Family

"The Name of This is The Last Move

I have had an inspiration to write a book about my self and relatetions so here I go: I don't know what I will do with it. or what it will be like. As my age is creeping up on me, it seemed it would be good to leave a few words be-hind about my folks and my life. If I live to see March 20th/57, I will be 70 years old you might think this is funny that I would have a desire to write like this. As to my family, My Father Charles Fanning Cheek. was born and reared in Weaverville North Carlonia Bunscomb Co. he came to W.Va. and met my mother Sara Jane Wees. Through my uncle Charles Sink, he had married my mothers Sister Anna. So the love bug got them too. My mother was born and reared in Raleigh Co. W.Va. her Father was George Wees. And my Grandmother was Clementine Jane Godbey before she married my grandfather. he was in the Cival war. 4 years and 6 moths. and was home only twice in that time. he was wounded in the hip and was never able to get around very well after he came home. they bought land and built them a log house two big rooms. a large fireplace in each room. they reared their family there. the family consist of Rhoda E. Walthall Wees, Will Wees, John Wees, Susan Wees Holt, Jimmie Wees. Biggs. Jones. she was married twice. my mother Sarah Jane Wees Cheek, Anna Wees Sink. then Robert Wees was the youngest child - All of these have deceased now. my mother was the mother of 13 children of which she reared 9 of us I am the oldest one. When I was born they thought they would name me good. they named me Sarah. after my mother Olivia after my grandmother Cheek. Elizabeth after Aunt Rhoda E. Wees Walthall. Jane after my grandmother Wees. so after they gave me all these names I married twice so you see my name is Sarah Olivia Elizabeth Jane Cheek Then I married Frank McGee Tucker. We were married twenty nine years. then he took Broncal Asthma. and died. then I later married John W. Perry I was 51. he was 79. he lived 10 years and he died they were both good Husbands and I miss them both, it just fell my lot I guess to end that way - well as I started off with all them names. They made a short name for me and called me Ollie. I always have despised my name. but what could any one do with so much name hung to them. they should have saved some of my names for some of the balance of the other 12 children oh well enough for the names. I sure got mine. as I said be fore My Dad was reared in Weaverville N.C. his father run a Tan Yard. Tanned bark and animal skins and such also they made crockery Jugs Bottles Bowls and dishes - but when Dad came out to W.Va. he earned his living by working in the Coal Mines. So you can see we all had a very hard time getting along. but let me tell you we made it. I look back to those days some time. and think how happy we all were to-geather. we were poor but we were happy. I had a good Father and Mother. They were Christians and they taught us to live right of which I am thankful."

To be continued...