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:
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
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
- 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)
