The Shemwell Family

Historical Event

American Civil War

between April 1861 and May 1865

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 parents

Andrew Cook — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family
September 11, 1866 (Age 17 months)

New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Historical Event

The Alaska Purchase

1867 (Age 21 months)

Alaska, USA

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 21 months)

Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306

Birth of a sister

May Margaret “Maggie” Cook
December 5, 1868 (Age 3 years)

Historical Event

Transcontinental Railroad completed

1869 (Age 3 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

Andrew Cook
April 1870 (Age 5 years)

Census

July 29, 1870 (Age 5 years)

Saline, Missouri, United States

Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household

Birth of a half-brother

Richard “Dick” Thomas
April 11, 1872 (Age 7 years)

Marriage of a parent

Andrew Thomas — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family
before 1873 (Age 7 years)

Birth of a half-sister

Amanda Ellen Thomas
February 29, 1876 (Age 10 years)

Cooper, Missouri, United States

Marriage of a parent

Cornelius Cornine — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family

Type: Religious marriage

September 13, 1878 (Age 13 years)

Historical Event

Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878

1878 (Age 12 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 15 years)

Pettis, Missouri, United States

Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household

Death of a half-sister

Nancy Jane Cook
before August 1880 (Age 15 years)

Marriage

John G Griffin — View this family
January 26, 1885 (Age 19 years)

Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

Birth of a son
#1

William G Griffin
August 1889 (Age 24 years)

Historical Event

Spanish-American War

between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 years)

Cuba

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

June 1, 1900 (Age 35 years)

Shared note: 1900 United States - Census transcript - John G Griffin - Household

Death of a son

William G Griffin
January 31, 1903 (Age 37 years)

Death of a half-sister

Amanda Ellen Thomas
August 22, 1915 (Age 50 years)

Historical Event

Polio Epidemic

1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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 4, 1920 (Age 54 years)

Shared note: 1920 United States - Census transcript - John G Griffin - Household

Death of a mother

Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell
March 31, 1920 (Age 55 years)

Pettis, Missouri, United States

Cause: Old Age

Historical Event

The Great Depression

October 1929 (Age 64 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 half-brother

Everett Fielding Cook
April 16, 1931 (Age 66 years)

Cause: chronic myocarditis

Death of a husband

John G Griffin
October 19, 1932 (Age 67 years)

Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

Death of a sister

May Margaret “Maggie” Cook
July 4, 1938 (Age 73 years)

Census

April 17, 1940 (Age 75 years)

Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Richard “Dick” Thomas - Household

Historical Event

World War II

between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 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

December 27, 1941 (Age 76 years)

Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States

Burial

Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Summit View Cemetery

Date differences

Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook May Margaret “Maggie” Cook Andrew Cook Birth: 1838 — Indiana, United States Death: April 1870 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Fielding Cook James Thomas Milton Cook Nancy Jane Cook John William “J.W.” Cook Everett Fielding Cook Family with spouse Andrew Cook Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook May Margaret “Maggie” Cook Family with spouse Andrew Thomas Richard “Dick” Thomas Amanda Ellen Thomas Family with spouse Cornelius Cornine Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: September 11, 1866 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
-18 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John G Griffin William G Griffin 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
4 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Hurt Brown Family with spouse William Henry Coons Ethel Vivian Coons Georgia Anna Coons William Beck “Willie” Coons Susie May Bertha Coons Family with spouse Francis Marion Grandstaff 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 Fielding Cook - View this family

uncle	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell James Thomas Milton Cook Nancy Jane Cook John William “J.W.” Cook Everett Fielding Cook Fielding Cook Birth: estimated 1835 — Indiana, United States Death: December 28, 1864 — Alton Prison, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Fielding Cook James Thomas Milton Cook Nancy Jane Cook John William “J.W.” Cook Everett Fielding Cook Family with spouse Andrew Cook Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook May Margaret “Maggie” Cook Family with spouse Andrew Thomas Richard “Dick” Thomas Amanda Ellen Thomas Family with spouse Cornelius Cornine Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: December 14, 1854 — Cooper, Missouri, United States
1 month half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Margaret Cornine J T Cook Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook John Richard Cook Mary Ellen “Marie” Cook Jerry Cook James Thomas Milton Cook Birth: 1854 19 18 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death:
4 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Cornelius Cornine Jr. Nancy Jane Cook Birth: 1857 22 21 — Missouri, United States Death: before August 1880 — Pettis, Missouri, United States
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Emma Cornine Claude M Cook Irene A Cook Walter Herbert Cook 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
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine Birdie Ellen Cook Edward Everett Cook Albert Cook I Dovie Cook Isaiah McKinley Cook 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 Thomas - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Richard “Dick” Thomas Amanda Ellen Thomas Andrew Thomas Birth: 1838 — North Carolina, United States Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Fielding Cook James Thomas Milton Cook Nancy Jane Cook John William “J.W.” Cook Everett Fielding Cook Family with spouse Andrew Cook Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook May Margaret “Maggie” Cook Family with spouse Andrew Thomas Richard “Dick” Thomas Amanda Ellen Thomas Family with spouse Cornelius Cornine Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: before 1873 —
-9 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Catherine Gross Leo Martin Thomas Family with spouse Mary Geneva “Mamie” Russell Goldie Thomas Everett Guy Thomas Marjorie Ellen Thomas Richard “Dick” Thomas Birth: April 11, 1872 34 36 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 6, 1949 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
4 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Washington Hopkins Blanch Mable Hopkins Ruth Viola Hopkins Mae Mildred Hopkins Robert Michael Hopkins 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 - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Family with spouse Sally Williams Isiah Cornine Family with spouse Delilah Jane Basinger Cornelius Cornine Jr. Margaret Cornine Cornelius Cornine Birth: about 1804 — New York, United States Death: December 9, 1883 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Fielding Cook James Thomas Milton Cook Nancy Jane Cook John William “J.W.” Cook Everett Fielding Cook Family with spouse Andrew Cook Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook May Margaret “Maggie” Cook Family with spouse Andrew Thomas Richard “Dick” Thomas Amanda Ellen Thomas Family with spouse Cornelius Cornine Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: September 13, 1878 — Cooper, Missouri, United States

Family with John G Griffin - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook William G Griffin John G Griffin Birth: December 16, 1856 — Ohio, United States Death: October 19, 1932 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John G Griffin William G Griffin 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
	Marriage: January 26, 1885 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
5 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree William G Griffin Birth: August 1889 32 24 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Death: January 31, 1903 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States

Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook has 12 first cousins recorded

Father's family (4)

Parents Fielding Cook + Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell

1James Thomas Milton Cook1854–

2Nancy Jane Cook1857–1880

3John William “J.W.” Cook1860–1954

4Everett Fielding Cook1862–1931

Mother's family (8)

Parents Samuel Thomas Shemwell + Armina M “Mina” Shemwell

1Sara Elizabeth “Annie” Shemwell1857–1890

2Permelia A Shemwell1862–1892

3Mary Nancy “Mollie” Shemwell1865–1935

4Katie Lofene Shemwell1869–1931

5James Thomas “Bud” Shemwell1872–1958

6Charles Emmet Shemwell1874–1950

7Walter Denson Shemwell1876–1878

8Samuel Edward Shemwell1879–1937

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Census

1870 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household

Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri

Name	Relation	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Birthplace	Born
Cook, Jane	head	34	F	W	Keeping House	MO
Cook, Milton	son	15	M	W	Works On Farm	MO
Cook, Nancy	daughter	13	F	W		MO
Cook, William N	son	11	M	W		MO
Cook, Fielding E	son	9	M	W		MO
Cook, Georgeann J	daughter	4	F	W		MO
Cook, Sarah E	daughter	4m	F	W		MO	Feb

Census

1880 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household

Pilot Grove, Cooper, MO

Name	Race	Sex	Age	Relation	MC	YrsM	Occupation	BP	FBP	MBP
Jane Cornine	W	F	40	head	M	-	Keeps house	MO	KY	KY
William N. Cook	W	M	20	son	S	-	Works out by the day	MO	IN	MO
Everett H. Cook	W	M	17	son	S	-	Works out by the day	MO	IN	MO
Georgeann I. Cook	W	F	14	daughter	S	-	At Home	MO	IN	MO
Mary M. Cook	W	M	11	son	S	-	At Home	MO	IN	MO
Richard Thomas	W	M	7	son	S	-	At Home	MO	TN	MO
Amanda E. Thomas	W	F	5	daughter	S	-	At Home	MO	TN	MO

Notes: parted from her husband

Census

1900 United States - Census transcript - John G Griffin - Household

Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

Name	Relation	Race	Sex	Month	Year	Age	Cond	Marr	CHB	CHL	BP	FBP	MBP	Occupation
Griffin, John G	head	W	M	Jan	1859	41	M	15			OH	IL	IL	Day Laborer
Griffin, Belle	wife	W	F	Mar	1865	34	M	15	4	1	MO	IN	KY
Griffin, William G	son	W	M	Aug	1889	10	S				OK	OH	MO	School

Census

1920 United States - Census transcript - John G Griffin - Household

318 Lincoln Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma

Name	Relation	Home	Mort	Sex	Race	Age	Condition	Imm	Nat	NatY	School	R	W	BP	Lang	FBP	Father lang	MBP	Mother lang	Eng	Occupation	Ind	Emp
Griffin, John	head			M	W	60	M							US		US		US			Drayman
Griffin, Belle	wife			F	W	53	M							AR		US		US

Census