Nancy Cherry [C1a5e4g], daughter of Jeremiah Cherry and Mary Price, was born on 24 November 1802 in Martin Co NC. She grew up in Columbia, TN, and married Thomas Keef there on 4 July 1829. Samuel Keef was the bondsman for the marriage. Thomas was born 20 September 1804. He and Nancy were attacked in their home on 10 November 1840 by Rufus K Polk and George W Polk, who were prosecuted for this crime. Thomas may have been a carpenter because on 11 June 1832 William Cole, age 10, was bound to Thomas Keef to learn to be a carpenter (Maury Court minutes, book 12, page 184). Thomas died on 24 August 1856, and Nancy died 6 September 1871. They lived in Columbia in April 1852, so he likely died there, although they were not found in the county on any census after their marriage. Both are buried in Greenwood Cemetery on the north edge of Columbia. In the 1860 census there was a woman named Elvira N Guest living with Nancy. Elvira was born on 22 November 1822 in TN, so may have been a daughter from a prior marriage of Thomas (or an unidentified daughter of Nancy's sister Mary, who married Joshua Guest?). (53,55,61,72,91,N, 10mjknq)
https://sites.rootsweb.com/~eazier1/Cherry/CHERRY-Pgs601-700.pdf
