# Columbus Cheney — Spoon River Anthology character guide

> Columbus Cheney in Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0213-columbus-cheney

## Who they are

A farmer who dies from a fall, leaving a legacy of hard work.

## In the story

### [Columbus Cheney](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/spoon_river_anthology_se/chapters/columbus-cheney)

Speaker who questions the planting of willows for future generations, reflecting on the nature of unborn children and memory.

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