The Shemwell Family

Mina JeffordsAge: 30 years18921923

Name
Mina Jeffords
Given names
Mina
Surname
Jeffords
Married name
Mina Cox
Birth May 23, 1892 24 21
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann Floyd
December 3, 1895 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJoel Rushin
February 3, 1896 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 sisterEmma Lena Jeffords
September 18, 1901 (Age 9 years)
Death of a motherSarah Melissa Rushin
after September 18, 1901 (Age 9 years)
MarriageGeorge Archibald Cox Sr.View this family
December 13, 1913 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Manford Henry Cox
November 12, 1914 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 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 24 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Alice Lucille Cox
August 11, 1920 (Age 28 years)
Death January 21, 1923 (Age 30 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Henry Josiah Jeffords
Birth: November 21, 1867Pope, Illinois, United States
Death: March 29, 1934Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
mother
Sarah Melissa Rushin
Birth: September 15, 1870 44 41Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: after September 18, 1901Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: December 24, 1891Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States
5 months
herself
Mina Jeffords
Birth: May 23, 1892 24 21Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 21, 1923Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
9 years
younger sister
Family with George Archibald Cox Sr. - View this family
husband
herself
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
George Archibald Cox Sr. + Emma Lena Jeffords - View this family
husband
younger sister
niece
Mary Geraldine Cox
Birth: July 31, 1925 35 23Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 2008Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
17 months
nephew
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
nephew
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
niece
Vennie Lou Cox
Birth: April 18, 1929 38 27Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: November 20, 2012Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
20 months
niece
Dorcus Laverne Cox
Birth: December 19, 1930 40 29Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: May 26, 2021Florida, United States
niece
Private
niece
Shirley Ann Cox
Birth: November 19, 1934 44 33Charleston, Clark, Missouri, United States
Death: December 29, 2021Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
2 years
nephew
Wayne Delano Cox
Birth: March 13, 1937 46 35Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death: April 20, 2003Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
3 years
nephew
Norman Dewitt Cox
Birth: May 15, 1940 49 38Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death: March 19, 2018Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States

Mina Jeffords has 6 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

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