The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Dortha CoxAge: 84 years19011985

Name
Elizabeth Dortha Cox
Given names
Elizabeth Dortha
Surname
Cox
Married name
Elizabeth Dortha Terhune
Married name
Elizabeth Dortha Kelley
Married name
Elizabeth Dortha Ingram
Birth March 13, 1901 38 38
Birth of a sisterDella G Cox
October 1904 (Age 3 years)
Note: Birth info based on 1905 Census
Census 1905 (Age 3 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherElizabeth J Smith
January 10, 1907 (Age 5 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Gossard Banks
January 20, 1908 (Age 6 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 9 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJames Henry Cox
March 10, 1915 (Age 13 years)
Census 1915 (Age 13 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 18 years)
MarriageLawrence Carl KelleyView this family
about 1921 (Age 19 years)
Note: Marriage info based on 1930 Census
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Jane Troutman
July 15, 1925 (Age 24 years)
Census 1925 (Age 23 years)
Census April 11, 1930 (Age 29 years)
Census April 1, 1940 (Age 39 years)
Death of a motherSarah Bertha Banks
July 27, 1946 (Age 45 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Samuel Cox
March 26, 1948 (Age 47 years)
Census May 1, 1950 (Age 49 years)
MarriageWilliam Harvey TerhuneView this family
August 20, 1951 (Age 50 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Harvey Terhune
July 27, 1953 (Age 52 years)
MarriageIngramView this family
between 1954 and 1985 (Age 52 years)

Note: Elizabeth's husband (Terhune) died in 1953; so, she would have remarried after that date.
Death of a husbandLawrence Carl Kelley
September 9, 1955 (Age 54 years)
Death of a sisterLillie May Cox
January 11, 1958 (Age 56 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Peter Cox
October 29, 1961 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterDella G Cox
December 28, 1965 (Age 64 years)
Death of a sisterEdna V Cox
October 8, 1981 (Age 80 years)
Death September 11, 1985 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Belle Plaine Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: February 15, 1888Edmond, Kansas, United States
3 years
elder brother
Clyde Richard Cox
Birth: November 1, 1890 27 28Illinois, United States
Death: August 3, 1891Kansas, United States
14 months
elder brother
Clarence Cox
Birth: January 16, 1892 28 29Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: November 5, 1892Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
3 years
elder sister
21 months
elder brother
Samuel Peter Cox
Birth: December 19, 1896 33 34Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: October 29, 1961Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
14 months
elder sister
Lillie May Cox
Birth: February 25, 1898 35 35Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
Death: January 11, 1958Northridge, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
3 years
herself
4 years
younger sister
Della G Cox
Birth: October 1904 41 41Kansas, United States
Death: December 28, 1965Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Family with William Harvey Terhune - View this family
husband
William Harvey Terhune
Birth: July 25, 1919Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Death: July 27, 1953Kingman, Kansas, United States
herself
Marriage: August 20, 1951Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas, United States
Family with Lawrence Carl Kelley - View this family
husband
Lawrence Carl Kelley
Birth: May 1, 1899Indiana, United States
Death: September 9, 1955Slater, Saline, Missouri, United States
herself
Marriage: about 1921Kansas, United States
Family with Ingram - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: between 1954 and 1985

Elizabeth Dortha Cox has 8 first cousins recorded

CensusKansas State Census, 1925
CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Joseph Samuel Cox - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Cox, Joseph SheadMW42MILFarmer
Banks, Sarah BwifeFW42MIA
Cox, EdnadaughterFW10MKS
Cox, SamuelsonMW9MKS
Cox, LilliedaughterFW6MKS
Cox, DorthadaughterFW4MKS
Cox, DeliadaughterFW0 years 5 monthsMKS

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Samuel Cox - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Cox, Joseph SheadMW47M22ILILINFarmerGen FarmingEmpYesYesOFF
Cox, Sarah BwifeFW47M2255IAPAILNoneYesYes
Cox, Edna BdaughterFW15SKSILIAEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Cox, Samuel PsonMW13SKSILIAEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Cox, Lilly MdaughterFW11SKSILIAEnglishNoneYesYesYes
Cox, Elizabeth DdaughterFW9SKSILIANoneYes
Cox, Della GdaughterFW5MKSILIANone

