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John W. CHEATHAM 1839–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1839

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1862

Death Location: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Father: John CHEATHAM

Mother: Elizabeth AMIS

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In 1839, John W. CHEATHAM entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to John Andrew Cheatham And Elizabeth Amis. John W. CHEATHAM passed away in 1862 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1839, John W. CHEATHAM entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to John Andrew Cheatham And Elizabeth Amis.
  • John W. CHEATHAM passed away in 1862 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA.

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John CHEATHAM's Ancestors

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John CHEATHAM
1839–1862
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Andrew CHEATHAM
1798–1873
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth AMIS
1806–1845
Maury County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James CHEATHAM
1773–1837
Virginia, British Colonial America
Catherine JOHNSON
–1827
John (Erasmus) AMIS
1771–1852
Abraham Plains, Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Mary KNIGHT
1778–1851
North Carolina, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Daniel CHEATHAM
1746–1815
William AMIS
1773–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas CHEATHAM
1711–1770
Anne PRIDE
1712–1770

John CHEATHAM's Timeline

2 Records

1839
1 Aug 1839
Birth of John W. CHEATHAM in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1862
1862
Age 23
Death of John W. CHEATHAM in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1839
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA

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