In Search of My Phillips Roots

In memory of my Grandpa, C.H. "Red" Phillips who passed away January 9, 2002

MR. & MRS. C.H. "RED" PHILLIPS
Taken in 1974...40th Wedding Anniversary

"RED" PHILLIPS
my Grandpa when he was a football and track star at Tulsa University in the 1930's

Clarence Henry or "Red" as he is known, went to Bristow High School. He was on the track team and played football there. The Bristow High School football team went to State in the 1920's. They beat Sapula 7 to 6. Red made the touchdown and the extra kick that won the game. He received letters from Notre Dame and Penn State offering him scholarships. He declined and went to Tulsa University where he was a football and track star. Red, "alone" qualified to go to Oklahoma City for state track to represent Bristow. He won the 100, 220, 440 and placed high in the high and low hurdles and pole vault. Red then went to the Drake Relays and to the National's in Chicago, where he met Jesse Owens. In the first race Red beat Jesse Owens. In the next, he hit a hurdle and fell down, but still got 3rd place. Jesse Owens borrowed Red's shoes for the race in which he won. My Grandpa, Red, kept those shoes and gave one to each of his son's.
He was asked to go to the Olympics and enter the decathlon in 10 events, but he didn't. Instead, he married my Grandma and stayed in Oklahoma until he went to work for Gulf Oil where he was employed for over 40 years.
When "Red" was younger, he delivered his Mother's washings in his little wagon. There wasn't anything he wouldn't do for her. He worshipped his Mother. If she was canning two bushels of peaches, he would be helping her, if it took all day. That meant washing jars, peeling peaches, getting them ready to put in the pressure cooker, a few at a time, or bringing them to a boil, then canning them.
He and his Father would go out and pick about two bushels of wild blackberries; then "Red" and his Mother canned them; it is very hot in Oklahoma and they had no electric fans or air conditioners. No matter what his Mother had to do, he was there.

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Special thanks to Deloris Harrod & Okeene Public Library (Oklahoma)

Updated May 13, 2002

This Phillips line begins in Virginia/West Virginia, though I have been told originates from Wales. My 2nd great Grandfather, James A. Phillips, was born in Indiana. His father, Samuel, was born 1847 probably in Hocking Co. Ohio. He married Mary Catherine Jarvis 1866 after he served in the Civil War. His family then migrated west. Some settled in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas... Quite a few settled in Kansas. Samuel and his family settled in Iowa until 1892 then homesteading in Blaine Co. Oklahoma. By 1913 he lived in Okeene, Oklahoma. His son, James married Minnie Ferber on December 12, 1888 in Ringgold County, Iowa. Minnie was born in Cedar County, Nebraska. They settled in Mt. Ayre, Iowa. At some point they lived in Arkansas, Texas then Okeene, Oklahoma. Below is a census found in Blaine County, Oklahoma. I feel that the William H. mentioned is somehow connected with my James A. Phillips as most of my Phillips line settled in Blaine County as well as Custer.

Blaine County, Oklahoma Census

person	dob	age	married	place of birth	fathers birth	mothers birth	occupation
Phillips, Wm H	July 1868	31	5yrs	Illinois	Maryland	Pennsylvania	Sheriff
Grace	Feb 1878	22	5yrs	Illinois	Illinois	Illinois
Lilliand	Dec 1896	3		Oklahoma
Gladys	Nov 1898	1		Oklahoma
Peters, Cora	July 1881	18		Indiana	Indiana	Indiana	Servant

Generation No. 1

1. SAMUEL1 PHILLIPS was born April 12, 1847 probably in Hocking Co. Ohio, and died October 29, 1931 in Okeene, Oklahoma. He married MARY CATHERINE JARVIS January 22, 1866. Mary was born 1850 in Ohio.

My Grandpa tells me that Samuel, who would be his great Grandfather, lived in Blaine County around Okeene, Oklahoma. He owned quite a bit of land. Samuel and Mary had several children and grandchildren living in their big home. One of Samuel's sons was a lawyer in Oklahoma City. Both Samuel and Mary's parents were born in Ohio also according to an 1880 Ringgold County, Iowa census.

