David Pinkston Phillips

Brief Life History of David Pinkston

When David Pinkston Phillips was born on 29 September 1892, in De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States, his father, John Thomas Phillips, was 38 and his mother, Lizzie Ann Ramsey, was 24. He married Ruby Clyde Little on 22 August 1916, in Valliant, McCurtain, Oklahoma, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Chapel Hill, Sevier, Arkansas, United States in 1940 and Monroe Township, Sevier, Arkansas, United States in 1950. He died on 20 September 1970, at the age of 77, and was buried in Chapel Hill Cemetery, De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Pinkston Phillips
1892–1970
Ruby Clyde Little
1897–1975
Marriage: 22 August 1916
Estha Louise Phillips
1917–2012
Helen Maurice Phillips
1919–2012
John B Phillips
1925–2011
Glen Lee Phillips
1928–2007

Sources (13)

  • David Pint Philips, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Pink Phillips, "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995"
  • David Pirk Phillips, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1897

Historical Boundaries 1897: Sevier, Arkansas, United States

1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

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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