The Shemwell Family

Nancy Jane CookAge: 23 years18571880

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 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a brotherJohn William “J.W.” Cook
April 4, 1860 (Age 3 years)
Census July 23, 1860 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherEverett Fielding Cook
September 16, 1862 (Age 5 years)
Death of a fatherFielding Cook
December 28, 1864 (Age 7 years)
Cause: Pneumonia
Note: Prisoner of War
Birth of a half-sisterGeorgeann 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 parentAndrew CookMary Jane “Nancy” ShemwellView 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
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
Birth of a half-sisterMary Margaret Cook
February 1870 (Age 13 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRichard “Dick” Thomas
April 11, 1870 (Age 13 years)
Census July 29, 1870 (Age 13 years)
Marriage of a parentAndrew ThomasMary Jane “Nancy” ShemwellView this family
before 1873 (Age 16 years)

MarriageCornelius C Cornine Jr.View this family
January 29, 1873 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a half-sisterAmanda Ellen Thomas
February 29, 1876 (Age 19 years)
Marriage of a parentCornelius CornineMary Jane “Nancy” ShemwellView 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: Bera Church Cemetery
Note: Also known as Lost Corner Church.
Last change June 11, 201909:50:52

by: Barry Shemwell
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 14, 1854Cooper, Missouri, United States
1 month
elder brother
4 years
herself
Nancy Jane Cook
Birth: 1857 22 21Missouri, United States
Death: before August 1880Pettis, Missouri, United States
3 years
younger brother
John William - Mary Emma CookJohn William “J.W.” Cook
Birth: April 4, 1860 25 24Nelson, Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: December 2, 1954Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Mother’s family with Andrew Cook - View this family
uncle
mother
Marriage: September 11, 1866Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
-18 months
half-sister
Cook and Thomas PortraitGeorgeann Isabelle “Belle” Cook
Birth: March 12, 1865 27 29Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: December 27, 1941Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
5 years
half-sister
Mother’s family with Andrew Thomas - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: before 1873
-3 years
half-brother
6 years
half-sister
Amanda Ellen ThomasAmanda Ellen Thomas
Birth: February 29, 1876 38 40Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States
Death: August 22, 1915Guthrie, Logan, Oklahoma, United States
Mother’s family with Cornelius Cornine - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: September 13, 1878Cooper, Missouri, United States
Family with Cornelius C Cornine Jr. - View this family
husband
Cornelius C Cornine Jr.
Birth: May 1850Saline, Missouri, United States
Death: November 26, 1926Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
herself
Nancy Jane Cook
Birth: 1857 22 21Missouri, United States
Death: before August 1880Pettis, Missouri, United States
Marriage: January 29, 1873Pilot Grove, Cooper, Missouri, United States

Nancy Jane Cook has 10 first cousins recorded