The Shemwell Family

George Archibald Cox Sr.Age: 83 years18901973

Name
George Archibald Cox Sr.
Given names
George Archibald
Surname
Cox
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth May 31, 1890 30 22
Birth of a sisterCora Bessie Cox
June 12, 1892 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Allie Cox
September 3, 1894 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha McLissa Cox
December 1896 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 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
Birth of a sisterSarah Jane Cox
May 20, 1899 (Age 8 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterDorcus Corine Cox
December 2, 1901 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Lovell Cox
April 18, 1905 (Age 14 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Manford Cox
November 4, 1906 (Age 16 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 19 years)
Death of a motherMartha Elander “Mattie” Williams
October 10, 1912 (Age 22 years)
MarriageMina JeffordsView this family
December 13, 1913 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Manford Henry Cox
November 12, 1914 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 25 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a daughter
#2
Vivian Lorene Cox
January 11, 1917 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 26 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 27 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 10, 1920 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Alice Lucille Cox
August 11, 1920 (Age 30 years)
Death of a wifeMina Jeffords
January 21, 1923 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Geraldine Cox
July 31, 1925 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
George Archibald Cox Jr
December 22, 1926 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a son
#6
John Lee “Johnny” Cox
December 13, 1927 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Vennie Lou Cox
April 18, 1929 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 39 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 18, 1930 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#8
Dorcus Laverne Cox
December 19, 1930 (Age 40 years)
Death of a sisterMartha McLissa Cox
April 8, 1933 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Shirley Ann Cox
November 19, 1934 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Wayne Delano Cox
March 13, 1937 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Norman Dewitt Cox
May 15, 1940 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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
Marriage of a childGeorge Archibald Cox JrMary Eleanor JenkinsView this family
April 5, 1947 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Woodrow Samuel Babb Jr
October 12, 1947 (Age 57 years)
Census April 5, 1950 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childClifford Lloyd StevensonMary Geraldine CoxView this family
August 12, 1950 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterSarah Jane Cox
November 17, 1952 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Ricky Eugene Mulvaney
March 13, 1953 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Rhonda Sue Mulvaney
October 30, 1956 (Age 66 years)
Death of a sisterDorcus Corine Cox
October 17, 1957 (Age 67 years)
Death of a grandsonRicky Eugene Mulvaney
February 11, 1958 (Age 67 years)
Cause: Cancer
Death of a brotherJohn Lovell Cox
November 19, 1958 (Age 68 years)
Death of a wifeEmma Lena Jeffords
September 4, 1966 (Age 76 years)
Death of a sisterEstella B “Essie” Cox
January 4, 1968 (Age 77 years)
Death of a sisterMary Allie Cox
January 21, 1969 (Age 78 years)
Death of a sonJohn Lee “Johnny” Cox
December 16, 1971 (Age 81 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 December 10, 1973 (Age 83 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Paradise Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 6, 1885Butler, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder sister
4 years
himself
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Mary Allie Cox
Birth: September 3, 1894 34 26Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 21, 1969Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
younger sister
Martha McLissa Cox
Birth: December 1896 36 28Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1933Econtuchka, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
3 years
younger sister
Sarah Jane Cox
Birth: May 20, 1899 39 31Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: November 17, 1952Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Dorcus Corine Cox
Birth: December 2, 1901 41 33Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 17, 1957Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States
3 years
younger brother
John Lovell Cox
Birth: April 18, 1905 45 37Missouri, United States
Death: November 19, 1958Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Family with Mina Jeffords - View this family
himself
wife
Mina Jeffords
Birth: May 23, 1892 24 21Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 21, 1923Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Marriage: December 13, 1913Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States
11 months
son
Manford Henry Cox
Birth: November 12, 1914 24 22Kilgore, Clay, Arkansas, United States
Death: January 6, 1990Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
2 years
daughter
Vivian Lorene Cox
Birth: January 11, 1917 26 24Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, United States
Death: March 9, 2002Bertrand, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
4 years
daughter
Alice Lucille Cox
Birth: August 11, 1920 30 28Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: July 12, 2002Flora, Clay, Illinois, United States
Family with Emma Lena Jeffords - View this family
himself
wife
daughter
Mary Geraldine Cox
Birth: July 31, 1925 35 23Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 2008Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
17 months
son
George Archibald Cox Jr
Birth: December 22, 1926 36 25Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: December 21, 1974Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1 year
son
John Lee “Johnny” Cox
Birth: December 13, 1927 37 26Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: December 16, 1971Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
16 months
daughter
Vennie Lou Cox
Birth: April 18, 1929 38 27Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: November 20, 2012Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
20 months
daughter
Dorcus Laverne Cox
Birth: December 19, 1930 40 29Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: May 26, 2021Florida, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Shirley Ann Cox
Birth: November 19, 1934 44 33Charleston, Clark, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 2021Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
2 years
son
Wayne Delano Cox
Birth: March 13, 1937 46 35Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: April 20, 2003Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
3 years
son
Norman Dewitt Cox
Birth: May 15, 1940 49 38Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 19, 2018Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States

George Archibald Cox Sr. has 6 first cousins recorded

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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John Manford Cox - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cox, John MheadWMJan185842M16INININFarmer
Cox, Martha EwifeWFMar186832M1676MOTNMO
Cox, EssiedaughterWFNov188613SMOINMOAt School
Cox, George AsonWMMay188911SMOINMOAt School
Cox, BessiedaughterWFJun18918SMOINMOAt School
Cox, AlliedaughterWFJuly18936MMOINMO
Cox, Martha MdaughterWFDec18963SMOINMO
Cox, SarahdaughterWFMay18991SMOINMO

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James P Green - Household

South of City Limits of Poplar Bluff Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Green, James PheadMW39M23INUSUSSwitchmanRailroad
Green, EssiewifeFW22M1300MOUSUS
Cox, George ABrother in lawMW19SMOUSUSLaborerGeneral

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - George Archibald Cox Sr. - Household

609 Cleveland Tywappity, Mississippi, Missouri

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cox, George AheadMW29MMOMOMOCar InspectorRailroad
Cox, MinawifeFW27MMOILMONone
Cox, Manford HsonMW5SMOMOMO
Cox, Vivian NdaughterFW2-11mSMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George Archibald Cox Sr. - Household

413 Johnson Street Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Cox, George AheadMW39M21MOILMOCar InspectorRail Road
Cox, EmmawifeFW28M23KYKYKY
Cox, ManfordsonMW15SMOMOMO
Cox, ViviandaughterFW13SMOMOMO
Cox, AlicedaughterFW9SMOMOMO
Cox, Mary GeraldinedaughterFW4SMOMOKY
Cox, George A Jr.sonMW3SMOMOKY
Cox, John LeesonMW2SMOMOKY
Cox, Vennie LoudaughterFW1SMOMOKY