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Spencer Alec Cherry 1868–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1868

Birth Location: Alabama

Death Date: 27 Apr 1942

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: 1st (POW)

Mother: Elizabeth Fortner

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Spencer Alec Cherry was born in 1868 in Alabama, the child of 1St Lt William Eugene Cherry Pow And Elizabeth Fortner. Spencer Alec Cherry passed away in 1942 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Spencer Alec Cherry was born in 1868 in Alabama, the child of 1St Lt William Eugene Cherry Pow And Elizabeth Fortner.
  • Spencer Alec Cherry passed away in 1942 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Spencer Cherry's Ancestors

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Spencer Cherry
1868–1942
Birth Place: Alabama
Parents
1st Lt . William Eugene Cherry (POW)
1835–1913
North Carolina
Elizabeth Fortner
1838–1926
Sumter County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Fortner
1810–1868
, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Allred
1816–1880
Knox County, TN
Great-Grandparents
Pleasant Fortner
1776–1850
Lucienda Harris
1773–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Forkner
1752–1807
Susannah Wells
1747–1847

Spencer Cherry's Timeline

2 Records

1868
1868
Birth of Spencer Alec Cherry in Alabama
Alabama
1942
27 Apr 1942
Age 74
Death of Spencer Alec Cherry in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1868
    Event Place: Alabama

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1942
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

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