The Shemwell Family

Naomi BennettAge: 74 years18971972

Name
Naomi Bennett
Given names
Naomi
Surname
Bennett
Married name
Naomi Cook
Birth June 1897 30 24
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 10 months)
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
Census June 11, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Census April 21, 1910 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Riley Bennett
April 6, 1913 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
MarriageEdward Pairan CookView this family
1917 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/
Marriage of a parentFrank Robert HergtJulia ArthurView this family
October 22, 1919 (Age 22 years)
Census January 20, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Jane Laffoon
July 20, 1921 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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 11, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 husbandEdward Pairan Cook
October 2, 1949 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 May 12, 1972 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Crown Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 18, 1889Indiana, United States
8 years
herself
Naomi Bennett
Birth: June 1897 30 24Indiana, United States
Death: May 12, 1972Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Mother’s family with Frank Robert Hergt - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: October 22, 1919Marion, Indiana, United States
Family with Edward Pairan Cook - View this family
husband
Edward Pairan Cook
Birth: July 24, 1891Lancaster, Fayette, Ohio, United States
Death: October 2, 1949Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
herself
Naomi Bennett
Birth: June 1897 30 24Indiana, United States
Death: May 12, 1972Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States
Marriage: 1917Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Thomas F Bennett - Household

Knox, Indiana, United States

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Bennett, Thomas FheadWMMay186733M11INININday laborer
Bennett, JuliawifeWFJul187227M1121INININ
Bennett, NaomidaughterWFJun18973SINININ

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Julia Arthur - Household

Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Bennett, JuliaheadFW37Wd11INININ
Bennett, NaomidaughterFW12SINININ

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Pairan Cook - Household

Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cook, Edward PheadMW29MOHOHOHorder clerksupply company
Cook, Naomi FwifeFW22MINININstenographeroffice

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Pairan Cook - Household

Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cook, Edward PheadMW38M25OHOHOHsalesmanwholesale plumbing
Cook, NaomiwifeFW32M19INININsecretaryhospital