James CHERRY b. 26 Nov 1832 Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 28 Aug 1868 Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA: Our Family History

1832 - 1868 (35 years)

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Name	James CHERRY
Birth	26 Nov 1832	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Occupation	1860, 1868	Norfolk Co, VA [3, 4]
	According to the 1860 census and to his 1868 death record, James made his living as a "merchant" in Norfolk County, Virginia.
Death	28 Aug 1868	Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA [5]
	Cause of death was noted as "consumption" (pulmonary tuberculosis). James died in Norfolk County, Virginia on 28 August 1868. He was 35 years old.
Person ID	I2316	mason
Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

Family Josephine Victoria CRAGIN, b. 17 Nov 1839, Elizabeth City, Pasquotank Co, NC d. 24 Sep 1929, Waverly, Sussex Co, VA (Age 89 years)

Marriage 11 Feb 1857 Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA [1]

The couple was married in Deep Creek, Virginia by the Rev. Thomas Hume on 11 February 1857.

Children

	1. Daniel Monroe CHERRY, b. Aug 1857, Norfolk Co, VA d. Between May 1910 - Feb 1920 (Age 62 years)
	2. James B. CHERRY, b. 1861, Virginia d. Between Jun 1880 - Jun 1900 (Age 39 years)
	3. Addie Jackson CHERRY, b. 18 Aug 1862, Deep Creek, Norfolk Co, VA d. 2 Jul 1925 (Age 62 years)

Family ID F166 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Jul 2026

[S3833] James Cherry - Josephine Virginia Cragin, Norfolk Co, VA minister's return no. A-492 (1857).
[S105] L. June Cragin Godley, compiler, Godley, The Cragin Story 1634-1964: Descendants, Who Bore Family Name, of John Cragin of Scotland and Massachusetts, ((Little Falls, NJ: by the compiler, 1964)).
p, 47.
[S274] Emily L. Walker, transcriber & editor, Walker, Norfolk County Birth & Death Register, (Norfolk, VA: by the editor, 1997), p. 98.
[S3416] 1860 US Census / Cherry, James.
[S274] Emily L. Walker, transcriber & editor, Walker, Norfolk County Birth & Death Register, (Norfolk, VA: by the editor, 1997).
Deaths, p. 98.

James CHERRY[1]