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Lorene Virginia Phillips 1923–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1923

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 12 Jan 2007

Death Location: Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: William Phillips

Mother: Viola Evans

Spouse(s): Wanus Shumate, William Jr.

Children(s): Joyce Shumate, Gloria Shumate

The story of Lorene Virginia Phillips began in 1923 in West Virginia. In 1935, Lorene Virginia Phillips resided in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia. In 1940, Lorene Virginia Phillips resided in Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA. Lorene Virginia Phillips married Donald Don Ray Collier, Wanus Eli Shumate, William Walker Matthews Jr, and had children including Alice Jean Shumate, Gloria D Ann Shumate, Joyce Joy Kay Shumate. Lorene Virginia Phillips passed away in 2007 in Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Lorene Virginia Phillips began in 1923 in West Virginia.
  • In 1935, Lorene Virginia Phillips resided in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia.
  • In 1940, Lorene Virginia Phillips resided in Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA.
  • Lorene Virginia Phillips married Donald Don Ray Collier, Wanus Eli Shumate, William Walker Matthews Jr, and had children including Alice Jean Shumate, Gloria D Ann Shumate, Joyce Joy Kay Shumate.
  • Lorene Virginia Phillips passed away in 2007 in Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lorene Phillips's Ancestors

Self
Lorene Phillips
1923–2007
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
William "Bill" Garrison Phillips
1899–1985
Saulsville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Viola (Lee) Evans
1899–1988
Saulsville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Henderson) Phillips
1859–1917
Saulsville, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
Nancy (Jane) Evans
1863–1917
Saulsville, Wyoming, West Virginia, United States
William (Norman) Evans
1874–1902
Pineville, Wyoming County, West Virginia, USA
Virginia (Elizabeth “Jenny”) Buchanan
1879–1977
Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Phillips
1835–1909
Rebecca Short
1840–1906
Council Evans
1854–1917
Ellen Canaday
1854–1930
Greenberry Buchanan
1844–1922
Anna Goode
1844–1929
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wiley Phillips
1811–1896
Flora McKinney
1819–
William Evans
1809–1880
Nancy Green
1823–1863
Arthur Buchanan
1804–1890
Isabell Wright
1807–1888
David III
1819–1891
Nancy Thomas
1821–1891

Lorene Phillips's Descendants

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Lorene (Virginia) Phillips (10 May 1923–12 Jan 2007) m. Wanus (Eli) Shumate (11 November 1919–12 April 1964) m. William (Walker Matthews) Jr. (14 Jan 1924–15 Aug 1996)
  1. 1. Joyce ("Joy" Kay) Shumate 1951–2009
  2. 2. Gloria (D'Ann) Shumate 1944–1990

Lorene Phillips's Timeline

5 Records

1923
10 May 1923
Birth of Lorene Virginia Phillips in West Virginia
West Virginia
1935
1935
Age 12
Lorene Virginia Phillips resided here in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 17
Lorene Virginia Phillips resided here in Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 27
Lorene Virginia Phillips resided here in Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
2007
12 Jan 2007
Age 84
Death of Lorene Virginia Phillips in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1923
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04455; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 55-13
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 5705; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 55-36

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04455; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 55-13

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Slab-Fork, Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04455; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 55-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Slab Fork, Wyoming, West Virginia; Roll: 5705; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 55-36

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Jan 2007
    Event Place: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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