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William Wright Philips 1847–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1847

Birth Location: Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1 Apr 1924

Death Location: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Robert Philips

Mother: Mary Townsend

Spouse(s): Emma Reiber, Annie Deer

Children(s): Edward Philips, Julia Philips, Laura Philips, Walter Phillips, Jennie Philips, Frank Phillips, Marquis Philips

In 1847, William Wright Philips entered the world in Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Robert Philips And Mary Townsend. William Wright Philips married Annie Deer, Emma Reiber, and had children including Edward M Philips, Frank A Phillips, Jennie Mae Philips, Julia Anna Annie Philips, Laura E Philips, Marquis Philips, Walter W Phillips. William Wright Philips passed away in 1924 in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1847, William Wright Philips entered the world in Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Robert Philips And Mary Townsend.
  • William Wright Philips married Annie Deer, Emma Reiber, and had children including Edward M Philips, Frank A Phillips, Jennie Mae Philips, Julia Anna Annie Philips, Laura E Philips, Marquis Philips, Walter W Phillips.
  • William Wright Philips passed away in 1924 in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Philips
1806–1869
Birth Location: Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
RP
Mary Townsend
1808–1881
Birth Location: Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
MT

Spouses(s)

Emma Reiber
1848–1907
Birth Location: New York
ER
Annie Deer
1854–1924
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
AD

Children(s)

Edward Philips
1870–1959
Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
EP
Julia Philips
1877–1957
Birth Location: Glade Mills, Butler, PA
JP
Laura Philips
1874–1959
Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
LP
Walter Phillips
1893–1916
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
WP
Jennie Philips
1879–1949
Birth Location: Butler County, Pennsylvania, USA
JP
Frank Phillips
1889–1914
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
FP
Marquis Philips
1898–1898
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
MP

William Philips's Ancestors

Self
William Philips
1847–1924
Birth Place: Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Robert Philips
1806–1869
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Townsend
1808–1881
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Elijah Townsend
1784–1871
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Nancy Riggs
1787–1861
St Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sr
1764–1843
Mary Higbee
1764–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Higbee
1732–1808
Anna Brower
1741–1812

William Philips's Descendants

1.
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William (Wright) Philips (24 Nov 1847–1 Apr 1924) m. Emma Reiber (March 1848–10 May 1907) m. Annie Deer (25 Dec 1854–2 Apr 1924)
  1. 1. Edward (M) Philips 1870–1959 m. Annie (Gertrude) Kelly 1872–1928
    1. 1. Eleanor (Leona) Philips 1910–1996
    2. 2. Robert (Melvin) Philips 1912–1988
    3. 3. Marvin (James) Philips 1894–1924
    4. 4. Ann (May (Annie)) Philips 1898–1982 m. Arthur (Frank) Schaffer 1900–1978
      1. 1. Arthur (Thomas) Schaffer 1925–1944
      2. 2. Lee (Ray) Schaffer 1930–1992 m. Anna (Marie) Dickson 1929–2016
      3. 3. James (Clifford) Schaffer 1932–2013 m. Marilyn (Jeanne) Jarrett 1935–1998
      4. 4. Lee (Roy) Schaffer 1928–2012 m. Marjorie (Anne) Jones 1927–1994
    5. 5. Sarah (Margaret) Philips 1900–1991
    6. 6. Edward (William) Philips 1902–1968
    7. 7. Frances (Hazel) Philips 1904–1990
    8. 8. George (Burton) Philips 1907–1956
    9. 9. Ray (Albert) Philips 1913–1944
    10. 10. Florence (Elizabeth) Philips 1892–1985 m. Russell (Harvey) Cricks 1889–1962
      1. 1. Russell (Harvey Cricks) Jr 1926–1989 m. Elva (E) Schomer 1928–2005
      2. 2. Gladys (P.) Cricks 1920–2004 m. Bernard (G.) Williams 1920–1977
      3. 3. Beulah (Laura) Cricks 1918–2001 m. William (H) Shilling 1900–1987
      4. 4. Caroline (Lillian) Cricks 1924–1990 m. John (Matthew Dischner) Sr 1919–1983
    11. 11. Edna (Mary) Philips 1895–1977 m. Louis Hilderhoff 1891–1980
      1. 1. Edward (Robert) Hilderhoff 1921–2001
      2. 2. Anna (Elizabeth) Hilderhoff 1916–2016 m. Harry (Herman) Wobb 1904–1968
        1. 1. Roxanne (Edna) Wobb 1937–2014 m. William (Frederick) Schmidt 1940–1987 m. Robert Neeson 1935–2014 m. Donald (O) Ringeisen 1935–1994
        2. 2. Bonita (Harriet) Wobb 1943–1944
        3. 3. Barry (Louis) Wobb 1949–1970
        4. 4. Beth Wobb 1951–1951
      3. 3. Louis (R) Hilderhoff 1920–2008 m. Donna (Marie) Jones 1928–2009
        1. 1. Louis (Roy Hilderhoff) Jr 1950–1952
      4. 4. Marian (Edna) Hilderhoff 1918–1965 m. Alvin (Anthony) Hubstenberger 1915–2006 m. Donald (Earl) Grubbs 1926–1999
        1. 1. Stanley (A) Hubstenberger 1937–2005 m. Joan (Mary) Bytnar 1939–1984
    12. 12. Claria (G) Philips 1897–1903
  2. 2. Julia (Anna (Annie)) Philips 1877–1957 m. Clarence (J) Reiber 1877–1950
  3. 3. Laura (E) Philips 1874–1959
  4. 4. Walter (W) Phillips 1893–1916
  5. 5. Jennie (Mae) Philips 1879–1949 m. Harry (Gilbert) Dunlap 1869–1942
    1. 1. Sylvia (Velma) Dunlap 1917–2006 m. James (Martin Beatty) Sr 1919–1979
      1. 1. James (Martin Beatty) Jr. 1941–2012
    2. 2. Gladys (Mae) Dunlap 1905–1987 m. Frank (Kenneth) White 1897–1969
      1. 1. Harry (Wright) White 1931–1931
  6. 6. Frank (A) Phillips 1889–1914
  7. 7. Marquis Philips 1898–1898

William Philips's Timeline

3 Records

1847
24 Nov 1847
Birth of William Wright Philips in Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
1847
24 Nov 1847
Birth of William Wright Philips in Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
1924
1 Apr 1924
Age 77
Death of William Wright Philips in Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1847
    Event Place: Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 080121-083340
    [3] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 057301-059850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1847
    Event Place: Middlesex, Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1924
    Event Place: Shaler, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
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