Cheshire Froe (1848 - 1910)

Descendants

Biography

Cheshire Froe is a part of US Black heritage.

In the 1870 census Chesher (age 22), Farm Laborer, was in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia.^[1]

Cheshire served in the Union Army during the Civil War with the 13th US Colored Heavy Artillery and the 121st US Colored Infantry.^[2]

Chesier (age 25), son of Jos. Froe & Annie Froe, married Leah Singleton on 18 December 1873 in Washington Co., Virginia.^[3]

In the 1880 census Chester (age 20), Laborer, was the married head of household in New Garden, Russell, Virginia, United States.^[4]

Cheshire died on 20 July 1910 and was buried in Bryant Memorial Cemetery, Mercer County, West Virginia, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ 1870 Census: "1870 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia; Roll: M593_1680; Page: 272A
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7163 #37385095 (accessed 4 March 2024)
   Chesher Frow (22), Farm Laborer, in Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia. Born in Virginia.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934"
   The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group Number: 15; Series Number: T288; Roll: 163
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4654 #293032 (accessed 4 March 2024)
   Name: Cheshire R Froe [Chester Ross]; Gender: Male; Unit: H, 13 U.s.c.h.a.; F, 121 Us.c. Infantry; Filing Date: 5 Aug 1902; Filing Place: Virginia and West Virginia; Relation to Head: Soldier; Spouse: Leah S Froe.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
   Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 34389
   Ancestry Record 60214 #3432099 (accessed 4 March 2024)
   Chesier Froe (25) marriage to Leah Singleton on 18 Dec 1873 in Washington Co., Virginia.
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: New Garden, Russell, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Page: 56D; Enumeration District: 067
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6742 #19155433 (accessed 4 March 2024)
   Chester Frow (20), married, Laborer, head of household in New Garden, Russell, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59214551/cheshire_r-froe: accessed February 10, 2024), memorial page for Cheshire R Froe (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59214551, citing Bryant Memorial Cemetery, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by F. Hylton (contributor 47218043).