The Shemwell Family

Martha McLissa CoxAge: 36 years18961933

Name
Martha McLissa Cox
Given names
Martha McLissa
Surname
Cox
Married name
Martha McLissa Gamel
Birth December 1896 36 28
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 16 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
Birth of a sisterSarah Jane Cox
May 20, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Census June 4, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterDorcus Corine Cox
December 2, 1901 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJohn Lovell Cox
April 18, 1905 (Age 8 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Manford Cox
November 4, 1906 (Age 9 years)
Census April 28, 1910 (Age 13 years)
Death of a motherMartha Elander “Mattie” Williams
October 10, 1912 (Age 15 years)
MarriageJames Edward GamelView this family
June 12, 1915 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 19 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 20 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 21 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/
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
Death April 8, 1933 (Age 36 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 6, 1885Butler, Missouri, United States
13 months
elder sister
4 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder sister
Mary Allie Cox
Birth: September 3, 1894 34 26Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 21, 1969Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
herself
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 Edward Gamel - View this family
husband
James Edward Gamel
Birth: January 31, 1894Middlebrook, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: February 10, 1972Gardena, Los Angeles, California, United States
herself
Martha McLissa Cox
Birth: December 1896 36 28Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1933Econtuchka, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States
Marriage: June 12, 1915Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States

Martha McLissa Cox has 6 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

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 - Martha Elander “Mattie” Williams - Household

Kilgore, Clay, Arkansas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cox, Mattie MrsheadFW42Wd98MOMOMOLaborerDress Maker
Cox, Allie MdaughterFW15MMOINMO
Cox, Martha MdaughterFW13SMOINMO
Cox, Sarah JdaughterFW10SMOINMO
Cox, Dorcus KdaughterFW8SMOINMO
Cox, John LsonMW5SMOINMO