PARENTS: William Perry Cherry & Jessie R. Everett.

William Perry Cherry m. Jessie R. Everett 8 October 1908, Conetoe, Edgecombe Co., NC. William & his parents reside in Beaufort Co., NC. Jessie & her father reside in Edgecombe Co., NC.

PATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: Willis A Cherry & Virginia (Jennie) A Cherry.

MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS: W.L. Everett


1910 U.S. Census for Washington Twp, Beaufort Co., NC:
William P Cherry Head M 29 North Carolina
Jessie Cherry Wife F 22 North Carolina

William was a farmer & Jessie had had no children.


1930 U.S. Census for Wilmington, New Hanover Co., NC:
William P Cheery Head M 49 North Carolina
Jessie R Cheery Wife F 42 North Carolina
Wilbert E Cheery Son M 19 North Carolina
Jessie D Cheery Dau F 18 North Carolina
Curtis J Cheery Son M 14 North Carolina
Crystal I Cheery Dau F 11 North Carolina
Ester R Cheery Dau F 9 North Carolina
Mavis L Cheery Dau F 7 North Carolina

Surname misread. William is a foreman with a steam railroad. Wilbert is a messenger boy w/the steam railroad.


1940 U.S. Census for Twp 8, New Bern, Craven Co., NC:
William P Cherry Head M 59 North Carolina
Jessie Cherry Wife F 52 North Carolina
Esther Cherry Dau F 19 North Carolina
Mavis Cherry Dau F 17 North Carolina

They resided in Wilmington, NC in 1935. William was a building foreman with a steam railroad. Esther was a telephone company operator.


Mavis m. Albert Thomas McSorley 17 Feb 1942, New Bern, NC. He was b. 1922 & his parents were C J McSorley & Myrtle F McSorley. All parties reside in New Bern, NC.


Notes: Daughter Cherlyn Diane McSorley, b. 10 June 1951, NC.

Siblings data:

Julian Curtiss Cherry, b. 19 Nov 1915, Wilmington, NC.
Crystal Irene Cherry, b. 15 Sept 1918, Wilmington, NC.
Esther Rae Cherry, b. 10 Aug 1920, Wilmington, NC.