Dana Selwin Logan

b. 14 March 1856, d. 9 September 1928
Dana Selwin Logan|b. 14 Mar 1856\nd. 9 Sep 1928|p1851.htm|Samuel C Logan|b. 24 Oct 1822\nd. 7 Jun 1878|p1867.htm|Paulina Girton|b. 24 Feb 1830\nd. 8 Jun 1909|p1868.htm|Reverend John Logan|b. 14 Feb 1793\nd. 29 Jan 1851|p1897.htm|Nancy Newell|b. 13 Jan 1802\nd. 6 Feb 1896|p1898.htm|Dickinson Garten|b. 28 Dec 1803\nd. 30 Nov 1851|p1923.htm|Clara Green|b. 17 Feb 1801\nd. 9 Oct 1834|p1900.htm|
Father*Samuel C Logan1,2 b. 24 Oct 1822, d. 7 Jun 1878
Mother*Paulina Girton2 b. 24 Feb 1830, d. 8 Jun 1909
ChartsAncestors of Jennie Luene Logan
John Alden to Jennie Luene (Logan) Billings
George Soule to Jennie Luene (Logan) Billings
Captain Caleb Bentley to Jennie Luene Logan
John Adams & John Quncy Adams - Jennie Luene (Logan) Billings
Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Jennie Luene (Logan) Billings
Dana Selwin Logan was born 14 March 1856 at Blandinsville, McDonough Co., Illinois.3,1,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 He married Luilla Deville 25 February 1879 at McDonough Co., Illinois.12 He married Harriett Marreah Bentley, daughter of George R Bentley and Thursia Maria Jones, 3 July 1881 at Blandinsville.13,14,15 He married Minnie Elizabeth Dochow 1 January 1900.14,16,17 He died 9 September 1928 at Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas.1,3 He was buried 10 September 1928 at Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee Co., Kansas.1

Dana, a farmer, lived most of his life in Kansas. He moved there in the spring of 1885, rented a house in Burlingame, then moved, 1 June 1907, to 3 miles southeast of Eskridge onto a farm out of town. On 6 Oct 1908, he bought 400 acres 7 miles south of Topeka that was known as the "What Cheer Farm." Years later he sold this farm to the government and Forbes Air Force Base and Supply Depot was built there.

Dana's first wife died after 7 months of marriage.14,15

Family 1

Luilla Deville b. 19 Sep 1857, d. 22 Dec 1879
Marriage*He married Luilla Deville 25 February 1879 at McDonough Co.12 

Family 2

Harriett Marreah Bentley b. 11 Aug 1862, d. 5 Apr 1899
Marriage*He married Harriett Marreah Bentley, daughter of George R Bentley and Thursia Maria Jones, 3 July 1881 at Blandinsville.13,14,15 
Children

Family 3

Minnie Elizabeth Dochow b. 3 Dec 1879
Marriage*He married Minnie Elizabeth Dochow 1 January 1900.14,16,17 
Children

Citations

  1. [S1021] Dana Selwin Logan, Death Certificates, File No. 289-13203 (1928), Kansas State Department of Health and Environment; Vital Statistics, Topeka, Kansas.
  2. [S648] Libby Grim and others, McDonough County Marriages, 6 volumes, (Macomb, Illinois: McDonough County Genealogical Society, 1980 - [ ]), 5:10, #1053. Hereafter cited as Grim, et al, McDonough County Marriages.
  3. [S549] Bible Record of Family and Descendants of Dana Roy and Chella (Gardner) Logan, The Holy Bible: King James Authorized Version Containing the Old and New Testaments, Indexed Self-Pronouncing Edition (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: A. J. Holman Co., 1930); Compiler's genealogy files.
  4. [S611] Dana Selwin Logan Family, Bible Record, Compiler's genealogy files West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah.
  5. [S458] Eighth Census of the United States, 1860, Hire Township, McDonough County, Illinois, population schedule, sheet 283, dwelling 2049, family 2002, Samuel Logan household, age 4, born in Illinois, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); original data: NARA micropublication M653, roll 201.
  6. [S459] Ninth Census of the United States, 1870, Hire Township, McDonough County, Illinois, population schedule, sheet 465/23, dwelling 176, family 176, S. C. Logan household, age 14, born in Illinois. Called "Sillw", digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); original data: NARA micropublication M593, roll 256.
  7. [S460] Tenth Census of the United States, 1880, Hire Township, McDonough County, Illinois, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 160, sheet 8D, dwelling 77, family 77, Paulina Logan household, age 21, born in Illinois, a widower, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); original data: NARA micropublication T9, roll 227.
  8. [S461] Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Allison Township, Decatur County, Kansas, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 4A, dwelling 59, family 59, Selwin Logan household, age 44, born March 1856 in Illinois, he owned his farm, free of mortgage, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); original data: NARA micropublication T623, roll 477.
  9. [S462] Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910, Williamsport Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 173, sheet 6A, dwelling 154, family 154, D[ ] S. Logan household, age 54, born in Illinois, a farmer, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); original data: NARA micropublication T624, roll 457.
  10. [S463] Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920, Topeka City, 3rd Ward, Precinct 7, Shawnee County, Kansas, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 170, sheet 3A, dwelling 51, family 60, D. S. Logan household, age 63, born in Illinois, he owned his house at 1254 Topeka Ave, no mortgage, digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); original data: NARA micropublication T625, roll 551.
  11. [S111] Photocopy of the Daily Journal of Dana Selwin Logan, Compiler's genealogy files West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah, Mar 14, 1906 he notes his 50th birthday.
  12. [S648] Grim, et al, McDonough County Marriages, 4:82, #349. Parents: Samuel C. & Pelina Girtin Logan & A. H. & Mary Hungate DeWitt.
  13. [S648] Grim, et al, McDonough County Marriages, 5:10, #1053. Parents: Samuel C. Logan & Paulina Garten & G.B. Bentley & _____Jones.
  14. [S111] Photocopy of the Daily Journal of Dana Selwin Logan. Compiler's genealogy files.
  15. [S110] Jo Benear. Billings-Logan Family Records, Clippings and Family Group Sheets, 1988, Compiler's genealogy files, West Jordan, Salt Lake, Utah.
  16. [S461] 1900 US Census, Allison Township, Decatur County, Kansas, pop. sch., ED 6, sheet 4A, dwelling 59, family 59, Selwin Logan hshld, married less than a year.
  17. [S462] 1910 US Census, Williamsport Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, pop. sch., ED 173, sheet 6A, dwelling 154, family 154, D[ ] S. Logan hshld, married 10 years, his third.
  18. [S634] Dana Roy Logan, Death Certificates, File No. 57 18 2096 (1957), Utah Department of Health, Office of Vital Records & Statistics, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah.
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