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Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips 1861–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 July 1861

Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama

Death Date: 6 Oct 1946

Death Location: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: John Phillips

Mother: Averilla Prince

Spouse(s): Myrtle Brown, Mertie Brown, Mabel Phillips

Children(s): Roy Phillips, George Phillips, Elisebeth Phillips, Henry Phillips, Berdie Phillips, Robert Phillips, Donna Phillips

In 1861, Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips entered the world in Pike County, Alabama, born to John Thomas Phillips And Averilla Adeline Prince. Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips married Mabel Phillips, Mertie B Brown, Myrtle Brown, and had children including Berdie Louella Phillips, Donna Mytrle Donie Phillips, Elisebeth Victoria Phillips, George Berry Phillips, Henry Silvester Phillips, Robert Erty Phillips, Roy Jefferson Phillips. Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips passed away in 1946 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1861, Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips entered the world in Pike County, Alabama, born to John Thomas Phillips And Averilla Adeline Prince.
  • Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips married Mabel Phillips, Mertie B Brown, Myrtle Brown, and had children including Berdie Louella Phillips, Donna Mytrle Donie Phillips, Elisebeth Victoria Phillips, George Berry Phillips, Henry Silvester Phillips, Robert Erty Phillips, Roy Jefferson Phillips.
  • Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips passed away in 1946 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Phillips
1816–1867
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Averilla Prince
1829–
Birth Location: Morgan County, Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Myrtle Brown
1868–1946
Birth Location: Coosa County, Alabama, USA
MB
Mertie Brown
1888–
Birth Location: Samson, Geneva County, Alabama
MB
Mabel Phillips
1884–1962
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
MP

Children(s)

Roy Phillips
1911–1966
Birth Location: Samson, Geneva County, Alabama
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George Phillips
1890–1948
Birth Location: Alabama
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Elisebeth Phillips
1892–1977
Birth Location: Alabama
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Henry Phillips
1894–1954
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Berdie Phillips
1896–1984
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
BP
Robert Phillips
1904–1968
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
RP
Donna Phillips
1909–1999
Birth Location: Sulphur Springs, Blount, Alabama, United States
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Jefferson Phillips's Ancestors

Self
Jefferson Phillips
1861–1946
Birth Place: Pike County, Alabama
Parents
John Thomas Phillips
1816–1867
Alabama, USA
Averilla (Adeline) Prince
1829–
Morgan County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
James (Joseph) Phillips
1783–1850
, Lincoln, North Carolina
Mary ("Polly") Powell
1793–1862
Georgia
Joseph (Jr) Prince
1790–1850
South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Elizabeth) Johnston
1792–1878
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
David Phillips
1758–1819
Mary Davis
1754–1830
Absalom Sr
1752–1834
Mary Stephens
1755–1840
Joseph Prince
1765–1838
Judith Teague
1770–1835
William Prince
1752–1835
Elizabeth (Ford,Prince)
1755–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Phillips
1713–1797
Joanna Davis
1713–1747
Jonathan Davis
1730–1817
Lucy Gibbs
1738–1810
John Powell
1720–1789
Mary Lee
1738–1784
Barnabus Stephens
1730–1781
Charity Brown
1730–1797
Nicholas Sr
1738–1767
Mary Lewis
1736–1767
Joshua Teague
1746–1812
Hannah Gary
1748–1838
Daniel Prince
1718–1795
Lydia Uln
1723–1795
Major "Judge"
1728–1803
Rachel Spencer
1725–1770

