Nancy Jane CookAge: 23 years1857–1880
- Name
- Nancy Jane Cook
- Given names
- Nancy Jane
- Surname
- Cook
- Married name
- Nancy Jane Cornine
 Birth | 1857 22 21 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a brother | John William “J.W.” Cook April 4, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
 Census | July 23, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Everett Fielding Cook September 16, 1862 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a father | Fielding Cook December 28, 1864 (Age 7 years) Cause: Pneumonia Note: Prisoner of War |
| Birth of a half-sister | Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook March 12, 1865 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Marriage of a parent | Andrew Cook — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family September 11, 1866 (Age 9 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a half-sister | May Margaret “Maggie” Cook December 5, 1868 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | July 29, 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Richard “Dick” Thomas April 11, 1872 (Age 15 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Andrew Thomas — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family before 1873 (Age 16 years) |
 Marriage | Cornelius Cornine Jr. — View this family January 29, 1873 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Amanda Ellen Thomas February 29, 1876 (Age 19 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Cornelius Cornine — Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell — View this family Type: Religious marriage September 13, 1878 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | before August 1880 (Age 23 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Berea Church Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Fielding Cook Birth: estimated 1835 — Indiana, United States Death: December 28, 1864 — Alton Prison, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: December 14, 1854 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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1 month elder brother |
James Thomas Milton Cook Birth: 1854 19 18 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: |
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4 years herself |
Nancy Jane Cook Birth: 1857 22 21 — Missouri, United States Death: before August 1880 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John William “J.W.” Cook Birth: April 4, 1860 25 24 — Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States Death: December 2, 1954 — Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Everett Fielding Cook Birth: September 16, 1862 27 27 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: April 16, 1931 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
| Mother’s family with Andrew Cook |
| uncle |
Andrew Cook Birth: 1838 — Indiana, United States Death: April 1870 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: September 11, 1866 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
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-18 months half-sister |
Georgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook Birth: March 12, 1865 27 29 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: December 27, 1941 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
May Margaret “Maggie” Cook Birth: December 5, 1868 30 33 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: July 4, 1938 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
| Mother’s family with Andrew Thomas |
| step-father |
Andrew Thomas Birth: 1838 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: before 1873 — |
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-9 months half-brother |
Richard “Dick” Thomas Birth: April 11, 1872 34 36 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: September 6, 1949 — Lexington, Cleveland, Oklahoma, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Amanda Ellen Thomas Birth: February 29, 1876 38 40 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: August 22, 1915 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
| Mother’s family with Cornelius Cornine |
| step-father |
Cornelius Cornine Birth: about 1804 — New York, United States Death: December 9, 1883 — Lawrence, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell Birth: September 16, 1835 34 34 — Cooper, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1920 — Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: September 13, 1878 — Cooper, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Cornelius Cornine Jr. |
| husband |
Cornelius Cornine Jr. Birth: May 1850 46 21 — Saline, Missouri, United States Death: November 26, 1926 — Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Nancy Jane Cook Birth: 1857 22 21 — Missouri, United States Death: before August 1880 — Pettis, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: January 29, 1873 — Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States |
Nancy Jane Cook has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents Andrew Cook + Mary Jane “Nancy” Shemwell
Mother's family (8)
Parents Samuel Thomas Shemwell + Armina M “Mina” Shemwell
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Fielding Cook - Household
Blackwater, Cooper, Missouri
Are Andrew & Ira Fielding's brothers -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Nancy Jane Shemwell - Household
Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri
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| Burial | Also known as Lost Corner Church.
There is no record of her being buried there. -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note | There is a map of burials on the wall of Berea Church Cemetery. On it is a notation of a burial plot for a
Nancy Jane Cornine.
I believe this is the daughter of Mary "Nancy" Jane Shemwell.
The map was created after a fire destroyed the original
Cemetery Records kept in the house of original care taker. |