William Thomas Barrent Cherry1829–
- Name
- William Thomas Barrent Cherry
- Given names
- William Thomas Barrent
- Surname
- Cherry
 Birth | October 2, 1829 26 22 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
 Birth of a sister | Francis Jane Cherry November 8, 1835 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 5 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | James Evans Cherry March 16, 1838 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hardin M Cherry April 26, 1839 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Cherry January 10, 1841 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Isabella T Cherry December 23, 1842 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Melville Valentine Cherry February 5, 1845 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Buchanan Cherry October 27, 1846 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret Cherry May 17, 1848 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Cherry May 7, 1849 (Age 19 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles T Cherry July 1, 1850 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a mother | Delilah Dodd February 7, 1853 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a brother | James Evans Cherry July 9, 1853 (Age 23 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Lemuel G Cherry — Julia Sallee — View this family 1856 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lydia Minerva Daniel September 1856 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Clarence E Cherry January 30, 1857 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 37 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 39 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a father | Lemuel G Cherry November 16, 1870 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hardin M Cherry March 19, 1874 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 48 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 68 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 |
| Death of a sister | Mary Ann Elizabeth Cherry February 19, 1906 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 86 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 87 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 88 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/ |
| Death of a brother | George Buchanan Cherry July 15, 1919 (Age 89 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Cherry August 1, 1921 (Age 91 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles T Cherry November 29, 1922 (Age 93 years) |
| Death of a sister | Francis Jane Cherry March 3, 1923 (Age 93 years) |
| Death of a sister | Isabella T Cherry March 15, 1923 (Age 93 years) |
| Death of a sister | Margaret Cherry July 15, 1924 (Age 94 years) |
| Death of a brother | Melville Valentine Cherry August 12, 1924 (Age 94 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 99 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 |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Lemuel G Cherry Birth: 1803 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 16, 1870 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Delilah Dodd Birth: about 1807 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 7, 1853 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1825 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Mary Ann Elizabeth Cherry Birth: October 10, 1827 24 20 — Tennessee, United States Death: February 19, 1906 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years himself |
William Thomas Barrent Cherry Birth: October 2, 1829 26 22 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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6 years younger sister |
Francis Jane Cherry Birth: November 8, 1835 32 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 3, 1923 |
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2 years younger brother |
James Evans Cherry Birth: March 16, 1838 35 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 9, 1853 |
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13 months younger sister |
Hardin M Cherry Birth: April 26, 1839 36 32 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 19, 1874 |
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21 months younger brother |
Andrew Cherry Birth: January 10, 1841 38 34 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 1, 1921 |
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23 months younger sister |
Isabella T Cherry Birth: December 23, 1842 39 35 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: March 15, 1923 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Melville Valentine Cherry Birth: February 5, 1845 42 38 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: August 12, 1924 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
George Buchanan Cherry Birth: October 27, 1846 43 39 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: July 15, 1919 — Detroit, Red River, Texas, United States |
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19 months younger sister |
Margaret Cherry Birth: May 17, 1848 45 41 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 15, 1924 |
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2 years younger brother |
Charles T Cherry Birth: July 1, 1850 47 43 — Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1922 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Father’s family with Julia Sallee |
| father |
Lemuel G Cherry Birth: 1803 32 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 16, 1870 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Julia Sallee Birth: November 2, 1816 — Virginia, United States Death: October 10, 1891 |
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Marriage: 1856 — |
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13 months half-brother |
Clarence E Cherry Birth: January 30, 1857 54 40 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 5, 1942 |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Lemuel G. Cherry - Household
Montgomery, Tennessee
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