Brief Life History of Thomas Michael
When Thomas Michael Cherry was born on 22 August 1844, in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States, his father, Joseph Cherry, was 27 and his mother, Amelia J. Killion, was 22. He married Elizabeth Jane Williams on 18 March 1872, in Mifflin, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Richmond Election Precinct, Furnas, Nebraska, United States for about 30 years and Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States in 1920. He died on 24 January 1922, in Nora, Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Beaver City, Furnas, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Thomas Cherrey in household of Edwin J Williams, "United States Census, 1920"
- Thomas Cherry, "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930"
- Thomas Cherry, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1860
Historical Boundaries: 1860: Nuckolls, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Nuckolls, Nebraska, United States
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English chirie, cherye ‘cherry’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of cherries, or possibly a nickname for someone with rosy cheeks.
Probably in some cases a translation name of German Kirsch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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