The Shemwell Family

Irene A CookAge: 67 years18911959

Name
Irene A Cook
Given names
Irene A
Surname
Cook
Married name
Irene A Cuthbert
Birth December 26, 1891 31 21
Birth of a brotherWalter Herbert Cook
October 8, 1896 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 6 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
MarriageJohn Alexander CuthbertView this family
May 8, 1912 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a son
#1
James Cook Cuthbert
April 17, 1913 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherIsiah Cornine
January 13, 1915 (Age 23 years)
Death of a brotherClaude M Cook
December 16, 1916 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 24 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#2
Fay Elizabeth Cuthbert
November 21, 1917 (Age 25 years)
Death of a daughterFay Elizabeth Cuthbert
December 7, 1917 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 25 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 26 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 son
#3
John Leland Cuthbert
February 20, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell
March 31, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Cause: Old Age
Birth of a son
#4
Mack Kenneth Cuthbert
August 30, 1925 (Age 33 years)
Death of a sonMack Kenneth Cuthbert
April 23, 1926 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 37 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 49 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 58 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 fatherJohn William “J.W.” Cook
December 2, 1954 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 54 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 November 17, 1959 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Topeka Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
John William “J.W.” Cook
Birth: April 4, 1860 25 24Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: December 2, 1954Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
mother
Mary Emma Cornine
Birth: December 12, 1870 41 36Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: May 10, 1960Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Marriage: August 23, 1885Pettis, Missouri, United States
17 months
elder brother
5 years
herself
Irene A Cook
Birth: December 26, 1891 31 21Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: November 17, 1959Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
5 years
younger brother
Family with John Alexander Cuthbert - View this family
husband
herself
Irene A Cook
Birth: December 26, 1891 31 21Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: November 17, 1959Kansas City, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Marriage: May 8, 1912Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
11 months
son
James Cook Cuthbert
Birth: April 17, 1913 23 21Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: May 23, 1986Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
5 years
daughter
Fay Elizabeth Cuthbert
Birth: November 21, 1917 28 25Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: December 7, 1917Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
2 years
son
John Leland Cuthbert
Birth: February 20, 1920 30 28Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: February 5, 1962Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
6 years
son
Mack Kenneth Cuthbert
Birth: August 30, 1925 35 33Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death: April 23, 1926Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Irene A Cook has 17 first cousins recorded