When Ephraim P. Phillips was born on 1 February 1859, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, his father, Michael Phillips, was 41 and his mother, Levicia Whitmer, was 40. He married Louisa Jane Whitmer on 7 March 1881, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Summer's Magisterial District, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States for about 30 years and Magisterial District 5, Mason, Kentucky, United States in 1930. He died on 20 October 1931, in Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Millport, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States.
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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 ).
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