Brief Life History of Edward Hamilton
When Edward Hamilton Phillips was born on 22 February 1883, in Saint Rose, Clinton, Illinois, United States, his father, Albert Edward Phillips, was 43 and his mother, Marietta E Jackson, was 33. He married Selma K Beutler on 18 December 1907, in Jefferson, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States in 1935 and Mascoutah, St. Clair, Illinois, United States in 1940.
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- Edward H Philips in household of Albert Philips, "United States Census, 1900"
- Edward Phillips, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Edward Hamilton Phillips, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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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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