Richard L. Gidley [24492] 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 his life were:

• Anecdote, 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, 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 Richard L. Gidley and Sena Mabee 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 Richard L. Gidley and Sena Mabee 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

Richard married Sena Mabee [34069] [MRIN: 551606836], daughter of Ezra Allen Mabee [34114] and Roseanna Moran [34071], on 15 Apr 1878 in Iowa, USA.³⁶³⁴ (Sena Mabee [34069] was born on 26 Sep 1855 in Ontario, Canada ⁴³³ and died on 30 Jun 1928 ⁴³³.)

  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