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James Arthur Cheatham 1773 – 1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1773

Birth Location: Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 30 Jan 1818

Death Location: Cheatwicke Plantation, Jefferson, Georgia, United States

Father: Samuel Cheatham

Mother: Margaret Rudd

Spouse(s): Nancy Hancock

Children(s): Margaret Cheatham, Sarah Cheatham, Sophia Cheatham, Mary Cheatham, Martha Cheatham, Anthony Cheatham, Obediah Cheatham, Arthur Cheatham, John Cheatham, Mary Cheatham, Caroline Cheatham, Martha Cheatham, Thomas Cheatham, Barbara Cheatham, Sarah Cheatham, Marcus Cheatham

James Arthur Cheatham was born in 1773 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Obediah Cheatham and Margaret Rudd. James Arthur Cheatham married Nancy Ann Hancock, and had children including Margaret Cheatham, Sarah Baker Cheatham, Sophia Obedience Cheatham, Mary Douglas Cheatham, Martha Ann Cheatham, Anthony Robinson Cheatham, Obediah Pride Cheatham, Arthur Rudd Cheatham, John Isham Cheatham, Mary Douglas Cheatham, Caroline Lavinia Cheatham, Martha Ann Cheatham, Thomas Hancock Cheatham, Barbara Jane Cheatham, Sarah Baker Cheatham, Marcus Obediah Cheatham. James Arthur Cheatham passed away in 1818 in Cheatwicke Plantation, Jefferson, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • James Arthur Cheatham was born in 1773 in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Obediah Cheatham and Margaret Rudd.
  • James Arthur Cheatham married Nancy Ann Hancock, and had children including Margaret Cheatham, Sarah Baker Cheatham, Sophia Obedience Cheatham, Mary Douglas Cheatham, Martha Ann Cheatham, Anthony Robinson Cheatham, Obediah Pride Cheatham, Arthur Rudd Cheatham, John Isham Cheatham, Mary Douglas Cheatham, Caroline Lavinia Cheatham, Martha Ann Cheatham, Thomas Hancock Cheatham, Barbara Jane Cheatham, Sarah Baker Cheatham, Marcus Obediah Cheatham.
  • James Arthur Cheatham passed away in 1818 in Cheatwicke Plantation, Jefferson, Georgia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Cheatham
1754 – 1776
Birth Location: Trellises Plantation, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Margaret Rudd
1753 – 1792
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Hancock
1773 – 1839
Birth Location: Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Cheatham
1790 – 1813
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Cheatham
1791 –
Birth Location: –
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Sophia Cheatham
1792 – 1797
Birth Location: –
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Mary Cheatham
1792 – 1808
Birth Location: –
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Martha Cheatham
1792 – 1808
Birth Location: –
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Anthony Cheatham
1794 – 1832
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, United States
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Obediah Cheatham
1796 – 1850
Birth Location: Charlotte, Virginia, United States
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Arthur Cheatham
1799 – 1864
Birth Location: Jefferson, Georgia, United States
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John Cheatham
1801 – 1877
Birth Location: Cheatwicke Plantation, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
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Mary Cheatham
1805 – 1864
Birth Location: Cheatwicke Plantation, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
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Caroline Cheatham
1805 – 1808
Birth Location: Cheatwicke Plantation, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
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Martha Cheatham
1806 – 1849
Birth Location: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States
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Thomas Cheatham
1807 – 1877
Birth Location: –
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Barbara Cheatham
1810 – 1877
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Sarah Cheatham
1813 – 1819
Birth Location: Jefferson, Georgia, United States
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Marcus Cheatham
1829 – 1868
Birth Location: Butts, Georgia, United States
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James Cheatham's Ancestors

Self
James Cheatham
1773 – 1818
Birth Place: Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Obediah Cheatham
1754 – 1776
Trellises Plantation, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Margaret Rudd
1753 – 1792
Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Thomas Cheatham
1711 – 1770
Henrico, Virginia, United States
Ann Pride
1712 – 1770
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cheatham's Descendants

