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Rita Fern Cherry 1910–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Oct 1910

Birth Location: Shelby Co., Indiana

Death Date: 26 Nov 1972

Death Location: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Claude Cherry

Mother: Gradie McCain

Spouse(s): Edward Comstock

Children(s): John Hardinsburg

The story of Rita Fern Cherry began in 1910 in Shelby Co., Indiana. In 1920, Rita Fern Cherry resided in Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA. In 1950, Rita Fern Cherry resided in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA. Rita Fern Cherry married Edward Kenneth Comstock, and had children including John William Comstock Hardinsburg, Mark E Comstock. Rita Fern Cherry passed away in 1972 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rita Fern Cherry began in 1910 in Shelby Co., Indiana.
  • In 1920, Rita Fern Cherry resided in Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1950, Rita Fern Cherry resided in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA.
  • Rita Fern Cherry married Edward Kenneth Comstock, and had children including John William Comstock Hardinsburg, Mark E Comstock.
  • Rita Fern Cherry passed away in 1972 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rita Cherry's Ancestors

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Rita Cherry
1910–1972
Birth Place: Shelby Co., Indiana
Parents
Claude Curtis Cherry
1887–1976
Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana
Gradie (Fern) McCain
1890–1917
Shelby County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Martin (A) Cherry
1861–1920
Shelby Indiana
Jennie (Florence) Shaw
1864–1930
Jackson, Shelby, Indiana
John (Franklin) McCain
1855–1933
Indiana, USA
Amanda (Elizabeth) Babb
1868–1960
Shelby Co., Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Babb
1838–1917
Phoebe Tucker
1845–1915
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Babb
1790–1867
Elizabeth Dunn
1797–1878
Henry Tucker
1814–1892
Catherine Woodruff
1818–1892

Rita Cherry's Descendants

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Rita (Fern) Cherry (12 Oct 1910–26 Nov 1972) m. Edward (Kenneth) Comstock (23 May 1908–3 Jul 1987)
  1. 1. John (William Comstock) Hardinsburg 1942–2012

Rita Cherry's Timeline

4 Records

1910
12 Oct 1910
Birth of Rita Fern Cherry in Shelby Co., Indiana
Shelby Co., Indiana
1920
1920
Age 10
Rita Fern Cherry resided here in Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 40
Rita Fern Cherry resided here in Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
1972
26 Nov 1972
Age 62
Death of Rita Fern Cherry in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1910
    Event Place: Shelby Co., Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hendricks, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Shelbyville, Shelby

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Shelby, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1972
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA

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