The Shemwell Family

Norma Jane “Susie” CherryAge: 95 years19162012

Name
Norma Jane “Susie” Cherry
Given names
Norma Jane
Surname
Cherry
Nickname
Susie
Married name
Norma Jane White
Birth December 26, 1916 37 35
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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 6 days)

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 12 months)

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 2 years)
Census January 28, 1920 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 12 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 29, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMiranda C Kelley
November 14, 1930 (Age 13 years)
Census April 23, 1940 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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 33 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 41 years)
Cause: Cerebral Hemorrhage
Death of a brotherDon Carlos Cherry
May 15, 1967 (Age 50 years)
Death of a brotherHarley Dubar Cherry
February 19, 1974 (Age 57 years)
Death of a husbandBruce L White
March 28, 1974 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 29 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 68 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Komazawa Cherry
September 1, 1986 (Age 69 years)
Death of a brotherRex Beach “R B” Cherry
October 10, 1994 (Age 77 years)
Death October 8, 2012 (Age 95 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mountain View Memorial Park
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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
elder brother
William Komazawa Cherry
Birth: November 26, 1904 25 23Hood, Texas, United States
Death: September 1, 1986Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
4 years
elder brother
Harley Dubar Cherry
Birth: May 9, 1909 30 27Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 19, 1974Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
3 years
elder 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
elder brother
Philip Murnam Cherry
Birth: November 4, 1914 35 33Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: April 16, 1985Idaho, United States
2 years
herself
Norma Jane “Susie” Cherry
Birth: December 26, 1916 37 35Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: October 8, 2012Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
Family with Bruce L White - View this family
husband
Bruce L White
Birth: December 31, 1910Texas, United States
Death: March 28, 1974Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
herself
Norma Jane “Susie” Cherry
Birth: December 26, 1916 37 35Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: October 8, 2012Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States
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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 - John Edward Buck - Household

Tolar, Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Buck, John EheadMW69M23ARARARPainterPublic
Buck, Estella MwifeFW63M17TNTNTN
Cherry, Norma Jsecond cousinFW13STXTNTX