The Shemwell Family

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Birth	October 23, 1914 27 19 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death of a father	Claude M Cook December 16, 1916 (Age 2 years) Argentine, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
Birth of a brother	Cecil Everett Cook January 20, 1917 (Age 2 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Marriage of a parent	Frank Mitchell Carey — Minnie May Mosher — View this family March 31, 1919 (Age 4 years)
Census	April 26, 1930 (Age 15 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - Frank Mitchell Carey - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - Frank Mitchell Carey - Household 215 North Lime Street Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Carey, Frank M head M W 55 M 26 IN IN IN Tool Issuer Railroad Shop Carey, Minnie M wife F W 34 M 14 KS KS KS Cook, George W step son M W 17 S KS MO KS Painter Apprentice Railroad Shop Cook, Herbert I step son M W 15 S KS MO KS Cook, Cecil E step son M W 13 S KS MO KS
Census	April 18, 1940 (Age 25 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Shared note: 1940 United States - Census transcript - Frank Mitchell Carey - Household 1940 United States - Census transcript - Frank Mitchell Carey - Household 424 Lake Street Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Carey, Frank X head M W 66 M IN Same Place Carey, Minnie C wife F W 44 M KS Same Place Cook, Herbert I step son M W 25 S KS Same Place Helper Steam Railroad Co.
Marriage	Bernice Marjorie Holmes — View this family November 30, 1940 (Age 26 years) St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States
Death of a mother	Minnie May Mosher May 4, 1949 (Age 34 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death of a paternal grandfather	John William “J.W.” Cook December 2, 1954 (Age 40 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Mary Emma Cornine May 10, 1960 (Age 45 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death of a half-brother	Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook March 8, 1961 (Age 46 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Burial of a half-brother	Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook March 11, 1961 (Age 46 years) Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Death of a wife	Bernice Marjorie Holmes July 19, 1969 (Age 54 years) Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States
Marriage	Erma Louise Hedrick — View this family July 20, 1970 (Age 55 years) Holton, Jackson, Kansas, United States
Death of a brother	Cecil Everett Cook April 14, 1980 (Age 65 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Burial of a brother	Cecil Everett Cook April 18, 1980 (Age 65 years) Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Death of a brother	George Waldon Cook January 8, 1984 (Age 69 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death	July 2, 1990 (Age 75 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Burial	Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Georgia M Rollins Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook Family with spouse Minnie May Mosher George Waldon Cook Herbert Isaiah Cook Cecil Everett Cook Claude M Cook Birth: February 1, 1887 26 16 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1916 — Argentine, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Claude M Cook George Waldon Cook Herbert Isaiah Cook Cecil Everett Cook Family with spouse Frank Mitchell Carey Minnie May Mosher Birth: June 12, 1895 — Winchester, Jefferson, Kansas, United States Death: May 4, 1949 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: October 9, 1911 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
11 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nira Faye Clements John Stephen Cook George Waldon Cook Birth: August 31, 1912 25 17 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: January 8, 1984 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
2 years himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bernice Marjorie Holmes Family with spouse Erma Louise Hedrick Herbert Isaiah Cook Birth: October 23, 1914 27 19 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: July 2, 1990 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Virgie Marie Shultz Cecil Everett Cook Birth: January 20, 1917 29 21 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: April 14, 1980 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Father’s family with Georgia M Rollins - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Georgia M Rollins Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook Family with spouse Minnie May Mosher George Waldon Cook Herbert Isaiah Cook Cecil Everett Cook Claude M Cook Birth: February 1, 1887 26 16 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1916 — Argentine, Wyandotte, Kansas, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Claude M Cook Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook Georgia M Rollins Birth: September 15, 1891 — Kansas, United States Death: April 26, 1910 — Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, United States
	Marriage: about 1909 —
15 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Antoinette Audell “Nettie” Daugherty Leona Lavonne Cook Anna Louise Cook Bobby Gene Cook Family with spouse Leatha Rose Glenn Edward Leroy Cook Leo Owen Cook Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook Birth: April 12, 1910 23 18 — Oelwein, Fayette, Iowa, United States Death: March 8, 1961 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

