The Shemwell Family

Loma Mae McLaughlinAge: 75 years19021978

Name
Loma Mae McLaughlin
Given names
Loma Mae
Surname
McLaughlin
Married name
Loma Mae Cook
Married name
Loma Mae Alfrey
Birth June 24, 1902 23 21
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 13 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 14 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 15 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 daughter
#1
Zola Louise Cook
May 27, 1921 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Adell Norine Cook
March 2, 1922 (Age 19 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Louise “Lucy” Rutledge
November 18, 1927 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 27 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 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook
June 22, 1938 (Age 35 years)
Civil marriageJoseph Bun AlfreyView this family
September 14, 1942 (Age 40 years)
Note: These two people married and divorced twice. Mom said her mother abused him one time too many.
Birth of a grandson
#1
Keith Albert Diamond
March 2, 1944 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Keith Albert Diamond
March 2, 1944 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge Wesley CraigZola Louise CookView this family
Type: Civil marriage
June 11, 1945 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Anna Norine Diamond
October 30, 1950 (Age 48 years)
Adoption of a grandsonKeith Albert Diamond
October 17, 1951 (Age 49 years)
Adoption: Adopted by father
Adoption of a grandsonKeith Albert Diamond
October 17, 1951 (Age 49 years)
Adoption: Adopted by father
Death of a granddaughterAnna Norine Diamond
February 24, 1952 (Age 49 years)
Burial of a granddaughterAnna Norine Diamond
February 26, 1952 (Age 49 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Gardens Cemetery
Death of a fatherRev. James Delano “Dell” McLaughlin
May 11, 1952 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
Kenneth Eugene Cook Jr
January 5, 1960 (Age 57 years)
Death of a grandsonKenneth Eugene Cook Jr
February 29, 1960 (Age 57 years)
Death of a husbandJoseph Bun Alfrey
December 29, 1961 (Age 59 years)
Burial of a husbandJoseph Bun Alfrey
December 31, 1961 (Age 59 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Gardens Cemetery
Birth of a grandson
#5
Danny Lee Cook
September 24, 1962 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Leann Marie Protzman
January 13, 1971 (Age 68 years)
Death of a granddaughterLeann Marie Protzman
January 17, 1971 (Age 68 years)
Burial of a granddaughterLeann Marie Protzman
January 19, 1971 (Age 68 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: St. Mary's Cemetery
Religion: Catholic
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 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 February 16, 1978 (Age 75 years)
Burial February 18, 1978 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Gardens Cemetery
Religion: Christian
Family with parents - View this family
father
Rev. James Delano “Dell” McLaughlin
Birth: February 10, 1879Blue Lick, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: May 11, 1952Slater, Saline, Missouri, United States
mother
herself
Family with Isaiah McKinley Cook - View this family
husband
herself
daughter
Zola Louise Cook
Birth: May 27, 1921 20 18Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: October 13, 1981Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
9 months
daughter
16 years
son
Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook
Birth: June 22, 1938 37 35Slater, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1, 1999Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
Family with Joseph Bun Alfrey - View this family
husband
Joseph Bun Alfrey
Birth: August 14, 1894Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 1961Blue Springs, Jackson, Missouri, United States
herself
Marriage: September 14, 1942Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Isaiah McKinley Cook + Hesper Elvin Carpenter - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Hesper Elvin Carpenter
Birth: September 26, 1895Fairfax, Atchison, Missouri, United States
Death: September 24, 1975Stover, Morgan, Missouri, United States
Marriage: September 29, 1946Pettis, Missouri, United States

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Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Isaiah McKinley Cook - Household

Locust St Road Salt Pond, Saline, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cook, McKinleyheadMW29M19MOMOMOLaborerShoe Factory
Cook, LomawifeFW27M18MOMOMO
Cook, ZoladaughterFW8SMOMOMO
Cook, AdelldaughterFW6SMOMOMO

Marriage
These two people married and divorced twice. Mom said her mother abused him one time too many.