The Shemwell Family

Philip SlaughterAge: 92 years19212014

Name
Philip Slaughter
Given names
Philip
Surname
Slaughter
Birth November 13, 1921 29 25
Death of a sisterMary Louise Slaughter
1923 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a brotherHoward Leonard Slaughter
August 1, 1924 (Age 2 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherLeonard B Parchman
March 18, 1926 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterNora Geneva Slaughter
April 17, 1927 (Age 5 years)
Death of a sisterNora Geneva Slaughter
October 19, 1928 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 7 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 April 1, 1930 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherLenora N “Nora” Seay
June 14, 1930 (Age 8 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Margaret McMillan
February 3, 1934 (Age 12 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Howard Slaughter
December 27, 1937 (Age 16 years)
Census April 3, 1940 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 20 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 fatherDuncan Eve “Bud” Slaughter
March 2, 1946 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Suicide- shot himself in the head
Note: Looks like he shot his wife Willie in the abdomen (she died a few days later) then committed suicide.
Death of a motherWillie Lee Parchman
March 4, 1946 (Age 24 years)
Cause: Gunshot Wound to the Abdomen
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 28 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
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 24 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 of a sisterRuby Lee Slaughter
May 25, 1993 (Age 71 years)
Death of a brotherHerman Leon Slaughter
June 18, 1997 (Age 75 years)

Death of a brotherHoward Leonard Slaughter
November 18, 2008 (Age 87 years)
Death July 27, 2014 (Age 92 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Franklin Memorial Gardens
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father
mother
Marriage: July 14, 1914Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
elder sister
Ruby Lee Slaughter
Birth: September 2, 1917 24 21Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 25, 1993Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
elder sister
Mary Louise Slaughter
Birth: 1920 27 24Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1923Houston, Tennessee, United States
22 months
himself
Philip Slaughter
Birth: November 13, 1921 29 25Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 2014Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
-7 years
elder brother
10 years
younger brother
Howard Leonard Slaughter
Birth: August 1, 1924 31 28Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 18, 2008Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger sister
Nora Geneva Slaughter
Birth: April 17, 1927 34 31Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 19, 1928Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Mary Monica Dolan - View this family
himself
Philip Slaughter
Birth: November 13, 1921 29 25Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 27, 2014Winchester, Franklin, Tennessee, United States
wife
Mary Monica Dolan
Birth: September 7, 1930Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States
Death: August 16, 2020Manchester, Coffee, Tennessee, United States
son
Private
son
Private

Philip Slaughter has 8 first cousins recorded

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Duncan E. Slaughter - Household

Dist. 4 Arlington, Houston Tn.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Duncan SlaughterheadMW37S20TNTNTNLaborerBrick Yard
Willie SlaughterwifeFW34S17TNTNTN
Leon SlaughtersonMW15S-TNTNTN
Ruby SlaughterdaughterFW12S-TNTNTN
Philip SlaughtersonMW8S-TNTNTN
Howard SlaughtersonMW5S-TNTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Duncan Eve Slaughter - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Slaughter, Duncan EXheadMW45MTNSame HouseCooperBarrell Factory
Slaughter, WilliewifeFW44MTNSame House
Slaughter, PhilipsonMW18STNSame HouseNew Worker
Slaughter, HowardsonMW15STNSame HouseNew Worker