Luke P. Phillips1,2,3

b. 1808, d. 8 February 1893
Pedigree
Relationship2nd great-grandfather of Charles Edward Towne
ChartsJessie Phillips Ancestors

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Possibly Luke P. Phillips (1808-1893)
     Luke P. Phillips was born in 1808 in Marion, Ontario Co. (now Wayne Co.), New York.4,5,6 He married first Patience Simmons, possibly the daughter of Samuel Simmons and Amy Beal, in New York, probably in the spring of 1831.7,8 He married second Mary E. (?) on 14 November 1876 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.2 They were divorced within a year (see below for details).9 He married third Jane Wilson, daughter of John Wilson, on 23 June 1879 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.10 He died on 8 February 1893 at home in Pontiac Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, from a paralytic stroke.11,12 He was buried on 10 February 1893 at Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 1, Lot 194, Grave 3) in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan. The cemetery plots for him and his first wife Patience were purchased by Thurston Simmons, probably Patience's brother, on 16 April 1848.13,14
     He moved to Oakland Co., Michigan, in 1828, along with his mother, brother, and two sisters, settling on the 80-acre Galloway farm that he had purchased before arriving.4 He went back to New York, probably in the fall of 1830, spent the winter, married there in the spring [of 1831], and returned to Michigan in May, encountering a severe storm on the way.8
     He is listed in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, in the 1840 census15, and that year was taxed $1.24 for 40 acres ("NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Sec 14") in Pontiac Twp.16 He and his first wife Patience are listed in the city of Pontiac in the 1850 and 1860 cenuses3,17, and in Pontiac Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, in 1870. In 1870 their widowed daughter Juliette was living with them.18 His real estate and personal property were valued at $3600 and $600 in 1860, and $6000 and $1000 in 1870.17,18
     Luke's second marriage, to Mary E. (?), was justifiably short. It was very sudden. One news story says they got engaged the evening they met9, and they were soon married "to the surprise and dismay of [Luke's] relatives and friends."19 Mary left after a few months, and Luke published a notice in the newspaper saying he would no longer be responsible for her debts. This prompted Mary to sue for divorce, charging infidelity. She brought in a girl aged 14 who had previously worked for Luke, who told the prosecutor that he had tried to rape her. Luke was arrested, but quickly released on bail arranged by his friends and neighbors. The case was dismissed when the girl recanted, saying that Mary had instigated the charge.9
     With the help of his friends, Luke began investigating Mary's background, and discovered that she had been married four times before, to men named Farrer, McAllister, Wolverton, and Quackenbush, that two of these previous husbands were still living, and that she hadn't obtained a divorce from any of them. She was arrested for bigamy on 20 September 1877, and tried on 25 October, with all three of her living husbands as witnesses. The jury deliberated just 30 minutes before finding her guilty.9,20 She was initially sentenced on 10 November to two years hard labor at the State Prison in Jackson, Michigan, but three days later this was changed to two years at the House of Correction in Detroit.21
     Luke and his third wife Jane are listed in Pontiac Twp. in the 1880 census. Also listed in the household, as servants, are Jane's daughter Mary Westoby from her first marriage, age 31, born in England, and Napoleon Gibbs, age 17, born in Ontario. Luke's parents are both listed as being born in Connecticut.22
     He was a member of the Oakland County Pioneer Association.12
     In his will, made on 3 July 1879 a little over a week after his third marriage, he left $300 to his wife Jane in lieu of all her dower rights, with the rest to go equally to his children, or their heirs if they were deceased. His son Charles was named executor, and presented his petition for probate on 10 February 1893, the same day he (Luke) was buried. Charles was formally appointed executor on 16 March and posted a bond of $500, with his brother William Phillips and brother-in-law John McRath as sureties.
     The final account was filed on 21 October 1893, and showed a balance of $2430.56 to be divided among the heirs, apparently not including the $300 left to his widow Jane. His children Charles, Oscar, Juliette, William, and Emily each received $303.82; Lewis Phillips, son of his deceased son Albert, received $303.82; Frank, Herbert, and Eddie Weston, children of his deceased daughter Rhoda, each received $101.27; and Daniel Eldred and Almyra Westcott, apparently children of his deceased daughter Maria, each received $151.91.23,24,25

Children of Luke P. Phillips and Patience Simmons

Citations

  1. [S3346] The picture shown here of Luke Phillips is from the collection of his granddaughter Jessie (Phillips) Towne. Many years ago some of these pictures were copied by photographing them, and 3.5x5 inch prints were made. The picture here is a scan of that print.
         Notes were also taken at the time, presumably from notations in the original album. Handwritten identification on a few of the pictures appears, based on the context and known relationships (e.g., "Mother's cousins"), to have been written by one of Jessie's children. For this picture the notes say "Jessie's great-grandfather Phillips," and written on the picture is "Great-great-grandfather Phillips."
         If the notes are correct, and the writing on the picture was by one of Jessie's children, this would be the father of Luke Phillips, whose given name is as yet unknown. However, printed on the mounting card is "Hunter, 227 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich." From Directory of Early Michigan Photographers by David V. Tinder, Hiram H. Hunter was a photographer at that address from 1885-1888. Assuming Luke's father was at least 20 when Luke was born (so born by 1788), he'd have been nearly 100 by the time this picture was taken. Luke, however, was about 77-80. So, this is probably Jessie (Phillips) Towne's grandfather Luke Phillips, not her great-grandfather.
  2. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Luke P. Phillips and Mary E. Quackenbosh, FHL Film 2342460, Image 213, Vol. 1, p. 55, Rec. No. 2683.
  3. [S421] 1850 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  4. [S7885] "Luke Phillips", Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, 4 March 1874, p. 1, col. 4.
  5. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Luke P. Phillips and Mary E. Quackenbosh, FHL Film 2342460, Image 213, Vol. 1, p. 55, Rec. No. 2683. This record actually lists his birth place as Wayne Co., New York, which was formed from the northern parts of Ontario Co. and Seneca Co. in 1823.
  6. [S7887] "Old Settler's Record", Pontiac Weekly Gazette, 13 March 1874, p. 4, col. 4 (cont. from p. 1, col. 5.
  7. [S944] William N. Phillips, Death Certificate. Lists his parents as Luke Phillips and Patient Simmons.
  8. [S7885] "Luke Phillips", Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, 4 March 1874, p. 1, col. 4. This article says he moved back to New York from Michigan in the "fall of 1831," married there in the spring (i.e., 1832), and returned to Michigan with his new wife. But it also says that they encountered a severe storm on the way, and that "my wife thought she should always remember that birthday as long as she lived; that will be forty-three years the twenty-ninth day of next May." The article was published 4 March 1874, so the "twenty-ninth day of next May" would be 29 May 1874, and 43 years previous is 29 May 1831. So, he seems to be off by a year, either in the year of his move back to New York, or in his statement about how long ago it was.
         Note that Luke and Patience's son Alfred was born in June 1832 (based on his age at death), so conceived about October 1831. (It's unlikely that these dates are off by a year, since Alfred's brother Charles was born in October 1833.) Thus, it seems likely that Luke actually moved back to New York in the fall of 1830, and married in the spring of 1831.
  9. [S7882] "Doings In The Circuit Court", Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, 31 October 1877, p. 3, col. 5.
  10. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Luke Phillips and Jane Westerbee, FHL Film 2342465, Image 455, Vol. 2, p. 21, Rec. No. 209.
  11. [S7915] Obituary, Luke Phillips, Pontiac Gazette, Pontiac, Michigan, 10 February 1893, p. 1, col. 5.
  12. [S479] Letter(s), Patricia Miller to Ruth Towne, 23 October and 18 November 1997. From an article in The North Branch Gazette, North Branch, Lapeer County, Michigan, 17 February 1893.
  13. [S6089] Luke and Patience Phillips Cemetery Marker, Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  14. [S483] Beverly Lancaster and Dorothy Scott, Oakhill Cemetery Burials.
  15. [S2795] 1840 U.S. Census, L. P. Philips, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  16. [S484] Mrs. Edward V. Howlett, Tax Rolls of Oakland County, Michigan, Vol. I, 1834-1840, p. 158.
  17. [S1515] 1860 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  18. [S600] 1870 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  19. [S7914] "A Female Brigham Young", The Detroit Free Press, 27 October 1877, p. 1, col. 6.
  20. [S7883] "Circuit Court, October Term", Pontiac Gazette, 2 November 1877, p. 4, col. 1.
  21. [S7884] "Circuit Court", Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, 14 November 1877, p. 3, col. 5.
  22. [S1520] 1880 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  23. [S5194] Probate Records, Oakland Co., Michigan, Vol. 70 (1888-1894), p. 555; records for Luke Phillips.
  24. [S6116] Probate Records, Oakland Co., Michigan, Vol. 76 (1892-1894), pp. 256-259; records for Luke Phillips.
  25. [S6117] Probate Records, Oakland Co., Michigan, Vol. 79 (1893-1895), pp. 12,182; records for Luke Phillips.
  26. [S942] Chas. S. Philips, Death Certificate.
  27. [S2725] Oscar F. Phillips, Death Certificate.
  28. [S2744] U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895. Record for Oscar F. Phillips and Mary E. Hildreth, No. 2946, 20 March 1890.
  29. [S7886] Obituary, Maria Eldred, Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, Pontiac, Michigan, 5 April 1876, p. 2, col. 5.
  30. [S943] Juliette McRath, Death Certificate.
  31. [S944] William N. Phillips, Death Certificate.
  32. [S5191] Emma Ernsberger, Death Certificate. Lists her father's name as Wm. Luke Philips, and doesn't list her mother's name.

