William Zachariah CherryAge: 65 years1843–1909
- Name
- William Zachariah Cherry
- Given names
- William Zachariah
- Surname
- Cherry
 Birth | November 29, 1843 29 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Aliza Cherry February 23, 1846 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 2 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas H “Tom” Cherry 1849 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Cherry May 7, 1849 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Aliza Cherry before 1850 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry June 25, 1851 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Susan Jemimah Whatley about 1853 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Lydia Minerva Daniel September 1856 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 17 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 23 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 23 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 25 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 34 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 36 years) |
| Will | August 17, 1885 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Maletha Shemwell November 15, 1894 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 54 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 |
| Census | July 7, 1900 (Age 56 years) |
 Death | March 1, 1909 (Age 65 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Asbury Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry George Clay Cherry Birth: about 1814 43 36 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
| mother |
Maletha Shemwell Birth: 1818 48 36 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 15, 1894 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1837 — |
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5 years elder brother |
John Randolph Cherry Birth: December 20, 1841 27 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1932 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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1 year elder sister |
Sarah Cherry Birth: 1842 28 24 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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23 months himself |
William Zachariah Cherry Birth: November 29, 1843 29 25 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 1, 1909 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Aliza Cherry Birth: February 23, 1846 32 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1850 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Thomas H “Tom” Cherry Birth: 1849 35 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Joseph Howard “Joe” Cherry Birth: June 25, 1851 37 33 — Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: February 7, 1928 — Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States |
William Zachariah Cherry has 41 first cousins recorded
Father's family (23)
Parents Lemuel G Cherry + Julia Sallee
Parents Lemuel G Cherry + Delilah Dodd
Parents William B Cherry + Daisy Jane …
Parents Thomas W Shemwell + Martha Cherry
Mother's family (18)
Parents William Clauson + Mary Elizabeth Shemwell
Parents James R Hooks + Jemima Shemwell
Parents John P Shemwell + Mahalia Adeline Dodd
Parents William Alexander Shemwell + Mary Demarious Gray
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Henry G. Cherry - Household
Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Who are William, Adaline,May & Letha Wise Shemwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Henry G. Cherry - Household
Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: District 7, Dover P. O. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry G. Cherry - Household
Dist. 7 Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Maletha's age should be 62? | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Randolph Cherry - Household
Hood, Texas, United States
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