The Shemwell Family

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Birth	December 13, 1927 37 26 Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Vennie Lou Cox April 18, 1929 (Age 16 months) Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 months) 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 2 years) Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Archibald Cox Sr. - Household 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Archibald Cox Sr. - Household 413 Johnson Street Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Cox, George A head M W 39 M 21 MO IL MO Car Inspector Rail Road Cox, Emma wife F W 28 M 23 KY KY KY Cox, Manford son M W 15 S MO MO MO Cox, Vivian daughter F W 13 S MO MO MO Cox, Alice daughter F W 9 S MO MO MO Cox, Mary Geraldine daughter F W 4 S MO MO KY Cox, George A Jr. son M W 3 S MO MO KY Cox, John Lee son M W 2 S MO MO KY Cox, Vennie Lou daughter F W 1 S MO MO KY
Birth of a sister	Dorcus Laverne Cox December 19, 1930 (Age 3 years) Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death of a maternal grandfather	Henry Josiah Jeffords March 29, 1934 (Age 6 years) Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Shirley Ann Cox November 19, 1934 (Age 6 years) Charleston, Clark, Missouri, United States
Birth of a brother	Wayne Delano Cox March 13, 1937 (Age 9 years) Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Birth of a brother	Norman Dewitt Cox May 15, 1940 (Age 12 years) Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 13 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
Census	April 1, 1950 (Age 22 years) Fairfield, Wayne, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 22 years) South Korea 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 mother	Emma Lena Jeffords September 4, 1966 (Age 38 years) Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 18 years) Vietnam 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 16, 1971 (Age 44 years) Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
Burial	Highland Memorial Cemetery, Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Highland Memorial Cemetery

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mina Jeffords Manford Henry Cox Vivian Lorene Cox Alice Lucille Cox Family with spouse Emma Lena Jeffords Mary Geraldine Cox George Archibald Cox Jr John Lee “Johnny” Cox Vennie Lou Cox Dorcus Laverne Cox Shirley Ann Cox Wayne Delano Cox Norman Dewitt Cox George Archibald Cox Sr. Birth: May 31, 1890 30 22 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 10, 1973 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Archibald Cox Sr. Mary Geraldine Cox George Archibald Cox Jr John Lee “Johnny” Cox Vennie Lou Cox Dorcus Laverne Cox Shirley Ann Cox Wayne Delano Cox Norman Dewitt Cox Emma Lena Jeffords Birth: September 18, 1901 33 31 — Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1966 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clifford Lloyd Stevenson Mary Geraldine Cox Birth: July 31, 1925 35 23 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: April 8, 2008 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
17 months elder brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Eleanor Jenkins George Archibald Cox Jr Birth: December 22, 1926 36 25 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: December 21, 1974 — Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
1 year himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nellie Lorraine Sanders John Lee “Johnny” Cox Birth: December 13, 1927 37 26 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1971 — Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
16 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Washington Tumbleson Vennie Lou Cox Birth: April 18, 1929 38 27 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: November 20, 2012 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
20 months younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Roger Edwin Fellows Dorcus Laverne Cox Birth: December 19, 1930 40 29 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: May 26, 2021 — Florida, United States
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younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Jack Paul McElyea Shirley Ann Cox Birth: November 19, 1934 44 33 — Charleston, Clark, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 2021 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Dorothy Marie Simmons Lella Marie Cox Wayne Delano Cox Birth: March 13, 1937 46 35 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: April 20, 2003 — Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Norman Dewitt Cox Birth: May 15, 1940 49 38 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 19, 2018 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States

Father’s family with Mina Jeffords - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mina Jeffords Manford Henry Cox Vivian Lorene Cox Alice Lucille Cox Family with spouse Emma Lena Jeffords Mary Geraldine Cox George Archibald Cox Jr John Lee “Johnny” Cox Vennie Lou Cox Dorcus Laverne Cox Shirley Ann Cox Wayne Delano Cox Norman Dewitt Cox George Archibald Cox Sr. Birth: May 31, 1890 30 22 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 10, 1973 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Archibald Cox Sr. Manford Henry Cox Vivian Lorene Cox Alice Lucille Cox Mina Jeffords Birth: May 23, 1892 24 21 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 21, 1923 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: December 13, 1913 — Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States
11 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Norma Lucille Presson Manford Henry Cox Birth: November 12, 1914 24 22 — Kilgore, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: January 6, 1990 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Woodrow Samuel Babb Woodrow Samuel Babb Jr Vivian Lorene Cox Birth: January 11, 1917 26 24 — Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 9, 2002 — Bertrand, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
4 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Paul Odes McKenzie Alice Lucille Cox Birth: August 11, 1920 30 28 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: July 12, 2002 — Flora, Clay, Illinois, United States

