Susanna "Susan" Phillips

Brief Life History of Susanna "Susan"

Susanna "Susan" Phillips was born on 25 August 1806, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States as the daughter of William Ballard Phillips. She married Richard Claiborne Wilhite about 1821, in Campbell, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 27 June 1851, in Bradley, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Lebanon, Bradley, Tennessee, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Claiborne Wilhite
1802–1861
Susanna "Susan" Phillips
1806–1851
Marriage: about 1821
Margaret Wilhite
1825–
John Wiley Wilhoite
1827–1902
Susanna "Susan" Wilhite
1829–1851
Mary Jane Wilhite
1829–1915
Cyntha Phillips Willhite
1831–1861
Catherine Lucretia Wilhite
1834–1912
Frances Gregory Wilhite
1836–1837
William Milton Wilhoite
1838–1905
Rebecca Quentine Wilhite
1841–1914

Sources (4)

  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • Susannah Phillips Willhite, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Susan Edwards in entry for Mary Jane Hickox, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America, this surname has also absorbed cognates from other languages (see Philips ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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