The Shemwell Family

Clem PhillipsAge: 86 years18751961

Name
Clem Phillips
Given names
Clem
Surname
Phillips
Birth March 31, 1875 25 24
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 2 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a fatherThomas J Phillips
May 26, 1898 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 23 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
MarriageZelpha Blanche HarrisView this family
calculated 1903 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Esbon Layton Phillips
August 11, 1905 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Olaf Clayton Phillips
November 5, 1906 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#3
Artie Iola Phillips
February 21, 1909 (Age 33 years)
Census May 2, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Iva Mae Phillips
October 12, 1910 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Norman Mendral Phillips
September 5, 1913 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Zelpha Adaline Phillips
June 7, 1915 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 40 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a son
#7
Milburn Lee Phillips
October 18, 1917 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 41 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 42 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 daughter
#8
Mary Magdalene Phillips
May 7, 1919 (Age 44 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a daughter
#9
Zula Phillips
January 22, 1922 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherCalphernia Almira D Munday
January 31, 1923 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Geneva Orene Templeman
October 27, 1927 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Bobbie Joe Phillips
June 23, 1929 (Age 54 years)
Death of a grandsonBobbie Joe Phillips
June 24, 1929 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 54 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
Carl Thomas Templeman
November 7, 1929 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childOlaf Clayton PhillipsEulis MalloryView this family
estimated 1930 (Age 54 years)

Census April 5, 1930 (Age 55 years)
Census April 16, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Elizabeth Jane Phillips
August 10, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Death of a granddaughterElizabeth Jane Phillips
August 11, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Harold D Phillips
August 13, 1940 (Age 65 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 66 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
Birth of a grandson
#6
Terry Boyd Turner
January 3, 1949 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 74 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
Death of a daughterZula Phillips
February 12, 1955 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sonOlaf Clayton Phillips
July 15, 1958 (Age 83 years)
Cause: Gunshot wound in heart - Accidental
Death of a grandsonTerry Boyd Turner
May 23, 1959 (Age 84 years)
Cause: Tractor crushed skull
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 70 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 October 11, 1961 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
Thomas J Phillips
Birth: October 1, 1849Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 26, 1898Todd, Kentucky, United States
mother
Calphernia Almira D Munday
Birth: July 16, 1850Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 31, 1923Lewisburg, Logan, Kentucky, United States
Marriage:
himself
Family with Zelpha Blanche Harris - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: calculated 1903
3 years
son
Esbon Layton Phillips
Birth: August 11, 1905 30 22Kentucky, United States
Death: February 22, 1983Christian, Kentucky, United States
15 months
son
Olaf Clayton Phillips
Birth: November 5, 1906 31 24Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 15, 1958Todd, Kentucky, United States
2 years
daughter
Artie Iola Phillips
Birth: February 21, 1909 33 26Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: April 15, 2006Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
20 months
daughter
Iva Mae Phillips
Birth: October 12, 1910 35 28Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: October 5, 1981Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
3 years
son
Norman Mendral Phillips
Birth: September 5, 1913 38 31Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 30, 1987Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
21 months
daughter
Zelpha Adaline Phillips
Birth: June 7, 1915 40 32Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: July 18, 1974Logan, Kentucky, United States
2 years
son
Milburn Lee Phillips
Birth: October 18, 1917 42 35Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 4, 1985Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States
19 months
daughter
Mary Magdalene Phillips
Birth: May 7, 1919 44 36Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 17, 2004Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
3 years
daughter
Zula Phillips
Birth: January 22, 1922 46 39Todd, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 12, 1955Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Clem Phillips - Household

Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Phillips, ClemheadMW35M17KYKYKYFarmerGeneral Farming
Phillips, Zelphie BwifeFW28M1743KYKYKY
Phillips, EsbonsonMW5SKYKYKY
Phillips, Olaf CsonMW3SKYKYKY
Phillips, Artie IdaughterFW1-2mSKYKYKY

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Clem Phillips - Household

Sharon Grove Road Sharon Grove, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Phillips, ClemheadMW42MKYTNKYFarmerGeneral Farm
Phillips, BlanchwifeFW37MKYKYKY
Phillips, Esbon LsonMW14SKYKYKY
Phillips, Olaf CsonMW13SKYKYKY
Phillips, Artie IdaughterFW11SKYKYKY
Phillips, Iva MdaughterFW9SKYKYKY
Phillips, Norman MsonMW6SKYKYKY
Phillips, Zilpha AdaughterFW4-6mSKYKYKY
Phillips, MilburnsonMW2-3mSKYKYKY
Phillips, Mary MdaughterFW8mSKYKYKY

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Clem Phillips - Household

Elkton, Todd, Kentucky

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Phillips, ClemheadMW55M29KYTNKYFarmerFarm
Phillips, Z BwifeFW47M19KYKYKY
Phillips, O CsonMW23M23KYKYKYHelperFarm
Phillips, Artie IdaughterFW21SKYKYKY
Phillips, Norman MsonMW16SKYKYKYHelper
Phillips, AddlinedaughterFW14SKYKYKY
Phillips, MilburnsonMW12SKYKYKY
Phillips, MagdalenedaughterFW10SKYKYKY
Phillips, ZuladaughterFW8SKYKYKY
Phillips, Eulisdaughter in lawFW21M21KYKYKY

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Clem Phillips - Household

Highland Lick Road Todd, Kentucky

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Phillips, ClemXheadMW65MKYSame houseFarm OperatorFarm
Phillips, BlanchewifeFW57MKYSame house
Phillips, ArtiedaughterFW31SKYSame houseLaundressLaundry
Phillips, MilburnsonMW22SKYSame houseFarm LaborerFarm
Phillips, Magdalene (ab)daughterFW20SKYSame house
Phillips, ZuladaughterFW18SKYSame house