William Odel CherryAge: 79 years1905–1984
- Name
- William Odel Cherry
- Given names
- William Odel
- Surname
- Cherry
 Birth | January 8, 1905 21 19 |
 Birth of a sister | Zona Inez Cherry November 27, 1906 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Jane Cherry January 28, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | May 10, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Johnnie Magdalene Cherry March 10, 1913 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Jessie Beatrice Cherry November 1, 1915 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane Sikes January 21, 1916 (Age 11 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 10 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 brother | Mell Douglas Cherry July 30, 1918 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 11 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 12 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 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Herman Glyn Cherry September 14, 1920 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 24 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 10, 1930 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Randolph Cherry September 3, 1932 (Age 27 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1940 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 36 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 grandson #1 | Roger Dee Looney May 24, 1952 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 44 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Ralph Wayne Looney April 17, 1958 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ralph Wayne Looney April 17, 1958 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a father | John Melvin Cherry March 30, 1970 (Age 65 years) Cause: lobar pneumonia |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 40 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 | June 25, 1984 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lorenzo Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Melvin Cherry Birth: February 10, 1883 41 37 — Hood, Texas, United States Death: March 30, 1970 — Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas, United States |
| mother |
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 himself |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger sister |
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 younger brother |
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 younger brother |
Herman Glyn Cherry Birth: September 14, 1920 37 35 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: July 15, 2012 — Crosbyton, Crosby, Texas, United States |
| Family with Mary Edith Childress |
| himself |
William Odel Cherry Birth: January 8, 1905 21 19 — Texas, United States Death: June 25, 1984 — Lorenzo, Crosby, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Edith Childress Birth: October 23, 1906 — Vashti, Clay, Texas, United States Death: May 13, 1989 — Crosby, Texas, United States |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
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| daughter |
Private |
| 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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