The Shemwell Family

Betty Layne CherryAge: 83 years19212005

Name
Betty Layne Cherry
Given names
Betty Layne
Surname
Cherry
Married name
Betty Layne Berry
Birth June 20, 1921 36 38
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 8 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 7, 1930 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn Randolph Cherry
September 3, 1932 (Age 11 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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
Death of a fatherNorman Franklin Cherry
March 14, 1951 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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 motherMyrtle Eva Abbott
December 13, 1958 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 husbandRobert Dimmitt “Bob” Berry
January 28, 1998 (Age 76 years)
Death March 1, 2005 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Levelland Municipal Cemetery
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father
Norman Franklin Cherry
Birth: January 28, 1885 43 39Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 14, 1951Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, United States
mother
elder brother
Vonner Randolph Cherry
Birth: November 6, 1916 31 33Amarillo, Potter, Texas, United States
Death: July 6, 2014Mountain Home, Baxter, Arkansas, United States
16 months
elder brother
Cherry
Birth: March 23, 1918 33 35Lubbock, Texas, United States
Death: March 23, 1918Lubbock, Texas, United States
3 years
herself
Betty Layne Cherry
Birth: June 20, 1921 36 38Slaton, Lubbock, Texas, United States
Death: March 1, 2005Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States
sister
Private
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husband
Robert Dimmitt “Bob” Berry
Birth: April 29, 1915Benjamin, Knox, Texas, United States
Death: January 28, 1998Levelland, Hockley, Texas, United States
herself
Betty Layne Cherry
Birth: June 20, 1921 36 38Slaton, Lubbock, Texas, United States
Death: March 1, 2005Lubbock, Lubbock, Texas, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private