Cheney, Owen

Flourished: McLean County, Illinois

Cheney, an early settler in McLean County, Illinois, served as a major in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War. He married Maria Dawson and was a farmer and mill owner.

The History of McLean County Illinois (Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr., 1879), 323, 652, 675; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, McLean County, 23 December 1831, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL.