John Melvin CherryAge: 87 years1883–1970
- Name
- John Melvin Cherry
- Given names
- John Melvin
- Surname
- Cherry
 Birth | February 10, 1883 41 37 |
 Birth of a brother | Norman Franklin Cherry January 28, 1885 (Age 23 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Maletha Shemwell November 15, 1894 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 15 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 | July 7, 1900 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Vie Annie Atwood — View this family January 17, 1904 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Odel Cherry January 8, 1905 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Zona Inez Cherry November 27, 1906 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Sarah Jane Cherry January 28, 1910 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Johnnie Magdalene Cherry March 10, 1913 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Jessie Beatrice Cherry November 1, 1915 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Jane Sikes January 21, 1916 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 32 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 son #6 | Mell Douglas Cherry July 30, 1918 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 33 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 34 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 | March 17, 1920 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Herman Glyn Cherry September 14, 1920 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 46 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 23, 1930 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a father | John Randolph Cherry September 3, 1932 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Calvin Cherry December 13, 1932 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Preston Brian Jr. October 15, 1934 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Donald Ray McDougal July 19, 1937 (Age 54 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Thomas Levi Kidwell — Sarah Jane Cherry — View this family October 10, 1941 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Ronald Cherry Eldredge April 30, 1943 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ronald Cherry Eldredge April 30, 1943 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 58 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Cherrydel Brian January 8, 1946 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucy McKinsey Cherry November 10, 1948 (Age 65 years) Cause: Stomach cancer |
| Death of a brother | Norman Franklin Cherry March 14, 1951 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 66 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 brother | Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry June 29, 1954 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry September 28, 1957 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a sister | Estella Meletha “Stella” Cherry 1960 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 62 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 30, 1970 (Age 87 years) Cause of death: lobar pneumonia |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lorenzo Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Randolph Cherry Birth: December 20, 1841 27 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1932 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane Sikes Birth: March 29, 1845 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 21, 1916 — Texas, United States |
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Marriage: January 25, 1865 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
William H Cherry Birth: February 4, 1866 24 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: May 28, 1877 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Estella Meletha “Stella” Cherry Birth: August 2, 1868 26 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: 1960 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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22 months elder sister |
Lucy McKinsey Cherry Birth: June 17, 1870 28 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 10, 1948 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
James Calvin Cherry Birth: March 26, 1873 31 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 13, 1932 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry Birth: February 23, 1875 33 29 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: June 29, 1954 — Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry Birth: February 8, 1878 36 32 — Coffee, Tennessee, United States Death: September 28, 1957 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mattie Mae “Monni” Cherry Birth: April 17, 1881 39 36 — Thorp Spring, Hood, Texas, United States Death: September 15, 1974 — Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, United States |
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22 months himself |
John Melvin Cherry Birth: February 10, 1883 41 37 — Hood, Texas, United States Death: March 30, 1970 — Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Norman Franklin Cherry Birth: January 28, 1885 43 39 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: March 14, 1951 — Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, United States |
| Family with Vie Annie Atwood |
| himself |
John Melvin Cherry Birth: February 10, 1883 41 37 — Hood, Texas, United States Death: March 30, 1970 — Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Vie Annie Atwood Birth: June 29, 1885 — Bristol, Ellis, Texas, United States Death: November 30, 1987 — Lorenzo, Crosby, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: January 17, 1904 — Hood, Texas, United States |
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1 year son |
William Odel Cherry Birth: January 8, 1905 21 19 — Texas, United States Death: June 25, 1984 — Lorenzo, Crosby, Texas, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Zona Inez Cherry Birth: November 27, 1906 23 21 — Oklahoma, United States Death: January 14, 1991 — Brown, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Jane Cherry Birth: January 28, 1910 26 24 — Hood, Texas, United States Death: May 23, 1999 — Lorenzo, Crosby, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Johnnie Magdalene Cherry Birth: March 10, 1913 30 27 — Milano, Milam, Texas, United States Death: October 22, 1989 — Lubbock, Texas, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Jessie Beatrice Cherry Birth: November 1, 1915 32 30 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: October 8, 2001 — Lampasas, Texas, United States |
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3 years son |
Mell Douglas Cherry Birth: July 30, 1918 35 33 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: March 24, 2012 — Ralls, Crosby, Texas, United States |
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2 years son |
Herman Glyn Cherry Birth: September 14, 1920 37 35 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: July 15, 2012 — Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Randolph Cherry - Household
Hood, Texas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Melvin Cherry - Household
Hood, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Melvin Cherry - Household
Tolar, Hood, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Melvin Cherry - Household
Crosby, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - John Melvin Cherry - Household
Crosby, Texas
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