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MINERVA ALICE PHILLIPS 1864–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 October 1864

Birth Location: Newtown, Livingston, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 5 February 1953

Death Location: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA

Father: JACOB PHILLIPS

Mother: MARY ZEIGLER

Spouse(s): Thomas Bower

Children(s): LOIS BOWN, DOROTHY BOWN, JOHN BOWN, JACOB BOWN, DEAN BOWN, Edna Bown, Harold Bown

The story of MINERVA ALICE PHILLIPS began in 1864 in Newtown, Livingston, Illinois, USA. MINERVA ALICE PHILLIPS married Thomas J A Bower, and had children including Dean Addison Bown, Dorothy Esther Bown, Edna Ruth Bown, Harold Phillips Bown, Jacob Keith Bown, John Roland Bown, Lois Marie Bown. MINERVA ALICE PHILLIPS passed away in 1953 in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of MINERVA ALICE PHILLIPS began in 1864 in Newtown, Livingston, Illinois, USA.
  • MINERVA ALICE PHILLIPS married Thomas J A Bower, and had children including Dean Addison Bown, Dorothy Esther Bown, Edna Ruth Bown, Harold Phillips Bown, Jacob Keith Bown, John Roland Bown, Lois Marie Bown.
  • MINERVA ALICE PHILLIPS passed away in 1953 in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

JACOB PHILLIPS
1825–1914
Birth Location: URBANA, CHAMPAIGN, Ohio, USA
JP
MARY ZEIGLER
1824–1899
Birth Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
MZ

Spouses(s)

Thomas Bower
1860–1922
Birth Location: Evercreech, Somerset, England
TB

Children(s)

LOIS BOWN
1889–1986
Birth Location: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
LB
DOROTHY BOWN
1908–1998
Birth Location: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
DB
JOHN BOWN
1900–1916
Birth Location: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
JB
JACOB BOWN
1898–1949
Birth Location: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
JB
DEAN BOWN
1896–1962
Birth Location: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
DB
Edna Bown
1894–1951
Birth Location: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
EB
Harold Bown
1891–1949
Birth Location: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
HB

MINERVA PHILLIPS's Ancestors

Self
MINERVA PHILLIPS
1864–1953
Birth Place: Newtown, Livingston, Illinois, USA
Parents
JACOB PHILLIPS
1825–1914
URBANA, CHAMPAIGN, Ohio, USA
MARY ZEIGLER
1824–1899
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

MINERVA PHILLIPS's Descendants

1.
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MINERVA (ALICE) PHILLIPS (6 October 1864–5 February 1953) m. Thomas (J A) Bower (1860–16 Sep 1922)
  1. 1. LOIS (MARIE) BOWN 1889–1986 m. BYRON (RALPH VAN) DYKE 1887–1958
    1. 1. MARGERY (VAN) DYKE 1923–2006 m. JAMES (EDWARD) HECKMAN 1926–1991
    2. 2. LOUISE (VAN) DYKE 1919–1981
    3. 3. HELEN (VAN) DYKE 1913–1995
    4. 4. RUTH (VAN) DYKE 1912–1965
  2. 2. DOROTHY (ESTHER) BOWN 1908–1998
  3. 3. JOHN (ROLAND) BOWN 1900–1916
  4. 4. JACOB (KEITH) BOWN 1898–1949
  5. 5. DEAN (ADDISON) BOWN 1896–1962
  6. 6. Edna (Ruth) Bown 1894–1951
  7. 7. Harold (Phillips) Bown 1891–1949

MINERVA PHILLIPS's Timeline

2 Records

1864
6 October 1864
Birth of MINERVA ALICE PHILLIPS in Newtown, Livingston, Illinois, USA
Newtown, Livingston, Illinois, USA
1953
5 February 1953
Age 89
Death of MINERVA ALICE PHILLIPS in Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 October 1864
    Event Place: Newtown, Livingston, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 February 1953
    Event Place: Chariton, Lucas, Iowa, USA
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