The Shemwell Family

William Komazawa CherryAge: 81 years19041986

Name
William Komazawa Cherry
Given names
William Komazawa
Surname
Cherry
Birth November 26, 1904 25 23
MarriageGertrude Myrtle View this family
unknown

Birth of a brotherHarley Dubar Cherry
May 9, 1909 (Age 4 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherRex Beach “R B” Cherry
January 1, 1912 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherPhilip Murnam Cherry
November 4, 1914 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a sisterNorma Jane “Susie” Cherry
December 26, 1916 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 11 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 12 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 13 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 motherSallie Maud Rich
September 28, 1919 (Age 14 years)
Census January 28, 1920 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 24 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 3, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMiranda C Kelley
November 14, 1930 (Age 25 years)
Census April 6, 1940 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 45 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 fatherWilliam Harley Cherry
April 24, 1958 (Age 53 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Death of a brotherDon Carlos Cherry
May 15, 1967 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherHarley Dubar Cherry
February 19, 1974 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 of a brotherPhilip Murnam Cherry
April 16, 1985 (Age 80 years)
Death of a wifeGertrude Myrtle
September 2, 1985 (Age 80 years)
Death September 1, 1986 (Age 81 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Holly Hills Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 16, 1901Hood, Texas, United States
14 months
elder brother
Don Carlos Cherry
Birth: August 12, 1902 23 21Hood, Texas, United States
Death: May 15, 1967Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
himself
William Komazawa Cherry
Birth: November 26, 1904 25 23Hood, Texas, United States
Death: September 1, 1986Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
4 years
younger brother
Harley Dubar Cherry
Birth: May 9, 1909 30 27Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 19, 1974Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Rex Beach “R B” Cherry
Birth: January 1, 1912 33 30Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: October 10, 1994Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
3 years
younger brother
Philip Murnam Cherry
Birth: November 4, 1914 35 33Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: April 16, 1985Idaho, United States
2 years
younger sister
Norma Jane “Susie” Cherry
Birth: December 26, 1916 37 35Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: October 8, 2012Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
Family with Gertrude Myrtle - View this family
himself
William Komazawa Cherry
Birth: November 26, 1904 25 23Hood, Texas, United States
Death: September 1, 1986Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
wife
Gertrude Myrtle
Birth: November 23, 1912Texas, United States
Death: September 2, 1985Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Marriage:

William Komazawa Cherry has 5 first cousins recorded

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Harley Cherry - Household

Granbury, Hood, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cherry, Harley WheadMW30M8TNTNTNRetail DealerDrugs
Cherry, MaudwifeFW28M843TXNCNC
Cherry, Don CsonMW7STXTNTX
Cherry, Coma ZsonMW5STXTNTX
Cherry, Harley DsonMW11mSTXTNTX

A child has died -b

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Harley Cherry - Household

Travis Street Granbury, Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cherry, W HarleyheadMW41WdTNTNTNMerchantRetail Drugs
Cherry, DonsonMW17STXTNTX
Cherry, KomasonMW14STXTNTX
Cherry, Harley JrsonMW10STXTNTX
Cherry, Rex BeachsonMW8STXTNTX
Cherry, PhilipsonMW5STXTNTX
Cherry, Norma JanedaughterFW2-6mSTXTNTX
Buck, Stella MauntFW51MTNTNTNHouse keeperPrivate House
Buck, J EdwarduncleMW58MARNCARPainterHouse

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - William Harley Cherry - Household

Travis Street Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cherry, William HheadMW51WdTNTNTNDruggistOwn Store
Cherry, KomazawasonMW25STXTNTXPharmacistPharmacy
Cherry, Harley DsonMW20M20TXTNTXSalesmanDrug Store
Cherry, Mildred Mdaughter in lawFW20M19TXALMS
Cherry, Rex BsonMW17STXTNTX
Cherry, Philip MsonMW15STXTNTX
Aston, MyrtlecookFW29M16TXTXGAcookPrivate home

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - William Komazawa Cherry - Household

306 E College St. Stephenville, Erath, Texas - W Koma Cherry

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Cherry, W KomaheadMW35MTXStrawnPalo PintoTXPharmacist?City Drug Store
Cherry, GertrudeXwifeFW27MTXAbileneTaylorTXSecretaryDoctors Office