When Mary A Tarrants was born on 10 March 1852, in Warren, Kentucky, United States, her father, John P. Tarrants, was 45 and her mother, Letitia Manning, was 38. She married William Benton Cherry on 20 September 1869, in Warren, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Magisterial District 2 Tracy, Barren, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Magisterial District 5 Stallard Springs, Warren, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died on 25 June 1894, in Celina, Collin, Texas, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Aubrey, Denton, Texas, United States.