Major Lewis Cheek (1822 - 1891)

Born 26 Jun 1822 in Franklin, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Barbara Crider — married 31 Jan 1839 (to 28 Feb 1853) in Georgia, United States

Husband of Mary Jane (Coker) Cheek — married 12 Jun 1856 in Elbert, Georgia, United States

Descendants

Died 1891 at about age 68 in Girard, Russell, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Major Lewis Cheek was born on June 26, 1822, in Franklin, Georgia. He was the son of William Martin Cheek and Sinthia Coker. his father, William, was 69 and his mother, Priscilla, was 52. He married Barbara Crider in Georgia on January 31, 1839. They had five children together. Barbara passed away on February 28, 1853, in Madison, Georgia, at the age of 32. They had been married 14 years. He then married Mary Jane "Polly" Coker in Georgia on June 12, 1856. They had four children together. In 1861 he enlisted in Company B, 16th Georgia Infantry Regiment. He served as a musician. Major Lewis Cheek died in 1891 in Girard, Alabama, when he was 69 years old.

Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865
Name L M Cheek,
Enlistment Date 30 Apr 1861,
Enlistment Rank Private,
Muster Date 30 Apr 1861, Muster Place Georgia,
Muster Company C, 18th Infantry Regt.,
Muster Out Date 8 Jul 1861
Muster Out Information discharge,
Side of War Confederacy,
Survived War? Yes,
Residence Place Jackson County, Georgia

Sources

• Year: 1840; Census Place: Harrison, Madison, Georgia; Roll: 46; Page: 53; Image: 691; Family History Library Film: 0007045. Entry for Major L Cheek. https://search.ancestry.com/collections/8057/records/3648324

• "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:MZYY-LWD : Sat Jun 03 02:25:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Major L Cheek and Barbay Cheek, 1850.

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21D-STHB : 22 July 2021), Major Le Cheek and Polly Coker, 12 Jun 1856; citing Marriage, Hall, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 2,365,921.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMV-1D5 : 18 February 2021), Major L Check, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC3V-Q82 : Wed Oct 04 20:45:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Major Lewis Cheek and Mary J Cheek, Newton, Georgia, 1870.

• Roster of Confederate Soldiers of Georgia 1861-1865. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Historical Data Systems, comp. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. L M Cheek, Enlistment Date 30 Apr 1861, Georgia.