The Shemwell Family

Cora SanfordAge: 86 years18871973

Name
Cora Sanford
Given names
Cora
Surname
Sanford
Married name
Cora Kennedy
Birth February 12, 1887
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 11 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
MarriageEdgar Leroy KennedyView this family
November 1, 1908 (Age 21 years)
Census April 20, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Maxine Elizabeth Kennedy
May 29, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Marvel Louise Kennedy
June 24, 1912 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 28 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 29 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 30 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/
Census January 5, 1920 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 42 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
Death of a husbandEdgar Leroy Kennedy
March 27, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Census April 3, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Marriage of a childGeorge O WiseMaxine Elizabeth KennedyView this family
Type: Religious marriage
June 23, 1934 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Steven William Swan
January 6, 1939 (Age 51 years)
Census April 10, 1940 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 54 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 62 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 grandsonSteven William Swan
November 17, 1957 (Age 70 years)
Death of a daughterMarvel Louise Kennedy
October 24, 1963 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 58 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 September 20, 1973 (Age 86 years)
Family with Edgar Leroy Kennedy - View this family
husband
Edgar Leroy Kennedy
Birth: November 9, 1879 34 20Republic, Kansas, United States
Death: March 27, 1930Hutchinson, Reno, Kansas, United States
herself
Cora Sanford
Birth: February 12, 1887Kansas, United States
Death: September 20, 1973Anaheim, Orange, California, United States
Marriage: November 1, 1908Kensington, Smith, Kansas, United States
19 months
daughter
Maxine Elizabeth Kennedy
Birth: May 29, 1910 30 23Kansas, United States
Death: November 6, 1992Ventura, California, United States
2 years
daughter
Marvel Louise Kennedy
Birth: June 24, 1912 32 25Kansas, United States
Death: October 24, 1963Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

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Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Edgar Leroy Kennedy - Household

Kensington, Smith, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Kennedy, Leroy EheadMW30M1KSILIAcashierbank
Kennedy, Cora SwifeFW23M1KSIAMI

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edgar Leroy Kennedy - Household

Houston, Harris, Texas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Kennedy, LeroyheadMW40MKSILIAsolicitoroil company
Kennedy, Cora SwifeFW32MKSIAMI
Kennedy, MaxinedaughterFW9SKSKSKS
Kennedy, MarveldaughterFW7SKSKSKS
Kennedy, William SbrotherMW27SKSILIAsolicitoroil company

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Cora Sanford - Household

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kennedy, Cora SheadFW43Wd21KSIAMI
Kennedy, MaxinedaughterFW19SKSKSKS
Kennedy, Marvel LdaughterFW17SKSKSKS

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Cora Sanford - Household

Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Kennedy, CoraheadFW53WdKSbond clerkState of Kansas
Sanford, EffiemotherFW79WdMI