William Bowman CherryAge: 87 years1912–1999
- Name
- William Bowman Cherry
- Given names
- William Bowman
- Surname
- Cherry
 Birth | January 30, 1912 38 37 |
 Birth of a brother | Norman Curtis Cherry February 23, 1914 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Jane Sikes January 21, 1916 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 3 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 4 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 5 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 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 17 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 12, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Randolph Cherry September 3, 1932 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | James Calvin Cherry December 13, 1932 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Knox Bowman January 1, 1933 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Norman G Cherry July 6, 1939 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 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 daughter #2 | Martha A Cherry June 15, 1950 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 37 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 mother | Mary E “Mollie” Bowman September 3, 1956 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Judy Lynn McIlroy March 4, 1971 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 33 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 child | Charles Earl “Chuck” Steinbarger — Martha A Cherry — View this family August 4, 1978 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a sister | Annette Cherry August 4, 1987 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Flora Kathleen Cherry May 24, 1991 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Norman Curtis Cherry November 19, 1991 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Lometa Cherry April 15, 1992 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jeanette Claud Cherry April 7, 1996 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Martha A Cherry October 12, 1996 (Age 84 years) |
| Death of a sister | Jewel Fannie Cherry April 20, 1997 (Age 85 years) |
 Death | September 16, 1999 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Asbury Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Calvin Cherry Birth: March 26, 1873 31 27 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 13, 1932 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Mary E “Mollie” Bowman Birth: April 12, 1874 26 — Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States Death: September 3, 1956 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 17, 1899 — Johnson, Texas, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Jewel Fannie Cherry Birth: July 27, 1901 28 27 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: April 20, 1997 — Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Estell Carter Cherry Birth: December 13, 1903 30 29 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: February 3, 2004 — Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States |
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20 months elder sister |
Flora Kathleen Cherry Birth: August 4, 1905 32 31 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: May 24, 1991 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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19 months elder sister |
Annette Cherry Birth: March 12, 1907 33 32 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: August 4, 1987 — Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States |
| elder sister |
Jeanette Claud Cherry Birth: March 12, 1907 33 32 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: April 7, 1996 — Cleburne, Johnson, Texas, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Lometa Cherry Birth: December 15, 1909 36 35 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: April 15, 1992 — Hood, Texas, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Bowman Cherry Birth: January 30, 1912 38 37 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: September 16, 1999 — Tarrant, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Norman Curtis Cherry Birth: February 23, 1914 40 39 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: November 19, 1991 — Dallas, Texas, United States |
| Family with Julia Adline Chapman |
| himself |
William Bowman Cherry Birth: January 30, 1912 38 37 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: September 16, 1999 — Tarrant, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Julia Adline Chapman Birth: January 5, 1921 — Brushy, Hood, Texas, United States Death: August 21, 2016 — Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States |
| son |
Norman G Cherry Birth: July 6, 1939 27 18 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States Death: September 28, 2011 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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11 years daughter |
Martha A Cherry Birth: June 15, 1950 38 29 — Stephenville, Erath, Texas, United States Death: October 12, 1996 — Granbury, Hood, Texas, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Private |
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Calvin Cherry - Household
Granbury Road Tolar, Hood, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Calvin Cherry - Household
Hood, Texas
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