Patience Simmons1,2,3

b. 29 May 1811, d. 30 April 1875
Pedigree
FatherSamuel Simmons4,5 b. 27 Sep 1786, d. b 1830
MotherAmy Beal4
Relationship2nd great-grandmother of Charles Edward Towne
ChartsJessie Phillips Ancestors

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Possibly Patience Simmons (1811-1875)
     Patience Simmons was born in New York on 29 May, probably in 1811. (The year is based on her age at death shown on her cemetery marker, and her entries in the 1860 and 1870 censuses, although her entry in the 1850 census implies 1807.)6,7,8,9,3 She married Luke P. Phillips in New York, probably in the spring of 1831.10,6 She died on 30 April 1875 at age 63.7 She was buried on 2 May 1875 at Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 1, Lot 194, Grave 4) in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.7,11,5
     Although Patience's parents are listed above as Samuel Simmons and Amy Beal, no record has been found explicitly naming them as her parents. Their identification is based on circumstantial evidence. A biographical sketch of their son Thurston, born 23 November 1818 in Marion, Ontario Co. (now Wayne Co.), New York, says that he was the fourth of their five children - three boys and two girls. Around 1834 he, his mother, and his brothers moved to Oakland Co., Michigan, following his two sisters who had already moved there after being married.4 Patience's husband Luke Phillips was also born in Marion, moved to Oakland Co. in 1828, and returned to New York to marry Patience.6,12 Further, on 16 April 1848, after he had moved to Livingston Co., Michigan, Thurston purchased the cemetery plots back in Pontiac where Patience and her husband Luke Phillips would later be buried, along with three of their family members.5 All this fits well with Patience being one of Thurston's two sisters.
     She and her husband Luke are listed in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, in the 1850 and 1860 censuses3,8, and in Pontiac Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, in 1870. In 1870 their widowed daughter Juliette was living with them.9

Children of Patience Simmons and Luke P. Phillips

Citations

  1. [S3346] The picture shown here of Patience Simmons is from the collection of her granddaughter Jessie (Phillips) Towne. Many years ago some of these pictures were copied by photographing them, and 3.5x5 inch prints were made. The picture here is a scan of that print.
         Notes were also taken at the time, presumably from notations in the original album. For this picture the notes say "Jessie Phillips Towne grandmother, taken in Pontiac Mi." If that note is correct, this is likely Jessie (Phillips) Towne's paternal grandmother Patience (Simmons) Phillips (1811-1875), who died in Pontiac, Michigan. Jessie's maternal grandmother Sarah Magdalena Poff (1808-1877) was buried in Ashland Co., Ohio, and as far as we know never lived in Michigan.
  2. [S944] William N. Phillips, Death Certificate.
  3. [S421] 1850 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  4. [S8434] American Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men, Michigan Volume, "The Seventh Congressional District," pp. 67,68.
  5. [S482] Cemetery Records, Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Michigan.
  6. [S7885] "Luke Phillips", Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, 4 March 1874, p. 1, col. 4. This article says he moved back to New York from Michigan in the "fall of 1831," married there in the spring (i.e., 1832), and returned to Michigan with his new wife. But it also says that they encountered a severe storm on the way, and that "my wife thought she should always remember that birthday as long as she lived; that will be forty-three years the twenty-ninth day of next May." The article was published 4 March 1874, so the "twenty-ninth day of next May" would be 29 May 1874, and 43 years previous is 29 May 1831. So, he seems to be off by a year, either in the year of his move back to New York, or in his statement about how long ago it was.
         Note that Luke and Patience's son Alfred was born in June 1832 (based on his age at death), so conceived about October 1831. (It's unlikely that these dates are off by a year, since Alfred's brother Charles was born in October 1833.) Thus, it seems likely that Luke actually moved back to New York in the fall of 1830, and married in the spring of 1831.
  7. [S6089] Luke and Patience Phillips Cemetery Marker, Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  8. [S1515] 1860 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  9. [S600] 1870 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  10. [S944] William N. Phillips, Death Certificate. Lists his parents as Luke Phillips and Patient Simmons.
  11. [S483] Beverly Lancaster and Dorothy Scott, Oakhill Cemetery Burials.
  12. [S7887] "Old Settler's Record", Pontiac Weekly Gazette, 13 March 1874, p. 4, col. 4 (cont. from p. 1, col. 5.
  13. [S942] Chas. S. Philips, Death Certificate.
  14. [S2725] Oscar F. Phillips, Death Certificate.
  15. [S2744] U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895. Record for Oscar F. Phillips and Mary E. Hildreth, No. 2946, 20 March 1890.
  16. [S7886] Obituary, Maria Eldred, Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, Pontiac, Michigan, 5 April 1876, p. 2, col. 5.
  17. [S943] Juliette McRath, Death Certificate.

