When Jack Dempsey Cheek was born on 24 November 1926, in Bullard, Smith, Texas, United States, his father, J. Love Cheek, was 30 and his mother, Samantha Elizabeth Miller, was 26. He lived in Justice Precinct 3, Smith, Texas, United States in 1930 and Justice Precinct 2, Smith, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 9 December 2017, at the age of 91, and was buried in Bullard Cemetery, Bullard, Smith, Texas, United States.
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English: from Middle English cheeke (Old English cē(a)ce), used as a nickname for someone with some deformity or scar in the region of the cheek or jawbone. Compare Cheak and Chick .
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