John James Cherry

Brief Life History of John James

When John James Cherry was born on 13 January 1834, in Falmouth, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, his father, Aaron Benjamin Cherry, was 32 and his mother, Mary Margaret Yelton, was 22. He married Laura Bratton on 6 May 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Centerville Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900 and Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming, United States in 1910. He died on 15 May 1925, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John James Cherry
1834–1925
Laura Bratton
1841–1924
Marriage: 6 May 1856
John James Cherry
1857–1925
Mary Minetta Cherry
1859–1913
Phoebe Adeline Cherry
1860–1935
Jesse Yelton Cherry
1864–1882
Aaron Benjamin Cherry
1866–1936
George Washington Cherry
1868–1868
Thomas Cherry
1870–1936
Joseph Charles Cherry
1874–1875
Clarence Orville Cherry
1878–1925
Melva Estella Cherry
1882–1972

Sources (88)

  • John J. Crie?Y, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
  • John James Cherry, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1850

Named after the early pioneer leader Daniel C. Davis the County was established as a territory in 1850.The territorial legislature created Davis County in 1852 and designated its County seat at Farmington-midway between boundaries-the Weber River on the north and the mouth of the Jordan River on the south. Westward the County includes a portion of the Great Salt Lake-its largest island on which Antelope Island State Park is now located.During first half-century Davis County grew slowly.It supported a hardy pioneer people engaged in irrigation agriculture and raising livestock.The Utah Central Railroad(now the Union Pacific crossed the County from Ogden on the north to Salt Lake City on the south in 1870 and offered welcome transportation links to bring manufactured products.This was the beginning of a transition in the County's history that led to mechanized agriculture, a surge of commerce, banking, and local business along with improved roads, new water systems, and the electrification of homes and business

1859

Historical Boundaries: 1859: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Morgan, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Morgan, Utah, United States

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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History of John James Cherry

History of John James Cherry and Laura Bratton Written by Laura Walton L. Barber John James Cherry, son of Aaron Benjamin and Margaret Yelton, was born 13 January 1834 at Falsmouth, Kentucky. L …

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