The Shemwell Family

Vie Annie AtwoodAge: 102 years18851987

Name
Vie Annie Atwood
Given names
Vie Annie
Surname
Atwood
Married name
Vie Annie Cherry
Birth June 29, 1885
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
MarriageJohn Melvin CherryView this family
January 17, 1904 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Odel Cherry
January 8, 1905 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Zona Inez Cherry
November 27, 1906 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Sarah Jane Cherry
January 28, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Census May 10, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Johnnie Magdalene Cherry
March 10, 1913 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Jessie Beatrice Cherry
November 1, 1915 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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 34 years)
Birth of a son
#7
Herman Glyn Cherry
September 14, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Preston Brian Jr.
October 15, 1934 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Donald Ray McDougal
July 19, 1937 (Age 52 years)
Census April 9, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childThomas Levi KidwellSarah Jane CherryView this family
October 10, 1941 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Ronald Cherry Eldredge
April 30, 1943 (Age 57 years)
Death of a grandsonRonald Cherry Eldredge
April 30, 1943 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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 60 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 husbandJohn Melvin Cherry
March 30, 1970 (Age 84 years)
Cause: lobar pneumonia
Death of a granddaughterCherrydel Brian
June 30, 1972 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 sonWilliam Odel Cherry
June 25, 1984 (Age 98 years)
Death November 30, 1987 (Age 102 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lorenzo Cemetery
Family with John Melvin Cherry - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: January 17, 1904Hood, Texas, United States
1 year
son
William Odel Cherry
Birth: January 8, 1905 21 19Texas, United States
Death: June 25, 1984Lorenzo, Crosby, Texas, United States
23 months
daughter
3 years
daughter
Sarah Jane Cherry
Birth: January 28, 1910 26 24Hood, Texas, United States
Death: May 23, 1999Lorenzo, Crosby, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Johnnie Magdalene Cherry
Birth: March 10, 1913 30 27Milano, Milam, Texas, United States
Death: October 22, 1989Lubbock, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
Jessie Beatrice Cherry
Birth: November 1, 1915 32 30Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: October 8, 2001Lampasas, Texas, United States
3 years
son
Mell Douglas Cherry
Birth: July 30, 1918 35 33Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 24, 2012Ralls, Crosby, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Herman Glyn Cherry
Birth: September 14, 1920 37 35Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: July 15, 2012Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - John Melvin Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cherry, John MheadMW28M6TXTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cherry, VienawifeFW24M633TXGATX
Cherry, William OsonMW5STXTXTX
Cherry, Zona IdaughterFW3SOKTXTX
Cherry, Sarah JdaughterFW2mSTXTXTX

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Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Melvin Cherry - Household

Tolar, Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cherry, MelvinheadMW35MTXTNTNFarmerHome Farming
Cherry, AnniewifeFW34MTXGATX
Cherry, OdellsonMW14STXTXTX
Cherry, InezdaughterFW13SOKTXTX
Cherry, Sarah JanedaughterFW9STXTXTX
Cherry, JohnniedaughterFW7SOKTXTX
Cherry, Jessie BdaughterFW4-1mSTXTXTX
Cherry, Melvin Jr.sonMW1-5mSTXTXTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Melvin Cherry - Household

Crosby, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cherry, John MheadMW47M20TXTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cherry, Annie BwifeFW45M18TXGATX
Cherry, Sarah JdaughterFW20STXTXTX
Cherry, JohnniedaughterFW18STXTXTX
Cherry, Jessie BdaughterFW14STXTXTX
Cherry, Mell DsonMW11STXTXTX
Cherry, HermansonMW9STXTXTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - John Melvin Cherry - Household

Crosby, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Cherry, John MheadMW57MTXSame HouseFarmerFarm
Cherry, AnniewifeFW55MTXSame House
Cherry, Sarah JdaughterFW29STXSame HouseSecretaryCounty Agent Office
Cherry, Mell DsonMW22STXSame HouseFarm HandHome Farm
Cherry, HermansonMW19STXSame House