William James CHERRY^[1]

1910 - 1983  (73 years)

• Name	William James CHERRY
  Birth	26 Feb 1910	Churchland, Norfolk Co, VA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Nov 1983	Newport News City, VA   [2, 3]
  	William died at Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, Virginia at 6:45pm on 27 November 1983. He was 73 years old. His last residence was Yorktown, Virginia. Cause of death was noted as "acute myocardial infarction" (heart attach), due to coronary heart disease.
  Burial	Chesapeake City, VA   [3]
  	His remains were interred at Churchland Baptist Church Cemetery in Chesapeake, Virginia.
  Person ID	I64437	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Daniel Monroe CHERRY,   b. Aug 1857, Norfolk Co, VA d. Between May 1910 - Feb 1920 (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Ida Jennett MILLS,   b. c. 1861, New Kent Co, VA
  Marriage	17 Jun 1885	Norfolk Co, VA   [4]
  	The couple was married in Norfolk County, Virginia on 17 June 1885.
  Notes	The 1910 census notes that Ida had given birth to 8 children, of whom 6 were living on 5 May 1910.
  Family ID	F6607	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Eileen Virginia CREEKMORE,   b. c.1911, Norfolk City, VA
  Marriage	30 Nov 1933	Norfolk City, VA   [1]
  	The couple was married in Norfolk, Virginia on 30 November 1933.
  Family ID	F7740	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Henrietta (UNKNOWN)
  Marriage	Before Nov 1983
  	Henrietta was named as William's wife on his death certificate, recorded on 28 November 1983.
  Family ID	F7765	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: May 1910, Western Branch, Norfolk County, VA Resided: April 1930, Portsmouth City, VA

  
  

• Sources

  [S3760] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785 - 1940. FHL film 2048493: William James Cherry - Eileen Virginia Creekmore entry. [S1364] William Cherry. SSN 231-03-3725. SSDI. [S2695] William James Cherry, Virginia death certificate no. 83-037737 (1983). [S1346] Sharon Rea Gable & Truitt M. Bonney, abstractors, Gable & Bonney, Norfolk County Virginia Marriage Licenses 1850 - 1899, ((Suffolk, VA: privately published, 2007)). p. 32: Daniel Monroe Cherry - Ida Jennett Mills marriage (1885), file no. 3948.