The Shemwell Family

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Birth	January 20, 1917 29 21 Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Historical Event	World War I between 1917 and November 1918 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 11 months) 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/
Marriage of a parent	Frank Mitchell Carey — Minnie May Mosher — View this family March 31, 1919 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 12 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 26, 1930 (Age 13 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
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 24 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
Death of a mother	Minnie May Mosher May 4, 1949 (Age 32 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 32 years) South Korea 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 paternal grandfather	John William “J.W.” Cook December 2, 1954 (Age 37 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death of a paternal grandmother	Mary Emma Cornine May 10, 1960 (Age 43 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Death of a half-brother	Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook March 8, 1961 (Age 44 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Burial of a half-brother	Claude Leroy “Buster” Cook March 11, 1961 (Age 44 years) Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 28 years) Vietnam 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	April 14, 1980 (Age 63 years) Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
Burial	April 18, 1980 (4 days after death) 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 elder brother	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 himself	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 Virgie Marie Shultz - View this family

himself	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
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Cecil Everett Cook Virgie Marie Shultz Birth: December 1, 1916 — Randolph, Riley, Kansas, United States Death: November 17, 1997 — Plano, Collin, Texas, United States
son	Private

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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

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
elder brother Family Bernice Marjorie Holmes Erma Louise Hedrick	Herbert Isaiah Cook 1914–1990
himself 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 Virgie Marie Shultz
himself Parents Claude M Cook Minnie May Mosher	Cecil Everett Cook 1917–1980
wife Parents (unknown)	Virgie Marie Shultz 1916–1997
son Family (none)	Private