The Shemwell Family

Foy Thomas CogginAge: 62 years19181980

Name
Foy Thomas Coggin
Given names
Foy Thomas
Surname
Coggin
Birth March 31, 1918 35 31
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918

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

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 2, 1920 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a sisterCatherine Jeanette Coggin
September 14, 1920 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a sisterOpal May Coggin
September 26, 1923 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterGeraldine Coggin
June 20, 1927 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph B “Joe” Coggin
October 17, 1928 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 11 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 of a maternal grandfatherThomas L Smith
March 6, 1930 (Age 11 years)
Census April 19, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Curtis Coggin
August 21, 1930 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 23 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
Birth of a son
#1
Coggin
before April 24, 1948 (Age 30 years)
Death of a sonCoggin
April 24, 1948 (Age 30 years)
Census April 18, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Death of a brotherJacob Claud Coggin
June 17, 1950 (Age 32 years)
Death of a fatherJacob Garfield Coggin
February 10, 1951 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 31 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 motherLula Mae Smith
May 5, 1957 (Age 39 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherEmma Gennette “Nellie” Loftin
April 2, 1958 (Age 40 years)
Death of a brotherJames Paul Coggin
February 13, 1971 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sisterGrace Lee Coggin
August 17, 1972 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sisterGeraldine Coggin
April 19, 1974 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 27 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 September 16, 1980 (Age 62 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Evergreen Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: June 30, 1904Davidson, North Carolina, United States
14 months
elder brother
Jacob Claud Coggin
Birth: August 23, 1905 23 19Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 17, 1950Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
20 months
elder sister
Grace Lee Coggin
Birth: May 6, 1907 24 20North Carolina, United States
Death: August 17, 1972Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
James Paul Coggin
Birth: August 20, 1909 27 23Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 13, 1971Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
15 months
elder sister
Mary Pauline Coggin
Birth: November 11, 1910 28 24Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 17, 1999Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder brother
Joseph B “Joe” Coggin
Birth: December 1914 32 28North Carolina, United States
Death: October 17, 1928Alleghany, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
16 months
elder sister
Lula Annie Coggin
Birth: April 5, 1916 33 29Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 3, 1997Cumberland, North Carolina, United States
2 years
himself
Foy Thomas Coggin
Birth: March 31, 1918 35 31Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 16, 1980Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States
3 years
younger sister
Catherine Jeanette Coggin
Birth: September 14, 1920 38 34Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 21, 2001Mooresville, Iredell, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Opal May Coggin
Birth: September 26, 1923 41 37Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 11, 2013Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
4 years
younger sister
Geraldine Coggin
Birth: June 20, 1927 45 40North Carolina, United States
Death: April 19, 1974Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Charles Curtis Coggin
Birth: August 21, 1930 48 44Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: July 13, 2001Pinehurst, Moore, North Carolina, United States
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himself
Foy Thomas Coggin
Birth: March 31, 1918 35 31Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 16, 1980Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States
wife
Virginia H Dinius
Birth: June 2, 1924Yellowstone, Montana, United States
Death: June 16, 2009Clallam, Washington, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Private
son
Coggin
Birth: before April 24, 1948 30 23Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States
Death: April 24, 1948Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States

Foy Thomas Coggin has 2 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Garfield Coggin - Household

Alleghany, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Coggin, JacobheadMW37MNCNCNCFarmer?? Farm
Coggin, LulawifeFW33MNCNCNC
Coggin, ClaudsonMW14SNCNCNC
Coggin, GracedaughterFW12SNCNCNC
Coggin, JamessonMW10SNCNCNC
Coggin, PaulinedaughterFW9SNCNCNC
Coggin, Joseph CsonMW5SNCNCNC
Coggin, AnniedaughterFW3-0mSNCNCNC
Coggin, FoysonMW1-9mSNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Garfield Coggin - Household

Alleghany, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Coggin, Jacob GheadMW47M22NCNCNCFarmerGeneral Farm
Coggin, Lula MwifeFW44M18NCNCNC
Coggin, James PsonMW20SNCNCNCPlasterBuildings
Coggin, M PaulinedaughterFW19SNCNCNC
Coggin, L AnnedaughterFW14SNCNCNC
Coggin, Thomas FsonMW12SNCNCNC
Coggin, KatherinedaughterFW9SNCNCNC
Coggin, Opal MaydaughterFW6SNCNCNC
Coggin, JerlinedaughterFW2-10mSNCNCNC