Alpha Lee “Alfie” ShemwellAge: 79 years1911–1991
- Name
- Alpha Lee “Alfie” Shemwell
- Given names
- Alpha Lee
- Surname
- Shemwell
- Married name
- Alpha Lee Phillips
- Nickname
- Alfie
 Birth | September 28, 1911 22 23 |
 Birth of a sister | Alma Marie Shemwell July 6, 1913 (Age 21 months) |
| Birth of a brother | Thomas Thurman Shemwell March 13, 1916 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 4 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 5 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 |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 6 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/ |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Elizabeth Shemwell January 6, 1919 (Age 7 years) |
 Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Alma Marie Shemwell November 11, 1923 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Violet Mae Shemwell June 23, 1927 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 18 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 10, 1930 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Thomas Witt Phillips — View this family April 24, 1931 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | John Washington White February 8, 1932 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Norris Gene Phillips June 21, 1932 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Benjamin Thomas Phillips January 17, 1934 (Age 22 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Permelia Sherrod May 8, 1940 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 30 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 38 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Wiley “Buck” Shemwell December 5, 1953 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 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 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Craig Elliott Phillips August 25, 1963 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | Noble John Shemwell January 19, 1965 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Cora Jane White January 19, 1971 (Age 59 years) |
 Residence | 1971 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 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 husband | Thomas Witt Phillips May 30, 1984 (Age 72 years) |
 Death | February 22, 1991 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lewisburg Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Noble John Shemwell Birth: August 3, 1889 19 17 — Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: January 19, 1965 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Cora Jane White Birth: March 5, 1888 40 39 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 19, 1971 — Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 1910 — |
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11 months herself |
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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21 months younger sister |
Alma Marie Shemwell Birth: July 6, 1913 23 25 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 11, 1923 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Thomas Thurman Shemwell Birth: March 13, 1916 26 28 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: February 10, 1997 — Holly, Oakland, Michigan, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Elizabeth Shemwell Birth: January 6, 1919 29 30 — Kentucky, United States Death: January 17, 2002 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
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9 years younger sister |
Violet Mae Shemwell Birth: June 23, 1927 37 39 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: December 14, 2009 — Concord, Jackson, Michigan, United States |
| Family with Thomas Witt Phillips |
| husband |
Thomas Witt Phillips Birth: September 23, 1910 37 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: May 30, 1984 — Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
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 |
Alpha Lee “Alfie” Shemwell has 22 first cousins recorded
Father's family (19)
Parents Marcellus C “Cell” Slaughter + Delia P Shemwell
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Parents Walter Jackson White + Mary Betty Shemwell
Parents Milburn Coy Dorris + Etta Mae Shemwell
Parents Zelma Lee Phillips + Laurene Carrie Shemwell
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Parents Finis N Shemwell + Mary Virginia Snead
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Mother's family (3)
Parents Walter Jackson White + Mary Betty Shemwell
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Noble John Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Noble John Shemwell - Household
Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky
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| 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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