Hi, I am a new member to this list. I am researching my great grandparents from Wilkes-Barre, PA. Emma Cherry was born in 1887, date and location unknown for now and died in April of 1975 in Wilkes-Barre, PA. She married Charles Jones, a german immigrant and they had 6 children in Luzerne County, PA. Kenneth William Jones (12/1917 to 1/1994), Fred Jones, Evelyn Thomas, Gertrude Brenkosh, Marie (Pep) Jones, and Anthony (Gee) Jones. If you have info please contact me at stanleycrafts@aol.com I also have a web page at http://hometown.aol.com/stanleycrafts Thanks, Jana Stanley

Hi everyone, I'm a new subscriber researching my mothers surname CHERRY and would like to hear from anyone who has any information on either of the following:- 1) I'm particularly interested in CHERRY in the country of Northamptonshire, England, 2) and also CHERRY's who spent some time, say 1840 to 1900, in South Africa, particularly in and around Cape Town, Port Elizabeth areas, or anyone who married into the CHERRY family while in South Africa. Thank you Paul

New subscriber researching the surname Cherry:- CHERRY at Southfleet and N.W. Kent, England. Elviry CHERRY born abt 1862 Southfleet, Kent. Regards Dave Austin

Hi David, I am also researching CHERRY in Kent and therefore have a printout of the 1881 Census Index for CHERRY in Kent. In case you haven't seen this at your local research centre the index shows: CHERRY, Thomas, age 66, Ag Lab, born KEN Meopham was the head of the following household at Southfleet (references - 0870 75 5 1341206) Name, age, sex, relation to head, marital status, occupation, where born CHERRY, Sophia, 53,F, Wife, --,KEN Southfleet CHERRY, Alfred, 23, M, son, U, Ag Lab, KEN, Southfleet CHERRY, Elvey, 19. M, son, unmarried, Ag Lab, KEN, Southfleet CHERRY,Albert J., 14, M, son - Southfleet, ag lab,KEN Southfleet CHERRY, Charles H.C. 6, M, GSon, -, Scholar, KEN, Southfleet There did seem to be quite a few other CHERRYs in the vicinity who could prove to be related. My CHERRY family do not appear to be connected to yours at this point as they arrived in Kent about 1866 from Bedfordshire. I hope this is of some help. Good luck with your research. At 09:51 AM 12/10/00 -0000, you wrote: >New subscriber researching the surname Cherry:- > >CHERRY at Southfleet and N.W. Kent, England. > >Elviry CHERRY born abt 1862 Southfleet, Kent. > >Regards Dave Austin > > > Sandra sjuniper@direct.ca Langley, B.C., Canada

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Hello out there all people of the world. This is Santa and I just wanted to let you know that Christmas may be a little late this year. I had made a list and I was checking it twice and  I found some problems with the results. The first result showed: 428,534,120 Good 428,523,119 Bad The second result showed: 428,534,118 Good 428,523,121 Bad So you see, I can't, with good faith, go out and deliver presents while knowing I could have made a mistake.  Maybe Little Johnny was good for once, then again, maybe not. So, I have enlisted the help of all my elves and the Mrs.  to help do a recount.  We hope to have this finished up by 5pm on the 24th of December, but there is a possibility that it might take longer.  You see the tally cards were not quite clear to me, although I made them my-self, I forgot what they meant. You know, Good...and Bad???  And the check marks I used were not all the same, some went left, some right, some were just a mark.  Some went through both boxes, and some didn't even have much of a mark on them.  I leave it up to them to decide what I meant. So if you wake up on Christmas morning, and there are no presents under your tree, at least you can tell the kids the story.  Thank you for your patience and understanding in these times, Santa

In a message dated 12/5/2000 10:35:51 AM Pacific Standard Time, SmoothMSBabe@aol.com writes: << Hi, Nelda! Oh, Lord, my Mississippi Cherrys >> I am looking for some Mississippi Cherry relatives of mine. Joshua Cherry m. Mary Moody about 1852 probably in Macon Co.,GA. They later where in Rankin Co. MS in 1860. I believe some of their descendants to have moved to Polk Co.,TX. Do you have any knowledge of this branch of the Cherry family? Any help would be appreciated. Happy Hunting, Terre Moody Walker dixieten@aol.com Website: <A HREF="http://www.thebriarpatch.com">TheBriarPatch</A> http://www.thebriarpatch.com Surnames: Moody, Hancock, Eubanks, Parker, Scarborough, Walker, Bush

