Augustus H. Chevalley and Margaret Brown Chevalley, about 1900, picture from Cheri Chevalley Brown
1850 Frederick (age 34) and Susan (age 30) Shavalla lived in Wilna, Jefferson County, New York, with Lewis Shavalla (age 12), Julia Shavalla (age 10), and August Shavalla (age 8). All were born in Switzerland. Frederick was a laborer. [1]
1860 Augustus Chavalley (age 17) lived in Fowler, St. Laurence County, New York, in the household of a family named Johnson. Augustus was a laborer and was born in Switzerland. [2]
1867 Augustus Chevalley of the town of Diana in Lewis County, New York, submitted a "Soldier's Application for Naturalization" and was admitted as a citizen of the United States on April 17. He stated that he enlisted in Company C, 94th Regiment of NY Volunteers, Army of the United States, on February 14, 1864, and was honorably discharged on July 18, 1865; he swore to support the Constitution of the United States and renounced his allegiance to Switzerland. [3]
1868 Augustus Chevalley and Margaret Downs were married at Ravenna, Muskegon County, Michigan, on September 28. [4]
1870 Augustus Chevalley (age 28) and Margaret Chevalley (age 27) and their son George Chevalley (age 10/12, born in September) lived in Polkton, Ottawa County, Michigan. Augustus was born in Switzerland and both of his parents were foreign born. Margaret was born in New York and her father was foreign born. George was born in Michigan. Augustus was a farmer. The value of his real estate was $600, and his personal estate was $500. [5]
1880 A H Chevaley (age 38) and Margrett Chevally (age 37) lived in Dallas, Taylor County, Iowa, with their children George Chevally (age 10), Larana Chevally (age 9), Fredrick Chevally (age 7), John Chevally (age 5), Julia Chevally (age 4), Frank Chevally (age 2), and Mary Chevally (age 8/12). A H and his parents were born in Switzerland. Margrett was born in New York, her father in Canada and her mother in Massachusetts. George and Larana were born in Michigan and the other children in Iowa. A H was a farmer. [6]
1900 Augustus Chevalley (age 56, born in Sep 1843) and Margerett M Chevalley (and 57, born in May 1843) lived in Howell, Howell County, Missouri, with their children Julia Chevalley (age 23, born in April 1877), Frank Chevalley (age 22, born in March 1478), Mary Chevalley (age 20, born in November 1879), Cora Chevalley (age 19, born in February 1881), and Charlie Chevalley (age 16, born in July 1883), and an adopted child, Fred Chevalley (age 3, born in August 1896). Augustus and Margaret had been married for 30 years. Augustus and his parents were born in Switzerland. Margaret was born in New York, her father in Canada, and her mother in Massachusetts. She had had 9 children and 8 were living. The sons and daughters were born in Iowa. Fred and his father were born in Missouri; his mother was born in Indiana. [7]
1910 Augustus (listed as Agusta) H Chevalley (listed as age 69) and his wife Margaret Chevalley (age 68) and their adult children Charlie Chevalley (age 26), Julia Chevalley (age 34), and Mary Chevalley (age 31), and adopted son Fred Chevalley (age 14) lived in Garden City Ward 1, Finney County, Kansas, at 104 Fulton in the hotel of their son Fred L Chevalley (age 36) and his wife Cora Chevalley (age 28) and their children James Chevalley (age 6) and Edith Chevalley (age 2). There were also three servants and several roomers living in the hotel. Augustus and Margaret had been married for 44 years. Fred and Cora had been married for 10 years. Margaret had had 9 children and 8 were living. Cora had had 2 children and both were living. Agustus and his parents were born in Switzerland. Margaret and her parents were listed as born in New York. Fred was born in Michigan. Cora was born in Kansas, her father in Indiana and her mother in Illinois. Fred wad the proprietor of a hotel. Agustus was a farmer. [8]
1910 An article in the Garden City newspaper praised son Fred L Chevalley's proprietorship of the Commercial Hotel in Garden City.
Representative Business Houses
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The Commercial Hotel and Garden City Cafe
The above is a picture of the interior of the Garden City Cafe which is operated in connection with the Commercial Hotel by Fred L. Chevalley on Fulton and eighth streets.
