Brief Life History of Jacob Luther
When Jacob Luther Phillips was born on 4 September 1851, in Cedar, Missouri, United States, his father, Jacob Phillips, was 46 and his mother, Minerva Jane Miller, was 42. He married Serena Butner on 3 May 1871, in Cedar, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1920. He died on 29 February 1876, in Cedar, Missouri, United States, at the age of 24, and was buried in Bearcreek, Cedar, Missouri, United States.
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- Jacob Phillips, "United States Census, 1920"
- Jacob Phillips, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Jacob Luther Phillips, "Find A Grave Index"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
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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