Leonard Cherry Sr

Brief Life History of Leonard

When Leonard Cherry Sr was born about 1903, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Norman Y Cherry, was 29 and his mother, Penny Crawford, was 31. He married Eva Bell Austin on 23 December 1927, in Wayne, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Stony Creek Township, Wayne, North Carolina, United States in 1910. He died on 7 October 1934, in Goldsboro Township, Wayne, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Old Mill Cemetery, Goldsboro, Wayne, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Leonard Cherry Sr
1903–1934
Eva Bell Austin
1909–1936
Marriage: 23 December 1927
Leonard Cherry
1928–1995

Sources (13)

  • Lymond Cherry in household of Soman Cherry, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Leonard Cherry im Eintrag für Leonard Cherry und Virginia Lee Burwell, „North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 “
  • Leonard Cherry, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"

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1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor

A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

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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