The Shemwell Family

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Birth	September 16, 1900 38 35 Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Census	April 30, 1910 (Age 9 years) Heaths Creek, Pettis, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1910 United States - Census transcript - Everett Fielding Cook - Household 1910 United States - Census transcript - Everett Fielding Cook - Household Heaths Creek, Pettis, Missouri Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Cook, Everett head M W 47 M1 28 MO IN MO Farmer General Farm Cook, Sarah M wife F W 43 M1 28 5 3 MO TN MO Cook, McKinley son M W 9 S MO MO MO Cornine, Isiah father in law M W 81 Wd TN NC TN
Death of a maternal grandfather	Isiah Cornine January 13, 1915 (Age 14 years) Cooper, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 15 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 16 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 17 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 paternal grandmother	Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell March 31, 1920 (Age 19 years) Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States Cause: Old Age
Birth of a daughter #1	Zola Louise Cook May 27, 1921 (Age 20 years) Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Birth of a daughter #2	Adell Norine Cook March 2, 1922 (Age 21 years) Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 29 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
Census	April 30, 1930 (Age 29 years) Salt Pond, Saline, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Isaiah McKinley Cook - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - Isaiah McKinley Cook - Household Locust St Road Salt Pond, Saline, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Cook, McKinley head M W 29 M 19 MO MO MO Laborer Shoe Factory Cook, Loma wife F W 27 M 18 MO MO MO Cook, Zola daughter F W 8 S MO MO MO Cook, Adell daughter F W 6 S MO MO MO
Death of a father	Everett Fielding Cook April 16, 1931 (Age 30 years) Pettis, Missouri, United States Cause: chronic myocarditis
Birth of a son #3	Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook June 22, 1938 (Age 37 years) Slater, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death of a mother	Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine January 23, 1943 (Age 42 years) Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Birth of a grandson #1	Keith Albert Diamond March 2, 1944 (Age 43 years) Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Birth of a grandson #2	Keith Albert Diamond March 2, 1944 (Age 43 years) Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Marriage of a child	George Wesley Craig — Zola Louise Cook — View this family Type: Civil marriage June 11, 1945 (Age 44 years) Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 41 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
Religious marriage	Hesper Elvin Carpenter — View this family September 29, 1946 (Age 46 years) Pettis, Missouri, United States Address: Home of Reverend J.D.McLaughlin
Birth of a granddaughter #3	Anna Norine Diamond October 30, 1950 (Age 50 years) Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death of a granddaughter	Anna Norine Diamond February 24, 1952 (Age 51 years) Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Burial of a granddaughter	Anna Norine Diamond February 26, 1952 (Age 51 years) Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Gardens Cemetery
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 49 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 brother	Edward Everett Cook February 11, 1954 (Age 53 years) Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Burial of a brother	Edward Everett Cook February 13, 1954 (Age 53 years) Crown Hill Cemetery, Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crown Hill Cemetery
Birth of a grandson #4	Kenneth Eugene Cook Jr January 5, 1960 (Age 59 years) Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri, United States
Death of a grandson	Kenneth Eugene Cook Jr February 29, 1960 (Age 59 years) Concordia, Lafayette, Missouri, United States
Birth of a grandson #5	Danny Lee Cook September 24, 1962 (Age 62 years) Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
Death of a sister	Birdie Ellen Cook December 28, 1970 (Age 70 years) Missouri, United States
Birth of a granddaughter #6	Leann Marie Protzman January 13, 1971 (Age 70 years) Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States
Death of a granddaughter	Leann Marie Protzman January 17, 1971 (Age 70 years) Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, United States
Burial of a granddaughter	Leann Marie Protzman January 19, 1971 (Age 70 years) St. Mary's Cemetery, Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: St. Mary's Cemetery Religion: Catholic
Death of a wife	Hesper Elvin Carpenter September 24, 1975 (Age 75 years) Stover, Morgan, Missouri, United States
Burial of a wife	Hesper Elvin Carpenter September 28, 1975 (Age 75 years) Stover Cemetery, Stover, Morgan, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stover Cemetery
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 45 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
Adoption of a grandson	Keith Albert Diamond October 17, 1951 (Age 51 years) Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States Family: Rudolph Albert “Rudy” Diamond Sr. + Adell Norine Cook Adoption: Adopted by father
Adoption of a grandson	Keith Albert Diamond October 17, 1951 (Age 51 years) Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States Family: Rudolph Albert “Rudy” Diamond Sr. + Adell Norine Cook Adoption: Adopted by father
Death of a wife	Loma Mae McLaughlin February 16, 1978 (Age 77 years) Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
Burial of a wife	Loma Mae McLaughlin February 18, 1978 (Age 77 years) Sunset Gardens Cemetery, Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Gardens Cemetery Religion: Christian
Death	June 18, 1978 (Age 77 years) Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Burial	June 20, 1978 (2 days after death) Stover Cemetery, Stover, Morgan, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Stover Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

