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Fern Leeper Cherry 1909–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Jul 1909

Birth Location: Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 24 Dec 1980

Death Location: Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA

Father: James Leeper

Mother: Ida Robinson

Spouse(s): Gerald Cherry

Children(s):

Fern Leeper Cherry was born in 1909 in Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA, the child of James Burton Leeper And Ida Mary Robinson. In 1910, Fern Leeper Cherry resided in Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA. In 1920, Fern Leeper Cherry resided in Chillicothe Ward 1, Livingston, Missouri, USA. Fern Leeper Cherry married Gerald Meeker Cherry, Samuel E Waybright, and had children including Gerald Leeper Cherry. Fern Leeper Cherry passed away in 1980 in Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Fern Leeper Cherry was born in 1909 in Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA, the child of James Burton Leeper And Ida Mary Robinson.
  • In 1910, Fern Leeper Cherry resided in Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA.
  • In 1920, Fern Leeper Cherry resided in Chillicothe Ward 1, Livingston, Missouri, USA.
  • Fern Leeper Cherry married Gerald Meeker Cherry, Samuel E Waybright, and had children including Gerald Leeper Cherry.
  • Fern Leeper Cherry passed away in 1980 in Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Fern Cherry's Ancestors

Self
Fern Cherry
1909–1980
Birth Place: Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Parents
James Burton Leeper
1875–1947
Chillicothe, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Ida (Mary) Robinson
1869–1945
Kingston, Missouri
Grandparents
Daniel (Stephen) Leeper
1848–1917
Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Mary (Anne Frances) Blakey
1846–1921
Clay County, Missouri, USA
William (Pennel Robinson) Jr.
1825–1915
Spotsylvania County Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane) Walls
1841–1914
Livingston County, Missouri, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Leeper
1813–1877
Amanda Boyle
1817–1913
Benjamin Blakey
1814–1882
Marietta Payne
1818–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Leeper
1793–1863
Sarah Ashby
1793–1844

Fern Cherry's Timeline

10 Records

1909
14 Jul 1909
Birth of Fern Leeper Cherry in Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Fern Leeper Cherry resided here in Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Fern Leeper Cherry resided here in Chillicothe Ward 1, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Chillicothe Ward 1, Livingston, Missouri, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Fern Leeper Cherry resided here in Jackson, Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
Jackson, Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
1934
abt 1934
Age 25
Fern Leeper Cherry resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 26
Fern Leeper Cherry resided here in Winside, Wayne, Nebraska
Winside, Wayne, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 31
Fern Leeper Cherry resided here in Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska, USA
Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Fern Leeper Cherry resided here in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
1951
1951
Age 42
Fern Leeper Cherry resided here in Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
1980
24 Dec 1980
Age 71
Death of Fern Leeper Cherry in Arlington, Virginia, USA
Arlington, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Jul 1909
    Event Place: Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02238; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 11-17
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [9] Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records
    [10] Iowa, U.S., Select Marriages Index
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 783; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 94-84

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Chillicothe Ward 1, Livingston, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jackson, Jackson, Livingston, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1934
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Title: Iowa Birth Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Winside, Wayne, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02238; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 11-17

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tekamah, Burt, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02238; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 11-17
    [2] Missouri, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune; Publication Date: 2 Aug 1940; Publication Place: Chillicothe, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska; Roll: 783; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 94-84

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1951
    Event Place: Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chillicothe - MO.
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1923–1937; Record Type: Marriage

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1980
    Event Place: Arlington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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