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James (Arthur) Cheatham (17 Jun 1773 – 30 Jan 1818) m. Nancy (Ann) Hancock (2 Jan 1773 – 14 Sep 1839)
  1. 1. Margaret Cheatham (1790 – 5 Sep 1813)
  2. 2. Sarah (Baker) Cheatham (1791 – )
  3. 3. Sophia (Obedience) Cheatham (1792 – 1797)
  4. 4. Mary (Douglas) Cheatham (1792 – 1808)
  5. 5. Martha (Ann) Cheatham (1792 – 1808)
  6. 6. Anthony (Robinson) Cheatham (11 Feb 1794 – 10 Apr 1832)
  7. 7. Obediah (Pride) Cheatham (22 Sep 1796 – 15 Apr 1850)
  8. 8. Arthur (Rudd) Cheatham (2 Nov 1799 – 10 Sep 1864) m. Asenath (Ann) Whitaker (4 Mar 1805 – 12 Mar 1883)
    1. 1. Benjamin (Whitaker) Cheatham (1828 – )
    2. 2. Anne Cheatham (1830 – )
    3. 3. Arthur (R) Cheatham (1832 – )
    4. 4. Eli (Daniel F) Cheatham (1833 – )
    5. 5. John (Wesley) Cheatham (19 Mar 1836 – 17 Aug 1904) m. Naomi (Mississippi CHEATHAM) Miller (Jul 1839 – 1917) m. John (Arthur) Cheatham (4 May 1866 – 5 Sep 1946)
      1. 1. Alice (Asenath JAMES) Cheatham (3 Jun 1861 – 7 May 1945) m. Thomas (Jefferson) James (June 20, 1846 – 28 November 1911)
        1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) James (25 Nov 1882 – 28 Aug 1943) m. Inez (Edelweiss) Hauser (17 Nov 1882 – 25 Mar 1938)
        2. 2. Alice (Naomi) James (14 AUG 1884 – 05 OCT 1918) m. Edward Ellison (7 Aug 1875 – 26 Oct 1938)
        3. 3. Arthur (Lemuel) James (27 Aug 1886 – 12 Apr 1888)
        4. 4. Frank (Cheatham) James (20 May 1888 – 21 Jul 1942) m. Mamie (Jo) Herrington (12 Aug 1889 – 19 Apr 1946)
        5. 5. Albert (Harden) James (21 Dec 1891 – 11 Nov 1906)
        6. 6. Annie (May) James (19 Jan 1896 – 28 May 1989) m. Francis (Marion) Carson (4 Jan 1892 – 14 Jul 1961)
        7. 7. Edward Ellison (1876 – )
        8. 8. Annie (Mae) Carson (1896 – )
      2. 2. John (Arthur) Cheatham (4 May 1866 – 5 Sep 1946) m. Jessie (Elizabeth) Bethea (28 Oct 1869 – 23 Apr 1902) m. Cora (Eliza) Brown (14 Jan1879 – 17 Sep 1956) m. John (Wesley) Cheatham (19 Mar 1836 – 17 Aug 1904)
        1. 1. Martha ("Mattie") Cheatham (26 Aug 1892 – 14 Sep 1988)
        2. 2. Alice (Naomi) Cheatham (11 DEC 1894 – 11 MAR 1926)
        3. 3. Jessie (Lois) Cheatham (25 Nov 1900 – 24 Jan 1974)
        4. 4. Julia Cheatham (abt 1905 – UNKNOWN)
        5. 5. John (W) Cheatham (11 Jul 1906 – 27 Jul 1918)
        6. 6. Arthur (B) Cheatham (abt 1909 – 28 Oct 1929)
        7. 7. Pauline (W) Cheatham (abt 1910 – )
        8. 8. Cora (Dell) Cheatham (abt 1914 – )
        9. 9. Mississippi ("Sippi") Cheatham (abt 1918 – )
      3. 3. Lewis (Whitaker) Cheatham (1869 – 31 Mar 1926)
      4. 4. Louis Cheatham (May 1869 – )
      5. 5. Ruth Cheatham (1872 – 7 Dec 1948)
      6. 6. Russell (Carr) Cheatham (21 Aug 1873 – 3 Sep 1957)
      7. 7. Annie (Marvin) Cheatham (Jan 1875 – Jun 1919)
      8. 8. Thomas (Mallory) Cheatham (24 Jan 1877 – 31 Mar 1937)
    6. 6. Charles Cheatham (1842 – )
    7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Cheatham (1843 – )
    8. 8. Allen (T) Cheatham (1846 – )
    9. 9. Lewis Cheatham (1848 – )
    10. 10. George Cheatham (1849 – )
    11. 11. Mary (G) Cheatham
  9. 9. John (Isham) Cheatham (29 Sep 1801 – 1877) m. Margaret (S.) Cheatham (abt 1838 – )
  10. 10. Mary (Douglas) Cheatham (1805 – 16 Dec 1864)
  11. 11. Caroline (Lavinia) Cheatham (1805 – 1808)
  12. 12. Martha (Ann) Cheatham (10 Oct 1806 – 3 Mar 1849)
  13. 13. Thomas (Hancock) Cheatham (17 Aug 1807 – 1877)
  14. 14. Barbara (Jane) Cheatham (20 May 1810 – 1877)
  15. 15. Sarah (Baker) Cheatham (29 Apr 1813 – 1819)
  16. 16. Marcus (Obediah) Cheatham (17 Feb 1829 – 1868)

James Cheatham's Timeline

2 Records

1773
17 Jun 1773
Birth of James Arthur Cheatham in Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
1818
30 Jan 1818
Age 45
Death of James Arthur Cheatham in Cheatwicke Plantation, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
Cheatwicke Plantation, Jefferson, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1773
    Event Place: Dale Parish, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1818
    Event Place: Cheatwicke Plantation, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
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