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Descendants of Elisha Cheek


1. ELISHA2 CHEEK (JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born January 1846 in Franklin Co., GA, and died Bet. 1923 - 1930 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC. He was the son of JAMES FRANKLIN CHEEK and NEPSY SCARBOROUGH. He married (1) SARAH MOSS SWILLING July 31, 1864 in Franklin Co., GA. He married (2) LAVINA B. HOLMES Abt. 1873, daughter of WILLIAM HOLMES and LUCY RICH. He married (3) RUTH SCROGGS BEACH Abt. 1912.

Children of ELISHA CHEEK and SARAH SWILLING are:

  1. JAMES RICHARD3 CHEEK, b. April 1867.
  2. SALLIE ELIZABETH CHEEK, b. October 25, 1872.
  3. WILLIAM MARTIN CHEEK, b. May 1875.

Children of ELISHA CHEEK and LAVINA HOLMES are:

  1. ALEXANDER MACK3 CHEEK, b. October 19, 1873, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC; d. March 30, 1964, Franklin, Macon Co., NC
  2. NEPSIE MAE CHEEK, b. May 25, 1877, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. February 07, 1974, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC
  3. JAMES TILMAN CHEEK, b. November 19, 1880, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. November 03, 1972, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC.
  4. JOHN BASCUM CHEEK, b. November 19, 1880, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. Telico Plains, TN; m. ANNA NICKS.
  5. WILLIAM PARKER CHEEK, b. May 05, 1884, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. 1990, Telico Plains, TN.
  6. BURGESS FRANKLIN CHEEK, b. February 24, 1887, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. April 30, 1970, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC
  7. MARION TOM CHEEK, b. February 1889, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. Knoxville, TN; m. LAURA.
  8. TEXIE ANN CHEEK, b. August 13, 1890, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. May 19, 1924, North Carolina.
  9. JOSEPH E. CHEEK, b. June 1893, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. November 23, 1970.

Children of ELISHA CHEEK and RUTH BEACH are:

  1. CHARLIE3 CHEEK, b. May 08, 1914, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. November 30, 1995, Blairsville, Towns Co., GA.
  2. HARLIE CHEEK, b. April 01, 1918, Hayesville, Clay Co., NC d. September 12, 1982, Blairsville, Towns Co., GA.

Generation No. 2

2. ALEXANDER MACK3 CHEEK (ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born October 19, 1873 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC and died March 30, 1964 in Franklin, Macon Co., NC. He married SARAH CORDELIA MATHISON December 24, 1899 in Clay Co., NC.

Children of ALEXANDER CHEEK and SARAH MATHISON are:

  1. WILLIAM OLIVER4 CHEEK, b. 1900.
  2. JAMES PAUL CHEEK, b. 1904.
  3. MARY BEULAH CHEEK, b. 1906.
  4. JOHN V. CHEEK, b. May 12, 1915.
  5. CORA CHEEK, b. Abt. 1917.
  6. LOUISE CHEEK, b. August 09, 1919.
  7. LOIS CHEEK, b. Abt. 1920.
  8. BONNIE CHEEK, b. Abt. 1921.

3. NEPSIE MAE3 CHEEK (ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born May 25, 1877 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC and died February 07, 1974 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC. She married JESSIE FRANKLIN CORN.

Children of NEPSIE CHEEK and JESSIE CORN are:

  1. ALFRED BASCUM4 CORN, b. May 14, 1906.
  2. CARRIE CORN.
  3. JAMES FRANK CORN.
  4. EMMA CORN.

4. JAMES TILMAN3 CHEEK (ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born November 19, 1880 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC and died November 03, 1972 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC. He married LILLIE VICTORIA BURRELL, daughter of DAVID BURRELL and LYDIA BERRONG.

