Almon Riley Chesmore

13 August 1851–11 July 1925 (Age 73)
Bangor, Bangor, Franklin, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Almon Riley

When Almon Riley Chesmore was born on 13 August 1851, in Bangor, Bangor, Franklin, New York, United States, his father, William Riley Chesmore, was 27 and his mother, Nancy T Hadlock, was 26. He married Elizabeth Lucretia Oliphant on 6 January 1879, in Linn, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Alexander, McKenzie, North Dakota, United States in 1910 and Linn Township, Linn, Iowa, United States in 1925. He died on 11 July 1925, in Center Point, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Troy Mills Cemetery, Troy Mills, Linn, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Almon Riley Chesmore
1851–1925
Elizabeth Lucretia Oliphant
1862–1956
Marriage: 6 January 1879
Lillie Lovella Chesmore
1880–1971
Lelah Luella Chesmore
1882–1964
Richard Perry Chesmore
1884–1970
Ada Chesmore
1886–1965
Addie Jane Chesmore
1888–1987
Riley Floyd Chesmore
1889–1975
William Lloyd Chesmore
1890–1891
Sylvia Louise Chesmore
1893–1976
Golden Everett Chesmore
1901–1995
Willard Leslie Chesmore
1903–1981
Dorothy May Chesmore
1906–1965

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 January 1879Linn, Iowa, United States
  • Children

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1854
    Age 3
    Historical Boundaries: 1854: Linn, Iowa, United States
    1863
    Age 12
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1872 · The First National Park
    Age 21
    Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

    Name Meaning

    English: apparently a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Sources (33)

    • Almon Chesmore in entry for Lelah Luella Chesmore, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
    • Almond Chismore in household of Riley Chismore, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Almond Riley Chinnare, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

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