Brief Life History of Jack Dempsey
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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- Jack D Cheek in household of Loue Cheek, "United States Census, 1940"
- Jack Dempsey Cheek, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
- Jack D Cheek, "Find A Grave Index"
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1927
Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo nonstop transatlantic flight in his plane The Spirit of St. Louis.
1929 · The Great Depression Arrives
Like most of the country, the economy of Texas suffered greatly after the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Thousands of city workers were suddenly unemployed and relied on a variety of government relief programs; unemployed Mexican citizens were required to take one-way bus tickets to Mexico.
1950
United States military forces play a leading role against North Korean and Chinese troops in Korean War.
Name Meaning
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 .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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