John
Bunyan
(Bunyan)
Cheek
Born in Canton, Cherokee, Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Attaway Cheek
and Amanda (Hilliard) Cheek
Brother of
Octavia (Cheek) Duncan, Lenorah (Cheek) Floyd, Millicent (Cheek) Sewell, Millard C. Cheek, Sherman Cheek and Laban Cheek
Husband of
Lillie Mae Corrie Scarboro
— married
1893 [location unknown]
Died
at age 84
in Carlisle, Union, South Carolina, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Jan 2011
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Biography
When John Bunyan Cheek[1] was born on August 8, 1873,[2][3] in Canton, Georgia (per his SC Death Cert.) his father, Joseph, was 51 and his mother, Amanda, was 41. He married Lillie Mae Corrie Scarboro in 1893; they had at least three children:[4]
- Maudie L. (1894–1896)
- Rev. Armon Jay (1898–1964)
- James Boynton (1904–1976)
The union with Lillie ended sometime after 1920[5] - either by death or separation, I cannot find record of either - and Bunyan remarried to Miss Blanche S. Kelley between 1930 and 1940.[6] Blanche died in 1955[7] and Bunyan died on December 15, 1957, in Carlisle, South Carolina,[8] at the age of 84, and was buried in Carlisle, South Carolina.[9]
BURIAL[10]
Kelly's Chapel Cemetery
Carlisle, Union County, South Carolina
Sources
- ↑ Web: Greenville County, South Carolina, Obituary Index, 1914-1992; Name: John Bunyon Cheek, Publication Date: 16 Dec 1957, Publication Place: Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
- ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Bunyan Cheek
- ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: Georgia; Registration County: Franklin; Roll: 1557066; Next of Kin is Corrie C Cheek
- ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Militia District 1113, Hart, Georgia; Roll: T624_189; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0069; FHL microfilm: 1374202
- ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Carnesville, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: T625_255; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 44
- ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Carlisle, Union, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03843; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 44-5
- ↑ South Carolina, Death Records, 1821-1965; spouse: Blanche Kelly Check
- ↑ South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, South Carolina; Year Range: 1950-1961; Death County or Certificate Range: Union. Name: John Bunyan Cheek, state file # 57 018574, Informant is James Boynton Cheek
- ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/262116154652/facts
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94894568/bunyan-cheek
- Year: 1880; Census Place: District 206, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 147; Page: 518C; Enumeration District: 027
- Year: 1900; Census Place: Union Point, Greene, Georgia; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 1240201
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bunyan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Bunyan:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bunyan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Bunyan:
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~3.12%
Pamela Cheek
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member P_cheekkirk
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~1.56%
Amanda (Miles) Goins :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Willowsmommy2012
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~1.56%
Richard Cheek :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A013907 [compare], yourDNAportal RIC4b5d2645, Ancestry member cheekfam
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