Thomas Witt PhillipsAge: 73 years1910–1984
- Name
- Thomas Witt Phillips
- Given names
- Thomas Witt
- Surname
- Phillips
 Birth | September 23, 1910 37 |
 Birth of a sister | Ruth Mildred Phillips 1914 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ruth Mildred Phillips 1916 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 5 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 6 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 |
| Birth of a brother | James Willard Phillips 1918 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 7 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 19 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 |
 Marriage | Alpha Lee “Alfie” Shemwell — View this family April 24, 1931 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Norris Gene Phillips June 21, 1932 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | Claudius L Phillips 1933 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Benjamin Thomas Phillips January 17, 1934 (Age 23 years) |
 Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 31 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 | May 8, 1950 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 39 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas Curtis “Tom” Phillips December 8, 1961 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Craig Elliott Phillips August 25, 1963 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 35 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 brother | Zelma Lee Phillips March 5, 1979 (Age 68 years) |
 Death | May 30, 1984 (Age 73 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Claudius L Phillips Birth: 1873 Death: 1933 |
| mother |
Maude Witt Death: |
| elder brother |
Zelma Lee Phillips Birth: August 30, 1901 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 5, 1979 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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9 years himself |
Thomas Witt Phillips Birth: September 23, 1910 37 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 30, 1984 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Ruth Mildred Phillips Birth: 1914 41 Death: 1916 |
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5 years younger brother |
James Willard Phillips Birth: 1918 45 Death: 1986 |
| brother |
Private |
| Family with Alpha Lee “Alfie” Shemwell |
| himself |
Thomas Witt Phillips Birth: September 23, 1910 37 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 30, 1984 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Alpha Lee “Alfie” Shemwell Birth: September 28, 1911 22 23 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: February 22, 1991 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: April 24, 1931 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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14 months son |
Norris Gene Phillips Birth: June 21, 1932 21 20 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 28, 1998 — Chokio, Stevens, Minnesota, United States |
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19 months son |
Benjamin Thomas Phillips Birth: January 17, 1934 23 22 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: October 20, 2020 — Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Witt Phillips - Household
Highway # 81 Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Thomas Witt Phillips - Household
Stuart Ridy Road Gordonsville, Logan, Kentucky
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