Henry George Clay Cherry1814–
- Name
- Henry George Clay Cherry
- Given names
- Henry George Clay
- Surname
- Cherry
 Birth | about 1814 43 36 |
 Military | Indian Wars |
 Birth of a brother | A J Cherry July 4, 1814 |
 Question | Question Note: Who are William -14, Adaline -3, May Shemwell -8 & Letha Wise -71 in the 1850 census.. and.. Who are Adeline Thomas -25 & Will Shemwell -24 in 1860 Census. Thomas W and Martha's children? |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Birth of a sister | Clarinda Cherry about 1819 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Monre Cherry 1820 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 18 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 21 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Marriage | Maletha Shemwell — View this family about 1837 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Randolph Cherry December 20, 1841 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Cherry 1842 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | William Zachariah Cherry November 29, 1843 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Cherry February 21, 1845 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mary Aliza Cherry February 23, 1846 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 32 years)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 |
| Birth of a son #5 | Thomas H “Tom” Cherry 1849 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | William Cherry May 7, 1849 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Aliza Cherry before 1850 (Age 36 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry June 25, 1851 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a mother | Lydia Minerva Daniel September 1856 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 43 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Will | December 13, 1859 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Randolph Cherry — Mary Jane Sikes — View this family Type: Civil marriage January 25, 1865 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 47 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 grandson #1 | William H Cherry February 4, 1866 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 53 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 53 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Estella Meletha “Stella” Cherry August 2, 1868 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 55 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 granddaughter #3 | Lucy McKinsey Cherry June 17, 1870 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a brother | Lemuel G Cherry November 16, 1870 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas H “Tom” Cherry — Miranda C Kelley — View this family July 28, 1872 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ada Lee Cherry November 15, 1872 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry — Lucinda Mohelen “Helen” McClish — View this family January 8, 1873 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James Calvin Cherry March 26, 1873 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Ethel Cherry December 18, 1873 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry February 23, 1875 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Ida Maud Cherry about 1876 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | Joseph Parish Cherry October 4, 1876 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a grandson | William H Cherry May 28, 1877 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry February 8, 1878 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Cuca Cherry August 14, 1878 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 64 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | William Harley Cherry December 31, 1878 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a brother | A J Cherry May 7, 1879 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Lula Dude Cherry October 16, 1879 (Age 65 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Mattie Mae “Monni” Cherry April 17, 1881 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Catherine Cherry September 6, 1882 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Maggie A Cherry January 1883 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | John Melvin Cherry February 10, 1883 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Catherine Cherry February 21, 1883 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #18 | Moody Cherry August 15, 1884 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #19 | Norman Franklin Cherry January 28, 1885 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Clarinda Cherry June 7, 1885 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a wife | Maletha Shemwell November 15, 1894 (Age 80 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 84 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 |
| Death of a son | William Zachariah Cherry March 1, 1909 (Age 95 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 102 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 103 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 104 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Cherry Birth: 1771 — Caroline, Maryland, United States Death: May 7, 1849 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Lydia Minerva Daniel Birth: 1778 — North Carolina, United States Death: September 1856 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder brother |
Lemuel G Cherry Birth: 1803 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 16, 1870 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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8 years elder brother |
William B Cherry Birth: 1810 39 32 Death: |
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3 years elder sister |
Martha Cherry Birth: April 13, 1813 42 35 Death: February 21, 1845 |
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21 months himself |
Henry George Clay Cherry Birth: about 1814 43 36 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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6 months brother |
A J Cherry Birth: July 4, 1814 43 36 Death: May 7, 1879 |
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7 years younger brother |
James Monre Cherry Birth: 1820 49 42 Death: |
| brother |
Niko Cherry Death: |
| younger sister |
Clarinda Cherry Birth: about 1819 48 41 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 7, 1885 — Coles, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Maletha Shemwell |
| himself |
Henry George Clay Cherry Birth: about 1814 43 36 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| wife |
Maletha Shemwell Birth: 1818 48 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1894 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1837 — |
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5 years son |
John Randolph Cherry Birth: December 20, 1841 27 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1932 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Sarah Cherry Birth: 1842 28 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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23 months son |
William Zachariah Cherry Birth: November 29, 1843 29 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1909 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Aliza Cherry Birth: February 23, 1846 32 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1850 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Thomas H “Tom” Cherry Birth: 1849 35 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry Birth: June 25, 1851 37 33 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 7, 1928 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Henry G. Cherry - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Who are William, Adaline,May & Letha Wise Shemwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Henry G. Cherry - Household
Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: District 7, Dover P. O. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry G. Cherry - Household
Dist. 7 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Maletha's age should be 62? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Question | Who are William -14, Adaline -3, May Shemwell -8 & Letha Wise -71 in the 1850 census.. and.. Who are Adeline Thomas -25 & Will Shemwell -24 in 1860 Census. Thomas W and Martha's children? |