Richard Cheatham

Richard was born in 1857 in , Hawkins, TN.  Richard's father was John A. Cheatham and his mother was Martha Or Patsy. He had four brothers and four sisters, named John, James C., Andrew, William, Elizabeth, Sarah F., Mary E. and Matilda A..  He was the youngest of the nine children. He had a half-brother and three half-sisters, named William H., Martha A., Minnie and Florence.