The Cheek Family Chronicles
(a perfect gift for Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Reunions) includes:
- The genealogies of over 8,600 Cheek-born individuals; of
          the United States (primarily NC, GA, KY, MO, AR, TN, WI, IL, IN, OK, SC, VA, OH,
          MS, TX, LA, CA, FL, WA, RI), England (14th-19th century) and Australia.
- 15,000+ individuals overall (2,750 associated surnames): to name a few notables:
                              The Good:
          Rear Admiral, Michael Case Cheek, USN
(aboard the USS Missouri for the Japanese Surrender in WWII)
          U.S. Ambassador, James Richard Cheek
          Olympic Bronze Medal speedskater, Joey Cheek
          Maxwell House Coffee founder, Joel Owsley Cheek
          16th century tutor to King Edward VI, Sir John Cheke
(and immortalized in a poem by Paradise Lost author, John Milton)
Brig. General William Cheek Smartt
(Rev. War and War of 1812 soldier, and signer of the 1835 Tennessee State Constitution)
Mrs. Sonara Smart Dodd, Founder of Father's Day,
(daughter of Mrs. Ellen Victoria Cheek-Smart)
Mrs. Catherine Ann Cheek-Ellington, First Lady of Tennessee
(during the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King)
Mrs. Nancy Lou Cheek-Roberts, daughter-in-law of Medal of Honor recipient
                              The Bad:
Silas Cheek, Real Estate Swindler          
McDonald Cheek, nearly lynched (and with good reason)
- Over 360 photographs (including 200+ of people), images, maps including:
          The Cheek Family ancestral home, Mottistone Manor, on the
                    Isle of Wight, England
          Cheekwood Museum & Botanical Gardens in Nashville, TN
- Over a hundred historical & anectodal stories and quotations;
          including sword duels; a Cheek in John Milton's poetry;
          Shakespeare and Cheek allegory; and royal intrigue
- Various analyses of Cheek demographic information from the
          1880, 1930, 1990 and 2000 census data
- A section on Cheeks in the Military (American Revol. to Vietnam)
- A section on the Cheek-DNA Study
- A 104 page Index of Names, (<= click) for easy reference
- Dimensions: 1,104 pages, 8 1/2" x 11 1/2", hardbound, 8 lbs
(perfect binding, sewn and adhesive case, saddle stitch, 60# acid-free paper, creating a Family Heirloom of long-lasting, durability)
by Jeffrey Lewis Williams, M.P.A.,
author of the 2003 North Carolina Genealogical Society Award-winning book
of America, England and Australia
~ A 700 Year History ~
ISBN 0-9712564-5-4   Grayscale (Black & White)
Limited Edition: Only 500 copies will ever be printed

~ $79.95 ~
(+ $7 domestic shipping and handling)

Order your copy with a credit card via PayPal, or mail a personal check to:

Kinfolk Research Press - Jeffrey L. Williams
P.O. Box 6303
Plymouth, MI 48170
Visitors since Sept 5, 2003
by Jeffrey Lewis Williams, M.P.A.,
author of the 2003 North Carolina Genealogical Society Award-winning book
The Cheek Family Chronicles
(a perfect gift for Christmas, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Reunions) includes:
- The genealogies of over 8,600 Cheek-born individuals; of
          the United States (primarily NC, GA, KY, MO, AR, TN, WI, IL, IN, OK, SC, VA, OH,
          MS, TX, LA, CA, FL, WA, RI), England (14th-19th century) and Australia.
- 15,000+ individuals overall (2,750 associated surnames): to name a few notables:
                              The Good:
          Rear Admiral, Michael Case Cheek, USN
(aboard the USS Missouri for the Japanese Surrender in WWII)
          U.S. Ambassador, James Richard Cheek
          Olympic Bronze Medal speedskater, Joey Cheek
          Maxwell House Coffee founder, Joel Owsley Cheek
          16th century tutor to King Edward VI, Sir John Cheke
(and immortalized in a poem by Paradise Lost author, John Milton)
Brig. General William Cheek Smartt
(Rev. War and War of 1812 soldier, and signer of the 1835 Tennessee State Constitution)
Mrs. Sonara Smart Dodd, Founder of Father's Day,
(daughter of Mrs. Ellen Victoria Cheek-Smart)
Mrs. Catherine Ann Cheek-Ellington, First Lady of Tennessee
(during the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King)
Mrs. Nancy Lou Cheek-Roberts, daughter-in-law of Medal of Honor recipient
                              The Bad:
Silas Cheek, Real Estate Swindler          
McDonald Cheek, nearly lynched (and with good reason)
- Over 360 photographs (including 200+ of people), images, maps including:
          The Cheek Family ancestral home, Mottistone Manor, on the
                    Isle of Wight, England
          Cheekwood Museum & Botanical Gardens in Nashville, TN
- Over a hundred historical & anectodal stories and quotations;
          including sword duels; a Cheek in John Milton's poetry;
          Shakespeare and Cheek allegory; and royal intrigue
- Various analyses of Cheek demographic information from the
          1880, 1930, 1990 and 2000 census data
- A section on Cheeks in the Military (American Revol. to Vietnam)
- A section on the Cheek-DNA Study
- A 104 page Index of Names, (<= click) for easy reference
- Dimensions: 1,104 pages, 8 1/2" x 11 1/2", hardbound, 8 lbs
(perfect binding, sewn and adhesive case, saddle stitch, 60# acid-free paper, creating a Family Heirloom of long-lasting, durability)
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by The North Carolina Society of Historians