My husband also has a Cherry ancestor that I suspect might be linked to the Cherry's of Savannah. His name was Lindsey Cherry by some accounts and John K Cherry by others. There was a Genealogy of the Cherry family and a write up on the mansion in a last years copy of the Hardin County Historical Society Magazine. Information on getting this is available on the Hardin County Tennessee Genweb site. Which Cherry names do you know? I have tried to keep any information I find on Cherry surnames in that area and the area of Lauderdale Co Alabama. Also Alex Haley's books Roots and others center in part on the Cherry Mansion and area as his grandparents worked there. They make for very interesting reading and contain much historical information for the area. Tricia Eley in Texas "The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost." G.K. Chesterton ----- Original Message ----- From: <SmoothMSBabe@aol.com> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:25 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

If I remember correctly, when I watched the TV mini-series of Alex Haley's "Queen", the sequel to "Roots", his Grandmother Queen did work for a "Mister" Cherry on his plantation as a house servant and he was quite kind to her as he was to his other slaves. While the TV series didn't dwell too long on this part of Queen's life, just enough to show she had indeed escaped the misery she had been subjected to on another plantation, I'm sure the book would have more information. Probably towards the end as in the TV series. I just haven't found the time to read it yet! Ann in AZ dacherr@citlink.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Tricia Eley <eley4@peoplescom.net> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [CHERRY-L] CHERRY MANSION - SAVANNAH, TN - CIRCA 1830 Also Alex Haley's books Roots and others center in part on the Cherry Mansion and area as his grandparents worked there. They make for very interesting reading and contain much historical information for the area. > Tricia Eley in Texas > "The way to love anything is to realize > that it might be lost." G.K. Chesterton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SmoothMSBabe@aol.com> > To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:25 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 > > >

You are correct. It was the sequel Queen. I found it very full of history. Tricia Eley in Texas "The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost." G.K. Chesterton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don" <dacherr@ctaz.com> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 10:22 AM Subject: Re: [CHERRY-L] CHERRY MANSION - SAVANNAH, TN - CIRCA 1830 If I remember correctly, when I watched the TV mini-series of Alex Haley's "Queen", the sequel to "Roots", his Grandmother Queen did work for a "Mister" Cherry on his plantation as a house servant and he was quite kind to her as he was to his other slaves. While the TV series didn't dwell too long on this part of Queen's life, just enough to show she had indeed escaped the misery she had been subjected to on another plantation, I'm sure the book would have more information. Probably towards the end as in the TV series. I just haven't found the time to read it yet! Ann in AZ dacherr@citlink.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Tricia Eley <eley4@peoplescom.net> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 6:09 AM Subject: Re: [CHERRY-L] CHERRY MANSION - SAVANNAH, TN - CIRCA 1830 Also Alex Haley's books Roots and others center in part on the Cherry Mansion and area as his grandparents worked there. They make for very interesting reading and contain much historical information for the area. > Tricia Eley in Texas > "The way to love anything is to realize > that it might be lost." G.K. Chesterton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SmoothMSBabe@aol.com> > To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:25 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 > > >

Hi Tricia, I just now posted a message about the Cherry Mansion on the Cherry forum, Juanita Joyce Lewis ----- Original Message ----- From: Tricia Eley <eley4@peoplescom.net> To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 8:09 AM Subject: Re: [CHERRY-L] CHERRY MANSION - SAVANNAH, TN - CIRCA 1830 > My husband also has a Cherry ancestor that I suspect might be linked to the > Cherry's of Savannah. His name was Lindsey Cherry by some accounts and John > K Cherry by others. There was a Genealogy of the Cherry family and a write > up on the mansion in a last years copy of the Hardin County Historical > Society Magazine. Information on getting this is available on the Hardin > County Tennessee Genweb site. Which Cherry names do you know? I have > tried to keep any information I find on Cherry surnames in that area and the > area of Lauderdale Co Alabama. Also Alex Haley's books Roots and others > center in part on the Cherry Mansion and area as his grandparents worked > there. They make for very interesting reading and contain much historical > information for the area. > Tricia Eley in Texas > "The way to love anything is to realize > that it might be lost." G.K. Chesterton > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <SmoothMSBabe@aol.com> > To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:25 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 > > > >