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Frank W Tenney (1859 - 1935)

Frank W Tenney
Born in Milton, Saratoga County, New York, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 17 Sep 1884 (to before 16 Dec 1890) in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United Statesmap
Died at age 76 in Marengo, Calhoun County, Michigan, United Statesmap
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Biography

Frank Tennsy was born on 26 August 1859 and died on 9 September 1935. [1] He was the son of Royal A Tenney (1834-1910) and Mary A. Mccormick (1846-1909).

His siblings were: Marian, Edith, Augusta, Nellie, and Isabel

Frank W. Tenny and Ida M. Abbott, both of Kalamazoo, Michigan, were married in Kalamazoo on 17 September 1884. He was age 24, a farmer, born in Saratoga County, New York. and she was age 16, born in Chicago, Illinois. Emily Abbott of Kalamazoo (Ida's mother) was one of the witnesses to the marriage, which was officiated by a justice of the peace.[2]

On 12 March 1889 Frank W. Tenney and Ida May were married for a second time, in Battle Creek, Michigan. The marriage record identifies the bride as Mary Abbott, age 20, daughter of Charles F. Abbott and Emily Douglass, born in Chicago, Illinois, occupation housekeeper. Frank was recorded as Frank W. Tenney, age 29, son of Royal M. Tenney and mother unknown, born in New York, occupation sireng(?) man. Both were residents of Battle Creek and had been married once before. The marriage was officiated by an S. D. A. minister.[3] This marriage ended before 16 December 1890, when Ida May married Orlando B. Stevens in Oshtemo, Michigan.

Frank W. Tenney married Josephine Pinkney (born 1872) on 30 May 1892 in Marshall, Calhoun County, Michigan. He was age 32, born in New York, a son of R. M. Tenney and Mary A. McCormick, and he worked as a "Pap Mach Tender." She was age 22, born in Michigan. Her father was recorded as "Allton" and her mother as maiden name "Burton." Both bride and groom were living in Battle Creek and said they had not been married previously. Their marriage was officiated by a Lutheran minister.[4] Their son Erastus Tenney was born in Battle Creek on 25 December 1898, recorded as the child of Frank W. Tenney, a laborer, born in New York, and Josephine Tenney, born in Michigan.[5]

The 1910 U.S. Census recorded Frank W. Tenney, age 50, wife Josephine Tenney, age 38, and son Erastus D. Tenney, age 10, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Frank was born in New York to a father born in the United States and a mother born in England. He was a laborer in the odd jobs business. He and Josephine had been married 18 years (second marriage for him, first marriage for her) and she had had two children, of whom one was living.[6]

Frank W. Tenney died in Marengo, Calhoun County, Michigan, on 9 September 1935. He was a widower.[1]

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFH3-66L : 13 March 2018), Frank W Tenney, 09 Sep 1935; citing Marengo, Calhoun, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,199.
  2. "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQWZ-X23 : 18 February 2021), Frank W. Tenny and Ida M. Abbott, 17 Sep 1884; citing Marriage, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207685. Image: (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6PMS-3BY?cc=1452395&wc=9664-SP8%3A1041532901 : 15 January 2019), 004207685 > image 152 of 625; citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing.
  3. "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ7T-53R : 18 February 2021), Frank W. Tenney and Mary Abbott, 12 Mar 1889; citing Marriage, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207808. Image: FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DZHS-N3Z?cc=1452395&wc=9667-N3D%3A1041532001 : 15 January 2019), 004207808 > image 516 of 640; citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing. Note: "S. D. A." is almost certain to refer to "Seventh-day Adventist." At the time of this marriage, Battle Creek was a major center for the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
  4. "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3X9-ZBC : 18 February 2021), Frank W. Tenney and Josephine Pinkney, 30 May 1892; citing Marriage, Marshall, Calhoun, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4208243.
  5. "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPW3-DMR4 : 19 July 2021), Frank W Tenney in entry for Erastus Tenney, 25 Dec 1898; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan. Also in the record at "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67NX-P5?cc=1459684&wc=3VRX-7M9%3A1063310301 : 30 April 2019), 004207537 > image 947 of 1086; citing Department of Vital Records, Lansing.
  6. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLPK-RLB : accessed 9 February 2023), Frank W Tenney, Battle Creek Ward 3, Calhoun, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 40, sheet 2A, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 640; FHL microfilm 1,374,653.
  • Year: 1870; Census Place: Milton, Saratoga, New York; Roll: M593_1088; Page: 316A; Family History Library Film: 552587. Ancestry.com.
  • Year: 1880; Census Place: Milton, Saratoga, New York; Roll: 928; Page: 258D; Enumeration District: 077. Ancestry.com.

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  • Thank you to Al Adams for creating Tenney-206 on 4 Sep 13. Click the Changes tab for the details on contributions by Al and others.






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