Son of William Tenney & Mary (Butterfield) Tenney. Married to Susan Abigail Robinson on May 26, 1839 at Stoughton, Mass. Children: George Willard; Susan A.; Samuel Stillman; Asenath A.; William Pitts; Mary Ella; Mary Ella; Sarah Lovina; Roxanna Luceba; Clara Belle; Charles Hackett; Volora Elias; Eddie
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Fearing the Loss of His Pension, W.
P. Tenney, Sr., Commits Suicide.
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W. P Tenney, Sr., committed sui-cide by shooting himself through the heart between nine and ten o’clock last Tuesday morning. The instru-ment of death was a shot gun.
The deed was committed in Mr. Tenney’s bedroom on the second floor of the residence of his son, W.P.Ten-ney, Jr., on Minnesota avenue, and at a time when there were only two per-sons in the residence, Mrs. Tenney and Mrs. E. G. Bailey. These two ladies were in the parlor, when all of a sudden they heart the report of then gun, and then a sudden fall. Mrs. Tenney went to the stairway and in-quired of the deceased whether it was him that had fallen. She received no response. The smell of powder was then felt and the worse fears came over her. Rushing up the stairs into the chamber she saw the lifeless form of her father-in-law stretched on the floor before her, with blood flowing from a wound just under the heart. Dr. Pease was at once summoned, but Mr. Tenney had passed beyond all medi-cal aid into the great beyond.
Mr. Tenney shot himself by placing the breach of the gun against the wall, seating himself on a chair, placing the barrel of the gun so as to point direct-ly under the lower left rib, and then forcing the trigger down with his cane. The charge of shot went upwards through the heart, producing instant death.
The deed was committed while la boring under a fit of insanity, super-induced by the idea that the interior department would soon cut off his pen-sion, and idea brought out by a late rule that persons who were not work-ing would be suspended from the role. Mr. Tenney has been suffering more or less from a certain stage of insan ity for some time past, but not dan-gerously so. It was only last Satur-day, in speaking of the pension matter to Comrade Byram, he raved over the thought of being suspended, and de-clared that he would never live after the government had given this act of ingratitude for his valiant services during the war. His case was some-thing similar to the old man in Ohio, who after his pension was dropped on-ly last Saturday, went raving mad,and the indignant people of the town hung Hoke Smith in effigy and then burned him. It might be well to follow the example of the Ohio people and again suspend this Southern renegade from a pole in this city.
Mr. Tenney was born in New Hamp-shire 77 years ago. He came to Illi-nois at an early age, and served nine months in the cause of the Union in the war of the rebellion. Later he came to Minnesota, in 1856, settling in Olmstead (sic) county, the eastern part of the State. He Came to Redwood Falls in 1873, and has resided here ever since. He married Susan A. Rob-ertson of Stoughton, Mass., about 1842, who died several years ago. He was the father of thirteen children, nine of whom survive him, the young-est, Velora, who is now residing in San Francisco. He wrote several let-ters before committing suicide, but none of them give any reason for the rash act.
The funeral services were conducted under the auspices of John S. Marsh Post, G. A. R., from the residence of W.P.Tenney,Jr., yesterday afternoon. Rev. L. L. Hanscom, of the Metho-dist church officiating.
Mrs. Hammond, of Sleepy Eye, a daughter of the deceased was among the relatives present from abroad.
The Redwood Gazette
Redwood Falls, Minn.
August 3, 1893
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Fearing the Loss of His Pension, W.
P. Tenney, Sr., Commits Suicide.
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W. P Tenney, Sr., committed sui-cide by shooting himself through the heart between nine and ten o’clock last Tuesday morning. The instru-ment of death was a shot gun.
The deed was committed in Mr. Tenney’s bedroom on the second floor of the residence of his son, W.P.Ten-ney, Jr., on Minnesota avenue, and at a time when there were only two per-sons in the residence, Mrs. Tenney and Mrs. E. G. Bailey. These two ladies were in the parlor, when all of a sudden they heart the report of then gun, and then a sudden fall. Mrs. Tenney went to the stairway and in-quired of the deceased whether it was him that had fallen. She received no response. The smell of powder was then felt and the worse fears came over her. Rushing up the stairs into the chamber she saw the lifeless form of her father-in-law stretched on the floor before her, with blood flowing from a wound just under the heart. Dr. Pease was at once summoned, but Mr. Tenney had passed beyond all medi-cal aid into the great beyond.
