Eighth Generation

266. Charles Wesley KENYON (`) (~) was born on 29 August 1837 in Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.^7,126 He appeared in the census in 1860 in Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.¹²⁷ He served in the military in 1862 in New York.^{51,128,129,130} 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.⁵¹ He appeared in the census in 1870 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹²⁷ He appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁷ 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.^126,131 in the Greenfield Cemetery. He was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³² 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.^{7,126,133,134,135} 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.^7,126,134 She appeared in the census in 1850 in Royalton Township, Niagara County, NY.¹²⁷ She appeared in the census in 1860 in Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.¹²⁷ Aunty Ad appeared in the census in 1870 in Yates Township, Orleans County, NY.¹²⁷ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁷ She appeared in the census in 1910 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹⁰⁵ 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.^126,135 She was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.^126,132 in the Greenfield Cemetery.

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

350	i.	William L. KENYON (`) (~) was born in October 1860 in New York.^126,135 He died in September 1863 at the age of 2 in New York.¹²⁶
+351	ii.	Louis Avery "Louie" KENYON (`) (~).
+352	iii.	Daniel Charles KENYON (`) (~).
+353	iv.	Cora A. KENYON (`) (~).
+354	v.	Edward W. "Eddie" KENYON (`) (~).
355	vi.	Aurelia S. "Rena" KENYON (`) (~) was born on 12 January 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁶ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.⁵⁷ She died on 30 September 1894 at the age of 14 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁶ Aurelia was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³² in the Greenfield Township Cemetery.
356	vii.	Gertrude "Gertie" KENYON (`) (~)¹²⁷ was born on 14 March 1882 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁶ She died on 12 April 1882 at the age of 0 in Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³⁶ She was buried in Tunnel City, Greenfield Township, Monroe County, WI.¹³² in the Greenfield Township Cemetery.