The Shemwell Family

Viola Samatha DeeringAge: 59 years18811941

Name
Viola Samatha Deering
Given names
Viola Samatha
Surname
Deering
Married name
Viola Samatha Cherry
Birth September 15, 1881
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
MarriageZalmon Alfons “Jack” CherryView this family
November 6, 1898 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Harley Earl Cherry
May 22, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Census July 3, 1900 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Hubert Cherry
August 7, 1902 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Minnie Pauline Cherry
April 5, 1909 (Age 27 years)
Census April 29, 1910 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 34 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#4
Guy Norris “Texas Tiny” Cherry
November 14, 1918 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 35 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 36 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 March 16, 1920 (Age 38 years)
Marriage of a childHubert CherryLillie Mae DavisView this family
June 5, 1927 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Earline Cherry
November 24, 1927 (Age 46 years)
Death of a granddaughterEarline Cherry
November 27, 1927 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Dorothy Jean Cherry
January 19, 1929 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 48 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 18, 1930 (Age 48 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 58 years)
Marriage of a childHomer Worth CherryMinnie Pauline CherryView this family
after 1940 (Age 58 years)

Death August 15, 1941 (Age 59 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tolar Cemetery
Family with Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 6, 1898Hood, Texas, United States
18 months
son
John Harley Earl Cherry
Birth: May 22, 1900 25 18Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 21, 1983Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
2 years
son
Hubert Cherry
Birth: August 7, 1902 27 20Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: November 24, 1971Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
7 years
daughter
Minnie Pauline Cherry
Birth: April 5, 1909 34 27Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: September 25, 1997Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States
10 years
son
Guy Norris “Texas Tiny” Cherry
Birth: November 14, 1918 43 37Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 22, 1971Riverside, California, United States

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cherry, Zalmon AheadWMFeb187525M2TNTNTNFarmer
Cherry, ViolawifeWFSep188118M211TXGAGA
Cherry, John HsonWMMay19001mSTXTNTX

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cherry, Zalmon AheadMW35M111TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cherry, ViolawifeFW27M11133TXGAGA
Cherry, EarlsonMW9STXTNTXFarm LaborerHome Farm
Cherry, HubertsonMW7STXTNTXFarm LaborerHome Farm
Cherry, PaulinedaughterFW1STXTNTX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry - Household

Tolar, Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cherry, Jack AheadMW44MTNTNTNFarmerHome Farming
Cherry, ViolawifeFW38MTXGAGA
Cherry, EarlsonMW19STXTNTX
Cherry, HubertsonMW17STXTNTX
Cherry, PaulinedaughterFW10STXTNTX
Cherry, Guy NorissonMW2-2mSTXTNTX

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cherry, Zalmon AheadMW55M24TNTNTNFarmerGeneral Farm
Cherry, ViolawifeFW47M17TXGAGA
Cherry, Guy NsonMW12STXTNTX

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Zalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry - Household

Hood, Texas

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Cherry, Z AheadMW65MTNSame HouseFarmerGeneral Farming
Cherry, ViolawifeFW58MTXSame House
Cherry, Guy NsonMW21STXSame HouseTruckerOwn Truck