CENSUS: 1860 Arkansas, Drew Co., lists the following family: James H. Cherry, age 28, born in South Carolina; Margaret Cherry, age 28, born in South Carolina; Thomas Cherry, age 8, born in South Carolina; William Cherry, age 6, born in Arkansas; Mary J. Cherry, age 3, born in Arkansas; Elizabeth Cherry, age 1 month, born in Arkansas. 1870 Arkansas, Drew Co., lists the following family: James H. Cherry, age 38, born in South Carolina; Margaret M. Cherry, age 38, born in South Carolina; Mary Jane Cherry, age 12, born in Arkansas; Eugene Cherry, age 4, born in Arkansas; Melissa Cherry, age 1, born in Arkansas.
James was born at
South Carolina in 1832. He was the son of
John Cherry and
Mary Graham Knox. He married
Margaret M. Millen at
Chester Co., South Carolina, in 1851.