Margaret R. Raymond

Female31 October 1865–1 December 1958

Brief Life History of Margaret R.

When Margaret R. Raymond was born on 31 October 1865, in Brown, Illinois, United States, her father, Sidney Clark Raymond, was 46 and her mother, Emily Melissa Nokes, was 38. She married Edward Douglas Phillips on 4 August 1884, in Mount Sterling, Brown, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States for about 10 years and Blue Island, Cook, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died on 1 December 1958, in Pinellas, Florida, United States, at the age of 93.

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Family Time Line

Edward Douglas Phillips
1863–1911
Margaret R. Raymond
1865–1958
Marriage: 4 August 1884
Edward Raymond Phillips
1885–1886
Clyde Raymond Phillips
1888–1954
Aline Phillips
1891–1973
Hal Delos Phillips
1901–1966

Sources (33)

  • Maggie Raymond in household of S C Raymond, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Margaret Raymond - Published information: birth-name: Margaret Raymond
  • Margarete R Raymond Phillips, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 August 1884Mount Sterling, Brown, Illinois, United States
  • Children (4)

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    Siblings (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

    Age 1

    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.

    1867 · The Chicago Water Tower

    Age 2

    The Chicago water tower was built out of Lemont limestone by William W. Boyington and was used for firefighting and also drawing clean water from Lake Michigan. The tower gained prominence after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Some believe that the tower was the only building to survive the Great Chicago Fire, but a few other buildings survived alongside the tower. The tower has become a symbol of old Chicago and how the city recovered from the fire. The tower has undergone only two renovations since 1913. 

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 25

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: French Normand, Andre, Camille, Jacques, Lucien, Armand, Francois, Emile, Fernand, Gilles, Laurier, Marcel.

    English and French: from the Norman personal name Raimund or Raimond, from ancient Germanic Raginmund, composed of the elements ragin ‘advice, counsel’ + mund ‘protection’. Compare Ramo and Raymo .

    Americanized form of Italian Raimondo and German Raimund, cognates of 1 above. Compare Raimond .

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

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