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Roy Wade Phillips 1918–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 May 1918

Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee

Death Date: 06 Feb 1972

Death Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Willie Phillips

Mother: Bonnie Bruff

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Roy Wade Phillips was born in 1918 in Gibson County, Tennessee, the child of Willie Nathan Phillips And Bonnie Bess Bruff. Roy Wade Phillips passed away in 1972 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Roy Wade Phillips was born in 1918 in Gibson County, Tennessee, the child of Willie Nathan Phillips And Bonnie Bess Bruff.
  • Roy Wade Phillips passed away in 1972 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Roy Phillips's Ancestors

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Roy Phillips
1918–1972
Birth Place: Gibson County, Tennessee
Parents
Willie Nathan Phillips
1894–1945
Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Bonnie (Bess) Bruff
1897–1946
Gipson County, Tennessee
Grandparents
James (Houston) Bruff
1871–1937
Tennessee, USA
Minnie (L) Carr
1874–1899
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Carr
1851–1934
Nancy Martin
1858–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Martin
1824–
Elizabeth Holt
1831–1861

Roy Phillips's Timeline

2 Records

1918
17 May 1918
Birth of Roy Wade Phillips in Gibson County, Tennessee
Gibson County, Tennessee
1972
06 Feb 1972
Age 54
Death of Roy Wade Phillips in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 May 1918
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06 Feb 1972
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States of America

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