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Charles Merinus Kenyon

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Charles Merinus Kenyon

Birth
El Dorado County, California, USA
Death
9 Apr 1938 (aged 81)
Pentz, Butte County, California, USA
Burial
Chico, Butte County, California, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec 18,I Lot 195 sp 2
Memorial ID
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Son of Charles Marinus Kenyon b. 1824 NY d. 1887 CA and Liza Jane Hester Kenyon b. 1827 d. 1892
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The following contributed by mishpocha99: Charles Marinus Kenyon Jr. was the 4th of 8 children born to Charles Marinus and Eliza Jane Hester Kenyon. Charles (the father) was one of 4 brothers to migrate from their home in Lee, Oneida County, NY to Missouri and then on to California. Charles (the son) was born shortly after arriving in CA the first time. The family soon left CA traveling back to Missouri to visit family. When the family returned they settled in Shasta Co., CA where 2 of Charles (the father) brothers were living, Francis (Frank) and William Kenyon.

Charles (the son) married Sarah Elizabeth Hensley in 1879 and they were parents to 11 children: Hattie, Evie, George, Everett, Andrew, Mary, Floyd, Roy, Nellie, Clyde and Susie.
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1880 census Bieber, Lassen, CA: Charles Kenyon, aged 23, saloon keeper, bp CA, father NY, mother TN; Elizabeth aged 15, bp IA, father IL, mother NY; Hattie J. aged 4 months, bp CA.

1900 census Chico, Butte, CA: Chas M. Kenyon, aged 43, born Jan 1857, farmer, bp CA, father NY, mother LA; Elizabeth aged 36, born Jun 1863, married 21 years, ten children w/ten living, bp IA, father IL, mother NY; Evie aged 16, born Aug 1883; George B. aged 15, born Feb 1885; Evert aged 13, born Aug 1886; Andrew aged 12, born Apr 1888; Mary E. aged 10, born Jan 1890; Floyd aged 8, born Apr 1892; Roy aged 6, born May 1894; Nellie aged 4, born Dec 1895; Clyde aged 6 months, born Nov 1899 -- all born CA.

1910 census Chico, Butte, CA: Charles M. Kenyon, aged 52, works planing mill, bp CA, father NY, mother IL; Sarah E. aged 43, first marriage for both of 31 years, eleven children w/ten living, bp IA, father IL, mother NY; Nellie B. aged 14; Clyde M. aged 10; Susie J. aged 7 -- all born CA.-census records courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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The Chico Enterprise, Chico, CA, Tuesday, Apr 12, 1938, pg 3: "Services Held For Chas. Kenyon --- Funeral services for Charles M. Kenyon, who died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter in Pentz, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the chapel of the Westfall Funeral Home, the Rev. Harris Pillsbury of the Presbyterian church officiating.

"Burial was in the family plot in the Chico cemetery, the six grandsons serving as pallbearers as follows: Roland B. Batham, Leland Trumbo, Robert, Gordon, Orval and Richard Kenyon." - Contributed by Carolyn Dowd, Dec 31, 2020.
Son of Charles Marinus Kenyon b. 1824 NY d. 1887 CA and Liza Jane Hester Kenyon b. 1827 d. 1892
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The following contributed by mishpocha99: Charles Marinus Kenyon Jr. was the 4th of 8 children born to Charles Marinus and Eliza Jane Hester Kenyon. Charles (the father) was one of 4 brothers to migrate from their home in Lee, Oneida County, NY to Missouri and then on to California. Charles (the son) was born shortly after arriving in CA the first time. The family soon left CA traveling back to Missouri to visit family. When the family returned they settled in Shasta Co., CA where 2 of Charles (the father) brothers were living, Francis (Frank) and William Kenyon.

Charles (the son) married Sarah Elizabeth Hensley in 1879 and they were parents to 11 children: Hattie, Evie, George, Everett, Andrew, Mary, Floyd, Roy, Nellie, Clyde and Susie.
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1880 census Bieber, Lassen, CA: Charles Kenyon, aged 23, saloon keeper, bp CA, father NY, mother TN; Elizabeth aged 15, bp IA, father IL, mother NY; Hattie J. aged 4 months, bp CA.

1900 census Chico, Butte, CA: Chas M. Kenyon, aged 43, born Jan 1857, farmer, bp CA, father NY, mother LA; Elizabeth aged 36, born Jun 1863, married 21 years, ten children w/ten living, bp IA, father IL, mother NY; Evie aged 16, born Aug 1883; George B. aged 15, born Feb 1885; Evert aged 13, born Aug 1886; Andrew aged 12, born Apr 1888; Mary E. aged 10, born Jan 1890; Floyd aged 8, born Apr 1892; Roy aged 6, born May 1894; Nellie aged 4, born Dec 1895; Clyde aged 6 months, born Nov 1899 -- all born CA.

1910 census Chico, Butte, CA: Charles M. Kenyon, aged 52, works planing mill, bp CA, father NY, mother IL; Sarah E. aged 43, first marriage for both of 31 years, eleven children w/ten living, bp IA, father IL, mother NY; Nellie B. aged 14; Clyde M. aged 10; Susie J. aged 7 -- all born CA.-census records courtesy the files of Carolyn Hackett Dowd.
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The Chico Enterprise, Chico, CA, Tuesday, Apr 12, 1938, pg 3: "Services Held For Chas. Kenyon --- Funeral services for Charles M. Kenyon, who died Saturday morning at the home of his daughter in Pentz, were held at 2 o'clock this afternoon in the chapel of the Westfall Funeral Home, the Rev. Harris Pillsbury of the Presbyterian church officiating.

"Burial was in the family plot in the Chico cemetery, the six grandsons serving as pallbearers as follows: Roland B. Batham, Leland Trumbo, Robert, Gordon, Orval and Richard Kenyon." - Contributed by Carolyn Dowd, Dec 31, 2020.


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