Mary Jane SikesAge: 70 years1845–1916
- Name
- Mary Jane Sikes
- Given names
- Mary Jane
- Surname
- Sikes
- Married name
- Mary Jane Cherry
 Birth | March 29, 1845 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 9 months)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 11 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Civil marriage | John Randolph Cherry — View this family January 25, 1865 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 16 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
 Birth of a son#1 | William H Cherry February 4, 1866 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 21 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Estella Meletha “Stella” Cherry August 2, 1868 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 23 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lucy McKinsey Cherry June 17, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
 Census | August 2, 1870 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | James Calvin Cherry March 26, 1873 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry February 23, 1875 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a son | William H Cherry May 28, 1877 (Age 32 years) |
 Immigration | 1878 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry February 8, 1878 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 32 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 19, 1880 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Mattie Mae “Monni” Cherry April 17, 1881 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | John Melvin Cherry February 10, 1883 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Edward Buck — Estella Meletha “Stella” Cherry — View this family November 23, 1884 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Norman Franklin Cherry January 28, 1885 (Age 39 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas L “Tom” Buck — Lucy McKinsey Cherry — View this family calculated 1895 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ruth Elizabeth Buck 1896 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Theade Cornelia Buck March 11, 1898 (Age 52 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Vermon Fitzhugh — Mattie Mae “Monni” Cherry — View this family June 22, 1898 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 53 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry — Viola Samatha Deering — View this family November 6, 1898 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Lilllie May Fitzhugh June 2, 1899 (Age 54 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Calvin Cherry — Mary E “Mollie” Bowman — View this family December 17, 1899 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | John Harley Earl Cherry May 22, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | William Lee Buck June 3, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Census | July 7, 1900 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Floy Inez Fitzhugh February 3, 1901 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Jewel Fannie Cherry July 27, 1901 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | James May “Jim” Buck March 8, 1902 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Hubert Cherry August 7, 1902 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Estell Carter Cherry December 13, 1903 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Melvin Cherry — Vie Annie Atwood — View this family January 17, 1904 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Gretchen Fitzhugh May 4, 1904 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Rev. John Milton Buck October 7, 1904 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | William Odel Cherry January 8, 1905 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Flora Kathleen Cherry August 4, 1905 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Modenia Fitzhugh March 24, 1906 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Zona Inez Cherry November 27, 1906 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Annette Cherry March 12, 1907 (Age 61 years) twin: Jeanette Claud Cherry
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| Birth of a granddaughter #18 | Jeanette Claud Cherry March 12, 1907 (Age 61 years) twin: Annette Cherry
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| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Bessie Lee Fitzhugh June 5, 1908 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Johnson Jacobs — Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry — View this family July 20, 1908 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Minnie Pauline Cherry April 5, 1909 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Mary Lometa Cherry December 15, 1909 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Sarah Jane Cherry January 28, 1910 (Age 64 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #23 | Clarice Faye Fitzhugh August 29, 1910 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #24 | Estella Mae Buck October 13, 1910 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #25 | William Bowman Cherry January 30, 1912 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #26 | Dorothy Elizabeth Fitzhugh February 20, 1913 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #27 | Johnnie Magdalene Cherry March 10, 1913 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #28 | Norman Curtis Cherry February 23, 1914 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #29 | Mary Lorie “Myrt” Fitzhugh September 3, 1915 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #30 | Jessie Beatrice Cherry November 1, 1915 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 70 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
 Death | January 21, 1916 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Asbury Cemetery |
| Family with John Randolph Cherry |
| husband |
John Randolph Cherry Birth: December 20, 1841 27 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1932 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
| herself |
Mary Jane Sikes Birth: March 29, 1845 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1916 — Texas, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1865 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year son |
William H Cherry Birth: February 4, 1866 24 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 28, 1877 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Estella Meletha “Stella” Cherry Birth: August 2, 1868 26 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1960 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Lucy McKinsey Cherry Birth: June 17, 1870 28 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 10, 1948 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
James Calvin Cherry Birth: March 26, 1873 31 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 13, 1932 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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23 months son |
Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry Birth: February 23, 1875 33 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 29, 1954 — Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry Birth: February 8, 1878 36 32 — Coffee, Tennessee, United States Death: September 28, 1957 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Mattie Mae “Monni” Cherry Birth: April 17, 1881 39 36 — Thorp Spring, Hood, Texas, United States Death: September 15, 1974 — Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, United States |
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22 months son |
John Melvin Cherry Birth: February 10, 1883 41 37 — Hood, Texas, United States Death: March 30, 1970 — Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
Norman Franklin Cherry Birth: January 28, 1885 43 39 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: March 14, 1951 — Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Randolph Cherry - Household
Dover, Stewart, TN
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Randolph Cherry - Household
Hood, Texas
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Randolph Cherry - Household
Hood, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Randolph Cherry - Household
Hood, Texas, United States
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