The Shemwell Family

Maude Witt

Name
Maude Witt
Given names
Maude
Surname
Witt
Married name
Maude Phillips
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a son
#1
Zelma Lee Phillips
August 30, 1901
Birth of a son
#2
Thomas Witt Phillips
September 23, 1910
Birth of a daughter
#3
Ruth Mildred Phillips
1914

Death of a daughterRuth Mildred Phillips
1916

Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916

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

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 son
#4
James Willard Phillips
1918

Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918

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 granddaughter
#1
Helen Lee Phillips
November 12, 1925
Birth of a grandson
#2
Paul Shemwell Phillips
October 13, 1927
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929

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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Robert Claude Phillips
March 14, 1930
Death of a granddaughterHelen Lee Phillips
October 16, 1930
Marriage of a childThomas Witt PhillipsAlpha Lee “Alfie” ShemwellView this family
April 24, 1931
Birth of a grandson
#4
Norris Gene Phillips
June 21, 1932
Death of a husbandClaudius L Phillips
1933

Birth of a grandson
#5
Benjamin Thomas Phillips
January 17, 1934
Birth of a grandson
#6
Joe Morris Phillips
May 25, 1939
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

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
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953
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
Death of a grandsonPaul Shemwell Phillips
August 31, 1956
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975
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 sonZelma Lee Phillips
March 5, 1979
Death of a sonThomas Witt Phillips
May 30, 1984
Death of a sonJames Willard Phillips
1986

Death of a grandsonRobert Claude Phillips
March 30, 1987
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Family with Claudius L Phillips - View this family
husband
herself
son
9 years
son
Thomas Witt Phillips
Birth: September 23, 1910 37Logan, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 30, 1984Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
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daughter
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