Gabriel Chêne dit Labutte, Jr

'CHENE, GABRIEL, JR. b. 3-24-1796 d. 7-2-1867. Bur. Sec. 20, Lot 153. At his father's death, the entire Chene farm was left to Gabriel Chene, Jr. He eventually sold much of it. He was not active in business, but devoted his time to tending to his property and raising crops. At one time, he left the house he built on the riverbank, and constructed and operated a sawmill where Bloody Run crosses Gratiot. Soon afterward, he built a large brick house just east of Chene Street, on the north side of Jefferson. Later, he built a frame dwelling - where he lived and eventually died - further east. The brick house later became Little Harry's Restaurant, also known as the Alexander Chene House, named for Gabriel's son. Little Harry's was torn down in the early 1990s and replaced with an International House of Pancakes, owned by famous singer Anita Baker.