David Lewis Cheatham
Daniel Lewis Cheatham was born on September 6, 1849, in Georgia to Arthur and Asenath Cheatham. His father was a farmer who owned $11,800 of real estate and $19,300 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Jefferson County, Georgia, and he earned a medical degree from the University of Maryland in 1874.  
 
He married Frances Windsor around 1877, and they had at least two children: Frank, born around 1891; and Louise, born around 1893. He lived in Sandersville, Georgia, and earned a living as a doctor. He served three terms as mayor in the early 1900s. He died from a “stroke of paralysis” in Sandersville on January 25, 1909.
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(4692)Cheatham, David Lewis1849-09-061909-01-25
  • Conflict Side: Confederacy
  • Role: Civilian
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  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White

Documents - Records: 1

  • (13000) [recipient] ~ Eli D. F. Cheatham to David L. Cheatham, 30 May 1863

People - Records: 5

  • (4692) Cheatham, David Lewis is the [sibling of] (4691) Cheatham, Eli Daniel F.
  • (4693) Cheatham, Asenath A. is the [parent of] (4692) Cheatham, David Lewis
  • (4694) Cheatham, John Wesley is the [sibling of] (4692) Cheatham, David Lewis
  • (4695) Cheatham, Arthur Thomas is the [sibling of] (4692) Cheatham, David Lewis
  • (4696) Riddle, Isabella E. is the [sibling-in-law of] (4692) Cheatham, David Lewis

Places - Records: 2

  • (298) [birth] ~ Georgia
  • (2940) [death] ~ Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia

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SOURCES

1850, 1860, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; U.S. School Catalogs, 1765-1935, available from Ancestry.com; The Macon (GA) News, 18 May 1903; The Macon (GA) Telegraph, 27 January 1909