Richard Lewis Gidley

1839 - 1887  (47 years)

• Name	Richard Lewis Gidley  [1]
  Birth	4 Jun 1839	St. Agnes, Cornwall, England   [2, 3]
  Baptism	25 May 1841	St. Agnes, Cornwall, England   [4]
  	son of Thomas and Ann Gridley
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Malvern, Mills County, Iowa   [5]
  	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   [6]
  	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
  Anecdote	Richard L. Gidley, 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.
  Reference Number	26270
  Death	4 May 1887	Malvern, Iowa   [8]
  Burial	Malvern Cemetery, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa   [9]
  	Richard L Gidley June 4, 1841 - May 4, 1867; Sena his wife Sep 26 1855 - June 30, 1928
  Person ID	I26078	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Sena Mabee,   b. 26 Sep 1855, Port Sarnia, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Jun 1928, Iowa (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1878	Monroe County, Iowa   [2, 10]
  Children	+ 1. Richard Eugene Gidley,   b. 24 Aug 1879, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa d. 24 Sep 1953, Shenandoah, Page County, Iowa (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Dr Thomas William Gidley,   b. 17 Oct 1881, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa d. 29 Aug 1957 (Age 75 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Sena Anna Gidley,   b. 24 Jun 1884, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F8030	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940 of Sena Anna Gidley. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, biographic Sketch, p635/636 Malvern Township. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975. [S52] 1880 United States Census; Url: ancestry.com, Malvern, Mills, Iowa, Family History Library Film 1254356, NA Film Number T9-0356, Page Number 359C. [S373] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925; Url: ancestry.com, 1885 State census, Malvern, Mills County, Iowa, Dwelling 149, Family 150, Page Number 244, Line 18; Family History Film: 1021498, Volume: 233. [S241] Barbara Miller, Emails from Barbara Millar; Compiler Address: millarbje@sympatico.ca, biographic Sketch of Richard L. Gidley, p635/636 Malvern Township. [S277] RW download, DAVIS-RUDYARD-HATCHER, by Hal Hatcher. [S380] Find A Grave; Url: http://www.findagrave.com/, Memorial ID 61161044 - Section 3, Lot 232. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, Iowa, Select Marriages Index, 1758-1996.