Jefferson Phillips's Descendants

1.
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Jefferson (Davis "Jeff") Phillips (3 July 1861–6 Oct 1946) m. Myrtle Brown (May 17, 1868–16 OCT 1946) m. Mertie (B) Brown (Jun 1888–) m. Mabel Phillips (2 March 1884–21 December 1962)
  1. 1. Roy (Jefferson) Phillips 1911–1966 m. Arminda Sitton 1889–1949 m. Cecelia (Katherine) Boyd 1915–1983
    1. 1. Shirley (Ellis) Phillips 1916–1983
    2. 2. Beatrice (Mae) Phillips 1910–1984
    3. 3. Mary (Ruth) Phillips 1923–1990
    4. 4. Constance (Arlene) Phillips 1943–2012
  2. 2. George (Berry) Phillips 1890–1948 m. Helen (J.) Phillips 1898–1997
    1. 1. George (Sterling) Phillips 1927–2015
    2. 2. Percy (Owen) Philips 1914–
    3. 3. Gran (Brice) Philips 1920–
  3. 3. Elisebeth (Victoria) Phillips 1892–1977 m. C (L) Victry 1887–
    1. 1. Carvin (L) Victry 1911–
    2. 2. Garlon (L) Victry 1916–
  4. 4. Henry (Silvester) Phillips 1894–1954 m. Venie Cosper 1902–1983
    1. 1. James (Harding) Phillips 1921–1996
    2. 2. Monroe (Jefferson) Phillips 1929–2007 m. Irene Phillips 1928–1992
    3. 3. Levara Phillips 1926–
    4. 4. Coy (Ray) Phillips 1939–1983
  5. 5. Berdie (Louella) Phillips 1896–1984 m. Recie (Y) Phillips 1903– m. Gordon (F) Morton 1894–1984
    1. 1. Edward (Junior) Morton 1933–2006
    2. 2. Benny (Hix) Morton 1916–1987 m. Carrie (Lee) Morton 1921–2002
      1. 1. Charles (Ralph) Morton 1951–2015
      2. 2. Gary (Wayne) Morton 1944–2006
      3. 3. Bennie (Lou) Capelton 1941–2013
      4. 4. Lawanda Capelton 1938–1976
      5. 5. Ann Morton 1946–1964
    3. 3. Gordon (Charles) Morton 1919–1965 m. Agnes (Lorene) Johnson 1922–2012
      1. 1. Billy (Charles) Morton 1942–1958
    4. 4. L. (B.) Phillips 1922–1986 m. Esther (Sarah) Higdon 1924–2006
    5. 5. Hursel Phillips 1926–
    6. 6. Jeff (Willie) Morton 1927–1933
    7. 7. Alice (Lorene) Morton 1931–1931
    8. 8. Bertha (Estell) Morton 1921–1921
    9. 9. Orbleen (M.) Cantrell 1923–2004 m. Elzie (J.) Cantrell 1920–1972
      1. 1. Leon cantrell 1951–2016
  6. 6. Robert (Erty) Phillips 1904–1968 m. Edra (Mae) Phillips 1909–1988
    1. 1. Herbert (E) Phillips 1934–1999
    2. 2. Earl (Franklin) Phillips 1923–2002
    3. 3. Robert (E Phillips) Jr 1926–1986
    4. 4. Jacqueline (Marie) Norman 1931–1968
    5. 5. Ronald (Lewis) Phillips 1945–2014
    6. 6. Etta (Lou) Pittman 1942–1971
    7. 7. Thomas (Jefferson) Phillips 1929–2018
  7. 7. Donna (Mytrle "Donie") Phillips 1909–1999 m. Richard (Ellis) Farris 1905–1971
    1. 1. Ronald (David) Farris 1947–2002
    2. 2. Sara (Lou) O'Gwin 1941–2015
    3. 3. Ruby (Estelle) Sicard 1931–2014
    4. 4. Veroma (Jean) Howard 1949–2015
    5. 5. Carolyn (Loretta) O'Gwin 1943–2017
    6. 6. Ellis (Verdo) Farris 1933–2018

Jefferson Phillips's Timeline

9 Records

1861
3 July 1861
Birth of Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips in Pike County, Alabama
Pike County, Alabama
1861
3 July 1861
Birth of Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips in Pike County, Alabama
Pike County, Alabama
1862
1862
Age 1
Birth of Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips in Pike County, Alabama
Pike County, Alabama
1870
1870
Age 9
Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips resided here in Beat 10, Goshen Hill, Pike, Alabama, USA
Beat 10, Goshen Hill, Pike, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 39
Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips resided here in Horse Creek, Walker, Alabama, USA
Horse Creek, Walker, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 49
Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips resided here in Dorris, Walker, Alabama, USA
Dorris, Walker, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 59
Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips resided here in Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
1946
6 Oct 1946
Age 85
Death of Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips in Sulphur Springs, Blount County, Alabama
Sulphur Springs, Blount County, Alabama
1946
6 Oct 1946
Age 85
Death of Jefferson Davis "Jeff" Phillips in Sulphur Springs, Blount, Alabama, United States
Sulphur Springs, Blount, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Pike County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 10, Pike, Alabama; Roll: M593_37; Page: 419A; Family History Library Film: 545536
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dorris, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T624_36; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374049

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 July 1861
    Event Place: Pike County, Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jasper, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T625_44; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 96
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 10, Pike, Alabama; Roll: M593_37; Page: 419A; Family History Library Film: 545536
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Horse Creek, Walker, Alabama; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1240043
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dorris, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T624_36; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374049
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 July 1861
    Event Place: Pike County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beat 10, Goshen Hill, Pike, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beat 10, Pike, Alabama; Roll: M593_37; Page: 419A; Family History Library Film: 545536

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Horse Creek, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Horse Creek, Walker, Alabama; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0147; FHL microfilm: 1240043

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Dorris, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Dorris, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T624_36; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0185; FHL microfilm: 1374049

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jasper, Walker, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jasper, Walker, Alabama; Roll: T625_44; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 96

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1946
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Blount County, Alabama

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1946
    Event Place: Sulphur Springs, Blount, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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