Alfred W. Phillips1,2

b. 12 June 1832, d. 28 July 1879
Pedigree
FatherLuke P. Phillips1 b. 1808, d. 8 Feb 1893
MotherPatience Simmons1 b. 29 May 1811, d. 30 Apr 1875
RelationshipGreat-granduncle of Charles Edward Towne

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     Alfred W. Phillips was born on 12 June 1832 (based on his age at death of 47 years, 1 month, 16 days) in Michigan.3,1 He married first Elmira Eldridge on 3 July 1859 in Milford, Oakland Co., Michigan.4,5 He married second Orpha (?), based on his entry in the 1870 census, sometime between 1860 and 1870.6 He died on 28 July 1879 at his sister Rhoda's home in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan, at age 47.3 He was buried at Maple Grove Cemetery in North Branch, Lapeer Co., Michigan.7
     He and his first wife Elmira are listed in the 1860 census in Burlington Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan. He was a farmer, with real estate valued at $2000 and personal property valued at $150.2
     He is again listed in Burlington in the 1870 census, this time with his second wife Orpha. Also listed with them is Orin Phillips, Alfred's son by his first wife Elmira. Alfred's real and personal estate were valued at $1800 and $200, respectively. They were living next door to Alfred's brother Oscar, and very near his brother Charles.6

Child of Alfred W. Phillips and Elmira Eldridge

Citations

  1. [S421] 1850 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  2. [S779] 1860 U.S. Census, Alfred Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  3. [S7888] Obituary, Alfred W. Phillips, Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, Pontiac, Michigan, 6 August 1879, p. 3, col. 3.
  4. [S121] Oakland County Marriage Records, 1827-; record for Alfred Phillips and Elmira Eldridge, Book F, p. 37.
  5. [S1624] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Record for Alfred Phillipps and Almina Eldredge, FHL Film 973980.
  6. [S1499] 1870 U.S. Census, Alfred Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  7. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Alfred W. Phillips (Mem. No. 149250989), Maple Grove Cemetery, North Branch, Lapeer Co., Michigan. Created by Paws, 14 July 2015.

Charles S. Phillips1,2

b. 5 October 1833, d. 22 April 1910
Pedigree
FatherLuke P. Phillips1,3 b. 1808, d. 8 Feb 1893
MotherPatience Simmons1,3 b. 29 May 1811, d. 30 Apr 1875
RelationshipGreat-granduncle of Charles Edward Towne

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     Charles S. Phillips was born on 5 October 1833 near Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.2,1 He married Ellen A. Weston, daughter of Samuel Weston and Lucy Chappel, on 24 December 1856 in Lapeer Co., Michigan. The witnesses were the couple's fathers, Luke Phillips and Samuel Weston.2,4 He died from heart disease on 22 April 1910 in North Branch, Lapeer Co., Michigan, at age 76.1,2 He was buried on 25 April 1910 at Maple Grove Cemetery in Lapeer Co., Michigan.1
     He served during the Civil War as a private in Company G, 4th. Michigan Infantry (reorganized), enlisting on 3 September 1864. His sister Rhoda's husband Edwin Weston served in the same company. The regiment left Adrian, Michigan, on 22 October 1864 and traveled to Decatur, Alabama, arriving on 28 October, where they helped defend the town during an attack by General Hood. They were stationed at Whitesboro, Alabama, on 1 November 1864 and fought at New Market 19-20 November. They moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, soon afterwards, where they stayed until 15 January 1865, doing picket duty and guarding supply trains. They next moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where they stayed until 23 March, then traveled throughout Tennessee, eventually ending up in Nashville on 27 April. On 16 June the regiment left for New Orleans, then Texas, where they remained until being mustered out in Houston on 26 May 1866. Charles Phillips did not make the trip to New Orleans and Texas, however. He was discharged for disability on 4 May 1865 at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, suffering from epilepsy.5,6,2,7,8
     In 1860 he and his wife Ellen were living in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan.9 He was a farmer, with real estate and personal property valued at $1000 and $300.9 In 1870 they were living in Burlington, Lapeer Co., Michigan, with their sons Willard and Samuel, very near Charles's brothers Alfred and Oscar and their families. His farm and personal property were valued at $2500 and $620.10 They were all still there in 1880, and living with them, and working as a farm hand, was George McKee, age 21.11 He and Ellen were living in North Branch Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan, in 1900 and 1910. Living with them in 1900 was a servant, Parthemis Hallard, age 23.12,13

More Information / Background

Children of Charles S. Phillips and Ellen A. Weston

Citations

  1. [S942] Chas. S. Philips, Death Certificate.
  2. [S2714] Mrs. F. C. Ballard, ""Phillips Bible Record"", from Vivian Lyon Moore, Michigan Bible Records.
  3. [S421] 1850 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  4. [S1624] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Record for Charles Phillps and Ellen Weston, FHL Film 974258, p. 253.
  5. [S851] Historical Data Systems, compiler, American Civil War Soldiers. Record for Charles Phillips.
  6. [S851] Historical Data Systems, compiler, American Civil War Soldiers. Record for Edwin Weston.
  7. [S2349] Historical Data Systems, compiler, U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866. 4th. Infantry Regiment, Michigan.
  8. [S2715] 1890 Veterans Schedules, Charles S. Phillips, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  9. [S1496] 1860 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  10. [S1500] 1870 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  11. [S1501] 1880 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  12. [S1502] 1900 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  13. [S1503] 1910 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.

Oscar F. Phillips1,2

b. 16 October 1835, d. 21 October 1907
Pedigree
FatherLuke P. Phillips1,3,2 b. 1808, d. 8 Feb 1893
MotherPatience Simmons1,3,2 b. 29 May 1811, d. 30 Apr 1875
RelationshipGreat-granduncle of Charles Edward Towne

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     Oscar F. Phillips was born on 16 October 1835 (the 1900 census says January 1836) in Michigan.1,4 He married Mary E. Hildreth, daughter of Luvan W. Hildreth and Jane R. Strawder, in November 1867 in Chester, Eaton Co., Michigan.3,5 He died from apoplexy on 21 October 1907 in Marshall Twp., Calhoun Co., Michigan, at age 72.1 He was buried on 23 October 1907 in Eaton Co., Michigan.1
     He and his wife Mary were both deaf, Oscar from birth, and Mary from age 3 as a result of scarlet fever or erysipelas.3,6,7 They both attended the Michigan Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (now the Michigan School for the Deaf) in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, enrolling the same year, 1856. Mary continued for eight years, and Oscar for possibly nine years (the number written in the "U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives" is difficult to read).8,3
     Oscar and Mary were living in Burlington, Lapeer Co., Michigan, in 1870, near Oscar's brothers Alfred and Charles.6 They moved to Chester Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan, probably before 1872 when their son Ralph was born there.9 They are listed there together in the 1880 census, next to Mary's parents.7 Oscar was still living there in 1900, after Mary's death.4

More Information / Background

Children of Oscar F. Phillips and Mary E. Hildreth

     According to his death certificate, Oscar had six children, with five living in 1907. However, the U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, dated 20 March 1890, says he and Mary had four children, naming Barlow, Ralph, Frank, and Clyde.1,3