Mr Chevalley obtained control of this business about a year and a half ago after the business had been almost a total failure. He at once renovated and remodeled the interior of the building and by giving his business close attention at all times he has built up an excellent patronage. He buys the best that the market affords and serves it according to the best methods. He caters to transient and regular boarders and the hotel and cafe are becoming favorably known among the traveling public. Regular board is furnished at from $5 to $7 per week including lodging and it is safe to say that no hotel or restaurant in the state of Kansas gives more for the money than does Mr. Chevalley's establishment. Open day and night. Short orders at all hours. When in Garden City stop at the Commercial Hotel and you will be treated right. …
1915 Augustus Chevalley died on April 22 at Ford County, Kansas and was buried at Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Fort Dodge, Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas. His memorial describes his Civil War service in Company C of the 94th New York Infantry. [11]
Sergt. A. H. Chevalley
CO. C.
94 N.Y INF.
1919 Margaret M. Downs Chevalley died on February 6 at Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho and was buried at Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho. An obituary states, [12]
Mrs. Margaret M. Chevalley died at the home of her son, John Chevalley, at Thirteenth and Arthur streets, Thursday evening of pneumonia. The funeral will be held Saturday afternoon at the Free Methodist church. Burial will be in Canyon Hill Cemetery.
Augustus and Margaret's grandson Earl L. Hogard researched his family history and published his personal and family story. The section of his book about Augustus and Margaret states, in part, [13]
Henry Auguste Chevalley was born in the village of COmbremon-le-Petit, Canton of Vaud, Switzerlsnd, September 4, 1843. It is believed he was born in a square rock house with adjacent gardens in the south-east outskirts of that delightful village in a house that is still in use. I visited it 125 years later and took several pictures in October 1972. He was the youngest of six children born to Jean-Frederic and Suxette (Corthesy) Chevalley. Their first 3 children died in infance, and older brother and sister survived. The family of 5 immigrated to America in 1848, before Augustus was 5 years of age.
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The ealiest record I have been able to find on the family in America is an 1855 census of the Town of Diana, Lewis County, N.Y. … The household included … the family head, 2 sons and a boarder. … It is my assumption the census taker intended to list their occupations as "Collier," as they were probably employed in the nearby coal fields. … We wondered why there was no wife or daughter. We figured out later that 15 year old Juli had already married Celeste Germiquet, and had her ill mother with her.
The next authentic record I have was found in the National Archives. His military record shows he enlisted October 20, 1861, at Carthage, New York, and wasenrolled in the Union Army, Nov. 2, 1861, for 3 years in Co. "I," 94th regiment of N.Y. Infantry. … While in Co. "I" hes was "engaged" at Cedar Mountain, Chantilly, South Mountain, in the manuvers around Manassa (Bull Run) and in the first attack on Fredricksburg. On March 1o, 1863, he was transferred to Company "C" …
There is considerable evidence the Germiquets moved to Michigan in 1866 and that Augustus followed late in 1867. …
[1] United States Federal Census, 1850, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[2] United States Federal Census, 1860, Census date June 1, enumeration date June 16, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[3] New York, County Naturalization Records, 1791-1980, Lewis County Naturalization papers, 1808-1906, Papers D1587-F2049 1864-1875, FHL film 1019131, DGS 5399984, [FamilySearchImage], [FamilySearchCatalog].
[4] Earl L. Hogard, Earl L. Hogard's Story (Tulsa, Oklahoma: 1974), part 4, page 10.
[5] United States Federal Census, 1870, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] United States Federal Census, 1880, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[7] United States Federal Census, 1900, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[8] United States Federal Census, 1910, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[9] The Garden City Herald, Garden City, Kansas, September 8, 1910, page 1, [NewspapersClip].
[10] The Garden City Herald, Garden City, Kansas, September 8, 1910, page 3, [NewspapersClip].
[11] Find A Grave Memorial 30545899, [FindAGrave].
[12] Find A Grave Memorial 81824924, [FindAGrave].
[13] Earl L. Hogard, Earl L. Hogard's Story (Tulsa, Oklahoma: 1974), part 4, page 8-17.