Agnes Vesta CochranAge: 70 years1909–1980
- Name
- Agnes Vesta Cochran
- Given names
- Agnes Vesta
- Surname
- Cochran
- Married name
- Agnes Vesta Shemwell
 Birth | October 31, 1909 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 6 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 7 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 8 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 19 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 |
 Marriage | Howard Riley Shemwell — View this family August 2, 1944 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 32 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 | Howard Riley Shemwell May 8, 1950 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 40 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 36 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 | April 1, 1980 (Age 70 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: IOOF Cemetery |
| Family with Howard Riley Shemwell |
| husband |
Howard Riley Shemwell Birth: September 30, 1911 37 35 — New Madrid, Missouri, United States Death: May 8, 1950 — Metropolis, Massac, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Agnes Vesta Cochran Birth: October 31, 1909 — Massac, Illinois, United States Death: April 1, 1980 — Massac, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: August 2, 1944 — |