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Henry Clay Phillips 1834 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1834

Birth Location: Jefferson County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1897

Death Location: Canaan, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Father: Presley Phillips

Mother: Sarah Hall

Spouse(s): Mary Bear

Children(s): William Phillips, Nancy Phillips, Sarah Phillips, Solomon Phillips, Eldora Phillips, Ida Phillips, Charles Phillips

Henry Clay Phillips Sr was born in 1834 in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA, the child of Presley N Phillips and Sarah Hall. In 1880, Henry Clay Phillips Sr resided in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, USA. Henry Clay Phillips Sr married Mary Jane Bär \ Baer \ Beare \ Bear, and had children including William H Phillips, Nancy Jane Phillips, Sarah M Phillips, Solomon Phillips, Eldora 'Ella' Phillips, Ida Belle Phillips, Charles "Charlie" E Phillips. Henry Clay Phillips Sr passed away in 1897 in Canaan, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Henry Clay Phillips Sr was born in 1834 in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA, the child of Presley N Phillips and Sarah Hall.
  • In 1880, Henry Clay Phillips Sr resided in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, USA.
  • Henry Clay Phillips Sr married Mary Jane Bär \ Baer \ Beare \ Bear, and had children including William H Phillips, Nancy Jane Phillips, Sarah M Phillips, Solomon Phillips, Eldora 'Ella' Phillips, Ida Belle Phillips, Charles "Charlie" E Phillips.
  • Henry Clay Phillips Sr passed away in 1897 in Canaan, Jefferson, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Presley Phillips
1796 – 1852
Birth Location: Mason County, Kentucky, United States
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Sarah Hall
1805 – 1863
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Bear
1830 – 1900
Birth Location: Shelby,Jefferson,Indiana,United States
MB

Children(s)

William Phillips
1854 – 1897
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Indiana
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Nancy Phillips
1857 – 1900
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
NP
Sarah Phillips
1861 – 1927
Birth Location: Jefferson, Indiana, United States
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Solomon Phillips
1862 – 1916
Birth Location: Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
SP
Eldora Phillips
1864 – 1900
Birth Location: Shelby, Jefferson Co., Indiana, USA
EP
Ida Phillips
1866 – 1900
Birth Location: Jefferson, Indiana, United States
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Charles Phillips
1868 – 1939
Birth Location: Indiana
CP

Henry Phillips's Ancestors

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Henry Phillips
1834 – 1897
Birth Place: Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Presley N Phillips
1796 – 1852
Mason County, Kentucky, United States
Sarah Hall
1805 – 1863
Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Phillips's Descendants

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Henry (Clay) Phillips (abt 1834 – 16 May 1897) m. Mary (Jane Bär \ Baer \ Beare \) Bear (30 Sep 1830 – 29 Jun 1900)
  1. 1. William (H) Phillips (17 February 1854 – 19 May 1897)
  2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Phillips (abt 1857 – before June 1900)
  3. 3. Sarah (M) Phillips (Jul 1861 – 1927) m. Nathaniel Brown (5 Jan 1863 – 19 Oct 1937)
    1. 1. Nellie (Victoria) Brown (16 May 1894 – 16 May 1970) m. Charles Chambers (12 April 1874 – 10 July 1940)
      1. 1. Ruth Chamber (1907 – 26 Sep 1991) m. Herbert Stearns (abt 1899 – ) m. Jacob Neel (abt 1893 – )
        1. 1. Ethel Stearns (abt 1923 – )
      2. 2. Edna (M) Chambers (1909 – )
      3. 3. Robert (Lawrence) Chambers (22 Sep 1914 – 25 Jan 1993)
      4. 4. Lawrence (C.) Chambers (7 July 1915 – Sep 1973) m. Margaret Chambers (16 July 1915 – 22 September 2004)
      5. 5. Ira (Nathaniel) Chambers (21 Sep 1917 – 20 Feb 1996) m. Ruth (Elma) Chambers (3 February 1893 – 11 August 1978) m. Cora (Bell) Wyne (abt 1917 – Abt 1987) m. Mary Chambers (18 Jul 1930 – 09 Feb 2005)
      6. 6. Leroy Chambers (7 Apr 1922 – 8 Mar 1991)
      7. 7. Leroy (Franklin) Chambers (7 April 1922 – 8 Mar 1991) m. Missouri (Cleo) Washburn (14 May 1919 – May 3, 1993)
        1. 1. Betty (J. Chambers) Wall (Oct 12, 1949 – ) m. John (F. Wall) Sr (1948 – )
        2. 2. Lily (Irene) Chambers (16 Oct 1950 – ) m. Paul Jones (31 Jan 1963 – )
        3. 3. Leroy Chambers (abt 1952 – ) m. Leeann Lamere (abt 1963 – ) m. Judy (25/08/1955 – )
        4. 4. Janet (k Chambers) Chaney (Feb 1957 – ) m. Unknown Chaney
      8. 8. Robert (C) Chambers (22 Jun 1924 – 16 Jul 1999) m. Maida (P.) Chambers (24 July 1923 – 27 October 2002)
      9. 9. Mary Chambers (abt 1926 – 2 Dec 2012) m. James (W) Webster (8 Apr 1923 – )
      10. 10. Floyd (E) Chambers (8 Jun 1929 – 10 Dec 2001) m. Opal (Marietta) Chambers (31 October 1915 – 2 January 2002) m. Ellender (L) Jennings (abt 1927 – ) m. Theresa (Ruth) Chambers (26 April 1924 – 5 September 1985)
  4. 4. Solomon Phillips (Jul 1862 – 24 Jan 1916)
  5. 5. Eldora ('Ella') Phillips (4 Apr 1864 – 14 Dec 1900)
  6. 6. Ida (Belle) Phillips (18 Jul 1866 – 27 Jun 1900)
  7. 7. Charles ("Charlie" E) Phillips (10 Oct 1868 – 8 Jun 1939)

Henry Phillips's Timeline

3 Records

1834
abt 1834
Birth of Henry Clay Phillips Sr in Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 46
Henry Clay Phillips Sr resided here in Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, USA
Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, USA
1897
16 May 1897
Age 63
Death of Henry Clay Phillips Sr in Canaan, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
Canaan, Jefferson, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1834
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: 288; Page: 278d; Enumeration District: 132

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Shelby, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: 288; Page: 278d; Enumeration District: 132

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1897
    Event Place: Canaan, Jefferson, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
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