The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	May 6, 1914 47 41 Christian, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 19 months) 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 2 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 3 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/
Death of a mother	Addie Almira Phipps January 21, 1921 (Age 6 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Marriage of a parent	Franklin B Cobb — Mary Susan “Susie” Arvin — View this family about 1922 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event	The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 15 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 half-sister	Beulah Maude Cobb August 4, 1934 (Age 20 years) Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
Death of a father	Franklin B Cobb November 26, 1943 (Age 29 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Historical Event	World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 27 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 35 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 half-brother	Herbert Forrest Cobb August 6, 1959 (Age 45 years) Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
Death of a half-brother	Walter William Cobb April 14, 1966 (Age 51 years) Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death of a half-sister	Ibyll Cobb June 15, 1970 (Age 56 years) Dade, Florida, United States
Historical Event	Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 31 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	unknown

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Susan “Susie” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Matton Herbert Forrest Cobb Walter William Cobb Beulah Maude Cobb Ibyll Cobb Family with spouse Addie Almira Phipps Alma Cobb Franklin B Cobb Birth: February 2, 1867 39 35 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1943 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Franklin B Cobb Alma Cobb Addie Almira Phipps Birth: November 21, 1872 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: January 21, 1921 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: April 3, 1913 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
13 months herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Alma Cobb Birth: May 6, 1914 47 41 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death:

Father’s family with Mary Susan “Susie” Arvin - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Susan “Susie” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Matton Herbert Forrest Cobb Walter William Cobb Beulah Maude Cobb Ibyll Cobb Family with spouse Addie Almira Phipps Alma Cobb Franklin B Cobb Birth: February 2, 1867 39 35 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1943 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Franklin B Cobb Mary Susan “Susie” Arvin Birth: August 8, 1878 39 34 — Madison, Kentucky, United States Death: July 8, 1969 — Pembroke, Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: about 1922 —

Father’s family with Addie Matton - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Susan “Susie” Arvin Family with spouse Addie Matton Herbert Forrest Cobb Walter William Cobb Beulah Maude Cobb Ibyll Cobb Family with spouse Addie Almira Phipps Alma Cobb Franklin B Cobb Birth: February 2, 1867 39 35 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 26, 1943 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Franklin B Cobb Herbert Forrest Cobb Walter William Cobb Beulah Maude Cobb Ibyll Cobb Addie Matton Birth: September 1870 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 19, 1911 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: March 21, 1889 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
-2 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Herbert Forrest Cobb Birth: January 24, 1889 21 18 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 6, 1959 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
5 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Walter William Cobb Birth: April 3, 1894 27 23 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: April 14, 1966 — Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Beulah Maude Cobb Birth: January 6, 1897 29 26 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 4, 1934 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Ibyll Cobb Birth: January 6, 1897 29 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: June 15, 1970 — Dade, Florida, United States

Family with parents
father Parents Elbert Howell Cobb Matilda Jane Gray	Franklin B Cobb 1867–1943
mother Parents (unknown)	Addie Almira Phipps 1872–1921
herself Family (none)	Alma Cobb 1914–
Father’s family with Mary Susan “Susie” Arvin
father Parents Elbert Howell Cobb Matilda Jane Gray	Franklin B Cobb 1867–1943
step-mother Parents Jamison Arvin Melissa Witt	Mary Susan “Susie” Arvin 1878–1969
Father’s family with Addie Matton
father Parents Elbert Howell Cobb Matilda Jane Gray	Franklin B Cobb 1867–1943
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Addie Matton 1870–1911
half-brother Family (none)	Herbert Forrest Cobb 1889–1959
half-brother Family (none)	Walter William Cobb 1894–1966
half-sister Family (none)	Beulah Maude Cobb 1897–1934
half-sister Family (none)	Ibyll Cobb 1897–1970