The Shemwell Family

William H CherryAge: 11 years18661877

Name
William H Cherry
Given names
William H
Surname
Cherry
Birth February 4, 1866 24 20
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 10 months)
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 10 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterEstella Meletha “Stella” Cherry
August 2, 1868 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 2 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
Birth of a sisterLucy McKinsey Cherry
June 17, 1870 (Age 4 years)
Census August 2, 1870 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Calvin Cherry
March 26, 1873 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherZalmon Alfons “Jack” Cherry
February 23, 1875 (Age 9 years)
Death May 28, 1877 (Age 11 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ralls Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: January 25, 1865Stewart, Tennessee, United States
1 year
himself
William H Cherry
Birth: February 4, 1866 24 20Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 28, 1877Stewart, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Estella Meletha “Stella” Cherry
Birth: August 2, 1868 26 23Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1960Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
22 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
23 months
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
Mary Earl “Mollie” Cherry
Birth: February 8, 1878 36 32Coffee, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 28, 1957Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
3 years
younger sister
22 months
younger brother
2 years
younger brother
Norman Franklin Cherry
Birth: January 28, 1885 43 39Tolar, Hood, Texas, United States
Death: March 14, 1951Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, United States

William H Cherry has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Randolph Cherry - Household

Dover, Stewart, TN

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Cherry, Johnhead28MWTN
Cherry, Marywife25FWTN
Cherry, Williamson4MWTN
Cherry, Estelladaughter1FWTN
Addams, Mary45FWTN

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