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John Jay Cherry 1912–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Dec 1912

Birth Location: Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA

Death Date: 8 Oct 2003

Death Location: Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA

Father: George Cherry

Mother: Pearl Eldridge

Spouse(s): Merle Wing

Children(s):

The story of John Jay Cherry began in 1912 in Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA. In 1920, John Jay Cherry resided in Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA. In 1930, John Jay Cherry resided in Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA. John Jay Cherry married Merle Ruth Wing, and had children including Lois Jane Cherry, Rojean Arlys Cherry. John Jay Cherry passed away in 2003 in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Jay Cherry began in 1912 in Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1920, John Jay Cherry resided in Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA.
  • In 1930, John Jay Cherry resided in Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA.
  • John Jay Cherry married Merle Ruth Wing, and had children including Lois Jane Cherry, Rojean Arlys Cherry.
  • John Jay Cherry passed away in 2003 in Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Cherry's Ancestors

Self
John Cherry
1912–2003
Birth Place: Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Parents
George W Cherry
1890–1978
Berea, Box Butte, Nebraska, USA
Pearl (Lavern) Eldridge
1892–1986
Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Grandparents
George (Washington) Cherry
1863–1940
Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Margaret (Jane) Smith
1870–1947
Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Smith
1847–1923
Margaret Wong
1849–1927
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Davidson Smith
1809–1878
Mahala West
1818–1876

John Cherry's Timeline

8 Records

1912
23 Dec 1912
Birth of John Jay Cherry in Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
John Jay Cherry resided here in Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
1930
1930
Age 18
John Jay Cherry resided here in Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
John Jay Cherry resided here in Rural, Custer, Nebraska
Rural, Custer, Nebraska
1940
1940
Age 28
John Jay Cherry resided here in Litchfield, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
Litchfield, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
John Jay Cherry resided here in Elm, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
Elm, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 39
John Jay Cherry resided here in Nebraska
Nebraska
2003
8 Oct 2003
Age 91
Death of John Jay Cherry in Ravenna, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
Ravenna, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Dec 1912
    Event Place: Sartoria, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Nebraska, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 17
    [6] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elm, Sherman, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02266; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 82-5
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Elm, Sherman, Nebraska; Roll: 3967; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 82-5
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [9] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016
    [10] Nebraska, U.S., Birth Ledgers, 1904-1911, Birth Index, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Nebraska Birth Index, 1912-1994

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Rusco, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Elk Creek, Elk Creek, Custer, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Custer, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elm, Sherman, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02266; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 82-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Litchfield, Sherman, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Nebraska, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 17
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elm, Sherman, Nebraska; Roll: m-t0627-02266; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 82-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Elm, Sherman, 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: Elm, Sherman, Nebraska; Roll: 3967; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 82-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    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 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 2003
    Event Place: Ravenna, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [4] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buffalo County, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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