John R. CHESHIRE

Submitted by Descendants:  Carl Edward and James Edward KRAMER; Kelly Kramer WEEKLEY

Born about 1800 in Bladen County, North Carolina, John R. Cheshire married Tobitha hall in 1828 and settled in Hamilton County, Florida, where he was a farmer.  He owned land there and had 13 children.

He remained in Hamilton County until his death.  He died in his 50s when our Third Great Grandmother, Tobitha Cheshire, was only a small child

John R. Cheshire was first established as a Florida Pioneer in 1993