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| THE TENNEY FAMILY TAKEN IN MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA IN 1879 |
Luman Tenney, N.
Amherst, O. Born Oct. 1, 1841.
1860 Very
pleasant arrangement with F. (first). Went to Vermont in September. Taught school
in Sudbury. Success. Visited Will at Williams. Stood by B. F.
1861 Maple
sugar in Spring; foot tramp to Canada; returned through Pennsylvania; arrived
August in Oberlin. Enlisted in 2nd O. C. Sept. 9th.
1862 With
regiment in Missouri, Indian Territory, Fort Scott, and back to Ohio in December
1863 Promoted
to 2nd Lieutenant. East Tennessee
Campaign. Morgan raid. Summer furlough in Oberlin. More Pleasant relations.
1864 Furlough
in March. Virginia Campaign. Promoted to Captain. B. F. shoulder-straps
Christmas.
1865 Five
Forks and Appomattox. Brevetted Major. Mustered out in July, St. Louis. Was in
Washington Review. Few enjoyments—enjoyments ceased. In Sept. came to St.
Louis. Blind Asylum. In December to Alabama. Cotton at Demopolis.
1866 Cotton
crop and missionary works. Went Sandusky in May; local on Register. Oberlin excursion.
Engagement July 11. Pleasant relations rest of year. First congregational
Sunday-School.
1867 Happily
married Apr. 16. Trip to New York; entertained by C. G. Stave business in
Sandusky with Dorsey. Everything went merry as a marriage bell.
1868 Still
happy and in every way prosperous. B. F. boy born May 4. The next important
event was the B. F. reunion in Sandusky. Visited by Delos and Fred. B. F. cup
presented; speech by W. N.
1869 Organized
Sandusky Tool Co.; dissolved partnership with Dorsey. Visit from Delos, Carlie
and Fannie Hudson. Profanity and repentance.
1870 Sought
new worlds to conquer. Explored Lake Superior. Discovered the N. Pac. railroad
enterprise and the foundations of a wondrous city at the head of the Lake.
Invited Delos to come and drive a corner-stake with me. He came and I went east
to sell N. Pac. bonds. Theodore Edward born Feb. 16.
1871 Continued
work at bonds much of time. Real estate business in Duluth not successful. Made
trip to Salt Lake and did the Mormons. Delos took the public schools. Visited
Charley in spring and fall. Fannie in Oberlin part of year.
1872 Delos
returned to St. Louis. Associated myself with H. Turner in Red River Colony
scheme, which promised well, but turned out poorly. Mary Emeline born Aug. 27.
Visited Ohio and Phila.
1873 Continued
colony enterprise with varying success till the panic in fall, when the enterprise
was abandoned—failure. Will visited me in the summer. Visited mother and
Melissa in Philadelphia.
1874 Moved
to Glyndon in the spring, combining wheat-farming, merchandizing and
landselling. Store profitable; lost crop of grain by grasshoppers.
Superintendent of Clay County schools.
1875 Business
continued prosperous. Crops destroyed by grasshoppers. Organized Teachers'
Institute for Northern Minnesota. Visited Fort Garry. Brother Arthur and
Charley with us.
1876 Aug.
1st removed to Minneapolis, continuing business at Glyndon. Fairly prosperous.
Eddy Williams' Church. Young Ladies' Bible Class. More at home than for several
years. Visit from father Andrews.
1877 Business
in safes and scales at Minneapolis, also old business at Glyndon. The event of
the year was B. F. reunion at Delos'. Visited Ohio.
Note—Luman Harris
Tenney was born in Minneapolis, Minn., May 18, 1877, after this last entry was
written. Died in Sanford, Florida, Dec. 25, 1882.
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| FRONT VIEW OF THE ANDREWS-TENNEY HOME TAKEN IN 1912 THE TENNEY FAMILY RESIDED HERE AFTER 1882 |
SOURCE: Frances Andrews Tenney, War Diary Of Luman
Harris Tenney, p. 174-8
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