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John Henry Harrison Cheek 1878–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1878

Birth Location: Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1 February 1965

Death Location: Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Martin Cheek

Mother: Mahala Cheek

Spouse(s): Lois Bates

Children(s): Erastus Sr, Leonard Cheek, Anna Woody, Burch Cheek, Bascom Cheek, Lawrence Cheek, Catherine Cheek, Emerson Cheek, William Cheek

The story of John Henry Harrison Cheek began in 1878 in Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA. John Henry Harrison Cheek married Lois Bates, and had children including Anna Belle Woody, Bascom Cheek, Burch Cheek, Catherine Cheek, Emerson Cheek, Erastus Woodrow Cheek Sr, Lawrence L Cheek, Leonard Cheek, William E Cheek. John Henry Harrison Cheek passed away in 1965 in Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Henry Harrison Cheek began in 1878 in Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA.
  • John Henry Harrison Cheek married Lois Bates, and had children including Anna Belle Woody, Bascom Cheek, Burch Cheek, Catherine Cheek, Emerson Cheek, Erastus Woodrow Cheek Sr, Lawrence L Cheek, Leonard Cheek, William E Cheek.
  • John Henry Harrison Cheek passed away in 1965 in Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Martin Cheek
1846–1913
Birth Location: Lee County, Virginia, USA
MC
Mahala Cheek
1847–1911
Birth Location: Tennessee
MC

Spouses(s)

Lois Bates
1883–1956
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
LB

Children(s)

Erastus Sr
1912–2005
Birth Location: Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
ES
Leonard Cheek
1919–2009
Birth Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
LC
Anna Woody
1902–1997
Birth Location: Polk, Tennessee, United States
AW
Burch Cheek
1906–1996
Birth Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
BC
Bascom Cheek
1908–1975
Birth Location: Tennessee
BC
Lawrence Cheek
1919–1919
Birth Location: Polk County, Tennessee, USA
LC
Catherine Cheek
1915–1997
Birth Location: Tennessee
CC
Emerson Cheek
1906–
Birth Location: Tennessee
EC
William Cheek
1905–
Birth Location: Tennessee
WC

John Cheek's Ancestors

Self
John Cheek
1878–1965
Birth Place: Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Martin S. Cheek
1846–1913
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Mahala Cheek
1847–1911
Tennessee
Grandparents
Joseph (S) Cheek
1805–1891
Lee, Virginia, United States
Malinda Hampton
1810–1875
Lee County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cheek
1777–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cheek
1758–1784
Nancy Cheek
1761–1826

John Cheek's Descendants

1.
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John (Henry Harrison) Cheek (20 Mar 1878–1 February 1965) m. Lois Bates (1 November 1883–20 May 1956)
  1. 1. Erastus (Woodrow Cheek) Sr 1912–2005
  2. 2. Leonard Cheek 1919–2009
  3. 3. Anna (Belle) Woody 1902–1997 m. Robert (Newton) Woody 1901–1968
    1. 1. Bernard (E.) Woody 1926–1984
    2. 2. Bernice Pack 1921– m. John (Houston) Pack 1919–
    3. 3. Aileen Woody 1924–
  4. 4. Burch Cheek 1906–1996
  5. 5. Bascom Cheek 1908–1975
  6. 6. Lawrence (L.) Cheek 1919–1919
  7. 7. Catherine Cheek 1915–1997
  8. 8. Emerson Cheek 1906–
  9. 9. William (E) Cheek 1905–

John Cheek's Timeline

11 Records

1876
20 Mar 1876
Birth of John Henry Harrison Cheek in Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
1877
20 March 1877
Birth of John Henry Harrison Cheek in Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
1878
20 Mar 1878
Birth of John Henry Harrison Cheek in Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 2
John Henry Harrison Cheek resided here in District 9, Polk, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1900
1900
Age 22
John Henry Harrison Cheek resided here in Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 32
John Henry Harrison Cheek resided here in Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 42
John Henry Harrison Cheek resided here in Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 52
John Henry Harrison Cheek resided here in District 2, Polk, Tennessee
District 2, Polk, Tennessee
1935
1935
Age 57
John Henry Harrison Cheek resided here in Rural, Polk, Tennessee
Rural, Polk, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 62
John Henry Harrison Cheek resided here in Polk, Tennessee, USA
Polk, Tennessee, USA
1965
1 February 1965
Age 87
Death of John Henry Harrison Cheek in Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 March 1877
    Event Place: Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3927; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 70-6
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1757; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 956
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 2268; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 698.0; FHL microfilm: 2342002
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 1275; Family History Film: 1255275; Page: 70B; Enumeration District: 099
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 1592; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1241592
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1375528
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1876
    Event Place: Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Polk; Roll: 1877685

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 9, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 9, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 1275; Family History Film: 1255275; Page: 70B; Enumeration District: 099

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 1592; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0129; FHL microfilm: 1241592

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 9, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1515; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0162; FHL microfilm: 1375528

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1757; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 109; Image: 956

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: District 2, Polk, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 2, Polk, Tennessee; Roll: 2268; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 698.0; FHL microfilm: 2342002

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Polk, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3927; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 70-6

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Polk, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3927; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 70-6

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Polk, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Polk; Roll: 1877685

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1965
    Event Place: Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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