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Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry 1818–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1818

Birth Location: Edgecombe Co

Death Date: 27 May 1896

Death Location: Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Father: Eason Cherry

Mother: Martha Cobb

Spouse(s): Rebecca Walston

Children(s): Mollie Cherry, Amos Cherry, Pattie Cherry, Levy Cherry, Martha Cherry

The story of Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry began in 1818 in Edgecombe Co. In 1880, Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry resided in Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA. Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry married Rebecca Becky Walston, and had children including Amos Cherry, Levy Randolph Cherry, Martha Louise Cherry, Mollie Cherry, Pattie Cherry. Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry passed away in 1896 in Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry began in 1818 in Edgecombe Co.
  • In 1880, Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry resided in Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.
  • Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry married Rebecca Becky Walston, and had children including Amos Cherry, Levy Randolph Cherry, Martha Louise Cherry, Mollie Cherry, Pattie Cherry.
  • Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry passed away in 1896 in Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Willie Cherry's Ancestors

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Willie Cherry
1818–1896
Birth Place: Edgecombe Co
Parents
Eason Cherry
1795–1842
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Martha (Patsy) Cobb
1798–1817
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Levi Cherry
1750–1824
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Sarah Whitfield
1750–1835
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willie Cherry's Descendants

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Willie (Lee "Wiley") Cherry (25 Mar 1818–27 May 1896) m. Rebecca ("Becky") Walston (5 Jan 1815–10 Oct 1898)
  1. 1. Mollie Cherry 1848–1916
  2. 2. Amos Cherry 1845–1926
  3. 3. Pattie Cherry 1877–
  4. 4. Levy (Randolph) Cherry 1852–1901
  5. 5. Martha (Louise) Cherry 1855–

Willie Cherry's Timeline

3 Records

1818
25 Mar 1818
Birth of Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry in Edgecombe Co
Edgecombe Co
1880
1880
Age 62
Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry resided here in Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
1896
27 May 1896
Age 78
Death of Willie Lee "Wiley" Cherry in Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1818
    Event Place: Edgecombe Co
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Deaths
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina; Roll: 966; Family History Film: 1254966; Page: 367B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 0202

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina; Roll: 966; Family History Film: 1254966; Page: 367B; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 0202

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1896
    Event Place: Roseneath, Halifax, North Carolina, USA

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