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James Madison Cheek 1848–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 June 1848

Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 23 Mar 1926

Death Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Joseph Cheek

Mother: Malinda Hampton

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The story of James Madison Cheek began in 1848 in Lee County, Virginia, USA. James Madison Cheek passed away in 1926 in Polk County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Madison Cheek began in 1848 in Lee County, Virginia, USA.
  • James Madison Cheek passed away in 1926 in Polk County, Tennessee, USA.

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James Cheek's Ancestors

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James Cheek
1848–1926
Birth Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Joseph S Cheek
1805–1891
Lee, Virginia, United States
Malinda Hampton
1810–1875
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Andrew) Cheek
1777–1862
Culpeper County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cheek
1758–1784
Nancy Cheek
1761–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cheek's Timeline

3 Records

1848
6 June 1848
Birth of James Madison Cheek in Lee County, Virginia, USA
Lee County, Virginia, USA
1926
23 Mar 1926
Age 78
Death of James Madison Cheek in Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
1926
23 Mar 1926
Age 78
Death of James Madison Cheek in McMinn County, Tennessee, USA
McMinn County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 June 1848
    Event Place: Lee County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1926
    Event Place: Monroe County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Mar 1926
    Event Place: McMinn County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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