Wendell Phillips1

#20556, (May 1896 - 19 December 1981)
Relationship4th cousin of Nelle Belle Bridges
Father*Harvey H Phillips1 (c 1861 - )
Mother*Effie Webster1 (1864 - 1923)

Family

Florence Fredericks b. c 1894
Birth*May 1896He was born in May 1896 at MichiganG.1 
22 June 1900He appeared on the census of 22 June 1900 in the household of Harvey H Phillips and Effie Webster at Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., MichiganG.2 
22 April 1910He appeared on the census of 22 April 1910 in the household of Effie Webster at 170 Winans Street, Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., MichiganG, age 13, b. and mother b. MI, father b. PA.3 
Marriage*26 September 1914He married Florence Fredericks on 26 September 1914 at Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., MichiganG.4 
6 January 1920He appeared on the census of 6 January 1920 in the household of Effie Webster at Main Street, Benton Harbor, Berrien Co., MichiganG, age 24, b. and mother b. MI, father b. PA, daily paper pressman.5 
Death*19 December 1981He died on 19 December 1981 at Watervliet, Berrien Co., MichiganG, at age 85.6 
Obituary21 December 1981Obituary for Wendell Phillips was published on 21 December 1981.7 

Citations

  1. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Harvey H (39), b. MI May 1861, parents b. PA, letter carrier; Effie R (36), b. MI Jan 1864, parents b. MI, 8 children, 5 living; marr. 15 yrs.
  3. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Effie (46), marr. 24 yrs. [no spouse given], b. MI, parents b. NY, 5 children, all living.
  4. [S1851] Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940, online FamilySearch.org, Berrien Co. Record of Marriages, sh. 195, No. 1237. Wendell Phillips, age 21, section hand, b. MI, son of Harvey Phillips and Webster, and Florence Fredericks, age 20, b. MI, dau. of George Fredericks and Green; both res. Benton Harbor, marr. Benton Harbor 26 Sep 1914 by John Fletcher, Justice.
  5. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Effie (55), div., b. MI, father b. OH, mother b. NY.
  6. [S2453] Michigan, Death Index, 1971-1996, online Ancestry.com. Wendell Phillips, b. 8 May 1895, d. Watervliet, Berrien Co. MI, 19 Dec 1981.
  7. [S2454] The Herald-Palladium, St. Joseph, Michigan, Mon., 21 Dec 1981, p. 10. Wendell "Windy" Phillips, b. Benton Harbor MI 8 May 1897 [sic], d. Community Hospital, Watervliet MI, 19 Dec 1981; WW I Navy veteran, well known printer and manager of Benton Harbor Elks Lodge; wid. of Pearl Clark, d. 1961; survived by five grandchildren: Timothy Fennessy [sic] and Jamie and Andrew Nilson of Watervliet, Lorie Davidson of Stevensville and Wendy Dell of IN.