Children of JAMES CHEEK and LILLIE BURRELL are:

  1. FRANK4 CHEEK, b. December 05, 1910; d. Bet. 1910 - 1911.
  2. BESSIE MAE CHEEK, b. April 12, 1912; d. July 12, 1989.
  3. WILMA ROSE CHEEK, b. December 12, 1914.
  4. JAMES TILMON CHEEK, b. March 22, 1918.
  5. RUBY LEE CHEEK, b. March 01, 1920; d. November 01, 1992.
  6. LENORA CHEEK, b. August 19, 1923.
  7. GENIEVA CHEEK, b. April 10, 1926.
  8. WAYNE LEROY CHEEK, b. August 16, 1928.
  9. LOUGENE LIDA CHEEK, b. January 10, 1935.

5. WILLIAM PARKER3 CHEEK (ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born May 05, 1884 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC and died 1990 in Telico Plains, TN. He married MARTHA KATHERINE KIRKLAND.

Children of WILLIAM CHEEK and MARTHA KIRKLAND are:

  1. BEULAH MAE4 CHEEK, m. EARL THOMAS.
  2. ARKIE CHEEK, m. WESLEY TALLENT.
  3. BEATRICE CHEEK, m. LEE GRAVES.
  4. JESSIE CHEEK, m. OLIVER GRAVES.
  5. RUBY CHEEK, m. RUSS WALTERS.
  6. WILLIAM B. CHEEK, b. November 26, 1931; m. BETTY RUTH WILSON.
  7. FRANCES CHEEK.

6. BURGESS FRANKLIN3 CHEEK (ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born February 24, 1887 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC and died April 30, 1970 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC. He married (1) LYDIA ANN BURRELL August 27, 1904 in Towns,Co. Ga., daughter of DAVID BURRELL and LOUVENIA CORN. He married (2) MATTIE SUE WRIGHT PICQUET December 21, 1940 in Rabun Co., GA.

Children of BURGESS CHEEK and LYDIA BURRELL are:

  1. TEXIE MAE4 CHEEK, b. February 23, 1907; d. June 04, 1975, Cleveland, Bradley Co., TN
  2. LILLIE REBECCA CHEEK, b. June 07, 1908; d. March 04, 1980; m. GORDON UNDERWOOD.
  3. FRANKLIN TROY CHEEK, d. April 09, 1978; m. LENA KING.
  4. GEORGIA ANN CHEEK, b. June 29, 1914; d. April 18, 1959; m. LEATUES ENSLEY.
  5. REVA BLANCHE CHEEK, b. August 07, 1920.

Child of BURGESS CHEEK and MATTIE PICQUET is:

  1. JAMES4 CHEEK, b. February 14, 1942.

7. TEXIE ANN3 CHEEK (ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born August 13, 1890 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC and died May 19, 1924 in North Carolina. She married LEANDER BURRELL, son of DAVID BURRELL and LOUVENIA CORN.

Children of TEXIE CHEEK and LEANDER BURRELL are:

  1. CLYDE F.4 BURRELL, b. February 07, 1911; d. 1977; m. ESTEL FULCHER.
  2. RAY BURRELL, b. April 11, 1913; d. September 1948; m. GLADYS MEELER.
  3. V. O. BURRELL, d. December 1969; m. CARY CABE.
  4. EULA GEORGE BURRELL, b. March 30, 1916; m. HERSCHEL CABE.
  5. HAZEL MAE BURRELL, b. October 1918; m. THOMAS DUFOUR.
  6. LOIS BURRELL, m. THOMAS CABE.

8. JOSEPH E.3 CHEEK (ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born June 1893 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC and died November 23, 1970. He married (1) PEARL FULLER. He married (2) JAMIE FERGUSON.

Children of JOSEPH CHEEK and PEARL FULLER are:

  1. TED4 CHEEK.
  2. J.B. CHEEK.
  3. PAULINE CHEEK.
  4. MAXIENE CHEEK.
  5. JUNE CHEEK.

9. CHARLIE3 CHEEK (ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born May 08, 1914 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC and died November 30, 1995 in Blairsville, Towns Co., GA. He married LENA FERGUSON January 11, 1936 in Towns Co., GA.

