The Shemwell Family

Cornelius Cornine “C C” CookAge: 80 years18861966

Name
Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook
Given names
Cornelius Cornine
Surname
Cook
Nickname
C C
Birth February 24, 1886 32 27
Birth of a brotherJohn Richard Cook
June 1, 1888 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Ellen “Marie” Cook
November 15, 1892 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherJerry Cook
October 1893 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 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
Birth of a half-brotherRev. Frank Lewis Cook
October 26, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 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 30 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 31 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 grandmotherMary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell
March 31, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Cause: Old Age
Death of a motherMargaret Cornine
June 26, 1929 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 63 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 brotherJohn Richard Cook
July 16, 1954 (Age 68 years)
Burial of a brotherJohn Richard Cook
July 19, 1954 (Age 68 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodland Park Cemetery
Death of a half-brotherRev. Frank Lewis Cook
April 5, 1965 (Age 79 years)
Burial of a half-brotherRev. Frank Lewis Cook
April 8, 1965 (Age 79 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Memorial Park
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 May 25, 1966 (Age 80 years)
Burial May 28, 1966 (3 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: April 1, 1877Cooper, Missouri, United States
4 years
elder brother
J T Cook
Birth: about 1880 26 21Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death:
6 years
himself
Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook
Birth: February 24, 1886 32 27Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: May 25, 1966Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger brother
John Richard Cook
Birth: June 1, 1888 34 29Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: July 16, 1954Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
younger sister
Mary Ellen “Marie” Cook
Birth: November 15, 1892 38 33Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1983Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
11 months
younger brother
Jerry Cook
Birth: October 1893 39 34Missouri, United States
Death:
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mother
half-brother
Rev. Frank Lewis Cook
Birth: October 26, 1900 41Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
Death: April 5, 1965Oakdale, Stanislaus, California, United States

Cornelius Cornine “C C” Cook has 8 first cousins recorded