Sena Mabee [34069]

   Other names for Sena were Euphrosena, Dolph ³¹⁴⁶ and Gidley.³⁶³⁴

  General Notes:

From the Maybee Society files. Not all data is verified. Say dates are estimates and are probably within 20 years. The Maybee Society keeps its data on The Master Genealogist�, and has been modified by Gary Hester?s WIT2NOTE� to form the GedCom file. This information is also available in a TMG file.

  Noted events in her life were:

• No Name, 14 Aug 1861, Con 15, Lot 4/5, Sombra Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. ⁸¹¹⁴ Sena Mabee appeared on the census of 14 Aug 1861 in the
household of Ezra Allen Mabee and Roseanna Moran Con 15, Lot
4/5, Sombra Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

• No Name, 2 Apr 1871, Con 8, Lot E, Sombra Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. ³⁸⁶⁶ Sena Mabee appeared on the census of 02 Apr 1871 in the
household of Ezra Allen Mabee and Roseanna Moran Con 8, Lot E,
Sombra Township, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada

• No Name, Abt 1880. ³⁶³⁵ Gidley, Richard L., is a cousin from over the sea. He is a
native of Cornwall, Wales, born June 4, 1841. At the age of
five years he immigrated to America with his parents who
located in Wisconsin. Here Mr. G. remained until 1865, when he
went to school some, and commenced learning the carpenter's
trade. That year he came to Iowa, stopping at Des Moines, where
he remained until 1868. From thence he went to Council Bluffs,
remaining until 1870, when he sought Malvern for his future
home, of where he was among its first settlers. In it, he has
held various positions of trust - Mayor, town trustee, twice,
and is now serving his third term under the present
organization. He has worked at the carpenter trade for
twenty-five years, having commenced to learn its mysteries when
but fifteen years old. He is now the proprietor of the Inter
Ocean Hotel of Malvern. Sena Mabee, of Monroe county, Iowa,
joined Mr. Gidley, as a co-laborer in his pilgrimage through
life's journey, April 15, 1878. One child, Richard E., born at
Malvern, August 24, 1879, has been added to that home circle.
Mr. D. did good service for his adopted country in the
rebellion. He enlisted in company I, of the second Wisconsin
infantry, in April, 1861, and served in the army until June 30,
1864. He was in the battles of Bull Run, Fredericksburg,
Charlottsville, South Mountain, Antietam, and Gettysburg, at
which battle he was wounded. He explains that he fired the
first shot from the infantry, at the battle of Gettysburg. From
the effects of his wound he was confined to the hospital some
eleven months. He was a prisoner for the three days the rebels
occupied the town. He is a Mason and was master of the Silver
Urn Lodge of Malvern for two terms.

• No Name, 1880, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, USA. ³⁶³⁶ Sena Mabee and Richard L. Gidley appeared on the census of 1880
Malvern, Mills County, IowaRichard Gidley, Self, M, Male, W,
38, ENG, Carpenter, ENG, ENG
Sena Gidley, Wife, M, Female, W, 26, CAN, Keeping House, CAN,
CAN
Richard E. Gidley, Son, S, Male, W, 10M, IA, , ENG, CAN
H.C. White, Other, S, Male, W, 33, OH, Carpenter, ENG, CAN

• No Name, 1885, First Avenue, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, USA. ³⁶³⁷ Sena Mabee and Richard L. Gidley appeared on the census of 1885
First Avenue, Malvern, Mills County, IowaRichard L. Gidley, 42,
M, M, England
Sena Gidley, 29, F, M, Canada
Richard E. Gidley, 5, M, S, Mills
Thomas D. Gidley, 3, M, S, Mills
Sena A. Gidley, 0, F, S, Mills

• No Name, 1894, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, USA. ³⁶³³ Sena Mabee witnessed Chester L. Lawson and Rose Ellen Mabee Mr.
C. S. Lawson of Council Bluffs comes down and takes away our
post office assistant, Miss Rose Maybee. The ceremony of the
binding tie is at the home of her sister, Mrs. Gidley 1894
Malvern, Iowa

• No Name, 23 Jun 1900, Deer Creek, Mills County, Iowa, USA. ³¹⁴⁶ Sena Mabee and Aaron Henry Dolph appeared on the census of 23
Jun 1900 Deer Creek, Mills County, IowaHenry A Dolph, Head, W,
M, Feb 1837, 63, M, 22, New York, New York, New York, Farms own
farm
Sena Dolph, Wife, W, F, Sep 1855, M, ??, 3 children born and
living, Canada, Canada, Canada
Richard E. Gidley, Stepson, W, M, Aug 1879, 20, S, Iowa,
England, Canada, Farm Laborer
Thos, D. Gidley, Stepson, W, M, ??1881, 19, S, Iowa, England,
Canada, Farm Laborer
Anna S. Gidley, Stepdaughter, W, F, October 1884, 15, S, Iowa,
England, Canada

Sena married Richard L. Gidley [24492] [MRIN: 551606836] on 15 Apr 1878 in Iowa, USA.³⁶³⁴ (Richard L. Gidley [24492] was born on 4 Jun 1841 in Cornwall, , , Wales ³⁶³⁴ and died on 4 May 1887 in Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, USA ³¹⁴⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 1880, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, USA. ³⁶³⁶ Richard Gidley, Self, M, Male, W, 38, ENG, Carpenter, ENG, ENG
Sena Gidley, Wife, M, Female, W, 26, CAN, Keeping House, CAN,
CAN
Richard E. Gidley, Son, S, Male, W, 10M, IA, , ENG, CAN
H.C. White, Other, S, Male, W, 33, OH, Carpenter, ENG, CAN

• Census, 1885, First Avenue, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, USA. ³⁶³⁷ Richard L. Gidley, 42, M, M, England
Sena Gidley, 29, F, M, Canada
Richard E. Gidley, 5, M, S, Mills
Thomas D. Gidley, 3, M, S, Mills
Sena A. Gidley, 0, F, S, Mills

Sena next married Aaron Henry Dolph [23768] [MRIN: 551606837] on 17 Jun 1896 in Mills County, Iowa, USA.³¹⁴⁵ (Aaron Henry Dolph [23768] was born on 9 Feb 1837 in Erie County, New York ³¹⁴⁵ and died on 18 Jan 1916 in Deer Creek, Mills County, Iowa, USA ³¹⁴⁵.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Census, 23 Jun 1900, Deer Creek, Mills County, Iowa, USA. ³¹⁴⁶ Henry A Dolph, Head, W, M, Feb 1837, 63, M, 22, New York, New
York, New York, Farms own farm
Sena Dolph, Wife, W, F, Sep 1855, M, ??, 3 children born and
living, Canada, Canada, Canada
Richard E. Gidley, Stepson, W, M, Aug 1879, 20, S, Iowa,
England, Canada, Farm Laborer
Thos, D. Gidley, Stepson, W, M, ??1881, 19, S, Iowa, England,
Canada, Farm Laborer
Anna S. Gidley, Stepdaughter, W, F, October 1884, 15, S, Iowa,
England, Canada