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William A. Cherry 1815–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1815

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina

Death Date: 11 Nov 1894

Death Location: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: William Cherry

Mother: Polly (Cherry)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cherry

Children(s): William Cherry, Sarah Cherry, Elizabeth Cherry, Nancy (Ford), James Cherry, Franklin Cherry, Trudie (Adams), Matilda Cherry, Mary Cherry, Amanda Cherry, Adaline Cherry, Martha Cherry

William A. Cherry was born in 1815 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, the child of William Cherry And Polly Cherry. William A. Cherry married Elizabeth Cherry, and had children including Adaline Boyles Cherry, Amanda Cherry, Elizabeth Bettie Cherry, Franklin Mariman Cherry, James W Cherry, Martha Cherry, Mary Ann Cherry, Matilda Cherry, Nancy Catherine Cherry Ford, Sarah Salley Cherry, Trudie Cherry Adams, William Anderson Cherry. William A. Cherry passed away in 1894 in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William A. Cherry was born in 1815 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, the child of William Cherry And Polly Cherry.
  • William A. Cherry married Elizabeth Cherry, and had children including Adaline Boyles Cherry, Amanda Cherry, Elizabeth Bettie Cherry, Franklin Mariman Cherry, James W Cherry, Martha Cherry, Mary Ann Cherry, Matilda Cherry, Nancy Catherine Cherry Ford, Sarah Salley Cherry, Trudie Cherry Adams, William Anderson Cherry.
  • William A. Cherry passed away in 1894 in Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Cherry
1776–1852
Birth Location: Catawba Springs, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
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Polly (Cherry)
1780–
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cherry
1822–1885
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Children(s)

William Cherry
1834–1910
Birth Location: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
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Sarah Cherry
1852–1911
Birth Location: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America
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Elizabeth Cherry
1846–1921
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States of America
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Nancy (Ford)
1837–1915
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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James Cherry
1847–1922
Birth Location: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America
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Franklin Cherry
1863–1936
Birth Location: Harrisburg, Walker County, Georgia, United States of America
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Trudie (Adams)
1863–1935
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Matilda Cherry
1855–
Birth Location: Chattooga County, Georgia, USA
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Mary Cherry
1840–
Birth Location: North Carolina, North Carolina, USA
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Amanda Cherry
1849–1915
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Adaline Cherry
1846–1910
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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Martha Cherry
1859–
Birth Location: Georgia, Georgia, USA
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William Cherry's Ancestors

Self
William Cherry
1815–1894
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina
Parents
William Cherry
1776–1852
Catawba Springs, Lincoln, North Carolina, USA
Polly (Cherry)
1780–
Grandparents
Mary (Margaret Litton) Greggs
1735–1800
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cherry's Descendants

1.
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William (A.) Cherry (1815–11 Nov 1894) m. Elizabeth Cherry (1822–27 Sept 1885)
  1. 1. William (Anderson) Cherry 1834–1910 m. Martha (Jane) Gentry 1850–1926
    1. 1. Robert (L) Gentry 1867–1945 m. Martha (Melinda “Mattie” Kelley) (Gentry) 1863–1952
      1. 1. Henry (Harrison) Gentry 1898– m. Mattie (Anna Willis) (Gentry) 1900–1926 m. Dolly (R) Gentry 1907–
        1. 1. Willis (H) Gentry 1925–
      2. 2. Katherine ((1892) Jane “Janie K” Gentry) (Eaton) 1892–1969 m. William ((1880?) A) Eaton 1880–
        1. 1. Troy ((1927) Armstrong) Eaton 1927–1998
        2. 2. Sammie (I) Eaton 1919–
        3. 3. Mary (E) Eaton 1923–
        4. 4. Earnest (G) Wilson 1918–
        5. 5. James (F) Wilson 1915–
        6. 6. Myrtis (E) Wilson 1919–
        7. 7. Martin (F) Eaton 1916–
        8. 8. Ben (H) Eaton 1920–
        9. 9. Woody (H) Eaton 1912–
      3. 3. Thomas (J) Gentry\Jentry 1898–1982
      4. 4. Emma (Evalina Gentry\Jentry) (Ashworth) 1893–1959
      5. 5. Robert (L.) Gentry 1903–1960
      6. 6. Lilly (M Gentry) (McCain) 1901–1981
      7. 7. Mary ((1909)) Gentry 1909–
      8. 8. Martha (Gay Gentry) (Wilson) 1906–1932
  2. 2. Sarah (Salley) Cherry 1852–1911
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Bettie) Cherry 1846–1921
  4. 4. Nancy (Catherine Cherry) (Ford) 1837–1915
  5. 5. James (W.) Cherry 1847–1922
  6. 6. Franklin (Mariman) Cherry 1863–1936
  7. 7. Trudie (Cherry) (Adams) 1863–1935
  8. 8. Matilda Cherry 1855–
  9. 9. Mary (Ann) Cherry 1840–
  10. 10. Amanda Cherry 1849–1915
  11. 11. Adaline (Boyles) Cherry 1846–1910
  12. 12. Martha Cherry 1859–

William Cherry's Timeline

21 Records

1812
abt 1812
Birth of William A. Cherry in North Carolina
North Carolina
1815
1815
Birth of William A. Cherry in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
1815
1815
Birth of William A. Cherry in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1815
1815
Birth of William A. Cherry in Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
1815
1815
Birth of William A. Cherry in North Carolina
North Carolina
1815
abt 1815
Birth of William A. Cherry in North Carolina
North Carolina
1815
1815
Birth of William A. Cherry in North Carolina
North Carolina
1815
1815
Birth of William A. Cherry in Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lincoln County, North Carolina
1817
abt 1817
Age 2
Birth of William A. Cherry in Lincoln County, North Carolina
Lincoln County, North Carolina
1817
1817
Age 2
Birth of William A. Cherry in North Carolina
North Carolina
1833
abt 1833
Age 18
William A. Cherry was married
None
1835
Abt. 1835
Age 20
William A. Cherry was married
None
1836
Abt. 1836
Age 21
William A. Cherry was married in Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
Lincoln, North Carolina, United States
1843
Abt. 1843
Age 28
William A. Cherry was married
None
1880
1880
Age 65
Death of William A. Cherry in GA
GA
1886
14 Aug 1886
Age 71
William A. Cherry was married in Walker County, Georgia, USA
Walker County, Georgia, USA
1886
14 Aug 1886
Age 71
William A. Cherry was married in Walker, Georgia, USA
Walker, Georgia, USA
1894
11 November 1894
Age 79
Death of William A. Cherry in Menlo, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA
Menlo, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA
1894
11 Nov 1894
Age 79
Death of William A. Cherry in Menlo, Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America
Menlo, Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America
1894
1894
Age 79
Death of William A. Cherry in Chattooga County, Georgia, USA
Chattooga County, Georgia, USA
1894
11 Nov 1894
Age 79
Death of William A. Cherry in Menlo, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA
Menlo, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1817
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1815
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1812
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1815
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1833

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1835

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1836
    Event Place: Lincoln, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt. 1843

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Walker County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1886
    Event Place: Walker, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 November 1894
    Event Place: Menlo, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1894
    Event Place: Menlo, Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1894
    Event Place: Chattooga County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: GA

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1894
    Event Place: Menlo, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chattooga County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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