The Shemwell Family

Mary E “Mollie” BowmanAge: 82 years18741956

Name
Mary E “Mollie” Bowman
Given names
Mary E
Surname
Bowman
Nickname
Mollie
Married name
Mary E Cherry
Birth April 12, 1874 26
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 3 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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
MarriageJames Calvin CherryView this family
December 17, 1899 (Age 25 years)
Census July 7, 1900 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Jewel Fannie Cherry
July 27, 1901 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Estell Carter Cherry
December 13, 1903 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Flora Kathleen Cherry
August 4, 1905 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Annette Cherry
March 12, 1907 (Age 32 years)
twin: Jeanette Claud Cherry
Birth of a daughter
#5
Jeanette Claud Cherry
March 12, 1907 (Age 32 years)
twin: Annette Cherry
Birth of a daughter
#6
Mary Lometa Cherry
December 15, 1909 (Age 35 years)
Census May 7, 1910 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#7
William Bowman Cherry
January 30, 1912 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Norman Curtis Cherry
February 23, 1914 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 41 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 42 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 43 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 April 5, 1920 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 55 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Freddie Mozelle Massey
January 16, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Virginia Ruth “Jenny” Henslee
May 7, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Clarence Audley Dennis Jr.
November 1, 1930 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William Curtis “Dub” Henslee
December 9, 1932 (Age 58 years)
Death of a husbandJames Calvin Cherry
December 13, 1932 (Age 58 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Knox Bowman
January 1, 1933 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
William Charles Massey
November 26, 1933 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Jesse Weldon Henslee
December 21, 1934 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Patricia Ann Henslee
August 1, 1936 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Travis Dale Massey
June 14, 1937 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Iva Jane “Janie” Henslee
May 1, 1938 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Byron Kay Massey
July 30, 1938 (Age 64 years)
Death of a grandsonClarence Audley Dennis Jr.
February 6, 1939 (Age 64 years)
Cause: Vincent Angina
Birth of a grandson
#11
Norman G Cherry
July 6, 1939 (Age 65 years)
Census April 11, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Joel Nathan “Popo” Dennis Sr.
June 22, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Carroll Hardin Henslee
September 26, 1940 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
Donald Darl Henslee
February 2, 1941 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 67 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
#15
Martha A Cherry
June 15, 1950 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 75 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 grandsonCarroll Hardin Henslee
April 6, 1956 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 71 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 September 3, 1956 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tolar Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John Knox Bowman
Birth: September 8, 1847Virginia, United States
Death: January 1, 1933Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
mother
Marriage:
herself
Family with James Calvin Cherry - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: December 17, 1899Johnson, Texas, United States
19 months
daughter
Jewel Fannie Cherry
Birth: July 27, 1901 28 27Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: April 20, 1997Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, United States
2 years
daughter
Estell Carter Cherry
Birth: December 13, 1903 30 29Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 3, 2004Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States
20 months
daughter
19 months
daughter
daughter
3 years
daughter
2 years
son
William Bowman Cherry
Birth: January 30, 1912 38 37Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: September 16, 1999Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Norman Curtis Cherry
Birth: February 23, 1914 40 39Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: November 19, 1991Dallas, Texas, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Calvin Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cherry, JamesheadWMNov187029M0TNTNTNFarmer
Cherry, MolliewifeWFJul188020M000TX

Birth dates & ages wrong?? -b

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Calvin Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cherry, James CheadMW37M19TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cherry, Mary EwifeFW36M1966KYVAKY
Cherry, Fannie JdaughterFW9STXTNKY
Cherry, Caddie EdaughterFW6STXTNKY
Cherry, Flora KdaughterFW4STXTNKY
Cherry, AnnettedaughterFW2STXTNKY
Cherry, JeanettedaughterFW2STXTNKY
Cherry, MarydaughterFW3mSTXTNKY
Bowman, John Kfather in lawMW62WVAVAVAConstible

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Calvin Cherry - Household

Granbury Road Tolar, Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cherry, James CheadMW46MTNTNTNFarmerHome Farm
Cherry, MolliewifeFW46MKYKYKY
Cherry, JeweldaughterFW18STXTNKY
Cherry, EstelldaughterFW16STXTNKY
Cherry, FloradaughterFW14STXTNKY
Cherry, AnnettedaughterFW12STXTNKY
Cherry, JeanettedaughterFW12STXTNKY
Cherry, Mary LdaughterFW10STXTNKY
Cherry, William BsonMW8STXTNKY
Cherry, Norman CsonMW6STXTNKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Calvin Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cherry, Jim CheadMW57M27TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cherry, Mollie BwifeFW55M25KYVAKY
Cherry, Jewel FdaughterFW28STXTNKYTeacherRural School
Cherry, Estell CdaughterFW25STXTNKYTeacherRural School
Cherry, William BsonMW18STXTNKY
Cherry, Norman CsonMW16STXTNKY
Bowman, John Kfather in lawMW82WVAVAVA

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary E “Mollie” Bowman - Household

Hood, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Cherry, Mollie BheadFW65WdKYSame House
Cherry, Jewel FdaughterFW38STXSame HouseTeacherPublic School