father	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	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Everett Fielding Cook Birdie Ellen Cook Edward Everett Cook Albert Cook I Dovie Cook Isaiah McKinley Cook Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine Birth: August 8, 1865 36 31 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: January 23, 1943 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: March 2, 1882 — Pettis, Missouri, United States
13 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse William Walker “Willie” Williams Walter Everette Williams Frances Lorene Williams William Reed “Big Willie” Williams Family with spouse William Arthur Zeigel Birdie Ellen Cook Birth: April 1, 1883 20 17 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1970 — Missouri, United States
3 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Julia Christine Piepmeier Delmar Everett Cook Lorene Cook Edward Everett Cook Birth: October 11, 1885 23 20 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: February 11, 1954 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
4 years elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Albert Cook Birth: October 16, 1889 27 24 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: October 22, 1889 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States
2 years elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree I Dovie Cook Birth: January 31, 1892 29 26 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: November 27, 1892 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States
9 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Loma Mae McLaughlin Zola Louise Cook Adell Norine Cook Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook Family with spouse Hesper Elvin Carpenter Isaiah McKinley Cook Birth: September 16, 1900 38 35 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: June 18, 1978 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

Family with Loma Mae McLaughlin - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Loma Mae McLaughlin Zola Louise Cook Adell Norine Cook Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook Family with spouse Hesper Elvin Carpenter Isaiah McKinley Cook Birth: September 16, 1900 38 35 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: June 18, 1978 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Isaiah McKinley Cook Zola Louise Cook Adell Norine Cook Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook Family with spouse Joseph Bun Alfrey Loma Mae McLaughlin Birth: June 24, 1902 23 21 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: February 16, 1978 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Wesley Craig Zola Louise Cook Birth: May 27, 1921 20 18 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: October 13, 1981 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
9 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Charles Edward Mark Keith Albert Diamond Family with spouse Rudolph Albert “Rudy” Diamond Sr. Keith Albert Diamond Anna Norine Diamond Family with spouse Ralph H Hulen Adell Norine Cook Birth: March 2, 1922 21 19 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: September 5, 2006 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
16 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Diane Marie Karshner Kenneth Eugene Cook Jr Danny Lee Cook Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook Birth: June 22, 1938 37 35 — Slater, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: February 1, 1999 — Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
daughter	Private

Family with Hesper Elvin Carpenter - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Loma Mae McLaughlin Zola Louise Cook Adell Norine Cook Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook Family with spouse Hesper Elvin Carpenter Isaiah McKinley Cook Birth: September 16, 1900 38 35 — Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: June 18, 1978 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Isaiah McKinley Cook Family with spouse Hesper Elvin Carpenter Birth: September 26, 1895 — Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States Death: September 24, 1975 — Stover, Morgan, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: September 29, 1946 — Pettis, Missouri, United States

