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George W Cherry 1890–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Feb 1890

Birth Location: Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 3 Jun 1978

Death Location: Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA

Father: George Cherry

Mother: Margaret Smith

Spouse(s): Pearl Eldridge

Children(s): John Cherry, Fern Cherry, Ruby Cherry, Glenn Cherry, Irene Cherry

George W Cherry was born in 1890 in Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA, the child of George Washington Cherry And Margaret Jane Smith. In 1900, George W Cherry resided in Loup, Custer, Nebraska, USA. In 1910, George W Cherry resided in Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA. George W Cherry married Pearl Lavern Eldridge, and had children including Fern Marie Cherry, Glenn Dee Cherry, Irene Leraun Cherry, John Jay Cherry, Ruby Eunice Cherry, Shirley Rae Cherry, Violet M Cherry. George W Cherry passed away in 1978 in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • George W Cherry was born in 1890 in Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA, the child of George Washington Cherry And Margaret Jane Smith.
  • In 1900, George W Cherry resided in Loup, Custer, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1910, George W Cherry resided in Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA.
  • George W Cherry married Pearl Lavern Eldridge, and had children including Fern Marie Cherry, Glenn Dee Cherry, Irene Leraun Cherry, John Jay Cherry, Ruby Eunice Cherry, Shirley Rae Cherry, Violet M Cherry.
  • George W Cherry passed away in 1978 in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cherry
1863–1940
Birth Location: Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
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Margaret Smith
1870–1947
Birth Location: Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
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Spouses(s)

Pearl Eldridge
1892–1986
Birth Location: Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
PE

Children(s)

John Cherry
1912–2003
Birth Location: Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
JC
Fern Cherry
1917–1953
Birth Location: Amherst, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
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Ruby Cherry
1915–1996
Birth Location: Cumro, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
RC
Glenn Cherry
1924–2003
Birth Location: Litchfield, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
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Irene Cherry
1920–2008
Birth Location: Custer County, Nebraska, USA
IC

George Cherry's Ancestors

Self
George Cherry
1890–1978
Birth Place: Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA
Parents
George Washington Cherry
1863–1940
Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Margaret (Jane) Smith
1870–1947
Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Wesley) Smith
1847–1923
Mineral Point, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Margaret (J. "Mary") Wong
1849–1927
Norway
Great-Grandparents
Davidson Smith
1809–1878
Mahala West
1818–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elijah West
1786–1840
Elizabeth Henderson
1791–1866

George Cherry's Descendants

1.
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George (W) Cherry (11 Feb 1890–3 Jun 1978) m. Pearl (Lavern) Eldridge (26 Apr 1892–13 Feb 1986)
  1. 1. John (Jay) Cherry 1912–2003 m. Merle (Ruth) Wing 1914–2014
  2. 2. Fern (Marie) Cherry 1917–1953 m. Kenneth (Earl) Reitz 1915–1980
    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
  3. 3. Ruby (Eunice) Cherry 1915–1996 m. Ray (Burton) Wing 1915–2014
    1. 1. Janet (Marie) Wing 1939–2001 m. Norman (Lee) Graham 1938–2021
  4. 4. Glenn (Dee) Cherry 1924–2003 m. Emilia ((Millie) Cecilia) Weber 1923–1997 m. Phyllis (J) Mastropolit 1926–
  5. 5. Irene (Leraun) Cherry 1920–2008 m. Kenneth (Edgar Harris) Rev 1920–2009
    1. 1. Laree (Ann) Harris 1949–2005

George Cherry's Timeline

12 Records

1890
11 Feb 1890
Birth of George W Cherry in Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA
Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA
1900
1900
Age 10
George W Cherry resided here in Loup, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Loup, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1910
1910
Age 20
George W Cherry resided here in Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
1911
1911
Age 21
George W Cherry was married in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 27
George W Cherry resided here in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 30
George W Cherry resided here in Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 40
George W Cherry resided here in Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 45
George W Cherry resided here in Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska
Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 50
George W Cherry resided here in Elk Creek Township, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Elk Creek Township, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 60
George W Cherry resided here in Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1954
1954
Age 64
George W Cherry resided here in Nebraska
Nebraska
1978
3 Jun 1978
Age 88
Death of George W Cherry in Litchfield, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
Litchfield, Sherman, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1890
    Event Place: Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska; Roll: T625_980; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 51
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02242; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 21-21
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341005
    [8] 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: 11; Enumeration District: 21-26
    [9] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [10] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Nebraska; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 1190
    [11] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Nebraska; Registration County: Buffalo County

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1911
    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: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Loup, Custer, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Nebraska; Registration County: Buffalo County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska; Roll: T625_980; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 51

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0020; FHL microfilm: 2341005

    Genealogy Event 8
    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: 4A; Enumeration District: 21-21

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Elk Creek Township, 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: 4A; Enumeration District: 21-21

    Genealogy Event 10
    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: 11; Enumeration District: 21-26

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: Nebraska
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Nebraska; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 1190

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jun 1978
    Event Place: Litchfield, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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