1880 Ringgold Co., Iowa Census

person	age	birthplace	fathers birth	mothers birth
Phillips, Samuel	33 -farmer	Ohio	Ohio	Ohio
Mary C.	30	Ohio	Ohio	Ohio
Marion	11	Ohio	Ohio	Ohio
JAMES	8	Indiana	Ohio	Ohio
Annie	6	Iowa	Ohio	Ohio
Rhoda	3	Iowa	Ohio	Ohio
Rosa	3	Iowa	Ohio	Ohio

OBIT

Samuel Phillips Samuel Phillips was born in Hawkins County, Ohio, April 12, 1847, and departed this life October 29th, 1931, at the age of 84 years, 6 months, and 17 days.
Mr. Phillips was a Civil War Veteran, serving 2 years and 9 months in Co. K, 2nd Ohio.
After the war he returned To Ohio and was married to Mary Kathleen
Jarvin on January 22, 1866.
From Ohio he moved to Iowa, living there until 1892, when he came to
Oklahoma and settled on a farm five miles east of Okeene. He lived
there until 1913, when he moved to Okeene. His wife preceded him in
death by seven years, passing away, July 30, 1924.
Mr. Phillips is survived by seven children. They are James Phillips,
Greenville, Mo., Mrs Anna Filbert, Hennessey, Okla., Mrs. Rosa Rogers,
Woodward, Okla., Oscar L. Phillips, Longdale, Okla., Chas. H. Phillips,
Oklahoma City, Okla., Mrs. Lois Merker, Okeene, Okla., Alex Phillips,
Oklahoma City, Okla.. Also 23 grand children and many other relatives
and friends.
Mr. Phillips was a member of the M.E. Church. He helped build the Craig
Church, five miles east of Okeene, which later was consolidated with the
Okeene M.E. Church.
Funeral services were held Saturday morning at the M.E. Church,
conducted by the pastor, Rev. J.L. Glass. Burial was in *Roselawn
Cemetery.
Honoray pall bearers were W.W. Haworth of Okeene, J.P.D. Mouriquand of Homestead, and Rev. J. Bailey of Supply, Civil War veterans, the latter
being a comrade in arms. Pall bearers were veterans of the World War.
R.F. Howley was the undertaker in charge.

From The Okeene Record, Thursday, Nov. 5, 1931

Evidently the person who typed this or the person who gave the information was in error. Samuel was definitely born in 1847 and not 1841 according to several census' I have found. *Roselawn Cemetery must have been changed to Collins as it is definitely Collins Cemetery where Samuel is buried.

Listing in the Blaine County Cemetery book is as follows:
COLLINS CEMETERY
Phillips, Samual (Co K 2nd Reg. Ohio Hvy Arty. Civil War) born 1847
died 1931

Other Phillips listed are Oscar, Lew N, Harry Marion, Mary C, Frank P,
and Tom.

CUSTER CO., OKLAHOMA PIONEERS (Phillips)1892-1905

Phillips, L. J.,
Phillips, Alice E.
Phillips, Arthur
Phillips, Arthur G.
Phillips, Jesse L.
Phillips, Jodie P.
Phillips, John
Phillips, John H.
Phillips, JOHN W.
Phillips, John W.
Phillips, Leander

Phillips, Leander W.
Phillips, Lewis J.
Phillips, Oscar
Phillips, Oscar C.
Phillips, R.P.
Phillips, R.W.
Phillips, Ralph
Phillips, Rufus P.
Phillips, SAMUEL*
Phillips, William D.
Phillips, William L.

