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George William Phillips

Jul 1861 – 25 Aug 1943

Birth	Jul 1861
Death	25 Aug 1943
Cemetery	Antioch Cemetery #2 Barber , Logan County , Arkansas , USA
Added by	Larry Burwell on 19 Sep 2011
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35188437

Bio

George William Phillips was born in Georgia in July of 1861, 3 months after the start of the American Civil War. He was 3rd of the five children born to John Wesley Phillips and Sarah Adeline [Burk] Phillips. He had one sister, Nancy (1859) and 3 brothers James S.(middle name might be Stephen) Phillips (1856-1905), William Thomas Phillips (1863-1901) and Henry Anderson Phillips (1868-1938). He married Laura Matilda LeFevre on 14 January 1888, in Sebastian County, Arkansas. They were the parents of: Mary Eva [Phillips] Boydston (1889-1970), Lessie C. [Phillips] Canada (1890-1909), Rhona Ann [Phillips] Yarbrough/Huss (1900-1996____), Dixie E. [Phillips] Wade (1902-____), Ina Unishie [Phillips] Golden (1905-1995), Henry M. Phillips (1906-1994), Louie Roudolph Phillips (1910-1952) and Archie Linial Phillips (1913-1976). George was a successful rancher and farmer and he and Laura lived in a three story house on Barber Ridge Road. He owned lots of cattle and a lot of land. He was good to his family and took good care of them. He was a very kind man and in his later life he always dressed in a 3 piece suit with lollipops in his pockets for his grandchildren. He passed away 25 August 1943 in Sebastian County, Arkansas and was buried in the Antioch Cemetery in Barber, Logan, Arkansas, USA. Note: George donated part of his farm for the Antioch Cemetery in which he is buried. According to his son Archie's death certificate, his father's name was George William Phillips.

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Family

Parents

• Sarah Adaline Burk Phillips 1831–1900
• John Wesley "J.W." Phillips 1832–1904

Spouse

• Laura Matilda LeFevre Phillips 1869–1938 FaG

Siblings

• James S. Phillips 1856–1905
• William Thomas "Bill" Phillips 1863–1901
• Henry Anderson Phillips 1868–1938
• John Harvey Phillips 1873–1954

Children

• Mary Eva Phillips Boydston 1889–1970 FaG
• Lessie C. Phillips Canada 1890–1909 FaG
• Rhona Ann Phillips Huss 1900–1996 FaG
• Dixie Evelena Phillips Lawson 1902–1999 FaG
• Ina Unishie Phillips Golden 1905–1995 FaG
• Henry M. Phillips 1906–1994 FaG
• Rouie Phillips 1910–1910 FaG
• Louie Roudolph Phillips 1910–1952 FaG
• Archie Linial Phillips 1913–1976 FaG

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