Children of CHARLIE CHEEK and LENA FERGUSON are:

  1. GROVER D.4 CHEEK, b. December 1936; d. January 1937, Blairsville, Towns Co., GA.
  2. REVA SUE CHEEK, b. December 07, 1937; d. January 1938, Blairsville, Towns Co., GA.
  3. WILLIAM CECIL CHEEK, b. February 03, 1939.
  4. SHIRLEY RUTH CHEEK, b. September 03, 1940.
  5. HORACE CHEEK, b. September 23, 1944; m. RUTH JONES.
  6. HERMAN CHEEK, b. September 13, 1948.
  7. JERRY WAYNE CHEEK, b. February 26, 1961.

10. HARLIE3 CHEEK (ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born April 01, 1918 in Hayesville, Clay Co., NC and died September 12, 1982 in Blairsville, Towns Co., GA. He married ETHEL FERGUSON March 11, 1939.

Children of HARLIE CHEEK and ETHEL FERGUSON are:

  1. BARBARA JEAN4 CHEEK, b. January 29, 1940.
  2. CECIL CHEEK, b. July 01, 1941.
  3. ANNIE SUE CHEEK, b. May 18, 1945.
  4. BENNIE JOE CHEEK, b. August 28, 1952.
  5. MARTHA JANE CHEEK, b. March 22, 1954.

Generation No. 3

11. BESSIE MAE4 CHEEK (JAMES TILMAN3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born April 12, 1912, and died July 12, 1989. She married FRANK M. MEELER March 04, 1928.

Children of BESSIE CHEEK and FRANK MEELER are:

  1. LILLIAN MAE5 MEELER, b. December 15, 1928.
  2. MARY ANN MEELER, b. July 20, 1933.

12. WILMA ROSE4 CHEEK (JAMES TILMAN3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born December 12, 1914. She married ROSCO BROWN.

Children of WILMA CHEEK and ROSCO BROWN are:

  1. LOUISE5 BROWN.
  2. REVA BROWN.

13. RUBY LEE4 CHEEK (JAMES TILMAN3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born March 01, 1920, and died November 01, 1992. She married CECIL NELSON September 01, 1940.

Children of RUBY CHEEK and CECIL NELSON are:

  1. W.C.5 NELSON.
  2. POLLY NELSON.
  3. PEGGY NELSON.
  4. TRINA NELSON, m. TONY COLLINS.

14. LENORA4 CHEEK (JAMES TILMAN3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born August 19, 1923. She married HOWARD W. WRIGHT.

Children of LENORA CHEEK and HOWARD WRIGHT are:

  1. JAMES5 WRIGHT, m. VIRGINIA.
  2. JAY DEE WRIGHT, m. LINDA.
  3. CHRYSTAL WRIGHT, m. JIMMY MORGAN.
  4. EVELYN WRIGHT, m. COTTON HAYNIE.
  5. BETTY WRIGHT, m. BOB FORD.
  6. SUSIE WRIGHT, m. EDDIE REEL.
  7. YVONNE WRIGHT, m. JERRY ELLINGTON.

15. GENIEVA4 CHEEK (JAMES TILMAN3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born April 10, 1926. She married BOB GANTL 1946.

Child of GENIEVA CHEEK and BOB GANTL is:

  1. ROGER5 GANTL, b. June 16, 1952.

16. WAYNE LEROY4 CHEEK (JAMES TILMAN3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born August 16, 1928. He married (1) NELLIE LUGENE ALLISON March 21, 1964. He married (2) CECELIA ROSE SAYLES MCDONALD May 16, 1992.

Child of WAYNE CHEEK and NELLIE ALLISON is:

  1. RANDALL5 CHEEK, b. November 22, 1967.

17. LOUGENE LIDA4 CHEEK (JAMES TILMAN3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born January 10, 1935. She married (1) CHARLES LANCE. She married (2) GROVER THOMAS LANCE.

