The Shemwell Family

Jacob “Jake” Phillips SrAge: 61 years18841945

Name
Jacob “Jake” Phillips Sr
Given names
Jacob
Surname
Phillips
Name suffix
Sr
Nickname
Jake
Birth July 7, 1884
MarriageMargaret Sophie “Mary” SachsView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 13 years)
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
Jacob “Jake” Phillips Jr
November 21, 1914 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 31 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 32 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 33 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/
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 45 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 of a childJacob “Jake” Phillips JrFlorine Marie TroutmanView this family
January 15, 1933 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sonJacob “Jake” Phillips Jr
July 10, 1944 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 57 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 December 25, 1945 (Age 61 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Inglewood Park Cemetery
Family with Margaret Sophie “Mary” Sachs - View this family
himself
wife
Margaret Sophie “Mary” Sachs
Birth: October 3, 1885Bentinck, Grey, Ontario, Canada
Death: January 18, 1980Torrance, Los Angeles, California, United States
Marriage:
son
Jacob “Jake” Phillips Jr
Birth: November 21, 1914 30 29Los Angeles, California, United States
Death: July 10, 1944Los Angeles, California, United States

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Jake Phillips Sr - Household

Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Phillips, JacobheadMW39M1896Na1900YesYesRussiaRussianRussiaRussianRussiaRusianYesTailorOwn ShopOA
Phillips, MarywifeFW32M1910Na1911YesYesCanadaEnglishCanadaEnglishCanadaEnglishYesNone
Phillips, EsterdaughterFW7SYesYesYesCanadaRussiaRussianCanadaEnglishNone
Phillips, JakesonMW5SYesCanadaRussiaRussianCanadaEnglishNone
Phillips, DorothydaughterFW2 years 1 monthSCanadaRussiaRussianCanadaEnglishNone
Phillips, BenniesonMW1 year 0 monthsSCanadaRussiaRussianCanadaEnglishNone