Brief Life History of Lelia Ann

When Lelia Ann Wilcox was born on 9 May 1870, in Brighton, Franklin, New York, United States, her father, Heman George Wilcox, was 35 and her mother, Lura Albertine McCarty, was 27. She married William "Willey" Tuttle Cheney on 10 April 1892. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Overton, Dawson, Nebraska, United States in 1885 and Lima Township, Beaverhead, Montana, United States in 1940. She died on 17 May 1946, in Lima, Beaverhead, Montana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Lima, Beaverhead, Montana, United States.

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Family Time Line

William "Willey" Tuttle Cheney
1869–1949
Lelia Ann Wilcox
1870–1946
Marriage: 10 April 1892
Sylvan Hart Cheney
1894–1969
Dottie Holly Cheney
1898–1980
Bonnie Dee Cheney
1909–2011

Sources (23)

  • Lelia A Cheney in household of William T Cheney, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lelia Ann Wilcox - Individual or family possessions: birth: 9 May 1870; Brighton, Franklin, New York, United States
  • Lelia Wilcox, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"

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Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.

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