Children of SAMUEL PHILLIPS and MARY C. are:
i. MARION2 PHILLIPS, b. 1869, Ohio. He is buried in Collins Cemetery along with his Mother and Father.
ii. JAMES A. PHILLIPS, b. 1872, Indiana; d. Aft. 1912, Oklahoma; m. HANNIE MARY (MINNIE) FERBER, December 12, 1888, Ringgold County, Iowa; b. July 28, 1869, Nebraska; d. October 19, 1955, Wichita Falls, Texas.
James and Minnie were living in Custer, Oklahoma in 1902 according to the obit of Minnie's father.
Was told Minnie and James were divorced and James remarried. Not sure.
Marriage Notes for JAMES PHILLIPS and HANNIE FERBER:
Ringgold County, Iowa Marriage Records, 1855-1900
James A. Phillip (no s) married Minnie H(or R) Ferber, 12; Dep 1888, bk B, pg 405
Minnie lived to be in her 86 yrs, 2 mo's, 22 days and died in Witchita Falls, Texas. She is buried there. James died in Oklahoma / Missouri ?.
iii. ANNIE PHILLIPS, b. 1874, Iowa married ? FILBERT.
iv. RHODA PHILLIPS, b. 1877, Iowa; d. before 1924*.
v. ROSA PHILLIPS, b. 1877, Iowa married ? ROBINSON and ? ROGERS; d. after 1931.
vi. RUFUS R. PHILLIPS, b. 1878, Iowa; d. before 1924*.
vii. OSCAR L. PHILLIPS, b. April 13, 1883, Iowa; d. 1967, Blaine County, Oklahoma.
viii. CHARLES H. PHILLIPS, b. December 12, 1885, Iowa; d. 1976, Cimarron County, Oklahoma.
ix. LOIS J. PHILLIPS, b. 1889, Iowa married? MERKER; d. after 1931.
x. SAMUEL ALEXANDER. PHILLIPS, b. November 16, 1891, Iowa; d. 1972, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Could have been the Alec Phillips I have been told of.

This picture is of an Alec or Alex Phillips, brother of James. I am positive this is the Samuel Alexander Phillips above.

THE PHILLIPS FAMILY-1905
This picture was taken in Oklahoma.

Generation No. 2

JAMES A. PHILLIPS
Taken in 1919, Blackwell, Oklahoma

JAMES A. PHILLIPS (SAMUEL) was born 1872 in Indiana, and died Aft. 1908. He married MINNIE H. FERBER December 12, 1888 in Ringgold County, Iowa, daughter of HERMAN FERBER and CATHERINE AMELIA SUHRE / SAYER.

Marriage Notes for JAMES PHILLIPS and MINNIE FERBER:

Ringgold County, Iowa Marriage Records, 1855-1900 James A. Phillip (no s) married Minnie H(or R) Ferber, 12 Dep 1888, bk B, pg 405

1910 Beaver Co., Oklahoma census that lists:

person	age	place of birth	fathers birth	mothers birth
Phillips, James A.	37	Indiana	Ohio	Ohio
Minnie	41	Nebraksa	Germany	Missouri
William H.	20	Iowa	Indiana	Nebraska
Charles H.	19	Iowa	Indiana	Nebraska
Elmer E.	15	Oklahoma	Indiana	Nebraska
Lucy L	7	Oklahoma	Indiana	Nebraska
Jacob J.	4	Oklahoma	Indiana	Nebraska
Manda R	2	Oklahoma	Indiana	Nebraska

James and Minnie were living in Custer, Oklahoma in 1902 according to the obit of Minnie's father. In 1912 they are found living in Beaver Co., Oklahoma. They divorced after 1912.

Minnie lived to be in her 80's and died somewhere around Witchata Falls, Texas. James died in Oklahoma or Missouri?.

Children of JAMES PHILLIPS and MINNIE FERBER are:

i. WILLIAM HENRY PHILLIPS, b. August 13, 1890, Mt. Ayre, Ringgold County, Iowa; d. December 1949, Bristow, Oklahoma.
ii.CHARLES HERMAN PHILLIPS, b. March 16, 1891, Iowa.
iii.SADIE AMANDA CATHERINE PHILLIPS, b. November 13, 1892, Mt. Ayre, Ringgold County, Iowa; d. December 14, 1958, Riverside, California.
iv. ELMER ELLSWORTH PHILLIPS, b. January 02, 1895, Ringgold Co., Iowa; d. May 17, 1918, Gate, Oklahoma.Killed by lightening.
v.LUCY LULA PHILLIPS, b. November 10, 1902, Oklahoma.
vi.JACOB JOEL PHILLIPS, b. September 17, 1905, Oklahoma.
vii.AMANDA ROSA REBECCA PHILLIPS, b. October 23, 1907, Oklahoma.
viii. BERTHA BIRDIE PHILLIPS, b. January 21, 1912, Valley Springs, Arkansas.

