Thomas Cheatham^[1]

1832 - 1894  (61 years)

• Name	Thomas Cheatham
  Birth	13 Nov 1832	Maury Co., Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	23 Sep 1850	Giles Co., Tennessee   [2]
  Military	1862
  	Military
  _UID	579A638228BD483CA0D60184FC2C20F67883
  Death	5 Apr 1894  [1]
  	Find-a-Grave: Death date reported as 6 Apr 1894
  Burial	Lynnwood, Giles Co., Tennessee   [1]
  	Address: Lynnwood Cemetery
  	Apparently his wife Mary Elizabeth Bass moved to Ellis Co., TX after his death. Find-a-Grave: Masonic emblem on marker (marker not shown). Marker inscription says, "Fold him, O Father in thine arms, and let him henceforth be a messenger of love between our human hearts and Thee."
  Person ID	I637	John Reglin's Tree - 2025-06-30
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2014

  
  

  Father	John Cheatham,   b. 16 Jan 1798, Granville Co., North Carolina d. 24 Jul 1873, Culleoka, Maury Co., Tennessee (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Amis,   b. 15 Jan 1806, Granville Co., North Carolina d. 11 May 1845, Giles Co., Tennessee (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	7 Mar 1820	Williamson Co., Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F21	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Bass,   b. 1836, Tennessee d. 1908 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	27 Sep 1857  [5]
  Children	1. Tyra Ozro Cheatham,   b. 27 Jan 1859   d. 3 Aug 1938 (Age 79 years)   2. Ida J. Cheatham,   b. 5 Apr 1861   d. 7 Dec 1893 (Age 32 years)   3. John Bass Cheatham,   b. 14 Aug 1863, Giles Co., Tennessee d. 11 Feb 1939, Italy, Ellis Co., Texas (Age 75 years)   4. Mattie Cheatham,   b. 6 Mar 1866   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Sallie M. Cheatham,   b. 8 Mar 1869   d. 1908 (Age 38 years)   6. Emma L. Cheatham,   b. 9 Jan 1872   d. 22 Aug 1874 (Age 2 years)   7. Thomas Horace Cheatham,   b. 31 Jul 1872   d. 10 Oct 1943, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas (Age 71 years)   8. Lizzie Cheatham,   b. 29 Feb 1876   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F99	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Married Mary Elizabeth Bass, dau of Ephriam and Jane; to Ellis Co TX in 1870. Came to Texas Spring 1870 (from History of Ellis County, copy of 1892 book) Listed in 1860 Giles Co. TN census (with one son and also James K. P.Winn living in his household) The first 5 children listed are called children on Tyra Cheatham in 1870 census. Tennessee Census 1850, Giles Co --Other Fields RFN: 288

  
  

• Sources

  [S177] Find A Grave, 8 December 2014; Thomas Cheatham; Thomas Cheatham; 36706980; Mary Bob McClain. [S165] 1850 US Federal Census, Giles Co., TN, District No. 15; Page 849; Dwelling 268, Family 268; John Cheatham. [S177] Find A Grave, 14 November 2014; John Cheatham; John Cheatham; 17864313; Mary Bob McClain. [S177] Find A Grave, 14 November 2014; Elizabeth Amis Cheatham; Elizabeth Amis Cheatham; 30191911; Lin. [S177] Find A Grave, 13 November 2014; Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Bass Cheatham; Mary Elizabeth "Bettie" Bass Cheatham; 77986672; Kathleen McGlynn Tucker.