Brief Life History of John Roy
When John Roy Phillips was born on 15 January 1897, in De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States, his father, John Thomas Phillips, was 42 and his mother, Lizzie Ann Ramsey, was 28. He married Irma Evans on 16 July 1921, in Sevier, Arkansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Buckhorn Township, Sevier, Arkansas, United States in 1900 and Monroe Township, Sevier, Arkansas, United States for about 20 years. He died on 25 May 1969, in De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in De Queen, Sevier, Arkansas, United States.
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- Roy Phillips, "United States Census, 1930"
- Roy Phillips, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- John Roy Phillips, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1904 · William H. Fuller Grows 70 Acres of Rice
Rice is one Arkansas leading crops, in 1904 William H. Fuller planted 70 acres of rice, this act is what started the making rice the leading crop in Arkansas.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.
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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