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Submitted: 9/29/11 • Approved: 10/5/11 • Last Updated: 4/3/18 • R36542-G36540-S3
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PHILLIPS
JACOB M
1861 - 1943
MAGGIE
1864 - 1938
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Jacob M. PHILLIPS, son of Isaac (1831-1902) and Catharine (Freymire) (1825-1903) Phillips, was born on 5 Oct 1861. At the age of 81, he died in 1943. Occupation: Farmer.
“Jacob Philips, a prosperous farmer of Lower Mahanoy township, was born Oct. 5, 1861, in Jordan township, and was less than a year old when his parents moved to Lower Mahanoy township. He was reared to farming, which he began on his own account in 1892 in the southwestern part of the township, being a tenant on the Charles Koppenhaver farm for four years. In the spring of 1896 he moved to the farm whereon he has since resided, a tract of 106 acres, fertile land, nicely located and well watered, which under his care has been maintained in a fine state of cultivation. It is between Stone Valley Church and Uniontown (Pillow), and was formerly the homestead of Christopher Witmer. It has been in the Witmer name for considerably over one hundred years, and is at present owned by Hon. Charles B. Witmer in partnership with Mr. Phillips. Since 1880 Mr. Phillips has be engaged in threshing, in which line he is the leading man in his section, threshing as much as twenty thousand bushels of grain in a season. He has a fine Peerless outfit, and is prepared to do anything in that line that comes his way. He has been a school director of Lower Mahanoy township since 1903.”
Mr. Phillips married Maggie Witmer, daughter of Isaac and Susanna (Bubb) Witmer, and a sister of Hon. C. B. Witmer, one of the foremost citizens of Northumberland county. Maggie was born in 1864. At the age of 74, she died in 1938 Eight children have been born to this union, namely: Annie, Harry, Fred, Alice, Molly, Clarence, Milton and Minerva. Mr. Phillips and his family are members of the Stone Valley Church, and he served some years as deacon. Politically he is a Republican.”
Source: “Genealogical and Biographical Annals of Northumberland County” J. L. Floyd & Co. Pg 897
They had the following children:
1 Annie PHILLIPS
2 Harry F PHILLIPS (1891-1953)
3 Fred Adam PHILLIPS (1893-1985)
4 Alice PHILLIPS
5 Molly PHILLIPS
6 Clarence PHILLIPS
7 Milton PHILLIPS
8 Minerva PHILLIPS
Contributed on 9/29/11 by kwilliams7
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