Margaret A Phillips

Brief Life History of Margaret A

When Margaret A Phillips was born on 10 October 1826, in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States, her father, Johnathon Phillips, was 44 and her mother, Nancy A Fitz Randolph, was 47. She married Elisha Leander Kimsey on 31 August 1851, in Macon, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Macon, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Franklin Township, Macon, North Carolina, United States in 1900. She died on 7 July 1903, in Franklin, Macon, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in McGee Cemetery, Johnston, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Leander Kimsey
1816–1862
Margaret A Phillips
1826–1903
Marriage: 31 August 1851
Charles Robert Kimsey
1853–1931
Arnetta Elmira Kimzey
1855–1920
William Benjamin Thomas Kimsey
1857–1911
James Leander Kimsey
1859–1904
Sarah Elizabeth Kimsey
1862–1945

Sources (14)

  • Margarett Kaizey, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Margaret A Philips, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Margaret A. Phillips Kimsey, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · Trail of Tears

In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.

1853 · First State Fair

The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.

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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Relationship to me Margaret A Phillips 1825-1903 great-grandmother of wife of grandnephew of husband of 3rd great-grandmother William Benjamin Thomas Kimsey 1857-1911 Son of Margaret A Phillips Arthur …

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