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Abner Jerome Phillips 1880–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1880

Birth Location: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1972

Death Location: United States

Father: Benjamin Phillips

Mother: Sarah Phillips

Spouse(s): Edna Jenkins

Children(s): Ruby Phillips, Orval Phillips, Oren Phillips, Sarah Phillips, Georgia Phillips, Mary Phillips, Junior Philips, Calvin Philips, Abner Phillips

The story of Abner Jerome Phillips began in 1880 in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. In 1900, Abner Jerome Phillips resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. In 1910, Abner Jerome Phillips resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA. Abner Jerome Phillips married Edna Earl Jenkins, Elva A Metz, and had children including Abner J Phillips, Calvin C Philips, Emmogene R Phillips, Georgia Phillips, Junior Philips, Mary Elizabeth Phillips, Oren M Phillips, Orval R Phillips, Ruby Mildred Phillips, Sarah M Phillips. Abner Jerome Phillips passed away in 1972 in United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Abner Jerome Phillips began in 1880 in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1900, Abner Jerome Phillips resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Abner Jerome Phillips resided in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA.
  • Abner Jerome Phillips married Edna Earl Jenkins, Elva A Metz, and had children including Abner J Phillips, Calvin C Philips, Emmogene R Phillips, Georgia Phillips, Junior Philips, Mary Elizabeth Phillips, Oren M Phillips, Orval R Phillips, Ruby Mildred Phillips, Sarah M Phillips.
  • Abner Jerome Phillips passed away in 1972 in United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Phillips
1847–1922
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
BP
Sarah Phillips
1848–1928
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
SP

Spouses(s)

Edna Jenkins
1888–
Birth Location: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
EJ

Children(s)

Ruby Phillips
1912–
Birth Location: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
RP
Orval Phillips
1911–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
OP
Oren Phillips
1915–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
OP
Sarah Phillips
1920–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
SP
Georgia Phillips
1920–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
GP
Mary Phillips
1921–2005
Birth Location: Cairo, Richie, West Virginia, USA
MP
Junior Philips
1923–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
JP
Calvin Philips
1925–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
CP
Abner Phillips
1923–
Birth Location: West Virginia, USA
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Abner Phillips's Ancestors

Self
Abner Phillips
1880–1972
Birth Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin Phillips
1847–1922
West Virginia, USA
Sarah (C) Phillips
1848–1928
West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (F.) Hatfield
1818–1902
Greene, Greene, Pennsylvania
Wilhelmena Eberhart
1820–1895
Greene, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Eberhart
1771–1849
Sophia Revenaugh
1776–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Eberhart
1750–

Abner Phillips's Descendants

1.
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Abner (Jerome) Phillips (31 Dec 1880–15 Apr 1972) m. Edna (Earl) Jenkins (Abt. 1888–)
  1. 1. Ruby (Mildred) Phillips 1912–
  2. 2. Orval (R.) Phillips 1911–
  3. 3. Oren (M.) Phillips 1915–
  4. 4. Sarah (M.) Phillips 1920–
  5. 5. Georgia Phillips 1920–
  6. 6. Mary (Elizabeth) Phillips 1921–2005 m. Deward (Maxwell Deem) Sr. 1915–1991
    1. 1. Phillip (Ray) Deem 1946–2016
    2. 2. Deward (Maxwell Deem) Jr. 1942–2017
  7. 7. Junior Philips 1923–
  8. 8. Calvin (C.) Philips 1925–
  9. 9. Abner (J.) Phillips 1923–

Abner Phillips's Timeline

12 Records

1880
31 Dec 1880
Birth of Abner Jerome Phillips in Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1912
1912
Age 32
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here
None
1917
1917-1918
Age 37
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here in Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 50
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here in Grant, Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 55
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 60
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here in Grant District, Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant District, Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 70
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here in Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 71
Abner Jerome Phillips resided here in North Carolina or West Virginia
North Carolina or West Virginia
1972
15 Apr 1972
Age 92
Death of Abner Jerome Phillips in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1880
    Event Place: Cairo, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: 1772; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0087

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1693; Page: 1a; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1375706

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1912
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Births Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Ritchie County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: West Virginia; Registration County: Ritchie County

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1970; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 118

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Grant, Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0007; FHL microfilm: 2342288

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04445; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 43-7

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grant District, Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04445; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 43-7

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Grant, Ritchie, West

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: North Carolina or West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ritchie, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of West Virginia; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Series Number: M1937

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1972
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: West Virginia, U.S., Deaths Index, 1853-1973
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