Mother’s family with Frank Mitchell Carey - View this family

step-father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Minnie May Mosher Frank Mitchell Carey Birth: December 4, 1871 — Vincennes, Knox, Indiana, United States Death: December 23, 1944 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Claude M Cook George Waldon Cook Herbert Isaiah Cook Cecil Everett Cook Family with spouse Frank Mitchell Carey Minnie May Mosher Birth: June 12, 1895 — Winchester, Jefferson, Kansas, United States Death: May 4, 1949 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: March 31, 1919 —

Family with Bernice Marjorie Holmes - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bernice Marjorie Holmes Family with spouse Erma Louise Hedrick Herbert Isaiah Cook Birth: October 23, 1914 27 19 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: July 2, 1990 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Herbert Isaiah Cook Family with spouse Bernice Marjorie Holmes Birth: August 16, 1916 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: July 19, 1969 — Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States
	Marriage: November 30, 1940 — St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States

Family with Erma Louise Hedrick - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bernice Marjorie Holmes Family with spouse Erma Louise Hedrick Herbert Isaiah Cook Birth: October 23, 1914 27 19 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: July 2, 1990 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Herbert Isaiah Cook Erma Louise Hedrick Birth: April 12, 1911 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: March 9, 1994 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
	Marriage: July 20, 1970 — Holton, Jackson, Kansas, United States

Private + Bernice Marjorie Holmes - View this family

wife’s husband	Private
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Herbert Isaiah Cook Family with spouse Bernice Marjorie Holmes Birth: August 16, 1916 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Death: July 19, 1969 — Rock Springs, Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States

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Census View	1930 United States - Census transcript - Frank Mitchell Carey - Household 215 North Lime Street Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Carey, Frank M head M W 55 M 26 IN IN IN Tool Issuer Railroad Shop Carey, Minnie M wife F W 34 M 14 KS KS KS Cook, George W step son M W 17 S KS MO KS Painter Apprentice Railroad Shop Cook, Herbert I step son M W 15 S KS MO KS Cook, Cecil E step son M W 13 S KS MO KS
Census View	1940 United States - Census transcript - Frank Mitchell Carey - Household 424 Lake Street Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas Name Info Relation Home V/R Farm Sex Race Age Cond School R/W BP City County State Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Wages Vet War Carey, Frank X head M W 66 M IN Same Place Carey, Minnie C wife F W 44 M KS Same Place Cook, Herbert I step son M W 25 S KS Same Place Helper Steam Railroad Co.

Family with parents
father Parents John William “J.W.” Cook Mary Emma Cornine	Claude M Cook 1887–1916
mother Parents (unknown)	Minnie May Mosher 1895–1949
elder brother Family Nira Faye Clements Private John Stephen Cook Private	George Waldon Cook 1912–1984
himself Family Bernice Marjorie Holmes Erma Louise Hedrick	Herbert Isaiah Cook 1914–1990
younger brother Family Virgie Marie Shultz Private	Cecil Everett Cook 1917–1980
Father’s family with Georgia M Rollins
father Parents John William “J.W.” Cook Mary Emma Cornine	Claude M Cook 1887–1916
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Georgia M Rollins 1891–1910
half-brother Family Antoinette Audell “Nettie” Daugherty Leona Lavonne Cook Anna Louise Cook Bobby Gene Cook Leatha Rose Glenn Edward Leroy Cook Private Private Private Leo Owen Cook	Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook 1910–1961
Mother’s family with Frank Mitchell Carey
step-father Parents (unknown)	Frank Mitchell Carey 1871–1944
mother Parents (unknown)	Minnie May Mosher 1895–1949
Family with Bernice Marjorie Holmes
himself Parents Claude M Cook Minnie May Mosher	Herbert Isaiah Cook 1914–1990
wife Parents (unknown)	Bernice Marjorie Holmes 1916–1969
Family with Erma Louise Hedrick
himself Parents Claude M Cook Minnie May Mosher	Herbert Isaiah Cook 1914–1990
wife Parents (unknown)	Erma Louise Hedrick 1911–1994
Private + Bernice Marjorie Holmes
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Private
wife Parents (unknown)	Bernice Marjorie Holmes 1916–1969