Citations

  1. [S2725] Oscar F. Phillips, Death Certificate.
  2. [S421] 1850 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  3. [S2744] U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895. Record for Oscar F. Phillips and Mary E. Hildreth, No. 2946, 20 March 1890.
  4. [S2734] 1900 U.S. Census, Oscar Philps household, Eaton Co., Michigan.
  5. [S2750] [Anonymous], Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan, pp. 502,504.
  6. [S1498] 1870 U.S. Census, Oscar Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  7. [S2733] 1880 U.S. Census, O. Philipps household, Eaton Co., Michigan.
  8. [S2749] Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Asylum For the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, For the Year 1858, pp. 30,31.
  9. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Ralph Phillips, FHL Film 2297930, Image 617, Item 2, p. 453, Rec. No. 2978.
  10. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Barlon E. Phillips, FHL Film 2297926, Image 190, Item 2, p. 62, Rec. No. 1567.
  11. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Frank B. Phillips and Mary Heistand, FHL Film 2342509, Image 602, Vol. 2, p. 566, Rec. No. 258.
  12. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for (blank) Phillips, FHL Film 2320565, Image 494, Item 3, p. 114, Rec. No. 110.
  13. [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897. Record for Philips, FHL Film 2363666, Image 292, p. 172, Rec. No. 204116.
  14. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Blank Phillips, FHL Film 2320571, Image 682, Item 3, p. 112, Rec. No. 204.

Maria Phillips1

b. 29 June 1838, d. 1 April 1876
Pedigree
FatherLuke P. Phillips1,2 b. 1808, d. 8 Feb 1893
MotherPatience Simmons1,2 b. 29 May 1811, d. 30 Apr 1875
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of Charles Edward Towne

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     Maria Phillips was born on 29 June 1838 (based on her age at death of 37 years, 9 months, 3 days) in Michigan.1,2 She may be the Maria Phillips, age 21, who married Lafayette W. Eldred, age 23, on 7 December 1859 in Oakland Co., Michigan.3 She died on 1 April 1876 in Maple Grove, Saginaw Co., Michigan, at age 37 from "quick consumption" (tuberculosis).2 She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.2
     Maria and her husband Lafayette were living in Oxford, Oakland Co., Michigan, in 1860.4

Citations

  1. [S421] 1850 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  2. [S7886] Obituary, Maria Eldred, Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, Pontiac, Michigan, 5 April 1876, p. 2, col. 5.
  3. [S1624] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Record for Lafayette W. Eledred and Maria Philips, FHL Film 973980.
  4. [S2754] 1860 U.S. Census, L. Eldred household, Oakland Co., Michigan.

Rhoda Ann Phillips1,2

b. 15 April 1840, d. 13 June 1890
Pedigree
FatherLuke P. Phillips1 b. 1808, d. 8 Feb 1893
MotherPatience Simmons1 b. 29 May 1811, d. 30 Apr 1875
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of Charles Edward Towne

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     Rhoda Ann Phillips was born on 15 April 1840 in Michigan.3,1 She married Edwin Appleby Weston, son of Samuel Weston and Lucy Chappel, on 16 May 1856 in Oakland Co., Michigan.4 She died on 13 June 1890 at age 50.3 She was buried at Stiles Cemetery in Lapeer Co., Michigan.5
     She and her husband Edwin were living in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan, in 1860.6 They moved to Mayfield Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan, by 18707, and are listed there in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.7,8

Children of Rhoda Ann Phillips and Edwin Appleby Weston

Citations

  1. [S421] 1850 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  2. [S2744] U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895. Record for Oscar F. Phillips and Mary E. Hildreth, No. 2946, 20 March 1890.
  3. [S2757] Rhoda A. Weston and Jonathan Weston Cemetery Marker, Stiles Cemetery, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  4. [S1624] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Record for Edward A. Weston and Rhoda A. Phillips, FHL Film 973980.
  5. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Rhoda A. Weston (Mem. No. 14512320), Stiles Cemetery, Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan. Created by Jack Wander-Schrier, 4 June 2006.
  6. [S1495] 1860 U.S. Census, Edwin Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  7. [S599] 1870 U.S. Census, Edwin A. Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  8. [S783] 1880 U.S. Census, Edwin Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  9. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Frank R. Weston and Louisa L. Inman, FHL Film 2342510, Image 80, Vol. 4, p. 288, Rec. No. 104.
  10. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Charles H. Weston and Clara J. (Swift) Rice, FHL Film 2342767, Image 224, Vol.1, p. 236, Rec. No. 282846.
  11. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Eddie L. Weston and Maggie Linton, FHL Film 2342488, Image 223, Vol. 3, p. 23, Rec. No. 110.
  12. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Jonathan Weston, FHL Film 2297920, Image 43, Item 1, p. 41, Rec. No. 310.
  13. [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897. Record for Jonathan D. Weston, FHL Film 2363668, Image 882, p. 122, Rec. No. 170.
  14. [S2756] Edwin A. Weston and Lynn A. Weston Cemetery Marker, Stiles Cemetery, Lapeer Co., Michigan.

Juliette Phillips1

b. 30 April 1842, d. 8 November 1897
Pedigree
FatherLuke P. Phillips1,2 b. 1808, d. 8 Feb 1893
MotherPatience Simmons1,2 b. 29 May 1811, d. 30 Apr 1875
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of Charles Edward Towne

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     Juliette Phillips was born on 30 April 1842 (based on her age at death of 55 years, 6 months, and 8 days) in Oakland Co., Michigan.1,2,3 She married first David L. Ransom, son of Phillip Ransom and Adaline (?), on 25 December 1860 in Oakland Co., Michigan.4,3 She married second John Lee McRath, son of John L. McRath, on 31 March 1873 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan. The witnesses were the bride's sister Emily and her husband William Ernsberger.5,1 She died from heart disease on 8 November 1897 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, at age 55.1 She was buried on 11 November 1897 at Oak Hill Cemetery (plot 7-148) in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.1,6
     She is listed in her parent's household in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan, in the 1870 census, as Juliet Ransom.3 She and her second husband John were living in Pontiac Twp., Oakland Co., Michigan, in 1880.7

Citations

  1. [S943] Juliette McRath, Death Certificate.
  2. [S421] 1850 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  3. [S600] 1870 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  4. [S1624] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Record for David S. Ransom and Juliett Philips, FHL Film 973980.
  5. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for John Lee McRath and Julia H. Ransom, FHL Film 2342456, Image 622, Vol. 2, p. 36, Rec. No. 1689.
  6. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Juliette McRath (Mem. No. 24010613), Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan. Created by Katie Neal, 28 May 2022.
  7. [S2771] 1880 U.S. Census, John McGrath household, Oakland Co., Michigan.

Almyra S. Phillips1,2

b. 25 September 1845, d. 29 January 1864
Pedigree
FatherLuke P. Phillips1 b. 1808, d. 8 Feb 1893
MotherPatience Simmons1 b. 29 May 1811, d. 30 Apr 1875
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of Charles Edward Towne

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     Almyra S. Phillips was born on 25 September 1845 (based on her death date and age at death of 18 years, 4 months, 4 days) in Michigan.2,1 She died on 29 January 1864 at age 18.2 She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery (Block 1, Lot 194, Grave 5) in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.2,3

Citations

  1. [S421] 1850 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  2. [S6088] Almyra S. Phillips Cemetery Marker, Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  3. [S482] Cemetery Records, Oak Hill Cemetery, Pontiac, Michigan.

