The Shemwell Family

Mary Lometa CherryAge: 82 years19091992

Name
Mary Lometa Cherry
Given names
Mary Lometa
Surname
Cherry
Married name
Mary Lometa Henslee
Birth December 15, 1909 36 35
Census May 7, 1910 (Age 4 months)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Bowman Cherry
January 30, 1912 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherNorman Curtis Cherry
February 23, 1914 (Age 4 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Jane Sikes
January 21, 1916 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 19 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 11, 1930 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Randolph Cherry
September 3, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Curtis “Dub” Henslee
December 9, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Death of a fatherJames Calvin Cherry
December 13, 1932 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Knox Bowman
January 1, 1933 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Jesse Weldon Henslee
December 21, 1934 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Patricia Ann Henslee
August 1, 1936 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Iva Jane “Janie” Henslee
May 1, 1938 (Age 28 years)
Census April 17, 1940 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Donald Darl Henslee
February 2, 1941 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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
#1
Brenda Kay Gray
December 3, 1951 (Age 41 years)
Death of a granddaughterBrenda Kay Gray
March 22, 1952 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 motherMary E “Mollie” Bowman
September 3, 1956 (Age 46 years)
Death of a husbandOscar “Doc” Henslee
January 1, 1970 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 36 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Roy SchloerIva Jane “Janie” HensleeView this family
December 29, 1983 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterAnnette Cherry
August 4, 1987 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterFlora Kathleen Cherry
May 24, 1991 (Age 81 years)
Death of a brotherNorman Curtis Cherry
November 19, 1991 (Age 81 years)
Death April 15, 1992 (Age 82 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 17, 1899Johnson, Texas, United States
19 months
elder sister
Jewel Fannie Cherry
Birth: July 27, 1901 28 27Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: April 20, 1997Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, United States
2 years
elder sister
Estell Carter Cherry
Birth: December 13, 1903 30 29Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: February 3, 2004Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States
20 months
elder sister
19 months
elder sister
elder sister
3 years
herself
2 years
younger brother
William Bowman Cherry
Birth: January 30, 1912 38 37Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: September 16, 1999Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Norman Curtis Cherry
Birth: February 23, 1914 40 39Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: November 19, 1991Dallas, Texas, United States
Family with Oscar “Doc” Henslee - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Private
son
William Curtis “Dub” Henslee
Birth: December 9, 1932 35 22Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: June 18, 2009Johnson, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Jesse Weldon Henslee
Birth: December 21, 1934 37 25Erath, Texas, United States
Death: November 20, 2006El Campo, Wharton, Texas, United States
19 months
daughter
Patricia Ann Henslee
Birth: August 1, 1936 38 26Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 21, 2003Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States
21 months
daughter
3 years
son
Donald Darl Henslee
Birth: February 2, 1941 43 31Hood, Texas, United States
Death: August 19, 2010San Bernardino, California, United States
son
Private
daughter
Private
son
Private
son
Private
daughter
Private
Oscar “Doc” Henslee + Bertha May Bell - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
step-son
Oscar Dabney Henslee
Birth: January 1, 1920 22 19Texas, United States
Death: January 26, 2012
2 years
step-daughter
3 years
step-son
step-daughter
Private
step-son
Noble Deward Henslee
Birth: April 3, 1926 28 25Texas, United States
Death: July 1, 1997
18 months
step-daughter
Delena Lena May Henslee
Birth: October 18, 1927 30 27Texas, United States
Death: October 20, 2005

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