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Husband: David Phillips Born: ca 1835 in Greene Co, PA 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Dec-23-1894 4 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (old SDB section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Census: 1870, 1880 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV Occupation: 1880 farmer 2 Occupation: 1870 laborer 1 Father: Mother:
Wife: Rebecca Phillips Born: ca 1845 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 7 Died: Dec-16-1925 in Bolair, Webster Co, WV 7 Buried: in Adkison (aka Adkinson or Reynolds) Cemetery, near Cowen, Webster Co, WV 7 Census: 1920 in Nicholas Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Jerusha Jane "Jennie" Phillips Census name: Jane Phillips Born: Oct- 9-1866 in Greene Co, PA 8,9,1 Died: Jan- 7-1933 in Wood Co, WV 10 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 6 Census: 1910 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Census: 1900 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV Resided: 1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 8 Husband: Decatur Commodore Matheny b. Mar- 7-1852 d. Apr-19-1927 Married: May-10-1883 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
M Child 2: William Phillips Born: ca 1868 in West Virginia 1 Census: 1870 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV (see note 2)
F Child 3: Rhoda Phillips Census name: Roda Phillips Born: ca 1869 in West Virginia 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV
F Child 4: Christina Phillips Born: Apr-18-1872 in Tyler Co, WV 12,13,14,2 Died: Jan-22-1939 12 Buried: in Adkison (aka Adkinson or Reynolds) Cemetery, near Cowen, Webster Co, WV 12,6 Census: 1900 in Glade District, Webster Co, WV Census: 1880 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Newton F. Davis b. Dec- -1862 d. Nov-22-1933 Married: Feb-14-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 5: Harriett A. Phillips Born: ca 1875 in West Virginia 2 Census: 1880 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV
F Child 6: Sarah E. Phillips Born: ca 1876 in West Virginia 2 Census: 1880 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV
F Child 7: Allie Phillips Born: Jun- 7-1878 in Tyler Co, WV 2,15,16 Died: Oct-20-1959 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 17,15 Buried: in Richwood Cemetery, Nicholas Co, WV 6 Resided: 1956 in Fenwick, Nicholas Co, WV 18 Resided: 1898 in Webster Co, WV 16 Census: 1880 in Meade District, Tyler Co, WV Husband: Thomas Clifton Keller b. Jul-27-1873 d. Mar-14-1956 Also known as: Tom Keller 4 Married: Jan-20-1898 in Webster Co, WV 16
F Child 8: Mary Isophine Phillips Born: Dec- 8-1880 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,19 Died: May- 6-1965 in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 12 Buried: in Linwood Cemetery, Blaine, Belmont Co, OH 12 Resided: in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV Census: 1900 in Mannington District, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1896 in Marion Co, WV 20 Husband: Ellis Lee Wells b. Aug- -1874 Census name: Ellis A. Wells Married: Oct- 8-1896 in Marion Co, WV 20
M Child 9: Charles Ellsworth Phillips Born: Jun-10-1886 in Burt, Tyler Co, WV 21 Died: Dec- 7-1979 in Martins Ferry, Belmont Co, OH 17 Buried: in Linwood Cemetery, Blaine, Belmont Co, OH 6
Sources: (1) 1870 Census, Tyler County, WV. (2) 1880 Census, Tyler County, WV. (3) Birth record of son. (4) Headstone. (5) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. (9) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV. (10) Wood County Death Records, Parkersburg, WV, Identified as Jennie Matheny, white female, b. Greene Co Pa, widowed; died Jan 7 1933, age 66y 2m 29d, cause of death chronic nephritis. Informant: M. A. Matheny. DR p. 136 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3616718&Type=Death. (11) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, Identified as Decature C. Matheny, 28, b. Highland Co Va, res. Ritchie Co; and Jerusha J. Phillips, 17, b. Greene Co Pa, res. Ritchie Co. Married May 10 1883 in Ritchie County. MR p. 51 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11538791&Type=Marriage. (12) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) 1900 Census, Webster County, WV. (14) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Headstone (year only) (16) Webster County Marriage Records, Webster Springs, WV. (17) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (18) Death record of husband. (19) 1900 Census, Marion County, WV. (20) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV. (21) Tyler County Birth Records, Middlebourne, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Age 62 on headstone would put birth in about 1832. Ages in 1870 and 1880 censuses would put it in about 1835 or 1836. Note (2) Not with family in 1880 Census.




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