Wyatt T Cherry

Male 1821 - 1903  (81 years)


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  • Name Wyatt T Cherry 
    Born 09 Nov 1821  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1903 
    Person ID I273906  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2011 

    Father Benjamin C Cherry,   b. 26 Jan 1789,   d. 09 Apr 1874, Riverton, Sangamon Co, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth E Strickland,   b. 23 May 1799,   d. 22 Jul 1878, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Married 11 Jul 1820 
    Family ID F107489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan H Hall,   b. 31 Mar 1824, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Jul 1894, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1848  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Thomas Wyatt Cherry,   b. 06 Apr 1857, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Nov 1932, Porterfield, Marinette Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F107488  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • From "PORTRAIT AND BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF MACON COUNTY, ILLINOIS
      Chicago, Lake City Publishing, 1893
      pps. 360, 361
      WYATT F. CHERRY, who is numbered among the early settlers of Pleasant View Township, now resides on section 30, where for many years he has carried on farming. He claims the honor of being a native of Illinois, his birth having occured near Rochester, in Sangamon County, November 9, 1821. He is the only survivor of a family of five children, with the exception of one sister, Elmira, wife of James Huckleberry, a resident farmer of Sangamon County. His parents were Benjamin and Elizabeth (Strickland) Cherry. The father was a native of Goergia, born in 1790, and upon a farm in that State was reared to manhood. Determining to seek a home and fortuen in the West, he emigrated to Illinois in 1819, and cast in his lot with the early settlers of Sangamon County, becoming one of its pioneers. There he developed a farm, on which he made his home until his death, which occured at the very advanced age of eight-seven years. His wife, who was a native of Tennessee, died at the home of our subject in Macon County when seventy-eight years of age.
      In the home of his parents, W. F. Cherry spent the days of his boyhood and youth, and his early years were marked by no event of special importance. After arriving at man's estate he left the farm and purchased a tract of wild land, to the improvement of which he devoted all his energies. After placing some improvements upon it, however, he came to Macon County and bought the farm upon which he is now living, which was also a tract of wild land, upon which not a furrow had been turned or an improvement made. His labors have transformed it into rich and fertile fields, that yield a golden tribute in return for the care and cultivation of the owner. The farm comprises on hundred and fifty acres of valuable land, and is considered one of the best in the township.
      On the 20th of September, 1848, Mr. Cherry was united in marriage with Miss Susan Hall, a native of Tennessee, born March 13, 1824. Her parents were Garland and Penelope (Strickland) Hall. The mother died in Tennessee, after which the father left the old home and in 1830 took up his residence in Macon County, Ill., where his death occurred sixteen years later. He was called to his final rest in 1846, when sixty-two years of age. By the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Cherry have been born eight children, seven sons and one daughter. Amos, the eldest of the family, follows farming in Sangamon County; Alfred is a well-known agriculturist of this county; John is engaged in mining in Dakota; Thomas A. is a farmer and carpenter of Nebraska; David is a painter and carpenter and resides in this county; Maggie, the only daughter, is still at home; and George and James are both resident farmers of Macon County.
      Mr. Cherry has led a busy and useful life, devoting his attention during the greater part of the time to his business interests. In politics he is a stalwart supporter of Republican principles. He cast his first Presidential vote for William Henry Harrison, and affiliated with the Whig part until its dissolution, when he jonind the ranks of the Republican party. He has never sought or desired public office, yet has served as School Director in his township for a number of years. He belongs to the Christian Chruch. Mr. Cherry is one of the oldest settlers of Pleasant View Township, having long made his home in this community, and it is with pleasure that we present to our readers this record of his life.