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Benjamin Franklin Phillips 1913–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1913

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 16 Feb 1978

Death Location: Munday, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: Rutherford Phillips

Mother: Jane Phillips

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Benjamin Franklin Phillips was born in 1913 in West Virginia, the child of Rutherford Hayes Phillips And Jane M Phillips. In 1920, Benjamin Franklin Phillips resided in Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA. Benjamin Franklin Phillips passed away in 1978 in Munday, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Phillips was born in 1913 in West Virginia, the child of Rutherford Hayes Phillips And Jane M Phillips.
  • In 1920, Benjamin Franklin Phillips resided in Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Phillips passed away in 1978 in Munday, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rutherford Phillips
1877–1942
Birth Location: Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia
RP
Jane Phillips
1881–1961
Birth Location: West Virginia
JP

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Benjamin Phillips's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Phillips
1913–1978
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
Rutherford Hayes Phillips
1877–1942
Grant, Ritchie, West Virginia
Jane (M) Phillips
1881–1961
West Virginia
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Phillips
1847–1922
West Virginia, USA
Sarah (C) Phillips
1848–1928
West Virginia, USA
James (E.) Keener
1853–1920
Pleasnats, West Virginia
Mary (Elizabeth) Johnson
1857–1941
Upshur, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Hatfield
1818–1902
Wilhelmena Eberhart
1820–1895
David Keener
1820–
Rachael Exline
1828–1906
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Friedrich Eberhart
1771–1849
Sophia Revenaugh
1776–1859
Thomas Keener
1787–1855
Mary Crim
1790–1838

Benjamin Phillips's Timeline

7 Records

1912
15 Mar 1912
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Phillips in West Virginia
West Virginia
1913
abt 1913
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Phillips in West Virginia
West Virginia
1920
1920
Age 7
Benjamin Franklin Phillips resided here in Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Benjamin Franklin Phillips resided here in Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Benjamin Franklin Phillips resided here in Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia
Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 27
Benjamin Franklin Phillips resided here in Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
1978
16 Feb 1978
Age 65
Death of Benjamin Franklin Phillips in Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1912
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04400; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 7-5
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342264
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1913
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1950; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1950; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 21

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 2342264

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04400; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 7-5

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Sheridan, Calhoun, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04400; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 7-5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1978
    Event Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Munday, Wirt County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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