John H. Phillips

1849 - 1943  (~ 93 years)

• Name	John H. Phillips
  Born	May 1849	Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Mar 1943	Harmony, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A.
  Buried	Cottage Hill Cemetery, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A.
  Notes	U.S. Census Jackson, Clay, IN 1880: "John H. Phillips, age 31 b. Abt. 1849 Ohio father b. Ohio mother b. North Carolina, coal miner, wife Cara [sic], age 31 b. Abt 1849 Indiana father b. Kentucky mother b. Ohio; four children b. Indiana parents b. Indiana: Step- Mamie L. Lucas 11, Clinton Lucas 8; Jennie Phillips 5, Elizabeth Phillips 2." U.S. Census Van Buren, Harmony, Clay, IN, 1900: "John Phillips, age 51 b. May 1849 Ohio parents b. Ohio [sic], not employed, m. 1874, wife Carrie age 51 b. Mar 1849, Indiana father b. Kentucky mother b. Ohio; step-child, Clinton B. Lucas, age 27 b. Jul 1872, coal miner." 1910: "John H. Phillips, age 60 b. Abt. 1850 Ohio father b. Ohio Mother b. North Carolina, wife Cara B., age 60 b. Abt. 1850 Indiana, parents b. Kentucky; step-son: Clint [sic] P. Lucas, age 37 b. 1873 Indiana, father b. Indiana mother b. Ohio, coal miner." 1920: "John H. Phillips, age 70 b. Abt. 1850 Ohio father b. Ohio mother b. North Carolina, employed: 'telephone exchange switchboard,' wife Carrie age 69 b. Abt. 1851 Indiana, parents b. Kentucky." 1930: "John W. [sic] Phillips, age 80 b. Abt. 1850 Ohio father b. Ohio mother b. North Carolina, not employed, wife Carrie, age 78 b. Abt. 1852 Indiana, parents b. Kentucky; daughter: Jane E. [Jennie] Scott, age 43 b. Indiana, widow."
  Person ID	I29829	Complete
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

  Family	Caroline I. Hapenny,   b. Mar 1849, Poland, Clay County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 4 Jun 1934, Harmony, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A.  (Age ~ 85 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1874	Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA
  	Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941: "Carrie Lucas, John H. Phillips, 25 Mar 1874, CLay, IN."
  Children	1. Elizabeth Phillips,   b. Abt. 1878, Indiana, USA   2. Jane Ellen Phillips,   b. 31 May 1881, Harmony, Clay County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 22 Mar 1976, Harty Nursing Home, Knightsville, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A.  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	5 Sep 2009
  Family ID	F18039568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - May 1849 - Ohio Married - 25 Mar 1874 - Clay City, Clay County, Indiana, USA Died - 27 Mar 1943 - Harmony, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A. Buried - - Cottage Hill Cemetery, Brazil, Clay County, Indiana, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  John H. Phillips (1849-1943), Obituary Terre Haute Tribune, Monday, 29 Mar 1943, p. 2: "Mr. Phillips had been blind for more than 56 years, having lost his sight in a mine explosion at Asherville on 31 Oct 1886. Despite his handicap, he operated the telephone switchboard at Harmony for many years and had been in fairly good health until four days previous to his death." Received from Paul E. Willisms.