The Shemwell Family

Jerry Cook1893

Name
Jerry Cook
Given names
Jerry
Surname
Cook
Birth October 1893 39 34
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 4 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 7 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 22 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 23 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 24 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 26 years)
Cause: Old Age
Death of a motherMargaret Cornine
June 26, 1929 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 48 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 56 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 60 years)
Burial of a brotherJohn Richard Cook
July 19, 1954 (Age 60 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodland Park Cemetery
Death of a half-brotherRev. Frank Lewis Cook
April 5, 1965 (Age 71 years)
Burial of a half-brotherRev. Frank Lewis Cook
April 8, 1965 (Age 71 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Memorial Park
Death of a brotherCornelius Cornine “C C” Cook
May 25, 1966 (Age 72 years)
Burial of a brotherCornelius Cornine “C C” Cook
May 28, 1966 (Age 72 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Memorial Park Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 52 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 sisterMary Ellen “Marie” Cook
January 8, 1983 (Age 89 years)
Burial of a sisterMary Ellen “Marie” Cook
January 12, 1983 (Age 89 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Vernon Memorial Park
Deathunknown

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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
elder brother
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
elder brother
John Richard Cook
Birth: June 1, 1888 34 29Postal, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: July 16, 1954Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States
4 years
elder sister
Mary Ellen “Marie” Cook
Birth: November 15, 1892 38 33Pettis, Missouri, United States
Death: January 8, 1983Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States
11 months
himself
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

Jerry Cook has 8 first cousins recorded