----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Robinson <kenrob1@prodigy.net> Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 2:24:50 PM To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [CHERRY-L] CHERRY MANSION - SAVANNAH, TN - CIRCA 1830 > Hi. I'm trying to discover more about the NC CHERRY family which had 3 > ladies marry 3 related HODGES men. I know my query relates to an earlier > time than the MANSION, but I was wondering......... Ken Robinson > kenrob1@prodigy.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Richard Cherry <rbcherry@bellsouth.net> > To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 5:09 PM > Subject: Re: [CHERRY-L] CHERRY MANSION - SAVANNAH, TN - CIRCA 1830 > > > > Hello > > > > This is the first time I have found some good information. My father will > be 89 > > in August and was born in Savannah, TN. I have been trying to get a lot > of > > information from him, but the memory is not as good as it use to be. I > intend > > to get this information to him and see if he is aware of any of this. > Will let > > you know what I find out. > > > > Richard Cherry > > > > JUANITA LEWIS wrote: > > > > > Hi June, > > > > > > I'm sorry - I didn't find anything. I posted a message just now on the > > > Cherry Forum about the Cherry Mansion. My book did not mention it, I'm > > > sorry to say. > > > > > > Juanita Joyce Lewis > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: <Junedeane@aol.com> > > > To: <CHERRY-L@rootsweb.com> > > > Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2000 7:50 AM > > > Subject: Re: [CHERRY-L] CHERRY MANSION - SAVANNAH, TN - CIRCA 1830 > > > > > > > A house was built on the site by James Rudd who operated a ferry on > the > > > river > > > > below. David Robinson bought the site and replaced the house with the > one > > > > that is there now. Robinson's son-in-law William H. Cherry improved > and > > > > enlarged the house. > > > > > > > > William Harrell Cherry was the son of Eli Cherry, grandson of Isham > Cherry > > > > and great grandson of Jesse Cherry of Martin County, North Carolina. > > > > > > > > Jesse Cherry was in the State Legislature of Martin County, NC at the > time > > > > the ratification of the constitution was being put to a vote. Isham > went > > > to > > > > Hardin County, TN in 1819 and was one of the first magistrates in the > > > Court > > > > of Pleas and Quarter Sessions and was its chairman. Eli was a man of > > > > prominence in Hardin County. William Harrell Cherry was a Union > > > sympathizer > > > > and thus was a host to Grant before the battle of Shiloh. > > > > > > > > Mary Ann (Cherry) Kennedy Coppage was my gggg grandmother and a sister > to > > > > Isham Cherry. > > > > > > > > June > > > >I'm finding this fastinating in that one of my N.C.aunts who was a cherry married a hodges.> >