The Shemwell Family

Cora Ann PottengerAge: 75 years18851960

Name
Cora Ann Pottenger
Given names
Cora Ann
Surname
Pottenger
Birth March 16, 1885 25 23
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Washington Powers
August 6, 1889 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherRebecca Ann Powers
January 11, 1890 (Age 4 years)
Marriage of a parentCrayton PottengerMelvina PowersView this family
May 1, 1891 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a half-brotherGeorge William Pottenger
April 9, 1892 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a half-brotherEzra Albert Pottenger
August 15, 1894 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a half-sisterLula May Pottenger
January 16, 1897 (Age 11 years)
Marriage
Never Married

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 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 half-sisterAlma Pearl Pottenger
September 12, 1899 (Age 14 years)
Census June 11, 1900 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMarinda Belle Pottenger
December 20, 1901 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-sisterNola Christine Pottenger
August 14, 1904 (Age 19 years)
Birth of a half-brotherSherman B Pottenger
December 25, 1906 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a half-sisterDelila Jane “Lila” Pottenger
October 3, 1909 (Age 24 years)
Death of a half-brotherSherman B Pottenger
November 7, 1911 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a half-brotherKenneth Gordon Pottenger
September 23, 1913 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 30 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 half-brotherEzra Albert Pottenger
October 10, 1918 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 31 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 32 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 20, 1920 (Age 34 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Ann “Polly” Kittrell
March 13, 1927 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 44 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
Marriage of a parentCrayton PottengerEmma MaceView this family
February 18, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Death of a fatherCrayton Pottenger
August 7, 1933 (Age 48 years)
Census May 1, 1940 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 56 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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 64 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 half-brotherGeorge William Pottenger
July 6, 1958 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 60 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 May 4, 1960 (Age 75 years)
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Cedar Grove Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Rebecca Ann Powers
Birth: November 28, 1861 28 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 11, 1890Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: July 20, 1882Clay, Arkansas, United States
3 years
herself
Cora Ann Pottenger
Birth: March 16, 1885 25 23Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: May 4, 1960Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Melvina Powers - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: May 1, 1891Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
11 months
half-brother
2 years
half-brother
Ezra Albert Pottenger
Birth: August 15, 1894 35 19Missouri, United States
Death: October 10, 1918Rapides, Louisiana, United States
2 years
half-sister
Lula May Pottenger
Birth: January 16, 1897 37 22Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 15, 1982Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, United States
3 years
half-sister
Alma Pearl Pottenger
Birth: September 12, 1899 40 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: July 10, 1980Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
2 years
half-sister
3 years
half-sister
Nola Christine Pottenger
Birth: August 14, 1904 45 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 23, 1988Roseville, Placer, California, United States
2 years
half-brother
Sherman B Pottenger
Birth: December 25, 1906 47 32Missouri, United States
Death: November 7, 1911Boone, Arkansas, United States
3 years
half-sister
Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger
Birth: October 3, 1909 50 34Tuckerman, Jackson, Arkansas, United States
Death: December 3, 1996Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
4 years
half-brother
Kenneth Gordon Pottenger
Birth: September 23, 1913 54 38Leadville, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Death: August 21, 1995Lebanon, Laclede, Missouri, United States
Father’s family with Emma Mace - View this family
father
step-mother
Emma Mace
Birth: February 9, 1854Ohio, United States
Death: December 12, 1950Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Marriage: February 18, 1930Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Pottenger, CraytonheadWMJul186039M9ININOHFarmer
Pottenger, MelvinawifeWFNov187425M944MOMOMO
Pottenger, Cora AdaughterWFMar188515SMOINMOAt School
Pottenger, George WsonWMApr18928SMOINMO
Pottenger, Ezra AsonWMAug18945SMOINMO
Pottenger, Lula MdaughterWFJan18973SMOINMO
Pottenger, Alma PdaughterWFSep18998mSMOINMO
Powers,Polly Amother in lawWFMar183763Wd104MOMOTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Crayton Pottenger - Household

Dodd, Marion, Arkansas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Pottenger, CraytonheadMW60MOHINOHFarmerGeneral Farm
Pottenger, MelvinawifeFW45MMOMOMO
Pottenger, Cora AdaughterFW34SMOOHMO
Pottenger, BelledaughterFW18SMOOHMO
Pottenger, NoladaughterFW15SMOOHMO
Pottenger, DeliladaughterFW10SAROHMO
Pottenger, KennethsonMW6SAROHMO
Powers, Polly AmotherFW82WdMOKYTN