Family with Nellie Lorraine Sanders - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nellie Lorraine Sanders John Lee “Johnny” Cox Birth: December 13, 1927 37 26 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1971 — Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Lee “Johnny” Cox Family with spouse Curtis Lesile Ford Nellie Lorraine Sanders Birth: September 5, 1927 — Iuka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: September 6, 1982 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
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Curtis Lesile Ford + Nellie Lorraine Sanders - View this family

wife’s husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Nellie Lorraine Sanders Curtis Lesile Ford Birth: May 18, 1940 — Hillview, Greene, Illinois, United States Death: September 6, 1982 — Sangamon, Illinois, United States
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse John Lee “Johnny” Cox Family with spouse Curtis Lesile Ford Nellie Lorraine Sanders Birth: September 5, 1927 — Iuka, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: September 6, 1982 — Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: after 1972 —

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1930 United States - Census transcript - George Archibald Cox Sr. - Household 413 Johnson Street Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri Name Relation Home V/R Radio Farm Sex Race Age Cond AM School R/W BP FBP MBP Lang Imm Nat Eng Occupation Industry Code Emp Work Unemp Vet War Cox, George A head M W 39 M 21 MO IL MO Car Inspector Rail Road Cox, Emma wife F W 28 M 23 KY KY KY Cox, Manford son M W 15 S MO MO MO Cox, Vivian daughter F W 13 S MO MO MO Cox, Alice daughter F W 9 S MO MO MO Cox, Mary Geraldine daughter F W 4 S MO MO KY Cox, George A Jr. son M W 3 S MO MO KY Cox, John Lee son M W 2 S MO MO KY Cox, Vennie Lou daughter F W 1 S MO MO KY

Family with parents
father Parents John Manford Cox Martha Elander “Mattie” Williams	George Archibald Cox Sr. 1890–1973
mother Parents Henry Josiah Jeffords Sarah Melissa Rushin	Emma Lena Jeffords 1901–1966
elder sister Family Clifford Lloyd Stevenson	Mary Geraldine Cox 1925–2008
elder brother Family Mary Eleanor Jenkins	George Archibald Cox Jr 1926–1974
himself Family Nellie Lorraine Sanders Private Private Private	John Lee “Johnny” Cox 1927–1971
younger sister Family George Washington Tumbleson Private Private Private	Vennie Lou Cox 1929–2012
younger sister Family Roger Edwin Fellows Private Private	Dorcus Laverne Cox 1930–2021
sister Family (none)	Private
younger sister Family Jack Paul McElyea Private	Shirley Ann Cox 1934–2021
younger brother Family Dorothy Marie Simmons Lella Marie Cox Private	Wayne Delano Cox 1937–2003
younger brother Family Private Private	Norman Dewitt Cox 1940–2018
Father’s family with Mina Jeffords
father Parents John Manford Cox Martha Elander “Mattie” Williams	George Archibald Cox Sr. 1890–1973
step-mother Parents Henry Josiah Jeffords Sarah Melissa Rushin	Mina Jeffords 1892–1923
half-brother Family Norma Lucille Presson Private Private	Manford Henry Cox 1914–1990
half-sister Family Woodrow Samuel Babb Private Woodrow Samuel Babb Jr	Vivian Lorene Cox 1917–2002
half-sister Family Paul Odes McKenzie Private Private Private	Alice Lucille Cox 1920–2002
Family with Nellie Lorraine Sanders
himself Parents George Archibald Cox Sr. Emma Lena Jeffords	John Lee “Johnny” Cox 1927–1971
wife Parents (unknown)	Nellie Lorraine Sanders 1927–1982
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
daughter Family (none)	Private
Curtis Lesile Ford + Nellie Lorraine Sanders
wife’s husband Parents (unknown)	Curtis Lesile Ford 1940–1982
wife Parents (unknown)	Nellie Lorraine Sanders 1927–1982