Temple Cheeks
Title
Temple Cheeks
Description
Black American Temple Cheeks was born in Fauquier County. It is unknown whether he had been a slave. At the age of 36 and as a freed man, he enlisted in the United States Colored Troops, Co H, 22nd US Colored Infantry. He reported to the 7th Sub district in DC on October 3, 1864. Temple Cheeks served for one year as a private. After the war, he was living in Herndon, Virginia. In 1866, Temple Cheeks was one of the founders of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, which originally met in the old Floris School.
Source
Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association: www.honorfairfaxcemeteries.org
Collection
Citation
“Temple Cheeks,” Fairfax County African American History Inventory, accessed October 24, 2026, https://fairfaxaahi.centerformasonslegacies.com/items/show/225.