John William “J.W.” CookAge: 94 years1860–1954
- Name
- John William “J.W.” Cook
- Given names
- John William
- Surname
- Cook
- Nickname
- J.W.
 Birth | April 4, 1860 25 24 |
 Census | July 23, 1860 (Age 3 months) |
 Birth of a brother | Everett Fielding Cook September 16, 1862 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a father | Fielding Cook December 28, 1864 (Age 4 years) Cause: Pneumonia Note: Prisoner of War |
| Birth of a half-sister | Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook March 12, 1865 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 months)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 |
| Marriage of a parent | Andrew Cook — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family September 11, 1866 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 6 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 6 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-sister | May Margaret “Maggie” Cook December 5, 1868 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 8 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 |
| Census | July 29, 1870 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Richard “Dick” Thomas April 11, 1872 (Age 12 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Andrew Thomas — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family before 1873 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Amanda Ellen Thomas February 29, 1876 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Cornelius Cornine — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage September 13, 1878 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 17 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 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Jane Cook before August 1880 (Age 20 years) |
 Religious marriage | Mary Emma Cornine — View this family August 23, 1885 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Claude M Cook February 1, 1887 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Irene A Cook December 26, 1891 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Walter Herbert Cook October 8, 1896 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 37 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 |
| Marriage of a child | Claude M Cook — Georgia M Rollins — View this family about 1909 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook April 12, 1910 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Claude M Cook — Minnie May Mosher — View this family October 9, 1911 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Alexander Cuthbert — Irene A Cook — View this family May 8, 1912 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | George Waldon Cook August 31, 1912 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Cook Cuthbert April 17, 1913 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Herbert Isaiah Cook October 23, 1914 (Age 54 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Amanda Ellen Thomas August 22, 1915 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a son | Claude M Cook December 16, 1916 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 55 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 grandson #5 | Cecil Everett Cook January 20, 1917 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Fay Elizabeth Cuthbert November 21, 1917 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Fay Elizabeth Cuthbert December 7, 1917 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 56 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 57 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Herbert Cook — Marie Blanche Roussel — View this family Type: Religious marriage February 17, 1919 (Age 58 years)Note: WWII French War Bride |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | John Leland Cuthbert February 20, 1920 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell March 31, 1920 (Age 59 years) Cause: Old Age |
| Birth of a granddaughter #8 | Antoinette Yvonne “Toni” Cook January 26, 1921 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Paulette Albertine Cook October 24, 1922 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Mack Kenneth Cuthbert August 30, 1925 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Mack Kenneth Cuthbert April 23, 1926 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Jacqueline Blanche Cook May 14, 1926 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 69 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 of a brother | Everett Fielding Cook April 16, 1931 (Age 71 years) Cause: chronic myocarditis |
| Death of a half-sister | May Margaret “Maggie” Cook July 4, 1938 (Age 78 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook December 27, 1941 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 81 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 half-brother | Richard “Dick” Thomas September 6, 1949 (Age 89 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 89 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 85 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 | December 2, 1954 (Age 94 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Fielding Cook Birth: estimated 1835 — Indiana, United States Death: December 28, 1864 — Alton Prison, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: December 14, 1854 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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1 month elder brother |
James Thomas Milton Cook Birth: 1854 19 18 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years elder sister |
Nancy Jane Cook Birth: 1857 22 21 — Missouri, United States Death: before August 1880 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years himself |
John William “J.W.” Cook Birth: April 4, 1860 25 24 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 2, 1954 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Everett Fielding Cook Birth: September 16, 1862 27 27 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1931 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with Andrew Cook |
| uncle |
Andrew Cook Birth: 1838 — Indiana, United States Death: April 1870 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: September 11, 1866 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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-18 months half-sister |
Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook Birth: March 12, 1865 27 29 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 27, 1941 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
May Margaret “Maggie” Cook Birth: December 5, 1868 30 33 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: July 4, 1938 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Andrew Thomas |
| step-father |
Andrew Thomas Birth: 1838 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: before 1873 — |
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-9 months half-brother |
Richard “Dick” Thomas Birth: April 11, 1872 34 36 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 6, 1949 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Amanda Ellen Thomas Birth: February 29, 1876 38 40 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1915 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| Mother’s family with Cornelius Cornine |
| step-father |
Cornelius Cornine Birth: about 1804 — New York, United States Death: December 9, 1883 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: September 13, 1878 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Mary Emma Cornine |
| himself |
John William “J.W.” Cook Birth: April 4, 1860 25 24 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 2, 1954 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Mary Emma Cornine Birth: December 12, 1870 41 36 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: May 10, 1960 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: August 23, 1885 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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17 months son |
Claude M Cook Birth: February 1, 1887 26 16 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1916 — Argentine, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Irene A Cook Birth: December 26, 1891 31 21 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 17, 1959 — Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States |
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5 years son |
Walter Herbert Cook Birth: October 8, 1896 36 25 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 8, 1979 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
John William “J.W.” Cook has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents Andrew Cook + Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell
Mother's family (8)
Parents Samuel Thomas Shemwell + Armina M “Mina” Shemwell
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Fielding Cook - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
Are Andrew & Ira Fielding's brothers -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household
Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household
Pilot Grove, Cooper, MO
Notes: parted from her husband |