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Earnest Howard Erastus Cherry 1879–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 NOV 1879

Birth Location: River Bend, Gaston Co., N.C.

Death Date: 30 OCT 1975

Death Location: Douglas Co., OR

Father: Leroy Cherry

Mother: Sarah Compton

Spouse(s): Amma Blackwell, Olive Brewer

Children(s): Carl Cherry, Amma Cherry, Ruth Cherry, Eugene Cherry, Waynard Cherry, Margaret Cherry, Earnest Cherry

The story of Earnest Howard Erastus Cherry began in 1879 in River Bend, Gaston Co., N.C.. Earnest Howard Erastus Cherry married Amma Blackwell, Olive Violet Brewer, and had children including Amma Gertrude Gertie Cherry, Bertha Frances Fran Cherry, Carl Emmett Jack Cherry, Earnest H Cherry, Eugene Victor Cherry, Howard Cherry, Juanita Cherry, Margaret Cherry, Ruth Marie Cherry, Waynard Midge Cherry. Earnest Howard Erastus Cherry passed away in 1975 in Douglas Co., OR.

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Biography

  • The story of Earnest Howard Erastus Cherry began in 1879 in River Bend, Gaston Co., N.C..
  • Earnest Howard Erastus Cherry married Amma Blackwell, Olive Violet Brewer, and had children including Amma Gertrude Gertie Cherry, Bertha Frances Fran Cherry, Carl Emmett Jack Cherry, Earnest H Cherry, Eugene Victor Cherry, Howard Cherry, Juanita Cherry, Margaret Cherry, Ruth Marie Cherry, Waynard Midge Cherry.
  • Earnest Howard Erastus Cherry passed away in 1975 in Douglas Co., OR.

Immediate Family

Parents

Leroy Cherry
1846–1887
Birth Location: Gaston, N.C.
LC
Sarah Compton
1848–1928
Birth Location: North Carolina
SC

Spouses(s)

Amma Blackwell
1887–1913
Birth Location: Searcy Co., Arkansas
AB
Olive Brewer
1885–1972
Birth Location: Flippin, Marion Co., Arkansas
OB

Children(s)

Carl Cherry
1911–
Birth Location: Arkansas
CC
Amma Cherry
1913–2004
Birth Location: Homestead at Piniele, Montana
AC
Ruth Cherry
1917–1969
Birth Location: Carter Co., Montana
RC
Eugene Cherry
1921–1986
Birth Location: Carter Co., Montana
EC
Waynard Cherry
1926–2005
Birth Location: Spearfish, South Dakota
WC
Margaret Cherry
1909–1909
Birth Location: –
MC
Earnest Cherry
1919–
Birth Location: –
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Earnest Cherry's Ancestors

Self
Earnest Cherry
1879–1975
Birth Place: River Bend, Gaston Co., N.C.
Parents
Leroy E. Cherry
1846–1887
Gaston, N.C.
Sarah (Jane) Compton
1848–1928
North Carolina
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Earnest Cherry's Descendants

1.
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Earnest (Howard Erastus) Cherry (3 NOV 1879–30 OCT 1975) m. Amma Blackwell (1 MAY 1887–14 JUL 1913) m. Olive (Violet) Brewer (8 MAY 1885–1972)
  1. 1. Carl (Emmett "Jack") Cherry 1911–
  2. 2. Amma (Gertrude "Gertie") Cherry 1913–2004 m. Roe (Lawson) Adair 1889–1977
    1. 1. Ethel (Marie) Adair 1942–2015
  3. 3. Ruth (Marie) Cherry 1917–1969
  4. 4. Eugene (Victor) Cherry 1921–1986
  5. 5. Waynard ("Midge") Cherry 1926–2005
  6. 6. Margaret Cherry 1909–1909
  7. 7. Earnest (H.) Cherry 1919–

Earnest Cherry's Timeline

2 Records

1879
3 NOV 1879
Birth of Earnest Howard Erastus Cherry in River Bend, Gaston Co., N.C.
River Bend, Gaston Co., N.C.
1975
30 OCT 1975
Age 96
Death of Earnest Howard Erastus Cherry in Douglas Co., OR
Douglas Co., OR

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1879
    Event Place: River Bend, Gaston Co., N.C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 OCT 1975
    Event Place: Douglas Co., OR
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