The Shemwell Family

Cordelia WhiteAge: 69 years19111981

Name
Cordelia White
Given names
Cordelia
Surname
White
Married name
Cordelia Cox
Married name
Cordelia Nichols
Married name
Cordelia Ellis
Birth November 8, 1911
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 6 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/
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 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 May 22, 1940 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Johnny Lee Cox Sr.
April 4, 1941 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Patricia Lou “Patty” Cox
March 5, 1943 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 5, 1950 (Age 38 years)
MarriageHarvey Lewis NicholsView this family
after 1951 (Age 39 years)

Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 husbandHarvey Lewis Nichols
September 3, 1959 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childJohnny Lee Cox Sr.Phyllis Ann WhitakerView this family
January 20, 1962 (Age 50 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
William Glen “Willie” Cox
July 24, 1963 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Johnny Lee Cox Jr
July 4, 1964 (Age 52 years)
MarriageWillard Eugene EllisView this family
July 18, 1964 (Age 52 years)
Death of a husbandGlanos “Glen” Cox
February 23, 1973 (Age 61 years)
Death of a husbandWillard Eugene Ellis
October 8, 1974 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 July 23, 1981 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hillcrest Memorial Park
Family with Glanos “Glen” Cox - View this family
husband
Glanos “Glen” Cox
Birth: December 12, 1909 36 31Kentucky, United States
Death: February 23, 1973Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States
herself
daughter
Private
son
Johnny Lee Cox Sr.
Birth: April 4, 1941 31 29Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
Death: December 17, 2019Clermont, Lake, Florida, United States
23 months
daughter
Patricia Lou “Patty” Cox
Birth: March 5, 1943 33 31Jackson, Michigan, United States
Death: January 28, 2012Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
Family with Harvey Lewis Nichols - View this family
husband
Harvey Lewis Nichols
Birth: November 4, 1899Ontario, Canada
Death: September 3, 1959Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States
herself
Marriage: after 1951
Family with Willard Eugene Ellis - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: July 18, 1964Jackson, Jackson, Michigan, United States

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