Emily L. Phillips1,2

b. 15 May 1851, d. 28 October 1931
Pedigree
FatherLuke P. Phillips1,3,4 b. 1808, d. 8 Feb 1893
MotherPatience Simmons1,3 b. 29 May 1811, d. 30 Apr 1875
RelationshipGreat-grandaunt of Charles Edward Towne

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     Emily L. Phillips was born on 15 May 1851 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.5,6 She was married by Frederick Traver, Minister, to William Henry Ernsberger, son of Philip Ernsberger and Ellen Race, on 12 March 1871 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan. The witnesses were the bride's widowed sister Juliette Ransom and her future husband John McRath.2 She died on 28 October 1931 at the Eaton Co. Infirmary in Chester Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan, at age 80.5
     In 1880 she and her husband William were living on Green St. in Hastings, Barry Co., Michigan. William's widowed mother Ellen was living with them, as was their nephew William Phillips, son of Emily's brother William and his first wife Hannah Sickles.7 They soon afterwards moved to Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan, where their daughter Nellie was born in 18818, and where they are listed on Calhoun St. in the 1900 census.9
     In 1910, after her husband's death, she was living at 1411 Platt St. in Lansing, Ingham Co., Michigan.10 She later lived with her son Loren's family, at 1211 E. Main St. in Lansing in 1920, and in Eaton Rapids, Eaton Co., Michigan, in 1930.11,12

Children of Emily L. Phillips and William Henry Ernsberger

Citations

  1. [S1515] 1860 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  2. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for William H. Ernsberger and Emily L. Phillips, FHL Film 2342453, Image 398, Vol. 3, p. 8, Rec. No. 1075.
  3. [S600] 1870 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  4. [S5191] Emma Ernsberger, Death Certificate. Lists her father's name as Wm. Luke Philips, and doesn't list her mother's name.
  5. [S5191] Emma Ernsberger, Death Certificate.
  6. [S2701] 1900 U.S. Census, Nelson F. Shattuck household, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  7. [S2699] 1880 U.S. Census, William Ernsberger household, Barry Co., Michigan.
  8. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Nellie Ernsberg, FHL Film 2320575, Image 666, Item 3, p. 47, Rec. No. 838.
  9. [S2700] 1900 U.S. Census, William Ernsberger household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  10. [S2706] 1910 U.S. Census, Emmily Ernsberger household, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  11. [S2704] 1920 U.S. Census, Loren Ernsberger household, Ingham Co., Michigan.
  12. [S2705] 1930 U.S. Census, Loren F. Ernsberger household, Eaton Co., Michigan.
  13. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Charles Ernsberger and Laura Shattuck, FHL Film 2342501, Image 353, Item 2, p. 8225, Rec. No. 852.
  14. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Lorey Ernsberger, FHL Film 2320696, Image 561, Item 3, p. 49, Rec. No. 1975.
  15. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Loren H. Ernsberger and Cora N. Chamberlin, FHL Film 2342674, Image 227, Vol. 2, p. 310, Rec. No. 2334.

David L. Ransom1,2

b. about 1837, d. 17 March 1864
Pedigree
FatherPhillip Ransom3,1 b. a 1816
MotherAdaline (?)1,3 b. a 1817

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     David L. Ransom was born about 1837 in Ohio.2,3 He married Juliette Phillips, daughter of Luke P. Phillips and Patience Simmons, on 25 December 1860 in Oakland Co., Michigan.2,4 He died on 17 March 1864 in Bridgeport, Jackson Co., Alabama, from smallpox.5,6,7 He was initially buried in Bridgeport, Jackson Co., Alabama, and later reburied at Chattanooga National Cemetery (Section P, Grave No. 831) in Hamilton Co., Tennessee.6
     He served during the Civil War in Co. I of the 1st. Michigan Engineers Regiment, enlisting on 26 December 1863. In the early part of 1864 the regiment was in Tennessee, helping build the Nashville and Northwestern railroad from Nashville to the Tennessee River, blockhouses along the railroad, and storehouses at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Bridgeport, Alabama, where he contracted smallpox and died.5,8,7

More Information / Background

Citations

  1. [S317] General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, NARA Series T288; entry for David L. Ransom, Roll 385, Image 183, ancestry.com.
  2. [S1624] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Record for David S. Ransom and Juliett Philips, FHL Film 973980.
  3. [S2773] 1860 U.S. Census, Phillip R. Ransom household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  4. [S600] 1870 U.S. Census, Luke Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.
  5. [S851] Historical Data Systems, compiler, American Civil War Soldiers. Record for David Ransom.
  6. [S2774] [Anonymous], Roll of Honor, No. XXIII, pp. 249,260.
  7. [S479] Letter(s), Patricia Miller to Ruth Towne, 23 October and 18 November 1997. From the transcript of a letter dated 20 June 1864 from his wife's sister Rhoda (Phillips) Weston to her sister-in-law Mary (Weston) Chappel.
  8. [S2349] Historical Data Systems, compiler, U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866. 1st. Engineers Regiment, Michigan.

Mary E. (?)1

b. about 1819
Pedigree

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     Mary E. (?) was born about 1819 (based on her age of 57 at the time of her marriage to Luke Phillips on 14 November 1876) in either Genesee or Ontario Co., New York.2 She married Luke P. Phillips on 14 November 1876 in Pontiac, Oakland Co., Michigan.1 They were divorced within a year (see below for details).3
     At the time of her marriage to Luke Phillips, her residence was given as Sheridan, Montcalm Co., Michigan.1
     This marriage was justifiably short. It was very sudden. One news story says they got engaged the evening they met3, and they were soon married "to the surprise and dismay of [Luke's] relatives and friends."4 Mary left after a few months, and Luke published a notice in the newspaper saying he would no longer be responsible for her debts. This prompted Mary to sue for divorce, charging infidelity. She brought in a girl aged 14 who had previously worked for Luke, who told the prosecutor that he had tried to rape her. Luke was arrested, but quickly released on bail arranged by his friends and neighbors. The case was dismissed when the girl recanted, saying that Mary had instigated the charge.3
     With the help of his friends, Luke began investigating Mary's background, and discovered that she had been married four times before, to men named Farrer, McAllister, Wolverton, and Quackenbush, that two of these previous husbands were still living, and that she hadn't obtained a divorce from any of them. She was arrested for bigamy on 20 September 1877, and tried on 25 October, with all three of her living husbands as witnesses. The jury deliberated just 30 minutes before finding her guilty.3,5 She was initially sentenced on 10 November to two years hard labor at the State Prison in Jackson, Michigan, but three days later this was changed to two years at the House of Correction in Detroit.6

Citations

  1. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Luke P. Phillips and Mary E. Quackenbosh, FHL Film 2342460, Image 213, Vol. 1, p. 55, Rec. No. 2683.
  2. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Luke P. Phillips and Mary E. Quackenbosh, FHL Film 2342460, Image 213, Vol. 1, p. 55, Rec. No. 2683. This record actually lists her birth place as Monroe Co., New York, which was formed from the northeast part of Genesee Co. and the northwest part of Ontario Co. in 1821.
  3. [S7882] "Doings In The Circuit Court", Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, 31 October 1877, p. 3, col. 5.
  4. [S7914] "A Female Brigham Young", The Detroit Free Press, 27 October 1877, p. 1, col. 6.
  5. [S7883] "Circuit Court, October Term", Pontiac Gazette, 2 November 1877, p. 4, col. 1.
  6. [S7884] "Circuit Court", Pontiac Weekly Bill Poster, 14 November 1877, p. 3, col. 5.

