Jesse Board Cherry

Brief Life History of Jesse Board

When Jesse Board Cherry was born on 20 April 1878, in Hadley, Warren, Kentucky, United States, his father, William Benton Cherry, was 46 and his mother, Mary A Tarrants, was 28. He married Nannie Belle Rue on 22 September 1901, in Denton, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 7, Denton, Texas, United States in 1920 and Justice Precinct 8, Denton, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 19 July 1944, in Sanger, Denton, Texas, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Good Hope Cemetery, Parvin, Denton, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Board Cherry
1878–1944
Nannie Belle Rue
1884–1980
Marriage: 22 September 1901
Alma Caroline Cherry
1902–2001
Peter Ray Cherry
1904–1966
Lockett Adair Cherry
1906–1976
Jessie Belle Cherry
1908–1997
Cherry
1911–1911
Teddy Thomas Cherry
1912–1957
Cherry
1914–1914
Theda Wynell Cherry
1918–2001

Sources (25)

  • Jessie B Cherry in household of W B Cherry, "United States Census, 1880"
  • J B Cherry, "Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935" Son Cherry
  • Jesse Cherry, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977" to Nannie Belle Rue

World Events (8)

1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway

Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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