The Shemwell Family

Estella B “Essie” CoxAge: 81 years18861968

Name
Estella B “Essie” Cox
Given names
Estella B
Surname
Cox
Married name
Estella B Green
Married name
Estella B Beck
Nickname
Essie
Birth November 1886 26 18
Birth of a brotherGeorge Archibald Cox Sr.
May 31, 1890 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterCora Bessie Cox
June 12, 1892 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Allie Cox
September 3, 1894 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterMartha McLissa Cox
December 1896 (Age 10 years)
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
Birth of a sisterSarah Jane Cox
May 20, 1899 (Age 12 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a sisterDorcus Corine Cox
December 2, 1901 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Lovell Cox
April 18, 1905 (Age 18 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Manford Cox
November 4, 1906 (Age 20 years)
MarriageJames P GreenView this family
February 26, 1907 (Age 20 years)
Census April 22, 1910 (Age 23 years)
Death of a motherMartha Elander “Mattie” Williams
October 10, 1912 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a husbandJames P Green
June 19, 1917 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 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 31 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/
MarriageGeorge M BeckView this family
April 7, 1919 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Emma Lorraine Beck
June 8, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Frank Arvile Beck
August 9, 1922 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Carmelle Jeanette Beck
September 15, 1926 (Age 39 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
Census April 12, 1930 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sisterMartha McLissa Cox
April 8, 1933 (Age 46 years)
Death of a husbandGeorge M Beck
February 19, 1935 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sonFrank Arvile Beck
May 22, 1936 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Accidental Gunshot
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 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 sisterSarah Jane Cox
November 17, 1952 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 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 sisterDorcus Corine Cox
October 17, 1957 (Age 70 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Lovell Cox
November 19, 1958 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 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 January 4, 1968 (Age 81 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 6, 1885Butler, Missouri, United States
13 months
herself
4 years
younger brother
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 James P Green - View this family
husband
James P Green
Birth: November 17, 1869Fountain, Indiana, United States
Death: June 19, 1917Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
herself
Marriage: February 26, 1907Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with George M Beck - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: April 7, 1919Vigo, Indiana, United States
14 months
daughter
Emma Lorraine Beck
Birth: June 8, 1920 45 33Carlisle, Sullivan, Indiana, United States
Death: November 14, 2002
2 years
son
Frank Arvile Beck
Birth: August 9, 1922 48 35Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States
Death: May 22, 1936Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States
4 years
daughter
Carmelle Jeanette Beck
Birth: September 15, 1926 52 39Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
Death: March 22, 2008Reno, Washoe, Nevada, United States
George M Beck + Maude Cox - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Maude Cox
Birth: February 14, 1881Indiana, United States
Death: January 11, 1915Illinois, United States
Marriage: July 1899

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

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - George M Beck - Household

Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana 1235 E Indiana St.

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Beck, George MheadMW55M44INININFlagmanC & E I Railroad
Beck, EssiewifeFW41M30MOINMO
Beck, EmmadaughterFW9SININMO
Beck, Frank OsonMW7SININMO
Beck, CarmelledaughterFW3-7mSILINMO