The Shemwell Family

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Birth	May 15, 1940 49 38 Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Census	April 5, 1950 (Age 9 years) Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death of a mother	Emma Lena Jeffords September 4, 1966 (Age 26 years) Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death of a brother	John Lee “Johnny” Cox December 16, 1971 (Age 31 years) Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States
Death of a father	George Archibald Cox Sr. December 10, 1973 (Age 33 years) Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death of a brother	George Archibald Cox Jr December 21, 1974 (Age 34 years) Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States
Death of a half-brother	Manford Henry Cox January 6, 1990 (Age 49 years) Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death of a half-sister	Vivian Lorene Cox March 9, 2002 (Age 61 years) Bertrand, Mississippi, Missouri, United States
Death of a half-sister	Alice Lucille Cox July 12, 2002 (Age 62 years) Flora, Clay, Illinois, United States
Death of a brother	Wayne Delano Cox April 20, 2003 (Age 62 years) Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death of a sister	Mary Geraldine Cox April 8, 2008 (Age 67 years) Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Death of a sister	Vennie Lou Cox November 20, 2012 (Age 72 years) Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States
Death	March 19, 2018 (Age 77 years) Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States
Burial	Paradise Cemetery, Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Paradise 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 elder brother	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 elder 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 elder 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
sister	Private
elder 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 elder 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 himself	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

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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
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

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himself	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
wife	Private
son	Private

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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
elder brother Family Nellie Lorraine Sanders Private Private Private	John Lee “Johnny” Cox 1927–1971
elder sister Family George Washington Tumbleson Private Private Private	Vennie Lou Cox 1929–2012
elder sister Family Roger Edwin Fellows Private Private	Dorcus Laverne Cox 1930–2021
sister Family (none)	Private
elder sister Family Jack Paul McElyea Private	Shirley Ann Cox 1934–2021
elder brother Family Dorothy Marie Simmons Lella Marie Cox Private	Wayne Delano Cox 1937–2003
himself 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 Private
himself Parents George Archibald Cox Sr. Emma Lena Jeffords	Norman Dewitt Cox 1940–2018
wife Parents (unknown)	Private
son Family (none)	Private