The Shemwell Family

David “Toad” CoxAge: 79 years19031983

Name
David “Toad” Cox
Given names
David
Surname
Cox
Nickname
Toad
Birth September 29, 1903 30 25
Birth of a brotherPrellon Cox Cox
June 18, 1906 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherGlanos “Glen” Cox
December 12, 1909 (Age 6 years)
Death of a brotherGalen Cox
July 14, 1916 (Age 12 years)
Cause: Typhoid
No Children
No Children

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 12 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 13 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 14 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 16 years)
MarriageOleta Alberta KeelView this family
about 1927 (Age 23 years)

Death of a maternal grandfatherAlexander Lee Riley
September 4, 1927 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 26 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
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 38 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
Death of a fatherEbenezer B Cox
May 21, 1950 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 46 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 51 years)
Death of a brotherPrellon Cox Cox
March 7, 1958 (Age 54 years)
Death of a brotherGuy Cox
February 8, 1967 (Age 63 years)
Death of a brotherGlanos “Glen” Cox
February 23, 1973 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 42 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 April 26, 1983 (Age 79 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Newton Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
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
elder brother
Guy Cox
Birth: June 2, 1897 24 19Kentucky, United States
Death: February 8, 1967Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
18 months
elder brother
Henry Gratten Cox
Birth: November 24, 1898 25 20Kentucky, United States
Death: June 26, 1984McCracken, Kentucky, United States
13 months
elder brother
Goble Ottway Cox
Birth: December 31, 1899 26 21Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 25, 1901Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder 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
himself
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
Family with Oleta Alberta Keel - View this family
himself
David “Toad” Cox
Birth: September 29, 1903 30 25Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 26, 1983McCracken, Kentucky, United States
wife
Oleta Alberta Keel
Birth: January 5, 1909McCracken, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 30, 1996Fort Mill, York, South Carolina, United States
Marriage: about 1927

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