Richard Emmett Cheek
& Cora A. Edwards

Richard Emmett Cheek, son of Richard "Dixie" CHEEK & Martha "Patsy" JENNINGS, was born Sept. 1876, in Alleghany Co., NC, and died after 1930 in Oxford, Chester Co., PA. He married his 2nd cousin, Cora A. Edwards, daughter of John EDWARDS & Millie MCGRADY, Sept. 13, 1897, in Alleghany Co., NC. She was born Jan. 1880 in Alleghany Co., NC, and died aft. 1930.

Children of Richard Emmett Cheek & Cora A. Edwards:

1. Hallie M. Cheek (f.), b. Sept. 17, 1898, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Dec. 1897, Cecil Co, MD; m. Joseph Wiley BENNETT, son of Haywood Columbus BENNETT & Rosamond J. FARMER, Apr. 16, 1917, Grayson Co., VA (b. July 26, 1884; d. Feb. 1979); bur. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Rising Sun, Cecil Co., MD.
2. Harlie R. Cheek (m.), b. May 16, 1900, Alleghany Co., NC; d. May 1977, Oakland Co., Mich; m. Mattie Cornelia EDWARDS, daughter of Daniel Monroe EDWARDS & Margaret Ann "Peggy" RICHARDSON (b. Dec. 17, 1908; d. Apr. 1989).
3. Rex J. Cheek, b. May 5, 1901, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Nov. 25, 1995, Harford Co., MD; m. Novace B. DURMAN, daughter of James H. DURMAN & Sarah Margaret FOX, aft. 1940 (b. Dec. 13, 1907; d. Nov. 27, 1991); bur. Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Bel Air, Harford Co., MD.
4. Letha Cheek (f), b. abt. 1904, Alleghany Co., NC.
5. Verlie Cheek (f), b. abt. 1906, Alleghany Co., NC.
6. Willard Richard Cheek, b. June 23, 1908, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Jan. 24, 2001, Chester Co., PA; m. (1) Hattie __; (2) Helen Mae WILBURN, Jan. 31, 1946, daughter of Hugh Edward WILBURN & Stella DAVISON (b. Mar. 26, 1920; d. Nov. 8, 2005); bur. Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, Rising Sun, Cecil Co., MD.
7. Chalsie Bayne Cheek, b. Feb. 13, 1911, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Feb. 1977, Chester Co., PA; m. Geneva L. SUTPHIN, daughter of William Paris SUTPHIN & Alma HARMAN, abt. 1932 (b. July 14, 1912; d. Mar. 13, 2008).
8. Infant Cheek, b. and d. Nov. 7, 1912, Alleghany Co., NC; bur. Pleasant Home Union Baptist Church, Alleghany Co., NC.
9. Infant Cheek, b. May 22, 1926, and d. May 25, 1926, Chester Co., PA; bur. Oxford Cem., Chester Co., PA.

Notes

Sept. 13, 1897.  R. Emmett CHEEK, age 22, son of Richard CHEEK & Martha (Patsy) JENNINGS, m. Cora EDWARDS, age 18, daughter of John EDWARDS & Millie MCGRADY. (G.H. Latham, Alleghany County Marriages (Heritage Books, 1996).)

1900 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Glade Creek Twp., p.134 (HH#97):
RICHARD E. CHEEK, Sept. 1876, age 23, m. 2 yrs, NC NC NC

-- Cora A., wife, Jan. 1881, age 19, m. 2 yrs, 2 children born, 2 living, NC NC NC

-- Hallah M., dau, Sept. 1898, age 1, NC NC NC

-- Harlie D., son, May 1900, NC NC NC

1910 Census, Alleghany Co., NC, Glade Creek Twp., p.2 (HH#32):
RICHARD E. CHEEK, 32, m. 12 yrs, NC NC NC, farmer

-- Cora, wife, 30, m. 12 yrs, 6 children/6 living, NC NC NC

-- Harlie, son, 10, " " "

-- Hallie, dau, 12, " " "

-- Rex, son, 8, " " "

-- Lether, dau, 6, " " "

-- Verlie, dau, 4, " " "

-- Willard, son, 3, " " "

1920 Census, Harford Co., MD, Abingdon Twp., ED#85, p.14 (HH#298):
RICHARD CHEEK, 45, NC NC NC, farmer - general farm

-- Cora, wife, 38, NC NC NC

-- Harlie, son, 19, " " "

-- Rex, son, 18, " " "

-- Letha, dau, 15, " " "

-- Verlie, dau, 13, " " "

-- Willard, son, 11, " " "

-- Bane, son, 9, " " "

1930 Census, Chester Co., PA, Lower Oxford Twp., p.5 (HH#1):
RICHARD CHEEK, 53, m. at age 22, NC NC NC, occupation: carpenter for contractor

-- Cora, wife, 49, m. at age 17, " " "

-- Letha, dau, 25, " " ", laundress

-- Verlie, dau, 23, " " ", laundress

-- Willard, son, 21, " " ", driver for laundry

-- Bane C., son, 18, " " ", carpenter for contractor

EDWARDS, Thelma B., granddau, PA PA NC

1940 Census, Chester Co., PA, Lower Oxford Twp. Sheet 7B (HH#133):
R.E. CHEEK, 63, NC, carpenter - own time

-- Cora, wife, 55, NC

-- Willard, son, 31, laborer - laundry

-- Hattie, dau-in-law, 23, VA, prev. living in Cecil Co., MD

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