Nelda, Are you going to copy the Christmas Card and send a copy if we send you money to cover the cost? Thanks! Nell Truitt in Florida

Hi, Nelda! Oh, Lord, my Mississippi Cherrys are all rolling their graves about this one. I almost don't want to know as my Rebel blood would coagulate if this were true. Gives you something to think about though, doesn't it? Maybe (and I am sure now :>)) I am not "kin" to those Cherrys after all. Thanks for your reply! Bebe Roper Byerly > I can't help you on this but just wanted to make a comment. I have been > "told" for years that we were related to US Grant through the Cherrys but > can't find a connection. > This article was of interest to me because of the Cherry mansion and Grant > being there. > Just thought I would let you know. > Nelda Cherry-Morton >

I can't help you on this but just wanted to make a comment. I have been "told" for years that we were related to US Grant through the Cherrys but can't find a connection. This article was of interest to me because of the Cherry mansion and Grant being there. Just thought I would let you know. Nelda Cherry-Morton ----- Original Message ----- From: <SmoothMSBabe@aol.com> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 9:25 PM Subject: [CHERRY-L] CHERRY MANSION - SAVANNAH, TN - CIRCA 1830 > Hi, List! > > I had promised my mom that I would try to see if anyone knew enough about the > Cherry Mansion to try to link it to our Cherry family. I just found a > Christmas card with the following information on it while going through her > things following her death. Now that I have taken too long to do it for her, > I would like to know for myself. Any help would be appreciated. The card > reads as follows: > > THE CHERRY MANSION > Circa 1830 > Savannah, Tennessee > > General Ulysses S. Grant was seated for an early breakfast with his staff in > the dining room of the Cherry Mansion. The day was Sunday, April 6, 1862. > His Army ofthe Tennessee was camped several miles south on the opposite bank > of the river around Pittsburgh Landing and Shiloh Church, with a rear guard > at Crump Landing, located about halfway between Savannah and Pittsburgh > Landing. They were waiting for General Buell and his Army of the Ohio to > arrive from Nashville, and the combined forces would attack Corinth, > Mississippi, a railroad center. > > Grant was about to drink his first sip of coffee when he heard distant cannon > fire. "Gentlemen," he said as he put his cup down without drinking, "the > ball is in motion. Let's be off." He sent word to Buell to march > immediately to the point on the river opposite Pittsburgh Landing. Boarding > the steamer "Tigress", they then rushed to the battle scene. > > Mr. W. H. Cherry was owner of the Cherry Mansion at the time of the Civil > War. Even though he owned slaves, he was a loyalist and volunteered his > mansion for use as headquarters for Union officers. > > Two Union generals, W. H. L. Wallace and C. F. Smith, died at the Cherry > Mansion. Another general, Lew Wallace, a guest at Cherry, later authored the > novel Ben Hur. > > The Cherry Mansion appears today much as it did then. It is now owned by > gracious Mr. and Mrs. Bob Guinn, Jr., who have maintained it in much of its > original state and with some of its original furniture, including a desk used > by Grant. The bricks of the 18-inch thick walls were made by slaves on the > riverbank, and the mansion and rock wall were also built using slave labor. > It is interesting to note that the house is built on a tiered Indian mound, > which itself would provide some fascinating hours of study for a history buff. > > I have no idea how old this card is or who owns the home now or anything else > about the home. Again, I would appreciate any information. > > Thanks in advance! > > Bebe Roper Byerly >

