The Shemwell Family

Lillian Earle “Rena” BennettAge: 43 years18871931

Name
Lillian Earle “Rena” Bennett
Given names
Lillian Earle
Surname
Bennett
Married name
Lillian Earle Cherry
Nickname
Rena
Birth November 20, 1887
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 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
MarriageJoseph Parish CherryView this family
1909 (Age 21 years)
Census May 4, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Joe Quanah “Slim” Cherry
May 21, 1910 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Howard Gale Cherry
July 21, 1912 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Dewdrop Cherry
November 4, 1914 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Homer Worth Cherry
July 10, 1916 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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
#5
Annie Ethel “Jill” Cherry
October 26, 1918 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 29 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 30 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 February 21, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Ruth Cherry
January 12, 1921 (Age 33 years)
Death of a daughterMary Ruth Cherry
January 17, 1921 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Roy Winfield “Teddy” Cherry
March 1, 1927 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 41 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 19, 1930 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childLewis Young TateDewdrop CherryView this family
December 24, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Death May 25, 1931 (Age 43 years)
Cause of death: Malignant Carcinoma - Stomach
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with Joseph Parish Cherry - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: 1909Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
17 months
son
2 years
son
Howard Gale Cherry
Birth: July 21, 1912 35 24Hood, Texas, United States
Death: November 25, 1964Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
Dewdrop Cherry
Birth: November 4, 1914 38 26Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: September 27, 1996Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
20 months
son
Homer Worth Cherry
Birth: July 10, 1916 39 28Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: October 15, 1983Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
2 years
daughter
Mary Ruth Cherry
Birth: January 12, 1921 44 33Hood, Texas, United States
Death: January 17, 1921Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
6 years
son
Roy Winfield “Teddy” Cherry
Birth: March 1, 1927 50 39Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: April 7, 2000Dallas, Texas, United States
Joseph Parish Cherry + Oma Parks - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Oma Parks
Birth: September 6, 1881 44 28Arkansas, United States
Death: October 23, 1906Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
Marriage: August 2, 1903Hood, Texas, United States
11 months
step-daughter
Vanoy Cherry
Birth: June 18, 1904 27 22Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: May 20, 1972Weatherford, Parker, Texas, United States
2 years
step-daughter
Glaydes Cherry
Birth: August 8, 1906 29 24Hood, Texas, United States
Death: 1906Hood, Texas, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Parish Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cherry, ParishheadMW33M20TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cherry, LillianwifeFW22M1000TN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Parish Cherry - Household

Tolar, Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cherry, ParishheadMW43MTNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Cherry, LillianwifeFW32MTNTNTN
Cherry, QuanahsonMW9MTXTNTX
Cherry, Howard GsonMW7STXTNTX
Cherry, DewdropdaughterFW5STXTNTX
Cherry, HomersonMW3-2mMTXTNTX
Cherry, VioletdaughterFW1-2mSTXTNTX

Jill is Violet? Children MBP all TX? -b

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Parish Cherry - Household

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cherry, ParishheadMW53M27TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cherry, Lillian EwifeFW42M21TNILMS
Cherry, Quanah JsonMW19MTXTNTNLaborGeneral Farm
Cherry, Howard GsonMW17STXTNTNLaborGeneral Farm
Cherry, Dew DdaughterFW15STXTNTN
Cherry, Homer BsonMW13MTXTNTN
Cherry, Annie EdaughterFW11STXTNTN
Cherry, Roy WsonMW3-1mSTXTNTN

Lillian's parents now born in IL & MS? -b