Mr. Tenney shot himself by placing the breach of the gun against the wall, seating himself on a chair, placing the barrel of the gun so as to point direct-ly under the lower left rib, and then forcing the trigger down with his cane. The charge of shot went upwards through the heart, producing instant death.
The deed was committed while la boring under a fit of insanity, super-induced by the idea that the interior department would soon cut off his pen-sion, and idea brought out by a late rule that persons who were not work-ing would be suspended from the role. Mr. Tenney has been suffering more or less from a certain stage of insan ity for some time past, but not dan-gerously so. It was only last Satur-day, in speaking of the pension matter to Comrade Byram, he raved over the thought of being suspended, and de-clared that he would never live after the government had given this act of ingratitude for his valiant services during the war. His case was some-thing similar to the old man in Ohio, who after his pension was dropped on-ly last Saturday, went raving mad,and the indignant people of the town hung Hoke Smith in effigy and then burned him. It might be well to follow the example of the Ohio people and again suspend this Southern renegade from a pole in this city.
Mr. Tenney was born in New Hamp-shire 77 years ago. He came to Illi-nois at an early age, and served nine months in the cause of the Union in the war of the rebellion. Later he came to Minnesota, in 1856, settling in Olmstead (sic) county, the eastern part of the State. He Came to Redwood Falls in 1873, and has resided here ever since. He married Susan A. Rob-ertson of Stoughton, Mass., about 1842, who died several years ago. He was the father of thirteen children, nine of whom survive him, the young-est, Velora, who is now residing in San Francisco. He wrote several let-ters before committing suicide, but none of them give any reason for the rash act.
The funeral services were conducted under the auspices of John S. Marsh Post, G. A. R., from the residence of W.P.Tenney,Jr., yesterday afternoon. Rev. L. L. Hanscom, of the Metho-dist church officiating.
Mrs. Hammond, of Sleepy Eye, a daughter of the deceased was among the relatives present from abroad.
The Redwood Gazette
Redwood Falls, Minn.
August 3, 1893
Son of William Tenney & Mary (Butterfield) Tenney. Married to Susan Abigail Robinson on May 26, 1839 at Stoughton, Mass. Children: George Willard; Susan A.; Samuel Stillman; Asenath A.; William Pitts; Mary Ella; Mary Ella; Sarah Lovina; Roxanna Luceba; Clara Belle; Charles Hackett; Volora Elias; Eddie
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Fearing the Loss of His Pension, W.
P. Tenney, Sr., Commits Suicide.
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W. P Tenney, Sr., committed sui-cide by shooting himself through the heart between nine and ten o’clock last Tuesday morning. The instru-ment of death was a shot gun.
The deed was committed in Mr. Tenney’s bedroom on the second floor of the residence of his son, W.P.Ten-ney, Jr., on Minnesota avenue, and at a time when there were only two per-sons in the residence, Mrs. Tenney and Mrs. E. G. Bailey. These two ladies were in the parlor, when all of a sudden they heart the report of then gun, and then a sudden fall. Mrs. Tenney went to the stairway and in-quired of the deceased whether it was him that had fallen. She received no response. The smell of powder was then felt and the worse fears came over her. Rushing up the stairs into the chamber she saw the lifeless form of her father-in-law stretched on the floor before her, with blood flowing from a wound just under the heart. Dr. Pease was at once summoned, but Mr. Tenney had passed beyond all medi-cal aid into the great beyond.
Mr. Tenney shot himself by placing the breach of the gun against the wall, seating himself on a chair, placing the barrel of the gun so as to point direct-ly under the lower left rib, and then forcing the trigger down with his cane. The charge of shot went upwards through the heart, producing instant death.
The deed was committed while la boring under a fit of insanity, super-induced by the idea that the interior department would soon cut off his pen-sion, and idea brought out by a late rule that persons who were not work-ing would be suspended from the role. Mr. Tenney has been suffering more or less from a certain stage of insan ity for some time past, but not dan-gerously so. It was only last Satur-day, in speaking of the pension matter to Comrade Byram, he raved over the thought of being suspended, and de-clared that he would never live after the government had given this act of ingratitude for his valiant services during the war. His case was some-thing similar to the old man in Ohio, who after his pension was dropped on-ly last Saturday, went raving mad,and the indignant people of the town hung Hoke Smith in effigy and then burned him. It might be well to follow the example of the Ohio people and again suspend this Southern renegade from a pole in this city.
