Born in Overton, Tennessee, United States
Daughter of Edward Crawford
and Mary (Gentry) Crawford
Sister of
James Bernard Crawford, Rebecca (Crawford) Cherry, Basil Crawford, Isaac Crawford [half] and Joseph Crawford [half]
Wife of
William N. Cherry
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Delilah M (Cherry) Lair
Died
at age 57
in Macoupin, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Mar 2022
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Biography
Anna (Crawford) Cherry was born on 9 Mar 1788 in Overton, Tennessee, United States.
Anna married William N. Cherry (1775 - 1836) Their daughter was Delilah M (Cherry) Lair (1825 - 1845).
Anna died on 17 Oct 1845 in Macoupin, Illinois aged 57.
Anna (Crawford) Cherry was the daughter of Edward Crawford (1762-1826) and Mary (Gentry) Crawford (1762-1798) who were from Pennsylvania.
Anna had the following known siblings:
John Barton Crawford 1789 - 1860 James Barney Crawford 1790 - 1859 Rebecca Crawford 1792 - 1869 Elizabeth Crawford 1794 - Mary Crawford 1796 - Basil Crawford 1798 - 1876
In about 1800, Anna married William Cherry (1775-1836) and they lived in Overton County, Tennessee until they moved to Macoupin County, Illinois later in life. They had the following known children, all born in Tennessee:
Nancy Cherry 1812 - 1880 Sarah "Sally" Cherry 1813 - 1857 Matilda Cherry 1815 - 1840 Pleasant Ferris Cherry 1819 - 1869 William G. Cherry 1821 - 1836 John Wesley Cherry 1824 - 1881 Mary Angeline Cherry 1825 - 1896 Delilah M. Cherry 1825 - 1845 James Peterson Cherry 1827 - 1863
William died in 1836 and Anna in 1845; both are buried at Cherry Cemetery in Macoupin County, Illinois.
Sources
- Find a Grave, database and images ( Find A Grave: Memorial #24070164 anna-cherry : accessed 26 March 2022), memorial page for Anna Crawford Cherry (9 Mar 1788–17 Oct 1845), Find A Grave: Memorial #24070164, citing Cherry Cemetery, Palmyra, Macoupin County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by GN Corder (contributor 47889887) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Anna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Anna:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Anna by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Anna:
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~1.56%
Debbie (Johnson) Ferguson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A615996 [compare], yourDNAportal DEBa1dc1b13, Ancestry member Debbief56
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~1.56%
Charles Crouch :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A947021 [compare], Ancestry member charlescro74426
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~0.78%
Nicholas Ferguson :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Terry Pea :
Living DNA, GEDmatch LD0120711 [compare]
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~0.39%
Brandi (Brown) Kuiper :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member branflakes15
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~0.39%
Autumn Yancey - Ferguson :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member AutumnRivera
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