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Cheek is an old family surname from Anglo-Saxon England that predates the Norman invasion. The Cheek family was among the first to immigrate to the US colonies in the early 17th century. The family crest is a white shield with three red crescents. Some prominent members of the Cheek family: *Robert Lawson Cheek, 1st. Lawyer Knoxville Tennessee *Marion Case Cheek, Rear Admiral, USN (aboard the USS Missouri for the Japanese Surrender in WWII) *James Richard Cheek, U.S. Ambassador *Joey Cheek, Olympic Gold Medal speed skater *Joel Owsley Cheek, Maxwell House Coffee founder *Sir John Cheke, 16th century tutor to King Edward VI, (and immortalized in a poem by Paradise Lost author, John Milton) *Brig. General William Cheek Smartt (Rev. War and War of 1812 soldier, and signer of the 1835 Tennessee State Constitution) *Sonara Smart Dodd, Founder of Father's Day, (daughter of Ellen Victoria Cheek-Smart) *Catherine Ann Cheek-Ellington, First Lady of Tennessee (during the Assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King) *Rick Cheek, kickboxer ==With the surname Cheek== *Curtis Cheek, American bridge player *King Virgil Cheek, former University President at Shaw University and Morgan State University 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cheek (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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