The Shemwell Family

Robert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr.Age: 82 years18891971

Name
Robert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr.
Given names
Robert Cornelius
Surname
Jones
Name suffix
Jr.
Nickname
Coot
Birth February 25, 1889 40 36
Birth of a sisterEula V Jones
August 1893 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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
Death of a motherElizabeth Danalee “Bettie” Hammond
June 3, 1905 (Age 16 years)
Death of a fatherRobert Cornelius Jones
July 22, 1912 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 26 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 27 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 28 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/
Death of a brotherRobert Lee Jones
March 14, 1922 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 40 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 52 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 brotherWilliam Henry “Dub” Jones
December 2, 1949 (Age 60 years)
Death of a brotherWalter Cornelius Jones
September 6, 1952 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 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 sisterEmma Ann Jones
May 19, 1966 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 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 April 15, 1971 (Age 82 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Faith Memorial Park
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father
mother
Marriage: December 24, 1872
2 years
elder brother
23 months
elder brother
William Henry “Dub” Jones
Birth: December 13, 1875 26 23Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: December 2, 1949Richland, Louisiana, United States
23 months
elder brother
Robert Lee Jones
Birth: November 1, 1877 28 25Louisiana, United States
Death: March 14, 1922Louisiana, United States
2 years
elder sister
Florence F Jones
Birth: February 1880 31 27Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
Walter Cornelius Jones
Birth: July 3, 1882 33 29Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: September 6, 1952Richland, Louisiana, United States
2 years
elder sister
Emma Ann Jones
Birth: December 4, 1884 35 32Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: May 19, 1966Epps, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States
4 years
himself
Robert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr.
Birth: February 25, 1889 40 36Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: April 15, 1971Epps, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States
5 years
younger sister
Eula V Jones
Birth: August 1893 44 40Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death:
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himself
Robert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr.
Birth: February 25, 1889 40 36Alto, Richland, Louisiana, United States
Death: April 15, 1971Epps, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States
wife
Clara Mae Tibbs
Birth: April 9, 1894Arkansas, United States
Death: November 1974Epps, West Carroll, Louisiana, United States
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Robert Cornelius “Coot” Jones Jr. has 9 first cousins recorded