Bertha (Aunt Byrdie), Jacob, Amanda, Sadie, Willie. Taken 1952 in California.

Generation No. 3

William Henry Phillips with his grandson's, Bruce and Charles Phillips.

WILLIAM HENRY PHILLIPS (JAMES A., SAMUEL) was born August 13, 1890 in Mt. Ayre, Ringgold County, Iowa, and died December 1949 in Bristow, Oklahoma. He married MARY FLOYD GALLAGHER 1905 in Valley Springs, Arkansas, daughter of ?? GALLAGHER and Mary Jane WALLIS/WALLACE.

All three children that Mary and William had was born in Boone County, Valley Springs, Arkansas, where Mary's Mother lived. No matter where they were living, Mary always went home to her Mother to have her babies.

William Henry Phillips Family
Norman, Mary (Gallagher), Clarence Henry, William Henry, Ola

Children of WILLIAM PHILLIPS and MARY GALLAGHER are:

i. OLA PHILLIPS, b. June 15, 1906, Valley Springs, Arkansas; d. February 25, 1991, Tulsa, Oklahoma; m. RILEY WALDRIP.
Parent's were living in Kansas when Ola was born. Ola and Riley had no children. Buried in Magnolia Memorial Gardens Bristow, Oklahoma
ii. NORMAN ALLEN PHILLIPS, b. Valley Springs, Arkansas.
iii.CLARENCE HENRY PHILLIPS, b. Valley Springs, Arkansas.

SADIE AMANDA CATHERINE3 PHILLIPS (JAMES A., SAMUEL) was born November 13, 1892 in Mt. Ayre, Ringgold County, Iowa, and died December 14, 1958 in Riverside, California. She married WILLIAM LEE ANDREW KELLEY November 18, 1908 in Beaver City, Oklahoma.

Children of SADIE PHILLIPS and WILLIAM KELLEY are:

i. MARVIN EDWARD KELLEY.
ii. TOT KELLEY.
iii.HAZEL MAE KELLEY.
iv. DARLING BABY KELLEY.
v. GOLDIE JEWELL KELLEY.
vi.KING DAVID KELLEY.
vii.PERNIE PEARL KELLEY.
viii.CLARANCE CALVIN KELLEY.
ix. ROSE LEE KELLEY.
x. MARY ALICE KELLEY.

Generation No. 4

NORMAN ALLEN PHILLIPS (WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES A2, SAMUEL) was born June 12, 1912 in Valley Springs, Arkansas, died November 25, 2002 in St. Louis, MO. He married MAXINE SUMNER.

Children of NORMAN PHILLIPS and MAXINE SUMNER are:

i. NORMA JEAN PHILLIPS, b. September 22, 1936, Bristow, Oklahoma; d. July 06, 1995, Bristow, Oklahoma.
ii. WILLIAM RAY PHILLIPS, b. St. Louis, Missouri.
iii.MARYLIN YVONNE PHILLIPS, b. September 12, 1940, Patterson, Missouri; d. September 21, 1993, Cedar Hill, Missouri.
iv.BARBARA ELAINE PHILLIPS, b. St. Louis, Missouri.

CLARENCE HENRY "RED" PHILLIPS (WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES A., SAMUEL) b. October 22, 1913 Valley Springs, Arkansas; d. January 9, 2002, Casper, Wyoming. He married MILDRED ANN BAKER in Ada, Oklahoma, daughter of ERWIN BAKER and LEONA BYNUM.

My Grandma, Mildred (Baker) Phillips, my Daddy, Bruce and my Uncle Charles taken in 1947.

Children of CLARENCE PHILLIPS and MILDRED BAKER are:

i. CLARENCE BRUCE PHILLIPS, b. Tulsa, Oklahoma.
ii. CHARLES PATRICK PHILLIPS, b. Vernon, Texas.

