Mell Douglas CherryAge: 93 years1918–2012
- Name
- Mell Douglas Cherry
- Given names
- Mell Douglas
- Surname
- Cherry
 Birth | July 30, 1918 35 33 |
 Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918Note: 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 1918Note: 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 19 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Herman Glyn Cherry September 14, 1920 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 11 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 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Randolph Cherry September 3, 1932 (Age 14 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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 31 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 father | John Melvin Cherry March 30, 1970 (Age 51 years) Cause: lobar pneumonia |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 brother | William Odel Cherry June 25, 1984 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a mother | Vie Annie Atwood November 30, 1987 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Johnnie Magdalene Cherry October 22, 1989 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zona Inez Cherry January 14, 1991 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jane Cherry May 23, 1999 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jessie Beatrice Cherry October 8, 2001 (Age 83 years) |
 Death | March 24, 2012 (Age 93 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Private |
| himself |
Mell Douglas Cherry Birth: July 30, 1918 35 33 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: March 24, 2012 — Ralls, Crosby, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Private |
| daughter |
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| daughter |
Private |
| 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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