The Shemwell Family

John Wesley Cochran1878

Name
John Wesley Cochran
Given names
John Wesley
Surname
Cochran
Birth December 1878
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 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
MarriageSarah Elizabeth “Sallie” McGeheeView this family
June 11, 1899 (Age 20 years)
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Willie A Cochran
about 1901 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Millie Cochran
May 12, 1902 (Age 23 years)
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/
Birth of a grandson
#1
Edward Elwood Carter
August 8, 1919 (Age 40 years)
Death of a grandsonEdward Elwood Carter
October 27, 1920 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Cora Fredona Carter
December 9, 1921 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Ima Jean Carter
November 15, 1928 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 50 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 granddaughter
#4
Anna Louise Carter
March 29, 1933 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mary Jo Carter
September 14, 1935 (Age 56 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
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
Death of a wifeSarah Elizabeth “Sallie” McGehee
June 10, 1960 (Age 81 years)
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 of a daughterMillie Cochran
July 1, 1984 (Age 105 years)
Deathunknown

Family with Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” McGehee - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: June 11, 1899Honland, Lamar, Texas, United States
3 years
daughter
16 months
daughter
George Marion Carter + Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” McGehee - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: June 23, 1905Aplin, Perry, Arkansas, United States
3 years
step-son
Earl A Carter
Birth: June 30, 1908 34 25Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: June 18, 1983Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
22 months
step-son
George Lloyd “Loy” Carter
Birth: May 7, 1910 36 27Walnut Grove, Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 23, 1973Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
4 years
step-daughter
5 years
step-daughter
Effie Ellen Carter
Birth: December 26, 1918 44 36Perry, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 25, 2010Huntington Beach, Orange, California, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John W Cochran - Household

Lamar, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cochran, John WheadWMDec187821M1TXTXTXFarmer
Cochran, SalliewifeWFOct188217M100ARARAR