Joseph Bun Alfrey + Loma Mae McLaughlin - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Loma Mae McLaughlin Joseph Bun Alfrey Birth: August 14, 1894 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 1961 — Blue Springs, Jackson, Missouri, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Isaiah McKinley Cook Zola Louise Cook Adell Norine Cook Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook Family with spouse Joseph Bun Alfrey Loma Mae McLaughlin Birth: June 24, 1902 23 21 — Pettis, Missouri, United States Death: February 16, 1978 — Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: September 14, 1942 — Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States

Private + Hesper Elvin Carpenter - View this family

wife’s husband	Private
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Isaiah McKinley Cook Family with spouse Hesper Elvin Carpenter Birth: September 26, 1895 — Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States Death: September 24, 1975 — Stover, Morgan, Missouri, United States

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Census View	1910 United States - Census transcript - Everett Fielding Cook - Household Heaths Creek, Pettis, Missouri Name Relation Sex Race Age Cond Marr CHB CHL BP FBP MBP Imm Nat Lang Occupation Ind Emp Unemp Unemp R W Sch Home Mort Farm CW Blind Deaf Cook, Everett head M W 47 M1 28 MO IN MO Farmer General Farm Cook, Sarah M wife F W 43 M1 28 5 3 MO TN MO Cook, McKinley son M W 9 S MO MO MO Cornine, Isiah father in law M W 81 Wd TN NC TN
Census View	1930 United States - Census transcript - Isaiah McKinley Cook - Household Locust St Road Salt Pond, Saline, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Cook, McKinley head M W 29 M 19 MO MO MO Laborer Shoe Factory Cook, Loma wife F W 27 M 18 MO MO MO Cook, Zola daughter F W 8 S MO MO MO Cook, Adell daughter F W 6 S MO MO MO
Name	Name was changed around 1931. we have not found where he did this legally.

Family with parents
father Parents Fielding Cook Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell	Everett Fielding Cook 1862–1931
mother Parents Isiah Cornine Elizabeth S Taylor	Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine 1865–1943
elder sister Family William Walker “Willie” Williams Walter Everette Williams Frances Lorene Williams William Reed “Big Willie” Williams William Arthur Zeigel	Birdie Ellen Cook 1883–1970
elder brother Family Julia Christine Piepmeier Delmar Everett Cook Lorene Cook	Edward Everett Cook 1885–1954
elder brother Family (none)	Albert Cook 1889–1889
elder sister Family (none)	I Dovie Cook 1892–1892
himself Family Loma Mae McLaughlin Zola Louise Cook Adell Norine Cook Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook Private Hesper Elvin Carpenter	Isaiah McKinley Cook 1900–1978
Family with Loma Mae McLaughlin
himself Parents Everett Fielding Cook Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine	Isaiah McKinley Cook 1900–1978
wife Parents Rev. James Delano “Dell” McLaughlin Elizabeth Louise “Lucy” Rutledge	Loma Mae McLaughlin 1902–1978
daughter Family George Wesley Craig	Zola Louise Cook 1921–1981
daughter Family Charles Edward Mark Keith Albert Diamond Private Rudolph Albert “Rudy” Diamond Sr. Keith Albert Diamond Private Anna Norine Diamond Ralph H Hulen	Adell Norine Cook 1922–2006
son Family Diane Marie Karshner Kenneth Eugene Cook Jr Private Danny Lee Cook Private	Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook 1938–1999
daughter Family (none)	Private
Family with Hesper Elvin Carpenter
himself Parents Everett Fielding Cook Sarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine	Isaiah McKinley Cook 1900–1978
wife Parents (unknown)	Hesper Elvin Carpenter 1895–1975
Joseph Bun Alfrey + Loma Mae McLaughlin
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Joseph Bun Alfrey 1894–1961
wife Parents Rev. James Delano “Dell” McLaughlin Elizabeth Louise “Lucy” Rutledge	Loma Mae McLaughlin 1902–1978
Private + Hesper Elvin Carpenter
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Private
wife Parents (unknown)	Hesper Elvin Carpenter 1895–1975