Joseph C Cherry (abt. 1904 - 1946)

Born about 3 Apr 1904 in Windsor, Bertie, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Jun 1946 at about age 42 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States

Biography

Joseph Cherry is a part of US Black heritage.

Joseph was born about 1904 in North Carolina. He was the son of Aaron Cherry and Roseanna Spivey.

Joseph married Geneva Freeman in 1924 in Nansemond County, Virginia.

In 1942 he was living in Portsmouth, Virginia. He passed away in 1946 in Portsmouth. His widow listed on his death certificate was named Georgia Cherry.

Sources

• 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1910; Census Place: Whites, Bertie, North Carolina; Roll: T624_1098; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 1375111
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #152372753 (accessed 26 July 2022)
  Joseph Cherry (6), single son, in household of Aaron Cherry (27) in Whites, Bertie, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.
• 1924 Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940"
  Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013; FHL Film Number: 2048463
  Ancestry Record 60214 #5168057 (accessed 26 July 2022)
  Joe Cherry (21) marriage to Geneva Freeman on 19 Jan 1924 in Nansemond County, Virginia. Father: Aaron Cherry, mother: Roseanna
• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 136
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #10707853 (accessed 26 July 2022)
  Name: Joe C Cherry; Race: Black; Age: 37; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 3 Apr 1904; Birth Place: Windsor Bertie, North Carolina, USA; Residence Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Registration Place: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA; Employer: Virginia Carolina Chemical Branch; Height: 5 10; Weight: 168; Complexion: Light Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Edward Hendrick;
  Household Members Age Relationship:
  Joe C Cherry 38 Self (Head).
• Death: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014"
  Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #2291949 (accessed 26 July 2022)
  Joe C Cherry death 5 Jun 1946 (age 40) in Portsmouth, Virginia, USA. father: Aaron Cherry, mother: Rosa Spivey, spouse: Georgia Cherry, b 3 Apr 1906, burial: Windsor, NC