John was born in 1839. He is the son of Benjamin Cheatham and Sarah Tierce. [1] Contrary to the the information given in they 1850 census, John was likely born in Laurens County, South Carolina where his family appears to be enumerated in 1840, a year after his birth. [2]
Sources
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZYV-522 : 12 April 2016), John R Cheatham in household of B D Cheatham, Chattooga county, part of, Chattooga, Georgia, United States; citing family 5, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRY-41N : 18 August 2017), Benj Cheatham, Laurens, South Carolina, United States; citing p. 73, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 513; FHL microfilm 22,510.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John: