The Shemwell Family

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Birth	1854 19 18 Cooper, Missouri, United States
Marriage of parents	Fielding Cook — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family Type: Civil marriage December 14, 1854 Cooper, Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Nancy Jane Cook 1857 (Age 3 years) Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 years) Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brother	John William “J.W.” Cook April 4, 1860 (Age 6 years) Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Census	July 23, 1860 (Age 6 years) Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - Fielding Cook - Household 1860 United States - Census transcript - Fielding Cook - Household Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm Phalon Cook head 25 M W Farmer IN Mary J Cook wife 24 F W MO J T Cook son 6 M W MO Nancy J Cook daughter 3 F W MO John W M son 4m M W MO Andrew Cook brother? 22 M W Farm Laborer IN Ira Cook brother? 22 M W Farm Laborer IN Are Andrew & Ira Fielding's brothers -b
Birth of a brother	Everett Fielding Cook September 16, 1862 (Age 8 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death of a father	Fielding Cook December 28, 1864 (Age 10 years) Alton Prison, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States Cause: Pneumonia Note: Prisoner of War
Birth of a half-sister	Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook March 12, 1865 (Age 11 years) Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 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
Marriage of a parent	Andrew Cook — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family September 11, 1866 (Age 12 years) Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 13 years) 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 13 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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 14 years) Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 15 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 16 years) Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household 1870 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace FFB MFB Born Mar School Read Write Infirm Cit Dis 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
Birth of a half-brother	Richard “Dick” Thomas April 11, 1872 (Age 18 years) Saline, Missouri, United States
Marriage of a parent	Andrew Thomas — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family before 1873 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a half-sister	Amanda Ellen Thomas February 29, 1876 (Age 22 years) Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Marriage	Margaret Cornine — View this family April 1, 1877 (Age 23 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 24 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 24 years) Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Birth of a son #1	J T Cook about 1880 (Age 26 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death of a sister	Nancy Jane Cook before August 1880 (Age 26 years) Pettis, Missouri, United States
Birth of a son #2	Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook February 24, 1886 (Age 32 years) Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Birth of a son #3	John Richard Cook June 1, 1888 (Age 34 years) Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Birth of a daughter #4	Mary Ellen “Marie” Cook November 15, 1892 (Age 38 years) Pettis, Missouri, United States
Birth of a son #5	Jerry Cook October 1893 (Age 39 years) Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 44 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
Death of a half-sister	Amanda Ellen Thomas August 22, 1915 (Age 61 years) Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 62 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 63 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 64 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/
Death of a mother	Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell March 31, 1920 (Age 66 years) Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Cause: Old Age
Death of a wife	Margaret Cornine June 26, 1929 (Age 75 years) Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Burial of a wife	Margaret Cornine June 27, 1929 (Age 75 years) Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 75 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 77 years) Pettis, Missouri, United States Cause: chronic myocarditis
Death of a half-sister	May Margaret “Maggie” Cook July 4, 1938 (Age 84 years) Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Death of a half-sister	Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook December 27, 1941 (Age 87 years) Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 87 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 95 years) Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 96 years) South Korea 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
Death of a son	John Richard Cook July 16, 1954 (Age 100 years) Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
Burial of a son	John Richard Cook July 19, 1954 (Age 100 years) Woodland Park Cemetery, Sand Springs, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodland Park Cemetery
Death of a brother	John William “J.W.” Cook December 2, 1954 (Age 100 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 92 years) Vietnam 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
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father	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 himself	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 younger 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 younger 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 younger 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 Cook - View this family

uncle	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 half-sister	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 half-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 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 Margaret Cornine - View this family

himself	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:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Thomas Milton Cook J T Cook Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook John Richard Cook Mary Ellen “Marie” Cook Jerry Cook Family with spouse Rev. Frank Lewis Cook Margaret Cornine Birth: December 25, 1858 54 29 — Missouri, United States Death: June 26, 1929 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
	Marriage: April 1, 1877 — Cooper, Missouri, United States
4 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree J T Cook Birth: about 1880 26 21 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death:
6 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook Birth: February 24, 1886 32 27 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: May 25, 1966 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree John Richard Cook Birth: June 1, 1888 34 29 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: July 16, 1954 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
4 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Ellen “Marie” Cook Birth: November 15, 1892 38 33 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: January 8, 1983 — Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
11 months son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Jerry Cook Birth: October 1893 39 34 — Missouri, United States Death:

… … + Margaret Cornine - View this family

wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Thomas Milton Cook J T Cook Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook John Richard Cook Mary Ellen “Marie” Cook Jerry Cook Family with spouse Rev. Frank Lewis Cook Margaret Cornine Birth: December 25, 1858 54 29 — Missouri, United States Death: June 26, 1929 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Rev. Frank Lewis Cook Birth: October 26, 1900 41 — Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri, United States Death: April 5, 1965 — Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, United States

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Census View	1860 United States - Census transcript - Fielding Cook - Household Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm Phalon Cook head 25 M W Farmer IN Mary J Cook wife 24 F W MO J T Cook son 6 M W MO Nancy J Cook daughter 3 F W MO John W M son 4m M W MO Andrew Cook brother? 22 M W Farm Laborer IN Ira Cook brother? 22 M W Farm Laborer IN Are Andrew & Ira Fielding's brothers -b
Census View	1870 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace FFB MFB Born Mar School Read Write Infirm Cit Dis 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

Family with parents
father Parents … Cook … …	Fielding Cook 1835–1864
mother Parents Thomas Shemwell Nancy Bone	Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell 1835–1920
himself Family Margaret Cornine J T Cook Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook John Richard Cook Mary Ellen “Marie” Cook Jerry Cook	James Thomas Milton Cook 1854–
younger sister Family Cornelius Cornine Jr.	Nancy Jane Cook 1857–1880
younger brother Family Mary Emma Cornine Claude M Cook Irene A Cook Walter Herbert Cook	John William “J.W.” Cook 1860–1954
younger brother Family Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine Birdie Ellen Cook Edward Everett Cook Albert Cook I Dovie Cook Isaiah McKinley Cook	Everett Fielding Cook 1862–1931
Mother’s family with Andrew Cook
uncle Parents … Cook … …	Andrew Cook 1838–1870
mother Parents Thomas Shemwell Nancy Bone	Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell 1835–1920
half-sister Family John G Griffin William G Griffin	Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook 1865–1941
half-sister Family James Hurt Brown William Henry Coons Ethel Vivian Coons Georgia Anna Coons William Beck “Willie” Coons Susie May Bertha Coons Francis Marion Grandstaff	May Margaret “Maggie” Cook 1868–1938
Mother’s family with Andrew Thomas
step-father Parents (unknown)	Andrew Thomas 1838–
mother Parents Thomas Shemwell Nancy Bone	Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell 1835–1920
half-brother Family Mary Catherine Gross Leo Martin Thomas Mary Geneva “Mamie” Russell Goldie Thomas Everett Guy Thomas Marjorie Ellen Thomas	Richard “Dick” Thomas 1872–1949
half-sister Family George Washington Hopkins Blanch Mable Hopkins Ruth Viola Hopkins Mae Mildred Hopkins Robert Michael Hopkins	Amanda Ellen Thomas 1876–1915
Mother’s family with Cornelius Cornine
step-father Parents (unknown)	Cornelius Cornine 1804–1883
mother Parents Thomas Shemwell Nancy Bone	Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell 1835–1920
Family with Margaret Cornine
himself Parents Fielding Cook Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell	James Thomas Milton Cook 1854–
wife Parents Cornelius Cornine Delilah Jane Basinger	Margaret Cornine 1858–1929
son Family (none)	J T Cook 1880–
son Family (none)	Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook 1886–1966
son Family (none)	John Richard Cook 1888–1954
daughter Family (none)	Mary Ellen “Marie” Cook 1892–1983
son Family (none)	Jerry Cook 1893–
… … + Margaret Cornine
wife Parents Cornelius Cornine Delilah Jane Basinger	Margaret Cornine 1858–1929
step-son Family (none)	Rev. Frank Lewis Cook 1900–1965