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FAMILY

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The Cheek line of my family tree is traced back to my Great Great Grandfather, John Cheek who was born in 1844. Polly Maria Cheek is listed below, but I'm not totally positive exactly how she is related to John Cheek.

 

I. Polly Maria Cheek
 

B: abt. 1817

Married: James Fry on April 10, 1846 in Greene Co., TN. The 1850 Census of Polk County shows Polly married to James with the following Cheek children as well as several Fry children in the household. I don't know if Polly is the mother of John, James Francis and Elanor, or if she is related in a different way. I haven't found any information on the father of John Cheek. Also, the 1850 Census shows the spelling of the last name as 'Cheak', whereas the same family is listed as Cheek in 1860 and beyond.

Children:

1. Elanor (b. 1836, IL)
 

2. Francis (b. abt. 1838, TN)
 

3. James (b. abt. 1840, TN)
 

4. John Cheek (b. 1844)

 

II. John Cheek
 

B: 1844 (Bradley County, TN)

D: 1921 (Morgan County, TN) - Coalhill Cemetery

Wife: Marthy (b. 1844)

Children:

1. Mary Jane Cheek (b. May 1870)*

2. William F. Cheek (b. 1871) **

3. Emily Cheek (b. 1874)
 

4. Maggie Cheek (b. 1876)
 

5. Florence Lavada Cheek (b. 1879 - 1956)

 

* Mary Jane Cheek was married three times: 
1. Charles Robbins
2. Robert Walls
3. Noah Futrell

**William F. Cheek married Florence Justice.

 

III. Florence Lavada Cheek Barry

B: June 5, 1879

D: April 19, 1956

Husband: 
 

1. James McGee (Killed in coal mining accident)
 

2. James Thomas Barry

Children:

1. Wesley McGhee
 

2. Scott Barry
 

3. Walter Joseph Barry


 

CENSUS

1850 Census, Polk County, TN

James Fry 48 male, farmer, b. VA
 

Polly 33 female, b. TN
 

Elanor 14 female, b. IL
 

Francis 12 male, b. TN
 

James 10 male, b. TN
 

 

John 6 b. male, TN

* The father of the Cheek children either died or there was a divorce. James Fry is the husband of Polly, but he's not the biological father of Elanor, Francis, James and John Cheek.

 

1860 census, Cleveland, Bradley Co. Tennessee Dist # 6

Mary Fry 33 female seamstress b. TN (age should have been 43)
 

Elmore Cheek 23 male Laboring hands b. IL  (name and sex has changed, same person)
 

Francis M. Cheek 21 male Laboring hands b. IL
 

James Cheek 18 male Laboring hands b. IL
 

John Cheek 17 male Laboring hands b. TN
 

Sarah Fry 14 female b. TN
 

Melvin Fry 9 male b. TN
 

Silvester 7 male b. TN

* Mary Fry (Polly) was listed as 33, but age should've been 43.
* Elanor (female from 1850 Census) is now listed as Elmore (male)

 

1880 Census: 13th District - Rockwood, TN

John Cheek (36) (TN / TN / IL)
 

Marthy Cheek (36)
 

Mary Cheek (11)
 

William Cheek (9)
 

Emily Cheek (6)
 

Narcissa Cheek (4)
 

Florence Cheek (11 mo.)

(This census shows that John Cheek was born in TN. His father was born in TN and his mother was born in Illinois. Also, one of the daughters is listed in certain places as Maggie and in this census as Narcissa.)

* 1880 Census


 

Cheek to Barry:


Polly Maria Cheek (b. abt 1817)
 

John Cheek (b 1844)
 

Florence Cheek (b. 1879)
 

Walter Joseph Barry

 

 

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