Mr. Tenney was born in New Hamp-shire 77 years ago. He came to Illi-nois at an early age, and served nine months in the cause of the Union in the war of the rebellion. Later he came to Minnesota, in 1856, settling in Olmstead (sic) county, the eastern part of the State. He Came to Redwood Falls in 1873, and has resided here ever since. He married Susan A. Rob-ertson of Stoughton, Mass., about 1842, who died several years ago. He was the father of thirteen children, nine of whom survive him, the young-est, Velora, who is now residing in San Francisco. He wrote several let-ters before committing suicide, but none of them give any reason for the rash act.
The funeral services were conducted under the auspices of John S. Marsh Post, G. A. R., from the residence of W.P.Tenney,Jr., yesterday afternoon. Rev. L. L. Hanscom, of the Metho-dist church officiating.
Mrs. Hammond, of Sleepy Eye, a daughter of the deceased was among the relatives present from abroad.
The Redwood Gazette
Redwood Falls, Minn.
August 3, 1893
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Fearing the Loss of His Pension, W.
P. Tenney, Sr., Commits Suicide.
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W. P Tenney, Sr., committed sui-cide by shooting himself through the heart between nine and ten o’clock last Tuesday morning. The instru-ment of death was a shot gun.
The deed was committed in Mr. Tenney’s bedroom on the second floor of the residence of his son, W.P.Ten-ney, Jr., on Minnesota avenue, and at a time when there were only two per-sons in the residence, Mrs. Tenney and Mrs. E. G. Bailey. These two ladies were in the parlor, when all of a sudden they heart the report of then gun, and then a sudden fall. Mrs. Tenney went to the stairway and in-quired of the deceased whether it was him that had fallen. She received no response. The smell of powder was then felt and the worse fears came over her. Rushing up the stairs into the chamber she saw the lifeless form of her father-in-law stretched on the floor before her, with blood flowing from a wound just under the heart. Dr. Pease was at once summoned, but Mr. Tenney had passed beyond all medi-cal aid into the great beyond.
Mr. Tenney shot himself by placing the breach of the gun against the wall, seating himself on a chair, placing the barrel of the gun so as to point direct-ly under the lower left rib, and then forcing the trigger down with his cane. The charge of shot went upwards through the heart, producing instant death.
The deed was committed while la boring under a fit of insanity, super-induced by the idea that the interior department would soon cut off his pen-sion, and idea brought out by a late rule that persons who were not work-ing would be suspended from the role. Mr. Tenney has been suffering more or less from a certain stage of insan ity for some time past, but not dan-gerously so. It was only last Satur-day, in speaking of the pension matter to Comrade Byram, he raved over the thought of being suspended, and de-clared that he would never live after the government had given this act of ingratitude for his valiant services during the war. His case was some-thing similar to the old man in Ohio, who after his pension was dropped on-ly last Saturday, went raving mad,and the indignant people of the town hung Hoke Smith in effigy and then burned him. It might be well to follow the example of the Ohio people and again suspend this Southern renegade from a pole in this city.
Mr. Tenney was born in New Hamp-shire 77 years ago. He came to Illi-nois at an early age, and served nine months in the cause of the Union in the war of the rebellion. Later he came to Minnesota, in 1856, settling in Olmstead (sic) county, the eastern part of the State. He Came to Redwood Falls in 1873, and has resided here ever since. He married Susan A. Rob-ertson of Stoughton, Mass., about 1842, who died several years ago. He was the father of thirteen children, nine of whom survive him, the young-est, Velora, who is now residing in San Francisco. He wrote several let-ters before committing suicide, but none of them give any reason for the rash act.
The funeral services were conducted under the auspices of John S. Marsh Post, G. A. R., from the residence of W.P.Tenney,Jr., yesterday afternoon. Rev. L. L. Hanscom, of the Metho-dist church officiating.
Mrs. Hammond, of Sleepy Eye, a daughter of the deceased was among the relatives present from abroad.
The Redwood Gazette
Redwood Falls, Minn.
August 3, 1893
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