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Fern Marie Cherry 1917–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jan 1917

Birth Location: Amherst, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 22 Oct 1953

Death Location: Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA

Father: George Cherry

Mother: Pearl Eldridge

Spouse(s): Kenneth Reitz

Children(s): Lloyd Reitz, LaVon Reitz, LaVerne Reitz, Larry Reitz, Donna Reitz, Phillip Reitz

Fern Marie Cherry was born in 1917 in Amherst, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA, the child of George W Cherry And Pearl Lavern Eldridge. In 1920, Fern Marie Cherry resided in Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA. In 1930, Fern Marie Cherry resided in Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA. Fern Marie Cherry married Kenneth Earl Reitz, and had children including Danny Lynn Reitz, Donna Mae Reitz, Larry Leroy Reitz, Laverne Lee Reitz, Lavon Lou Reitz, Lloyd Lyle Reitz, Phillip Reitz. Fern Marie Cherry passed away in 1953 in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • Fern Marie Cherry was born in 1917 in Amherst, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA, the child of George W Cherry And Pearl Lavern Eldridge.
  • In 1920, Fern Marie Cherry resided in Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1930, Fern Marie Cherry resided in Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA.
  • Fern Marie Cherry married Kenneth Earl Reitz, and had children including Danny Lynn Reitz, Donna Mae Reitz, Larry Leroy Reitz, Laverne Lee Reitz, Lavon Lou Reitz, Lloyd Lyle Reitz, Phillip Reitz.
  • Fern Marie Cherry passed away in 1953 in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cherry
1890–1978
Birth Location: Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA
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Pearl Eldridge
1892–1986
Birth Location: Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
PE

Spouses(s)

Kenneth Reitz
1915–1980
Birth Location: St. Edward, Boone, Nebraska, USA
KR

Children(s)

Lloyd Reitz
1942–2012
Birth Location: Loup City, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
LR
LaVon Reitz
1944–2016
Birth Location: Loup City, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
LR
LaVerne Reitz
1940–1960
Birth Location: Litchfield, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
LR
Larry Reitz
1941–1994
Birth Location: Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
LR
Donna Reitz
1947–1947
Birth Location: Loup City, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
DR
Phillip Reitz
1943–2012
Birth Location: Loup City, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
PR

Fern Cherry's Ancestors

Self
Fern Cherry
1917–1953
Birth Place: Amherst, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Parents
George W Cherry
1890–1978
Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA
Pearl (Lavern) Eldridge
1892–1986
Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Cherry
1863–1940
Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Margaret (Jane) Smith
1870–1947
Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Smith
1847–1923
Margaret Wong
1849–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Davidson Smith
1809–1878
Mahala West
1818–1876

Fern Cherry's Descendants

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Fern (Marie) Cherry (29 Jan 1917–22 Oct 1953) m. Kenneth (Earl) Reitz (23 Feb 1915–23 Aug 1980)
  1. 1. Lloyd (Lyle) Reitz 1942–2012 m. Patricia (Ann) Johnson 1943–2003
  2. 2. LaVon (Lou) Reitz 1944–2016
  3. 3. LaVerne (Lee) Reitz 1940–1960
  4. 4. Larry (Leroy) Reitz 1941–1994
  5. 5. Donna (Mae) Reitz 1947–1947
  6. 6. Phillip Reitz 1943–2012

Fern Cherry's Timeline

9 Records

1917
29 Jan 1917
Birth of Fern Marie Cherry in Amherst, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Amherst, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 3
Fern Marie Cherry resided here in Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 13
Fern Marie Cherry resided here in Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 18
Fern Marie Cherry resided here in Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska
Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska
1937
1937
Age 20
Fern Marie Cherry was married in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
1937
25 May 1937
Age 20
Fern Marie Cherry was married
None
1940
1940
Age 23
Fern Marie Cherry resided here in Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 33
Fern Marie Cherry resided here in Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1953
22 Oct 1953
Age 36
Death of Fern Marie Cherry in Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA
Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jan 1917
    Event Place: Amherst, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [5] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02242; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 21-21
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska; Roll: 1492; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 21-26

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Came-Czir

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 May 1937
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02242; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 21-21

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02242; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 21-21

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Custer, 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: Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska; Roll: 1492; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 21-26

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Oct 1953
    Event Place: Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [3] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Death Index, 1956-1968

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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