Sarah Cherry1842–
- Name
- Sarah Cherry
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- Cherry
 Birth | 1842 28 24 |
 Birth of a brother | William Zachariah Cherry November 29, 1843 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Aliza Cherry February 23, 1846 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 4 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas H “Tom” Cherry 1849 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Cherry May 7, 1849 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Aliza Cherry before 1850 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry June 25, 1851 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susan Jemimah Whatley about 1853 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lydia Minerva Daniel September 1856 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 15 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 19 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 25 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 25 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 27 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 36 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Maletha Shemwell November 15, 1894 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 56 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 |
| Death of a brother | William Zachariah Cherry March 1, 1909 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 74 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 75 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 76 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 brother | Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry February 7, 1928 (Age 86 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 87 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 |
| Death of a brother | John Randolph Cherry September 3, 1932 (Age 90 years) |
| Burial of a brother | John Randolph Cherry September 15, 1932 (Age 90 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Asbury Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 99 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 108 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 104 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry George Clay Cherry Birth: about 1814 43 36 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| mother |
Maletha Shemwell Birth: 1818 48 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1894 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1837 — |
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5 years elder brother |
John Randolph Cherry Birth: December 20, 1841 27 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1932 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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1 year herself |
Sarah Cherry Birth: 1842 28 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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23 months younger brother |
William Zachariah Cherry Birth: November 29, 1843 29 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1909 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Aliza Cherry Birth: February 23, 1846 32 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1850 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Thomas H “Tom” Cherry Birth: 1849 35 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry Birth: June 25, 1851 37 33 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 7, 1928 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
Sarah Cherry has 41 first cousins recorded
Father's family (23)
Parents Lemuel G Cherry + Julia Sallee
Parents Lemuel G Cherry + Delilah Dodd
Parents William B Cherry + Daisy Jane …
Parents Thomas W Shemwell + Martha Cherry
Mother's family (18)
Parents William Clauson + Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell
Parents John P Shemwell + Mahalia Adeline Dodd
Parents William Alexander Shemwell + Mary Demarious Gray
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Henry G. Cherry - Household
Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: District 7, Dover P. O. |