HAZEL MAE4 KELLEY (SADIE AMANDA CATHERINE PHILLIPS, JAMES A., SAMUEL). She married JOHN HARROD.

Child of HAZEL KELLEY and JOHN HARROD is:

i. JOE HARROD.

Generation No. 5

NORMA JEAN PHILLIPS (NORMAN ALLEN, WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES A., SAMUEL) was born September 22, 1936 in Bristow, Oklahoma, and died July 06, 1995 in Bristow, Oklahoma. She married (1) ?? CLARK. She married (2) ?? BROWN.

Children of NORMA PHILLIPS and ?? BROWN are:

i. EDWARD ALLEN BROWN, b. Steelville, Missouri.
ii. WILLIAM RAY BROWN, b. Cherryville, Missouri.

WILLIAM RAY PHILLIPS (NORMAN ALLEN, WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES A., SAMUEL) was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

Children of WILLIAM RAY PHILLIPS are:

i. WILLIAM RAY PHILLIPS, b. St. Louis, Missouri.
ii. JOSEPH ALLEN PHILLIPS, b. St. Louis, Missouri.

MARYLIN YVONNE PHILLIPS (NORMAN ALLEN, WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES A., SAMUEL) was born September 12, 1940 in Patterson, Missouri, and died September 21, 1993 in Cedar Hill, Missouri. She married ?? MORLEY.

Children of MARYLIN PHILLIPS and ?? MORLEY are:

i. STEVEN CRAIG MORLEY, b. Ellisville, Missouri.
ii. TAMMY RENE MORLEY, b. Ellisville, Missouri.

BARBARA ELAINE PHILLIPS (NORMAN ALLEN, WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES A., SAMUEL) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She married ?? ALLEN.

Children of BARBARA PHILLIPS and ?? ALLEN are:

i. BRANDI RENE ALLEN, b. St. Louis, Missouri.
ii. BRANDT ALLEN, b. St. Louis, Missouri.

CLARENCE BRUCE PHILLIPS (CLARENCE HENRY, WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES A., SAMUEL) was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He married NORMA ELAINE BUNDY in Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois, daughter of ORVILLE BUNDY and RUBY SANDERS.

Child of CLARENCE PHILLIPS and NORMA BUNDY is:

i. KIM RENEE' PHILLIPS, b. Centralia, Illinois; m. GREGORY LEON RANDOLPH, Perryville, Missouri. Married by Rosco D. Moore. Kim and Greg have two sons, JASON TODD and JOHN GREGORY RANDOLPH.

CHARLES PATRICK PHILLIPS (CLARENCE HENRY, WILLIAM HENRY, JAMES A., SAMUEL) was born in Vernon, Texas. He married 1 JANET LORRAINE COOK March 16, 1957 in Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois. He married 2nd, PAT KARCHER in Centralia Township, Marion County, Illinois.

Children of CHARLES PHILLIPS and JANET COOK are:

i. MARK PATRICK PHILLIPS, b. Centralia, Illinois;, married EVELYN P. THOMPSON September 18, 1999 Grace Fellowship Church in Centralia, IL. Mark has two sons, MATTHEW and JOSHUA PHILLIPS by a previous marriage.
ii. BRADLEY JAY PHILLIPS, b. Centralia, Illinois; m. LORA HENSLEY. Brad and Lora have three daughters, SARAH, NICOLE and ASHLEY PHILLIPS.

Before his death, my Grandpa informed me that this line is connected with LEON CHASE PHILLIPS, one of the first Governor's of Oklahoma. Leon was born December 9, 1890, on a farm in Worth County, Missouri. His parents, RUFUS and BERTHA PHILLIPS, were rural farmers. In 1892 Rufus moved to the newly opened Cheyenne-Arapaho land in Oklahoma Territory and claimed a quarter section west of Clinton. I have also learned that this line is connected with Frank Phillips, the founder of Phillips Petroleum. Samuel was Franks Uncle. The puzzle thickens.

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