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Melvina Leander Phillips 1852–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1852

Birth Location: Scott County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 6 Jan 1927

Death Location: Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Jehu Phillips

Mother: Rebecca Sexton

Spouse(s): Claborn Jeffers

Children(s): Berlin Jr.

Melvina Leander Phillips was born in 1852 in Scott County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jehu Phillips And Rebecca Sexton. Melvina Leander Phillips married Claborn White Jeffers, and had children including Berlin Jeffers Jr. Melvina Leander Phillips passed away in 1927 in Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Melvina Leander Phillips was born in 1852 in Scott County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jehu Phillips And Rebecca Sexton.
  • Melvina Leander Phillips married Claborn White Jeffers, and had children including Berlin Jeffers Jr.
  • Melvina Leander Phillips passed away in 1927 in Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Melvina Phillips's Ancestors

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Melvina Phillips
1852–1927
Birth Place: Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jehu Phillips
1821–1910
Huntsville, Scott, Tennessee, United States
Rebecca Sexton
1823–1905
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Phillips
1787–1881
Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Elizabeth (Millie) Lawson
1795–1881
Campbell County, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Randolph Lawson
1752–1848
Susannah Cross
1766–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bartholomew Lawson
1715–1765
Susannah Simpkins
1733–1787
x II
1733–1798
Elizabeth Cocke
1741–1815

Melvina Phillips's Descendants

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Melvina (Leander) Phillips (May 1852–6 Jan 1927) m. Claborn (White) Jeffers (7 Jun 1847–4 Sep 1927)
  1. 1. Berlin (Jeffers) Jr. 1876–1920 m. Minnie Lloyd 1878–1965
    1. 1. Bertie Jeffers 1905–1930 m. Willard (Earl) Crowley 1901–1970
      1. 1. Pearl Crowley 1922–2018 m. Stanley Conaster 1902–1983

Melvina Phillips's Timeline

2 Records

1852
May 1852
Birth of Melvina Leander Phillips in Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Scott County, Tennessee, USA
1927
6 Jan 1927
Age 75
Death of Melvina Leander Phillips in Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1852
    Event Place: Scott County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Oneida, Scott, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winona, Scott County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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