The Shemwell Family

Moody CherryAge: 86 years18841971

Name
Moody Cherry
Given names
Moody
Surname
Cherry
Birth August 15, 1884 33 41
Death of a paternal grandmotherMaletha Shemwell
November 15, 1894 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a motherLucinda Mohelen “Helen” McClish
February 3, 1918 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 32 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 33 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 of a fatherJoseph Howard “Joe” Cherry
February 7, 1928 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 65 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 72 years)
Death of a sisterEthel Cherry
August 20, 1962 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sisterLula Dude Cherry
February 13, 1967 (Age 82 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 61 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 March 24, 1971 (Age 86 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: January 8, 1873Stewart, Tennessee, United States
11 months
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
22 months
elder sister
14 months
elder sister
Lula Dude Cherry
Birth: October 16, 1879 28 36Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 13, 1967Fresno, Fresno, California, United States
3 years
elder sister
Catherine Cherry
Birth: September 6, 1882 31 39Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 21, 1883Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
23 months
himself
Moody Cherry
Birth: August 15, 1884 33 41Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 24, 1971Clayton, Union, New Mexico, United States

Moody Cherry has 13 first cousins recorded

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

Hood, Texas

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