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Elijah Townsend Philips 1832–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Nov 1832

Birth Location: Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1908

Death Location: Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Philips

Mother: Mary Townsend

Spouse(s): Jane Wallace

Children(s): Robert Philips, Walter Philips, Hannah Philips, William Philips, Charles Philips

The story of Elijah Townsend Philips began in 1832 in Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1880, Elijah Townsend Philips resided in Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1900, Elijah Townsend Philips resided in Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA. Elijah Townsend Philips married Jane Wallace, and had children including Charles M Philips, Hannah J Philips, Robert H Philips, Walter Philips, William Wallace Philips. Elijah Townsend Philips passed away in 1908 in Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Townsend Philips began in 1832 in Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1880, Elijah Townsend Philips resided in Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1900, Elijah Townsend Philips resided in Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Elijah Townsend Philips married Jane Wallace, and had children including Charles M Philips, Hannah J Philips, Robert H Philips, Walter Philips, William Wallace Philips.
  • Elijah Townsend Philips passed away in 1908 in Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Philips
1806–1869
Birth Location: Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
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Mary Townsend
1808–1881
Birth Location: Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Jane Wallace
1836–1907
Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
JW

Children(s)

Robert Philips
1867–1940
Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
RP
Walter Philips
1863–1948
Birth Location: Penn Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania
WP
Hannah Philips
1878–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
HP
William Philips
1865–1943
Birth Location: Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
WP
Charles Philips
1871–1930
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
CP

Elijah Philips's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Philips
1832–1908
Birth Place: Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Robert Philips
1806–1869
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Townsend
1808–1881
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Elijah Townsend
1784–1871
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Nancy Riggs
1787–1861
St Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sr
1764–1843
Mary Higbee
1764–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Higbee
1732–1808
Anna Brower
1741–1812

