The Shemwell Family

Cuca CherryAge: 98 years18781977

Name
Cuca Cherry
Given names
Cuca
Surname
Cherry
Married name
Cuca Musick
Birth August 14, 1878 27 35
MarriageJohn W MusickView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878

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 sisterLula Dude Cherry
October 16, 1879 (Age 14 months)
Census June 19, 1880 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a sisterCatherine Cherry
September 6, 1882 (Age 4 years)
Death of a sisterCatherine Cherry
February 21, 1883 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherMoody Cherry
August 15, 1884 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMaletha Shemwell
November 15, 1894 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Vernon Hiram Musick
September 9, 1901 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ardis Inez Musick
March 22, 1904 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Edith Odessa Musick
October 1, 1905 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Derrell Cherry Musick
July 22, 1907 (Age 28 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Lawrence Arnold Musick
August 13, 1912 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 37 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#6
Zada Catherine Musick
August 9, 1917 (Age 38 years)
Death of a motherLucinda Mohelen “Helen” McClish
February 3, 1918 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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/
Census March 10, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Cecil Musick
November 7, 1923 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Leola Inez Musick
January 24, 1925 (Age 46 years)
Death of a grandsonCecil Musick
November 30, 1925 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Leon Douglas Musick
February 18, 1927 (Age 48 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Howard “Joe” Cherry
February 7, 1928 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 51 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sonLawrence Arnold Musick
December 8, 1931 (Age 53 years)
Census April 26, 1940 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Birth of a grandson
#4
Darrell Douglas Musick
November 3, 1945 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a brotherJoseph Parish Cherry
March 18, 1957 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterEthel Cherry
August 20, 1962 (Age 84 years)
Death of a sisterLula Dude Cherry
February 13, 1967 (Age 88 years)
Death of a husbandJohn W Musick
September 11, 1967 (Age 89 years)

Death of a brotherMoody Cherry
March 24, 1971 (Age 92 years)
Death of a daughterArdis Inez Musick
October 12, 1973 (Age 95 years)
Death of a sonVernon Hiram Musick
March 2, 1974 (Age 95 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death June 20, 1977 (Age 98 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Strouds Creek Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 8, 1873Stewart, Tennessee, United States
11 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
22 months
herself
14 months
younger sister
Lula Dude Cherry
Birth: October 16, 1879 28 36Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 13, 1967Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Catherine Cherry
Birth: September 6, 1882 31 39Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 21, 1883Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
23 months
younger brother
Moody Cherry
Birth: August 15, 1884 33 41Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 24, 1971Clayton, Union, New Mexico, United States
Family with John W Musick - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage:
son
Vernon Hiram Musick
Birth: September 9, 1901 22 23Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 2, 1974Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Ardis Inez Musick
Birth: March 22, 1904 24 25Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: October 12, 1973Erath, Texas, United States
18 months
daughter
Edith Odessa Musick
Birth: October 1, 1905 26 27Texas, United States
Death: February 15, 2004Kennedale, Tarrant, Texas, United States
22 months
son
Derrell Cherry Musick
Birth: July 22, 1907 28 28Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 25, 1999Abilene, Taylor, Texas, United States
5 years
son
Lawrence Arnold Musick
Birth: August 13, 1912 33 33Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: December 8, 1931Hood, Texas, United States
5 years
daughter
Zada Catherine Musick
Birth: August 9, 1917 38 38Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: July 1, 2000Plano, Collin, Texas, United States

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Cherry, Joseph HWM29headMFarmerTNTNTN
Cherry, LucindaWF35wifeMHouse keepingTNTNTN
Cherry, EthelWF7daughterSTNTNTN
Cherry, ParishWM4sonSTNTNTN
Cherry, CucaWF1daughterSTNTNTN
Cherry, LulaWF8mNovdaughterSTXTNTN

Next door to John R Cherry -b

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cherry, Joseph HheadWMJun185148M27TNTNKYFarmer
Cherry, HelenwifeWFFeb184357M2765TNNYSC
Cherry, CucadaughterWFAug187821STNTNTN
Cherry, MoodysonWMAug188415STXTNTNFarmer

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John W Musick - Household

Palo Pinto, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Musick, J WheadMW31M19TXTXMSFarmerGeneral
Musick, CucawifeFW31M1944TNTNTN
Musick, VernonsonMW8STXTXTN
Musick, ArdisdaughterFW6STXTXTN
Musick, OdesadaughterFW4STXTXTN
Musick, DerrellsonMW2STXTXTN
Pope, Johnhired manMW21S?TNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John W Musick - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Musick, Jonnie WheadMW41MTXTXMSFarmerHome Farming
Musick, CucawifeFW41MTXTNTN
Musick, ArtiedaughterFW15STXTXTX
Musick, OdessiedaughterFW14STXTXTX
Musick, DeralsonMW12STXTXTX
Musick, ArnalsonMW8STXTXTX
Musick, ZadadaughterFW3-5mSTXTXTX

spelling bad -b - Next door to his parents

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John W Musick - Household

Lipan & Tolar Road Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Musick, John WheadMW50M21TXTXMSFarmerGeneral Farm
Musick, Cuca CwifeFW51M22TNTNTN
Musick, Edith OdaughterFW24STXTXTN
Musick, Lawrence AsonMW18STXTXTN
Musick, Vada CdaughterFW12STXTXTN
Musick, Eliza BmotherFW79WdMSUSUS

Next door to Vernon

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John W Musick - Household

Hood, Texas

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Musick, John WXheadMW59MTXRHoodTX
Musick, CucawifeFW61MTNRHoodTX

Next door to Vernon