Amelia Ann RileyAge: 77 years1878–1955
- Name
- Amelia Ann Riley
- Given names
- Amelia Ann
- Surname
- Riley
- Married name
- Amelia Ann Cox
 Birth | January 5, 1878 25 19 |
 Death of a mother | Madora E “Dora” Shemwell September 4, 1878 (Age 7 months) Cause: Consumption Note: 2 y.o. M. Anne Riley is living with her grandfather David Shemwell in the 1880 census. |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: 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 2 years) Address: Smith Dist. |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Permelia J Roach August 30, 1881 (Age 3 years) |
 Marriage | Ebenezer B Cox — View this family November 3, 1894 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Galen Cox January 16, 1896 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Guy Cox June 2, 1897 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 20 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Henry Gratten Cox November 24, 1898 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Goble Ottway Cox December 31, 1899 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a son | Goble Ottway Cox March 25, 1901 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Mary Grace Cox March 13, 1902 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Wesley Riley March 17, 1903 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | David “Toad” Cox September 29, 1903 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | David Alexander Shemwell May 24, 1904 (Age 26 years) Cause: Heart Trouble |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Anna Mariah Wallace July 23, 1905 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Prellon Cox Cox June 18, 1906 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Glanos “Glen” Cox December 12, 1909 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a son | Galen Cox July 14, 1916 (Age 38 years) Cause: Typhoid |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 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 38 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 39 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 | January 30, 1920 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Henry Gratten Cox — Gertrude V Holley — View this family February 1921 (Age 43 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Lavenia Cox March 31, 1922 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Amelia “Dickie” Cox October 18, 1925 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | David “Toad” Cox — Oleta Alberta Keel — View this family about 1927 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a father | Alexander Lee Riley September 4, 1927 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 51 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Johnny Lee Cox Sr. April 4, 1941 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Patricia Lou “Patty” Cox March 5, 1943 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 husband | Ebenezer B Cox May 21, 1950 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | January 29, 1955 (Age 77 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Shemwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Alexander Lee Riley Birth: December 5, 1852 28 26 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: September 4, 1927 — Texarkana, Bowie, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Madora E “Dora” Shemwell Birth: April 30, 1858 38 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1878 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 9, 1876 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months herself |
Amelia Ann Riley Birth: January 5, 1878 25 19 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 29, 1955 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Ebenezer B Cox |
| husband |
Ebenezer B Cox Birth: February 18, 1873 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: May 21, 1950 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Amelia Ann Riley Birth: January 5, 1878 25 19 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 29, 1955 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 3, 1894 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months son |
Galen Cox Birth: January 16, 1896 22 18 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: July 14, 1916 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months son |
Guy Cox Birth: June 2, 1897 24 19 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 8, 1967 — Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
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18 months son |
Henry Gratten Cox Birth: November 24, 1898 25 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 26, 1984 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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13 months son |
Goble Ottway Cox Birth: December 31, 1899 26 21 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 25, 1901 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary Grace Cox Birth: March 13, 1902 29 24 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: September 29, 1993 — Kevil, Ballard, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months son |
David “Toad” Cox Birth: September 29, 1903 30 25 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: April 26, 1983 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years son |
Prellon Cox Cox Birth: June 18, 1906 33 28 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: March 7, 1958 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years son |
Glanos “Glen” Cox Birth: December 12, 1909 36 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 23, 1973 — Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States |
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - David Alexander Shemwell - Household
Smiths, Marshall, KY.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Ebenezer Cox - Household
Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Ebenezer B Cox - Household
Ogden Landing Road Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky
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| Note | Amelia was raised by her aunt, Mary L. Shemwell |