CensusUnited States - Census transcript - Joseph Samuel Cox - Household

Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Cox, Josh SheadMW52MILFarmer
Banks, Sarah BwifeFW52MIAHousewife
Cox, SamsonMW19MKS
Cox, Lillie MdaughterFW17MKS
Cox, ElizabethdaughterFW14MKS
Cox, DeliadaughterFW10MKS

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Joseph Samuel Cox - Household

Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Cox, Joseph SheadRMW57MYesYesKSILILLaborerWholesale LampsW
Cox, BerthawifeFW57MYesYesWAWAWALaborerLaundryW
Cox, SamuelsonMW23MYesYesKSKSWAYesLaborerWholesale LampsW
Cox, ElizabethdaughterFW18SYesYesKSKSWAYesLaborerLaundryW
Cox, DeliadaughterFW15SYesYesYesKSKSWAYesNone

Marriage
Marriage info based on 1930 Census
CensusKansas State - Census transcript - Lawrence Carl Kelley - Household

Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPOccupation
Kelley, Lawrence CheadMW25MINInternal Revenue
Kelley, Elizabeth DwifeFW24MKSNone
Kelley, Daisy MmotherFW45qsinClerk

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Lawrence Carl Kelley - Household

Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Kelley, Lawrence CheadR35NoMW30M22NoYesINININYesDeputy CollectorInternal RevenueWYes
Kelley, Elizabeth DwifeFW29M20NoYesKSILIAYesNone

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Dortha Cox - Household

Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Trimmer, MarvinxheadR17MoMW51MNoTXTank BuilderOil ConstructionE120
Trimmer, Merle EwifeFW37MNoKS00
Kelley, Elizabeth DlodgerFW37WDNoKSNew WorkerPW00

Census1950 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Dortha Cox - Household

Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondBPNatDoing last weekHours WorkedOccupationIndustryClass
Kelley, ElizabethheadFW49WDKSH50Typist ClerkFarm MachineryP
Perry, Bernicelodger (aka niece)FW33WDKSW

Marriage
Elizabeth's husband (Terhune) died in 1953; so, she would have remarried after that date.
Name
Mrs Della G Davis (nee Cox) Obituary and Family Listing Wichita Eagle - Wed: Dec_29, 1965 Mrs Della G Davis, 61, of 2012 N. Broadway, died Tuesday. Born in Belle Plaine, Kan., she had lived 20 years in Wichita, She was a member of Easter Star. Survivors include two sisters, Mrs, Edna Hatfield, Wichita, and Mrs. Elizabeth Ingram, Spivey, Kan. Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Hatfield Mortuary, Belle Plaine. Cochran Mortuary has charge locally. https://mhgswichita.org/wp/1965-wichita-eaglebeacon-obituaries/
Name
Lillie May Cox Obituary and Family Listing Wichita Eagle, Sunday, January 12, 1958, Page 3A Lifelong Resident Of Area, 58, Dies On Coast Visit Mrs. Lillie Hatfield, 58, of 4120 E. Clark, died Saturday in North Ridge, Calif., where she was visiting a son. A lifelong resident of this area, she was born Feb. 25, 1899, in Belle Plaine. Survivors include her husband, George, an employe at Wichita Municipal Airport; a daughter, Mrs. Wanda Zahourek, Sacramento, Calif.; four sons, Wayne L., North Ridge, George Jr., 2657 S. Mead, Leslie, 1718 S. Poplar, and Lawrence, of the home; three sisters, Mrs. Earl Drummond, 705 E. 57th South, and Mrs. Elizabeth Terhune, and Mrs. Della Davis, both of Spivey, Kan.; a brother, Sam Cox, 822 Coolidge; and 14 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Wednesday in Broadway Mortuary. The Rev. Leslie F. Toburen, Grace Methodist Church, will officiate. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Gardens Cemetery. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112910787/lillie-may-hatfield