The Shemwell Family

Guy CoxAge: 69 years18971967

Name
Guy Cox
Given names
Guy
Surname
Cox
Birth June 2, 1897 24 19
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 months)
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 brotherHenry Gratten Cox
November 24, 1898 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a brotherGoble Ottway Cox
December 31, 1899 (Age 2 years)
Census June 9, 1900 (Age 3 years)
Death of a brotherGoble Ottway Cox
March 25, 1901 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Grace Cox
March 13, 1902 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid “Toad” Cox
September 29, 1903 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherPrellon Cox Cox
June 18, 1906 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherGlanos “Glen” Cox
December 12, 1909 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherGalen Cox
July 14, 1916 (Age 19 years)
Cause: Typhoid
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 18 years)

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 19 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 20 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 30, 1920 (Age 22 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherAlexander Lee Riley
September 4, 1927 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 32 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
Census April 15, 1930 (Age 32 years)
Census April 15, 1940 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 3, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Death of a fatherEbenezer B Cox
May 21, 1950 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 motherAmelia Ann Riley
January 29, 1955 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Michael Guy Cox
December 16, 1955 (Age 58 years)
Death of a brotherPrellon Cox Cox
March 7, 1958 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 February 8, 1967 (Age 69 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: November 3, 1894Marshall, Kentucky, United States
14 months
elder brother
Galen Cox
Birth: January 16, 1896 22 18Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 14, 1916Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
17 months
himself
Guy Cox
Birth: June 2, 1897 24 19Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 1967Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
18 months
younger brother
Henry Gratten Cox
Birth: November 24, 1898 25 20Kentucky, United States
Death: June 26, 1984McCracken, Kentucky, United States
13 months
younger brother
Goble Ottway Cox
Birth: December 31, 1899 26 21Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1901Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mary Grace Cox
Birth: March 13, 1902 29 24Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 29, 1993Kevil, Ballard, Kentucky, United States
19 months
younger brother
David “Toad” Cox
Birth: September 29, 1903 30 25Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 1983McCracken, Kentucky, United States
3 years
younger brother
Prellon Cox Cox
Birth: June 18, 1906 33 28Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 7, 1958McCracken, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger brother
Glanos “Glen” Cox
Birth: December 12, 1909 36 31Kentucky, United States
Death: February 23, 1973Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
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himself
Guy Cox
Birth: June 2, 1897 24 19Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 1967Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
Myra Z Tucker
Birth: July 20, 1901Kentucky, United States
Death: December 23, 1986Warren, Macomb, Michigan, United States
son
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Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Ebenezer Cox - Household

Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Cox, Ebb BheadWMFeb187327M6KYKYKYFarmer
Cox, AmeliawifeWFJan187822M644KYKYKY
Cox, GarlandsonWMJan18955SKYKYKY
Cox, GuysonWMJun18963SKYKYKY
Cox, GratsonWMNov18972SKYKYKY
Cox, GoblesonWMDec18981SKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Ebenezer B Cox - Household

Ogden Landing Road Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cox, E BheadMW46MKYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Cox, Amelia AwifeFW41MKYNCKY
Cox, GuysonMW22SKYKYKYFarmerHome ??
Cox, HenrysonMW21SKYKYKYFarmerHome ??
Cox, MarydaughterFW17SKYKYKY
Cox, DavidsonMW16SKYKYKY
Cox, PrellonsonMW13SKYKYKY
Cox, GlanossonMW10SKYKYKY