The Shemwell Family

Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” CookAge: 60 years19381999

Name
Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook
Given names
Kenneth Eugene
Surname
Cook
Nickname
Kenny
Birth June 22, 1938 37 35
Marriage of a parentJoseph Bun AlfreyLoma Mae McLaughlinView this family
Type: Civil marriage
September 14, 1942 (Age 4 years)
Note: These two people married and divorced twice. Mom said her mother abused him one time too many.
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Margaret Maude “Maggie” Cornine
January 23, 1943 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 3 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
Marriage of a parentIsaiah McKinley CookHesper Elvin CarpenterView this family
Type: Religious marriage
September 29, 1946 (Age 8 years)
Address: Home of Reverend J.D.McLaughlin
Death of a maternal grandfatherRev. James Delano “Dell” McLaughlin
May 11, 1952 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 11 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 son
#1
Kenneth Eugene Cook Jr
January 5, 1960 (Age 21 years)
Death of a sonKenneth Eugene Cook Jr
February 29, 1960 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Danny Lee Cook
September 24, 1962 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 7 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 motherLoma Mae McLaughlin
February 16, 1978 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherIsaiah McKinley Cook
June 18, 1978 (Age 39 years)
Death of a sisterZola Louise Cook
October 13, 1981 (Age 43 years)
Burial of a sisterZola Louise Cook
October 15, 1981 (Age 43 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ridge Park Cemetery
Death February 1, 1999 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Osceola Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
elder sister
Zola Louise Cook
Birth: May 27, 1921 20 18Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: October 13, 1981Marshall, Saline, Missouri, United States
9 months
elder sister
16 years
himself
Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook
Birth: June 22, 1938 37 35Slater, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1, 1999Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
sister
Private
Father’s family with Hesper Elvin Carpenter - View this family
father
step-mother
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
Mother’s family with Joseph Bun Alfrey - View this family
step-father
Joseph Bun Alfrey
Birth: August 14, 1894Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 1961Blue Springs, Jackson, Missouri, United States
mother
Marriage: September 14, 1942Sedalia, Pettis, Missouri, United States
Family with Diane Marie Karshner - View this family
himself
Kenneth Eugene “Kenny” Cook
Birth: June 22, 1938 37 35Slater, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1, 1999Osceola, St. Clair, Missouri, United States
wife
Diane Marie Karshner
Birth: March 31, 1941Bremen, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Death: May 11, 2003Logan, Hocking, Ohio, United States
son
Kenneth Eugene Cook Jr
Birth: January 5, 1960 21 18Lexington, Lafayette, Missouri, United States
Death: February 29, 1960Concordia, Lafayette, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private
son
Danny Lee Cook
Birth: September 24, 1962 24 21Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
Death: March 2, 2007St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States
daughter
Private