Ellen A. Weston1,2

b. 15 December 1838
Pedigree
FatherSamuel Weston3 b. a 1803
MotherLucy Chappel3 b. a 1809

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     Ellen A. Weston was born on 15 December 1838 in Michigan.1,2 She married Charles S. Phillips, son of Luke P. Phillips and Patience Simmons, on 24 December 1856 in Lapeer Co., Michigan. The witnesses were the couple's fathers, Luke Phillips and Samuel Weston.1,4
     In 1860 she and her husband Charles were living in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan.5 In 1870 they were living in Burlington, Lapeer Co., Michigan, with their sons Willard and Samuel, very near Charles's brothers Alfred and Oscar and their families.6 They were all still there in 1880, and living with them, and working as a farm hand, was George McKee, age 21.7 She and Charles were living in North Branch Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan, in 1900 and 1910. Living with them in 1900 was a servant, Parthemis Hallard, age 23.2,8 She was still living in North Branch in 1920, after her husband's death. Living with her was her sister Lucie Sanford, age 74, also a widow.9

Children of Ellen A. Weston and Charles S. Phillips

Citations

  1. [S2714] Mrs. F. C. Ballard, ""Phillips Bible Record"", from Vivian Lyon Moore, Michigan Bible Records.
  2. [S1502] 1900 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  3. [S790] 1850 U.S. Census, Samuel Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  4. [S1624] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Record for Charles Phillps and Ellen Weston, FHL Film 974258, p. 253.
  5. [S1496] 1860 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  6. [S1500] 1870 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  7. [S1501] 1880 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  8. [S1503] 1910 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  9. [S1504] 1920 U.S. Census, Ellen Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.

Willard Lucien Phillips1,2

b. 18 November 1858, d. 8 June 1922
Pedigree
FatherCharles S. Phillips1 b. 5 Oct 1833, d. 22 Apr 1910
MotherEllen A. Weston1 b. 15 Dec 1838
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Towne

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     Willard Lucien Phillips was born on 18 November 1858 (the 1860 census indicates November 1859, as his age is listed as 7/12 and the census was enumerated in June) in Michigan.1,3 He married Harriet A. Harmon on 12 April 1881 in North Branch, Lapeer Co., Michigan.4,1 He died on 8 June 1922 in Polk Co., Oregon, at age 63.2 He was buried at Fircrest Cemetery in Polk Co., Oregon.5
     He and his wife Harriet moved to Oregon sometime between 1885, when their daughter Nellie was born in Michigan, and 19006, when they are listed in the census in Luckiamute Prec., Polk Co., Oregon.6 They were living in Monmouth, Polk Co., Oregon, in 19107,1 and in Pedee Prec., Polk Co., Oregon, in 1920.8
     He was working as a farm laborer in 1900, at odd jobs in 1910, and at a saw mill in 1920.6,7,8 He and his wife also may have been running a boarding house in 1920, as they had five boarders living with them, and in the census her occupation was listed as cook for a boarding house.8
     He and Harriet had the following known children: Ruth Inez (b 26 April 1882, d 4 June 1882), Charles Robert (b 18 July 1883, d 29 November 1958), Nellie Ann (b 9 April 1885, d 24 June 1956).1,9,10,11

Citations

  1. [S2714] Mrs. F. C. Ballard, ""Phillips Bible Record"", from Vivian Lyon Moore, Michigan Bible Records.
  2. [S1209] Oregon, U.S., Death Index, 1898-2008. Record for Willard Lucien Phillips, Cert. No. 62.
  3. [S1496] 1860 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  4. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Willard L. Phillips and Harriet A. Harmon, FHL Film 2342468, Image 234, Vol. 2, p. 176, Rec. No. 2691.
  5. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Willard L. Phillips (Mem. No. 34872971), Fircrest Cemetery, Monmouth, Polk Co., Oregon. Created by Karen Harness Tolle, 16 March 2009.
  6. [S2716] 1900 U.S. Census, Williard L. Pillips household, Polk Co., Oregon.
  7. [S2717] 1910 U.S. Census, Willard Phillips household, Polk Co., Oregon.
  8. [S2718] 1920 U.S. Census, Willard L. Phillipps household, Polk Co., Oregon.
  9. [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897. Record for Ruth Phillips, FHL Film 2363671, Image 221, p. 119, Rec. No. 655.
  10. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Charles Roberts Phillips (Mem. No. 55987041), Fircrest Cemetery, Monmouth, Polk Co., Oregon. Created by Jim Hunt, 6 August 2010.
  11. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Nellie Ann (Phillips) Burbank (Mem. No. 34796642), Fircrest Cemetery, Monmouth, Polk Co., Oregon. Created by Karen Harness Tolle, 14 March 2009.

Elmira Eldridge1,2

b. about 1842
Pedigree

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     Elmira Eldridge was born about 1842 in New York.2 She married Alfred W. Phillips, son of Luke P. Phillips and Patience Simmons, on 3 July 1859 in Milford, Oakland Co., Michigan.1,3
     She and her husband Alfred are listed in the 1860 census in Burlington Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan.2

Child of Elmira Eldridge and Alfred W. Phillips

Citations

  1. [S121] Oakland County Marriage Records, 1827-; record for Alfred Phillips and Elmira Eldridge, Book F, p. 37.
  2. [S779] 1860 U.S. Census, Alfred Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  3. [S1624] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Record for Alfred Phillipps and Almina Eldredge, FHL Film 973980.
  4. [S1499] 1870 U.S. Census, Alfred Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  5. [S1522] 1900 U.S. Census, Orpha Phillips household, Oakland Co., Michigan.

Mary E. Hildreth1,2

b. 16 July 1839, d. 11 June 1896
Pedigree
FatherLuvan W. Hildreth1,3 b. 12 Dec 1814
MotherJane R. Strawder1,3

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     Mary E. Hildreth was born on 16 July 1839 in Ohio.3,4 She married Oscar F. Phillips, son of Luke P. Phillips and Patience Simmons, in November 1867 in Chester, Eaton Co., Michigan.2,1 She died from a tumor on 11 June 1896 in Chester, Eaton Co., Michigan, at age 56.3
     She and her husband Oscar were both deaf, Oscar from birth, and Mary from age 3 as a result of scarlet fever or erysipelas.2,4,5 They both attended the Michigan Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind (now the Michigan School for the Deaf) in Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan, enrolling the same year, 1856. Mary continued for eight years, and Oscar for possibly nine years (the number written in the "U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives" is difficult to read).6,2
     Mary and Oscar were living in Burlington, Lapeer Co., Michigan, in 1870, near Oscar's brothers Alfred and Charles.4 They moved to Chester Twp., Eaton Co., Michigan, probably before 1872 when their son Ralph was born there.7 They are listed there together in the 1880 census, next to Mary's parents.5

Children of Mary E. Hildreth and Oscar F. Phillips

     According to his death certificate, Oscar had six children, with five living in 1907. However, the U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, dated 20 March 1890, says he and Mary had four children, naming Barlow, Ralph, Frank, and Clyde.14,2