Mike and Danny The following correspondence was lost to me somehow temporarily and I had meant to answer sooner. I believe we are pursuing the same ancestors and I have read the same account that Mike has. Although my father never admitted being anything but Scottish I wonder how he would take this bit of history. He came to North America by way of ship to the Yukon and the gold fields, which were pretty well played out, or taken, by then around the turn of the century. I have found his home address in England and have gradually discovered who his father and grandfather were but have failed miserably in finding anything on him. Anyway I would like to get whatever you have on the Cherrys of Luton Bedsfordshire and earlier of Lilley, Hertsfordshire if you have any. Early 1800 to date. Regards Wes Cherry Alfred Cherry>Alfred Cherry>William Cherry mike.stoker wrote: > Hello Danny > My mother is a CHERRY and I have loads of info. on them. > I can go back to Thomas CHERRY, a Blacksmith in Marston St Lawrence, > Northamptonshire, who died in 1756. > The next generation included Charles CHERRY (1729 - 1810), Churchwarden at > Marston St Lawrence. In the 1800s I have them in Islington, then in New > Romney, Kent (a Coastguard), then in Stoke Newington, North London and > finally at the beginning of 20th century in Croydon. > Edwin L. CHERRY, a fellow researcher, found a book in the British Library, > entitled "The Annals of an Indian Family" by Charles Minchin printed for > private circulation by W.D. Dobson (1898). The opening paragraph is as > follows: > > "The Cherry family is said to be descended from the DeCheries of Picardy and > Normandy....It appears that Thomas and John (Jean) Cherie held lands and > tenements in the village of Plumpton, Northamptonshire.....The presumption > is that they settled in Northamptonshire in the beginning of the 15th > century." > > Edwin wonders whether there may be a connection with the village of > Cherrioux on the Normandy coast (on old maps spelt Cheris). This is highly > speculative. > > In order to test the belief that the Cherry family or a large branch of the > Cherry family originated with Thomas Cherie, he analysed the CHERRY births > in England (there were none in Wales) from 1837 to 1857 and found that out > of a total of1250 entries, 48% were within 50 miles of Plumpton and 22% > between 50 and 75 miles of Plumpton. > > He then discovered in Black's "Surnames of Scotland" that an Adam CHERRY > held land in Ayr in 1348 and he states that it seems probable that he also > came from Normandy, though he has no evidence for this. > > Apologies for going back into the mists of time, for which there is very > scant and unreliable documentation. I'd be very interested to be in contact > with anyone, who has an interest in the same areas as me. > Mike Stoker, Farnham, Surrey > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Danny Bull <danny_bull@hotmail.com> > To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 11:00 AM > Subject: [CHERRY-L] English Cherrys > > >> Is anybody on this list researching Cherrys from England? >> _________________________________________________________________________ >> Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. >> >> Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at >> http://profiles.msn.com. >> >>

Nell, My husband had a picture of a pretty lady whom they said lived in Texas, and who was a Cherry. However, I have no other information on this relation at this time. Sorry. Mary J. Marchant Jackie Marchant's mother was Shellie Williams Marchant. Her grandmother was Sarah K. Cherry. I have more information if you think there might be a connection.

I descend from Lemuel Cherry, husband of Sarah McPherson. Has anyone who receives this list proved him as a Revolutionary Patriot for either a DAR application or a SAR? Thanks - Nell Beck Truitt Texas1933@aol.com

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I wasn't upset except with myself for not getting the URL right the first time. I had it written down first without the user name and then without the ~ which it seems to require. -- Janelle Holmes Wildair Kennels Dripping Springs, TX

Sorry, didn't mean to upset anyone. I was very interested in the site, but couldn't get the link to work. I had to physically type it in. I use full screen email, so the link wasn't too long as Susan suggested, the problem was by the link being underlined, the underscore wasn't reading through. I have a large machine, and use IE5.0 so I know it wasn't my system, plus I have very internet and computer literate. I do this for a living...computer programming, etc. Sorry again, for the upset, just wanted to view the site. Terrie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janelle Holmes" <wildair@texas.net> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 17, 2000 11:23 AM Subject: Re: [CHERRY-L] Unknown Ancestors or relatives, Lee Co., MS > This s the correct URL > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~keholmes/Cherry/unknown_ancestors.h tm > -- > Janelle Holmes > Wildair Kennels > Dripping Springs, TX > >

Janelle, I did get them with the corrected URL. No, I don't recognize any of the pictures. Sorry. Mary J. Marchant

My server would not pull up this link. Sorry. Can you send pictures directly into the e mail itself? Mary J. Marchant doing research for husband, Jackie Marchant

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