24th Generation

126. Charles Wesley KENYON (`) (~) was born on 29 August 1837 in Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.^7,14 He appeared in the census in 1860 in Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.¹⁵ He served in the military in 1862 in New York.^8,16,17,18 He enlisted in the Union Army and served in the Eighth New York Heavy Artillery. He was later transferred to the Twenty-fifth New York Infantry, and served until the close of the war, as corporal of his regiment. He was wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville and taken prisoner. After a period of confinement in Libby Prison he was exchanged, and it was while he was home on a furlough that General Lee surrendered.

Beginning in August 1878, he received a pension of $2 per month for "wound, one foot."

Following the close of the war he connected himself with the Grand Army of the Republic, and was a member of Tomah Post, Tomah, Wisconsin.

He was pictured with the Civil War Veterans of Tomah, WI, in 1890. After 1865 Charles was a postmaster, justice of the peace and township assessor in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.⁸ He appeared in the census in 1870 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁵ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ His occupation was "Farmer." In 1897 Charles was a farmer in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI. He owned a 150-acre farm in Sections 4 and 5. He died on 4 March 1910 at the age of 72 in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.^14,20 in the Greenfield Cemetery. He was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ in the Greenfield Township Cemetery.

Charles Wesley KENYON (`) (~) and Adelaide Fredora "Aunty Ad" PURDY were married on 25 July 1859 in Lyndonville, Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.^{7,14,22,23,24} Adelaide Fredora "Aunty Ad" PURDY, daughter of Daniel Crane PURDY and Hezekiah M. GOULD, was born on 20 July 1843 in Allen, Allegany County, NY.^7,14,23 She appeared in the census in 1850 in Royalton Township, Niagara County, NY.¹⁵ She appeared in the census in 1860 in Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.¹⁵ Aunty Ad appeared in the census in 1870 in Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.¹⁵ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁵ She was living with her son, Louie, at the time of the Census. Aunty Ad died on 10 April 1928 at the age of 84 in Monroe County, WI.^14,24 She was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.^14,21 in the Greenfield Cemetery.

Charles Wesley KENYON (`) (~) and Adelaide Fredora "Aunty Ad" PURDY had the following children:

142	i.	William L. KENYON (`) (~) was born in October 1860 in New York.^14,24 He died in September 1863 at the age of 2 in New York.¹⁴
+143	ii.	Louis Avery "Louie" KENYON (`) (~).
+144	iii.	Daniel Charles KENYON (`) (~).
+145	iv.	Cora A. KENYON (`) (~).
+146	v.	Edward W. "Eddie" KENYON (`) (~).
147	vi.	Aurelia S. "Rena" KENYON (`) (~) was born on 12 January 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁶ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁹ She died on 30 September 1894 at the age of 14 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁶ Aurelia was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ in the Greenfield Township Cemetery.
148	vii.	Gertrude "Gertie" KENYON (`) (~)¹⁵ was born on 14 March 1882 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁶ She died on 12 April 1882 at the age of 0 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²⁶ She was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.²¹ in the Greenfield Township Cemetery.