Citations

  1. [S2750] [Anonymous], Portrait and Biographical Album of Barry and Eaton Counties, Michigan, pp. 502,504.
  2. [S2744] U.S. Special Census on Deaf Family Marriages and Hearing Relatives, 1888-1895. Record for Oscar F. Phillips and Mary E. Hildreth, No. 2946, 20 March 1890.
  3. [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897. Record for Mary Phillipps, FHL Film 2363835, Image 175, p. 254, Rec. No. 75.
  4. [S1498] 1870 U.S. Census, Oscar Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  5. [S2733] 1880 U.S. Census, O. Philipps household, Eaton Co., Michigan.
  6. [S2749] Annual Report of the Board of Trustees of the Michigan Asylum For the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, For the Year 1858, pp. 30,31.
  7. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Ralph Phillips, FHL Film 2297930, Image 617, Item 2, p. 453, Rec. No. 2978.
  8. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Barlon E. Phillips, FHL Film 2297926, Image 190, Item 2, p. 62, Rec. No. 1567.
  9. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Frank B. Phillips and Mary Heistand, FHL Film 2342509, Image 602, Vol. 2, p. 566, Rec. No. 258.
  10. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for (blank) Phillips, FHL Film 2320565, Image 494, Item 3, p. 114, Rec. No. 110.
  11. [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897. Record for Philips, FHL Film 2363666, Image 292, p. 172, Rec. No. 204116.
  12. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Blank Phillips, FHL Film 2320571, Image 682, Item 3, p. 112, Rec. No. 204.
  13. [S2734] 1900 U.S. Census, Oscar Philps household, Eaton Co., Michigan.
  14. [S2725] Oscar F. Phillips, Death Certificate.

Carabel Phillips1

b. about 1869
Pedigree
FatherOscar F. Phillips1 b. 16 Oct 1835, d. 21 Oct 1907
MotherMary E. Hildreth1 b. 16 Jul 1839, d. 11 Jun 1896
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Towne

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     Carabel Phillips was born about 1869 in Michigan.1

Citations

  1. [S1498] 1870 U.S. Census, Oscar Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.

Samuel Phillips1

b. 25 December 1867
Pedigree
FatherCharles S. Phillips1 b. 5 Oct 1833, d. 22 Apr 1910
MotherEllen A. Weston1 b. 15 Dec 1838
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Charles Edward Towne

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     Samuel Phillips was born on 25 December 1867 (Bible records say 27 December 1868) in Burlington, Lapeer Co., Michigan.2,3
     He apparently never married.4,5,6,7 In 1900 he was living as a boarder in the household of Elihu Wood in Dryden, Lapeer Co., Michigan.4 He was a boarder with the family of Robert and Loretta Booth in Dryden in 1910 and 1920.5,3,6 In 1930 he was living alone in North Branch, Lapeer Co., Michigan.7
     He was working as a telegraph operator in 1900 and 1910, railroad station agent in 1920, and post office clerk in 1930.4,5,6,7

Citations

  1. [S1500] 1870 U.S. Census, Charles Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  2. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Samuel Phillips, FHL Film 2297920, Image 25, Item 1, p. 23, Rec. No. 33.
  3. [S2714] Mrs. F. C. Ballard, ""Phillips Bible Record"", from Vivian Lyon Moore, Michigan Bible Records.
  4. [S2721] 1900 U.S. Census, Elihu S. Wood household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  5. [S2722] 1910 U.S. Census, Robert L. Booth household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  6. [S2723] 1920 U.S. Census, Loretta Booth household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  7. [S2724] 1930 U.S. Census, S. W. Phillips household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.

Edwin Appleby Weston1,2

b. 18 February 1831, d. 17 December 1923
Pedigree
FatherSamuel Weston3,4 b. a 1803
MotherLucy Chappel3,4 b. a 1809

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     Edwin Appleby Weston was born on 18 February 1831 in New York.5,6 He married first Rhoda Ann Phillips, daughter of Luke P. Phillips and Patience Simmons, on 16 May 1856 in Oakland Co., Michigan.7 He was married second, by Wm. G. Stone, Rector of the Grace Church, to Elizabeth A. Abbott, daughter of William Abbott and Margaret Cannon, on 17 February 1891 in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan.3 He died on 17 December 1923 at age 92.5 He was buried at Stiles Cemetery in Lapeer Co., Michigan.8
     He served during the Civil War in Company G, 4th. Michigan Infantry Regiment (reorganized), enlisting on 6 September 1864. His wife's brother Charles Phillips served in the same company. Edwin was promoted to Corporal on 8 October 1864.
     The regiment left Adrian, Michigan, on 22 October 1864 and traveled to Decatur, Alabama, arriving on 28 October, where they helped defend the town during an attack by General Hood. They were stationed at Whitesboro, Alabama, on 1 November 1864 and fought at New Market 19-20 November. They moved to Murfreesboro, Tennessee, soon afterwards, where they stayed until 15 January 1865, doing picket duty and guarding supply trains. They next moved to Huntsville, Alabama, where they stayed until 23 March, then traveled throughout Tennessee, eventually ending up in Nashville on 27 April. On 16 June the regiment left for New Orleans, then Green Lake, Texas, where they remained for two months. On 11 September 1865 they left on foot for Salada Creek near San Antonio, 170 miles away, arriving on 25 September. They again camped for two months, before being assigned to provost duty in San Antonio.
     While in Texas the regiment lost many of its soldiers to disease, caused by the heat and unhealthy water supply, especially at Green Lake. Out of 1300 men in the regiment, only seven men died as a result of injuries, but 141 died from disease. The regiment was formally mustered out of service in Houston on 26 May 1866. Edwin, however, was discharged for disability about a week earlier, on 18 May 1866, suffering from piles, sunstroke, and rheumatism.9,10,11,12
     He and his first wife Rhoda were living in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan, in 1860.13 They moved to Mayfield Twp., Lapeer Co., Michigan, by 18701, and are listed there in the 1870 and 1880 censuses.1,14
     He and his second wife Elizabeth lived in Lapeer, probably from at least 1900 to 1920.6,15,16 He was farmer most of his life, although his occupation was listed as landlord in the 1900 census.13,1,14,6