Elijah Philips's Descendants

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Elijah (Townsend) Philips (25 Nov 1832–13 Jul 1908) m. Jane Wallace (31 May 1836–16 Jan 1907)
  1. 1. Robert (H) Philips 1867–1940 m. Nancy (Eva) Frisbee 1871–1943
    1. 1. Howard (Elijah) Philips 1891–1945 m. Lila Doutt 1895–1944
      1. 1. Phyllis (G) Philips 1914–2001 m. Walter (A) Denny 1909–1981
        1. 1. Walter (L) Denny 1942–1987
      2. 2. Robert (Howard) Philips 1916–1981 m. Bessie (L.) Barto 1920–1977
        1. 1. Judy (L.) Philips 1946–2013
        2. 2. Robert (R) Philips 1940–2016
        3. 3. Patricia (Ann) Philips 1943–2001 m. Raymond (L) Christy 1942–2015
      3. 3. Charles (Richard) Philips 1918–1993 m. Rhode (Marie) Lynn 1923–2013
        1. 1. Carol (Ann) Philips 1942–1942
      4. 4. Naomi (Lila) Philips 1912–1964 m. Delmar (LaVerne) Rader 1911–1967 m. Ralph (Neely) Barr 1912–1978
        1. 1. Delmar (Robert) Rader 1936–2013
        2. 2. Ralph (David) Barr 1948–2012
    2. 2. Glenn (Frisbee) Phillips 1893–1961 m. Jessie (Mae) Morrison 1896–1970
      1. 1. Nelma (Irene) Phillips 1920–2008
      2. 2. Olive (Marie) Phillips 1915–1992 m. Alvin (Rush Miller) Jr. 1910–1990
        1. 1. Shirley Miller 1937–2011
      3. 3. Hazel (Eleanor) Phillips 1918–2002
      4. 4. Paul (Eugene) Phillips 1927–1979
      5. 5. Eva (Jane) Phillips 1924–1992
    3. 3. Eva (Marie) Philips 1888–1980 m. Wilbur (Marks) Starr 1885–1971
      1. 1. Dorothy (Margaret) Starr 1916–2003
      2. 2. Wilbur (Robert) Starr 1911–1993
      3. 3. Paul (Richard) Starr 1914–1988 m. Jean Mennell 1918–1946
        1. 1. Robert (Lee) Starr 1944–2004
        2. 2. Nancy (Jean) Starr 1946–2012
    4. 4. Melvin (Dale) Phillips 1895–1946 m. Mildred (Dolores) Morrison 1899–1924
      1. 1. Donald (Melvin Phillips) Sr 1919–2007
      2. 2. Pauline (Elizabeth) Phillips 1923–1924
      3. 3. Dorothy (Alberta) Phillips 1917–1983 m. William (Claude) Karns 1916–2005
        1. 1. Dale (W) Karns 1939–2010
      4. 4. Ruby (Lucile) Phillips 1921–2000 m. James (Monroe) Grossman 1915–2010
        1. 1. Richard (Eugene) Grossman 1940–2000
        2. 2. Melvin (J) Grossman 1938–2002
        3. 3. Grossman 1944–1944
        4. 4. Infant Grossman 1941–1941
    5. 5. William (Robert Phillips) Sr. 1897–1974
    6. 6. Kenneth (Oakley) Phillips 1901–1978 m. Ruth (Elizabeth) Stewart 1901–1973
      1. 1. Eleanor (E) Phillips 1923–
      2. 2. Howard (Charles) Phillips 1924–
    7. 7. John (C.) Philips 1912–2000 m. Alice (Elizabeth) Alderson 1911–1999
    8. 8. Charles (Lee) Philips 1899–1904
  2. 2. Walter Philips 1863–1948 m. Harriet (Elvy) Sutton 1869–1964
    1. 1. Victor (Lamont) Philips 1904–1953 m. Nancy (Faye) Wilson 1908–1950
      1. 1. Norma (Jean) Philips 1937–2008
    2. 2. Grace (Eleanor) Philips 1896–1937 m. Floyd Critchlow 1894–1931
      1. 1. Helen (Lucille) Critchlow 1928–1987 m. John (Harry) Baxter 1927–1993
      2. 2. Floyd (Lester) Critchlow 1918–1996
    3. 3. Edna (Leona) Phipps 1889–1958 m. Floyd (Burdette) Gould 1889–1979
      1. 1. Beatrice (Eleanor) Gould 1915–2005 m. Clarence (Everett) Powell 1913–1975
        1. 1. Floyd (Clarence) Powell 1934–1935
    4. 4. Paul Philips 1891–1911
    5. 5. Russell (W) Philips 1892–1967 m. Anna (Gladys) Wise 1894–1940
      1. 1. Velma (Christine) Phillips 1916–2002 m. Lawrence (Leroy) Lassinger 1908–2003
        1. 1. Robert (Glenn) Lassinger 1938–2005 m. Edith (Ann) Hice 1939–1993
    6. 6. Pearl (Esther) Phillips 1894–1966 m. Homer (Leroy) McCall 1891–1968
      1. 1. Esther McCall 1928–2016 m. Thomas (Charles) Hamilton 1928–1995
      2. 2. Walter (Laverne) McCall 1918–2004 m. Garnet Wise 1926–2020
    7. 7. Bessie (J) Philips 1899–
  3. 3. Hannah (J.) Philips 1878– m. John (V) Walters 1873–1954
    1. 1. Eugene (McClelland) Walters 1899–1959 m. Catherine McDonald 1913–1985
    2. 2. Florence (E) Walters 1905–1996 m. Hiram (Aiken) Schmehl 1898–1976
  4. 4. William (Wallace) Philips 1865–1943 m. Clara (Belle) White 1862–1949
    1. 1. Mabel (Violet) Philips 1894–1988 m. Charles (Loring) Bowers 1894–1954
      1. 1. Violet (Belle) Bowers 1913–1996 m. Frederick (Milliken) Hartzell 1911–1939
      2. 2. William (Donald) Bowers 1915–1986 m. Rita Alwine 1916–2008
        1. 1. Gary Bowers 1942–1965
        2. 2. Norman (R) Bowers 1936–1936
      3. 3. Robert (Leroy) Bowers 1918–1997
      4. 4. Anna Bowers 1921–
      5. 5. Merle (James) Bowers 1923–2000
      6. 6. Paul (Loring) Bowers 1928–2002 m. Mary (Lou) Herlinger 1931–2008
    2. 2. Lottie (Gladys) Philips 1901–1932 m. George (Wilbur) McKenzie 1882–1942
      1. 1. Wilbur (Wallace) McKenzie 1929–1930
    3. 3. Beulah (Nesbit) Philips 1893–1933 m. James (William) Maharg 1887–1965
    4. 4. Roy (Ellis) Philips 1897–1984 m. Margaret (P) Fleming 1901–1959
      1. 1. Harold (Curtis) Philips 1934–1982 m. Mona (Ann) Remmers 1931–1995
      2. 2. Roy (Eugene) Philips 1924–2000
      3. 3. Evelyn Philips 1936–2019 m. Kier (G.) Ewing 1933–1992
  5. 5. Charles (M.) Philips 1871–1930

Elijah Philips's Timeline

4 Records

1832
25 Nov 1832
Birth of Elijah Townsend Philips in Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 48
Elijah Townsend Philips resided here in Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
1900
1900
Age 68
Elijah Townsend Philips resided here in Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
1908
13 Jul 1908
Age 76
Death of Elijah Townsend Philips in Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Nov 1832
    Event Place: Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 025901-028900
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1109; Family History Film: 1255109; Page: 413B; Enumeration District: 052; Image: 0480
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1387; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1241387

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1109; Family History Film: 1255109; Page: 413B; Enumeration District: 052; Image: 0480

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1387; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0087; FHL microfilm: 1241387

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1908
    Event Place: Penn, Butler, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
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