• Martha J. Fender
  • William? Reynolds

Martha J. Fender
Reynolds Cheek

Martha J. Fender, daughter of Allen FENDER & Nancy EDWARDS, was born Feb. 17, 1838, in Ashe Co., NC, and died Feb. 28, 1920, in Alleghany Co., NC. She married (1) unknown REYNOLDS, probably the William Reynolds who was born abt. 1832 and died July 1, 1862, in Richmond, VA during the Civil War. She married (2) Francis Bryan Cheek, son of Henderson CHEEK & Lucy BRYAN, Sept. 26, 1868, in Alleghany Co., NC. He was born Apr. 20, 1841, in Ashe Co., NC, and died Feb. 27, 1934, in Alleghany Co., NC. Martha Fender Cheek is buried at the Hiram Edwards Cemetery on Road 1162, Bledsoe Creek, Alleghany Co., NC. Her husband F.B. Cheek is buried at the Liberty Baptist Church in Whitehead, Alleghany Co., NC.

Children of Martha J. Fender & William? Reynolds:

  1. Isom C. Reynolds, b. Sept. 7, 1853; d. Mar. 9, 1936, Alleghany Co., NC; m. Susan A. COX, daughter of Joshua COX & Mary Jane HIGGINS, abt. 1872 (b. May 29, 1853; d. Jan. 1918); bur. Antioch Primitive Baptist Church, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Martha J. Reynolds (1873), Nancy Emmeline "Emma" Reynolds (c.1874), Ennice Reynolds (c.1876), Cornelia Reynolds (1877) m. Starling Columbus RICHARDSON; Charlie M. Reynolds (1879) m. Della RICHARDSON; Florence Reynolds (1882), Margie Annice Reynolds (1885), Mary A. Reynolds (1887), Pearlie Reynolds (1890), Walter S. Reynolds (1896).
  2. Nancy C. Reynolds, b. abt. 1857, m. John Wesley CROUSE, son of Henderson CROUSE & Mary A. HOWELL, June 3, 1878, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Elbert Crouse (c.1878), Melvin Crouse (1880), Delia Crouse (1882), Ethel Crouse (c.1885), Helen Crouse (c.1887), Ida Crouse (c.1889), Eva Crouse (c.1891), Leonard Crouse (c.1894), Norman Crouse (c.1895), Rudolph Crouse (c.1898), Garrett Crouse (c.1902).
  3. Allen Reynolds, b. 1861, d. Feb. 13, 1938; m. Mary Ellen EDWARDS, daughter of John E. EDWARDS & Delilah Jane HIGGINS, Nov. 27, 1881 (b. Mar. 26, 1864; d. Sept. 3, 1932). Children: John M. Reynolds m. Sarah H. RICHARDSON.

Children of Martha J. Fender & Francis B. Cheek:

  1. Joseph Franklin Cheek, b. Feb. 15, 1869, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Oct. 28, 1963, Buncombe Co., NC; m. Sue Estus BRADLEY, daughter of William Turner BRADLEY & Mary Louise HOLCOMBE, abt. 1897 (b. Feb. 2, 1876; d. July 21, 1962); bur. Morgan Hill Cemetery, Buncombe Co., NC. Children: William Francis Cheek (1897), George Hazlet Cheek (c.1902), Mary Mildred Cheek (1905), Margaret Cheek (c.1911), Gladys Cheek (c.1913), John Cheek (c.1916).
  2. Solomon Maurice Cheek, b. Sept. 9, 1870, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Feb. 22, 1954, Tulare Co., CA; m. Annie Bernice BRANSFORD, June 24, 1902 (b. abt. 1880 in TN; d. aft. 1930.) Children: Maurice Bransford Cheek (1904), John Lambuth Cheek (1907).
  3. George Washington Cheek, b. Aug. 11, 1872, Alleghany Co, NC; d. Feb. 3, 1964, Boulder Co., CO; m. Mervyn Florence JONES, daughter of Hilary JONES & Nancy Jane HAMPTON, abt. 1903 (b. Mar. 17, 1881; d. June 27, 1957). Children: Nancy Ewing Cheek (1904), Margaret Jane Cheek (1919).
  4. Rebecca Caroline "Bessie" Cheek, b. Mar. 17, 1877, Alleghany Co., NC; d. Jan. 6, 1964; m. Wilborn Berry ESTEP, son of Hiram John ESTEP & Mary Ellen ESTEP, Nov. 28, 1900, Alleghany Co., NC (b. Sept. 22, 1874; d. Mar. 8, 1941); bur. Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery, Alleghany Co., NC. Children: Kemp Maurice Estep (1901), Mabel Estep (1904), Dr. John Herbert Estep, M.D. (1909).

Notes

Martha Fender Reynolds Cheek

Martha Fender
Cheek

Martha J. Fender was the oldest child of Allen Fender and Nancy Edwards.  Her first husband was probably William REYNOLDS of Alleghany County who served with Francis B. Cheek in Co. F, 22nd NC Infantry Regiment.  William Reynolds died of gastritis on July 14, 1862, at the hospital in Richmond, VA.  (Source: "American Civil War Soldiers," Ancestry.com, and "Ashe and Alleghany County in the Civil War" by Jeff Weaver.)  Martha married Francis Bryan Cheek on Sept. 26, 1868, three years after the end of the war.

At the time of the 1870 census, Martha's daughter Nancy Reynolds (age 15) was living with Martha and Francis B. Cheek.  However, Martha's son Isom Reynolds (age 16) and Allen (age 10) are listed with their grandparents, Allen & Nancy Fender.

For additional information, see notes under Francis Bryan Cheek.

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