More Information / Background

Children of Edwin Appleby Weston and Rhoda Ann Phillips

Citations

  1. [S599] 1870 U.S. Census, Edwin A. Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  2. [S479] Letter(s), Patricia Miller to Ruth Towne, 23 October and 18 November 1997. From a veterans census at the Marguerite deAngeli Branch of the Lapeer District Library in Lapeer, Michigan.
  3. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Edwin A. Weston and Elizabeth Abbott, FHL Film 2342491, Image 504, Vol. 3, p. 11, Rec. No. 37.
  4. [S790] 1850 U.S. Census, Samuel Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  5. [S2756] Edwin A. Weston and Lynn A. Weston Cemetery Marker, Stiles Cemetery, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  6. [S785] 1900 U.S. Census, Abram Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  7. [S1624] Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995. Record for Edward A. Weston and Rhoda A. Phillips, FHL Film 973980.
  8. [S1871] Find A Grave. Memorial for Edwin A. Weston (Mem. No. 14512306), Stiles Cemetery, Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan. Created by Jack Wander-Schrier, 4 June 2006.
  9. [S2755] 1890 Veterans Schedules, Edwin Weston, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  10. [S851] Historical Data Systems, compiler, American Civil War Soldiers. Record for Edwin Weston.
  11. [S851] Historical Data Systems, compiler, American Civil War Soldiers. Record for Charles Phillips.
  12. [S2349] Historical Data Systems, compiler, U.S., American Civil War Regiments, 1861-1866. 4th. Infantry Regiment, Michigan.
  13. [S1495] 1860 U.S. Census, Edwin Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  14. [S783] 1880 U.S. Census, Edwin Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  15. [S784] 1910 U.S. Census, Edwin A. Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  16. [S782] 1920 U.S. Census, Edwin A. Weston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  17. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Frank R. Weston and Louisa L. Inman, FHL Film 2342510, Image 80, Vol. 4, p. 288, Rec. No. 104.
  18. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Charles H. Weston and Clara J. (Swift) Rice, FHL Film 2342767, Image 224, Vol.1, p. 236, Rec. No. 282846.
  19. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Eddie L. Weston and Maggie Linton, FHL Film 2342488, Image 223, Vol. 3, p. 23, Rec. No. 110.
  20. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Jonathan Weston, FHL Film 2297920, Image 43, Item 1, p. 41, Rec. No. 310.
  21. [S1221] Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897. Record for Jonathan D. Weston, FHL Film 2363668, Image 882, p. 122, Rec. No. 170.

Hannah M. Sickles1

b. about 1854
Pedigree

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     Hannah M. Sickles was born about 1854 in Illinois.1 She was married by W. H. Serviss, Clergyman, to William N. Phillips, son of Luke P. Phillips and Patience Simmons, on 28 July 1872 in Clarkston, Oakland Co., Michigan.1
     In 1870 she was living and working as a housekeeper in the home of Alexander Johnston in Lapeer, Lapeer Co., Michigan.2

Child of Hannah M. Sickles and William N. Phillips

Citations

  1. [S870] Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925. Record for Wm. N. Phillips and Hannah M. Sickles, FHL Film 2342454, Image 159, Vol. 2, p. 201, Rec. No. 1441.
  2. [S1497] 1870 U.S. Census, Alexander Johnston household, Lapeer Co., Michigan.
  3. [S1251] Michigan Births, 1867-1902. Record for Wm. H. Phillips, FHL Film 2320444, Image 748, Item 2, p. 357, Rec. No. 511.

Adam Artman1,2,3

b. about 1804, d. 11 March 1868
Pedigree
FatherMichael Artman1,2 b. a 1767, d. a 1816
MotherMargaret Mason1,2 d. 14 Apr 1849
Relationship2nd great-grandfather of Charles Edward Towne
ChartsJessie Phillips Ancestors

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     Adam Artman was born about 1804 (based on his age at death of 64) in Hardin Co., Kentucky.4,5,3 He married first Mary Lomann.2,5 He married second Sarah Magdalena Poff on 28 January 1836 in Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio.6 He died on 11 March 1868.4 He was buried at Nankin Cemetery in Nankin, Ashland Co., Ohio.4
     His father died about 1816, and about 1819 (at "about fourteen or fifteen years of age") he moved with his mother and siblings to Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), Ohio, where his mother's family had settled several years earlier.7
     No primary evidence has been found for the marriage of Adam Artman and Mary Lomann, or for Mary's death. The earliest known record for the marriage is in the Hester genealogy, published in 1905, which simply says Adam Artman "m. Mary Lomann; second m. Lena Blessing." The 1830 census for Montgomery Twp., Richland Co., Ohio, lists Adam Artman with one male and one female in the household, both age 20-29, which implies that he was then married. Also listed in 1830, on the line above Adam Artman, is Richard Loman, with 2 males 15-19, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 60-69, 1 female 10-14, and 1 female 50-59.2,8
     In 1840 he is listed in Orange Twp., Richland Co. (now Ashland Co.), with one male under 5 (son George), one male 5-9 (stepson John Blessinger), one male 30-39 (himself), one female under 5 (daughter Almira), two females 5-9 (daughter Margaret and stepdaughter Mary Ann Blessinger), and one female 30-39 (second wife Sarah Magdalena).9 The family has not been found in the 1850 census, except for their presumed daughter Catharine, who was then living with the family of Andrew and Phebe Proudfit (Phebe was a sister of Adam Artman) in Montgomery Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio.10 Adam and Sarah are listed in Orange Twp., Ashland Co., Ohio, in the 1860 census, with (their children) Catharine, Amelia, Wm. H., Phoeba, and James E.3
     He died intestate, and on 21 March 1868 his son George was appointed administrator of his estate. M. C. Mason, Martin Mason, and James Alberson were appointed as appraisers.11
     Note that the birth dates we have for at least some of Adam and Magdalena's children are questionable. Most come from death records; no birth records have been found for any of their children. For example, their daughter Margaret's birth date of 10 September 1835 is about four months before the date we have for her parents' marriage. And the birth dates we have for Amelia Artman (March 1847) and William Henry Artman (6 August 1847) can't both be correct.

Children of Adam Artman and Sarah Magdalena Poff

Citations

  1. [S3599] Margaret Alzner, John Erdmann / Artman 1738-1815 and His Descendants, pp. 17-19. Notes that William "Ervin" Artman (1874-1965), g-grandson of Michael and Margaret (Mason) Artman, had corresponded with Margaret Alzner's mother Martha (Tribolet) Artman in 1959. He knew, from his "Uncle Mike" (Michael Solomon Artman (1835-1924)), of four children of Michael Artman and Margaret Mason - Solomon (William "Ervin" Artman's grandfather), Michael, Adam, and Phoebe.
  2. [S3600] Martin M. Hester, History and Genealogy of the Descendants of John Lawrence Hester and Godfrey Stough, 1752-1905, p. 182.
  3. [S3566] 1860 U.S. Census, Adam Artman household, Ashland Co., Ohio.
  4. [S3627] Adam Artman Cemetery Marker, Nankin Cemetery, Ashland Co., Ohio.
  5. [S3599] Margaret Alzner, John Erdmann / Artman 1738-1815 and His Descendants, pp. 42-44.
  6. [S2333] Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013. Record for Adam Artman and Sarah Blessing, FHL Film 388736, Item 1, Image 54, p. 94.
  7. [S3599] Margaret Alzner, John Erdmann / Artman 1738-1815 and His Descendants, pp. 17-19,42-44.
  8. [S3597] 1830 U.S. Census, Adam Artman, Richland Co., Ohio.
  9. [S3598] 1840 U.S. Census, Adam Artman, Richland Co., Ohio.
  10. [S3583] 1850 U.S. Census, Andrew Proudfit household, Ashland Co., Ohio. Ashland Co. was formed in 1846, in part from Richland Co.
  11. [S3632] Guardian and Administrators Letters, Ashland Co., Ohio, Vol. 2, p. 459; records for Adam Artman.
  12. [S3617] Margaret Jane Gerkey, Death Certificate.
  13. [S3601] Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001. Record for George W. Artman, FHL Film 407956, Image 388, Vol. 3, p. 1.
  14. [S3619] Almira Maynard, Death Certificate.
  15. [S3567] 1870 U.S. Census, Magdalena Artman household, Ashland Co., Ohio.
  16. [S3751] Jessie (Phillips) Towne Photo Album.