Children of LOUGENE CHEEK and CHARLES LANCE are:

  1. DEBBIE5 LANCE, b. July 15, 1954.
  2. VICKY LANCE, b. October 17, 1956; m. EARL BRACKET.
  3. RITA LANCE, b. October 18, 1958.
  4. KATHY LANCE, b. February 06, 1964; m. JEFF BUTTS.

18. TEXIE MAE4 CHEEK (BURGESS FRANKLIN3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born February 23, 1907, and died June 04, 1975 in Cleveland, Bradley Co., TN. She married DEWEY ALMON LEDFORD January 27, 1924 in Georgia, son of ALMON LEDFORD and OLIVE ABERNATHY.

Children of TEXIE CHEEK and DEWEY LEDFORD are:

  1. LULA MAE5 LEDFORD, b. December 01, 1924, Georgia; d. April 01, 1925, Mayesville, GA.
  2. EMMERLEAN LEDFORD, b. May 01, 1926, Mayesville, GA; m. DONALD L. DRAPER, August 25, 1959, Nashville, TN.
  3. ALMON BURGESS LEDFORD, b. September 11, 1927, Mayesville, GA; d. December 28, 1987, Joliet, Will Co., IL.
  4. CORBITT WELDON LEDFORD, b. October 26, 1928, Mayesville, GA; d. May 08, 1980, Knoxville, Knox Co., TN.
  5. LYDIA GEROLDINE LEDFORD, b. April 06, 1931, Mayesville, GA; d. January 12, 1996, Louisiana.
  6. BONNIE MAE LEDFORD, b. June 03, 1932, Mayesville, GA.
  7. GEORGE FRANKLIN LEDFORD, b. March 29, 1934; d. November 10, 1988, Joliet, Will Co., IL.
  8. CLYDE HILTON LEDFORD, b. September 06, 1935, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN d. September 26, 1981, Knoxville, Knox Co., TN.
  9. WILLIE DAVID LEDFORD, b. August 31, 1937, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN.
  10. LILLIE LOUISE LEDFORD, b. December 22, 1939, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN d. September 26, 1962, Cleveland, Bradley Co., TN.
  11. MURTLE KATHERINE LEDFORD, b. August 19, 1941, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN
  12. MATTIE LUE LEDFORD, b. February 06, 1943, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN.
  13. JUNIOR PAUL LEDFORD, b. March 25, 1945, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN.
  14. JOHNNIE MASON LEDFORD, b. March 27, 1947, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN d. October 15, 1947, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN.
  15. JOSEPH PHILIP LEDFORD, b. October 19, 1948, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN.
  16. CHARLES WILLIAM LEDFORD, b. September 18, 1951, Etowah,Tn.; d. October 18, 1984, Old Fort, Polk Co., TN; m. CATHERINE ANN LONES, October 08, 1971, Divorced.

19. WILLIAM CECIL4 CHEEK (CHARLIE3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born February 03, 1939. He married NEDRA DOVER August 12, 1962.

Children of WILLIAM CHEEK and NEDRA DOVER are:

  1. BETTY ANN5 CHEEK.
  2. SANDRA CHEEK.

20. SHIRLEY RUTH4 CHEEK (CHARLIE3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born September 03, 1940. She married EDWARD MASHBURN August 12, 1962.

Children of SHIRLEY CHEEK and EDWARD MASHBURN are:

  1. SONYA LYNN5 MASHBURN, b. June 01, 1963.
  2. BRIAN EDWARD MASHBURN, b. January 13, 1968.

21. HERMAN4 CHEEK (CHARLIE3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born September 13, 1948. He married MARY JO KING.

Children of HERMAN CHEEK and MARY KING are:

  1. JAMES5 CHEEK.
  2. GARY CHEEK.
  3. KEVIN CHEEK.

22. JERRY WAYNE4 CHEEK (CHARLIE3, ELISHA2, JAMES FRANKLIN1) was born February 26, 1961. He married SUSIE MCGAHA.

Children of JERRY CHEEK and SUSIE MCGAHA are:

  1. AMBER JEAN5 CHEEK.
  2. AMY LYNN CHEEK.

Generation Nos. 4 and 5


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