Mahlon Phillips

Brief Life History of Mahlon

When Mahlon Phillips was born in 1827, in Indian Valley, Floyd, Virginia, United States, his father, Randolph L Phillips, was 30 and his mother, Mary Ann Cox, was 29. He married Rachael Montgomery on 30 May 1857, in Floyd, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Floyd, Floyd, Virginia, United States in 1850 and Virginia, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 17 June 1894, in Floyd, Virginia, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Indian Valley, Floyd, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Mahlon Phillips
1827–1894
Rachael Montgomery
1833–1872
Marriage: 30 May 1857
Marion Francis Phillips
1857–1919
Irenia Phillips
1862–1911
Robert Jackson Phillips
1863–1942
Mary Elizabeth Phillips
1864–1929
W. S. C. P. Phillips
1866–
Noah C. Phillips
1867–
Sarah Elsie Phillips
1869–1930
Caswell Phillips
1871–
Parthena E Phillips
1872–1874

Sources (60)

  • Mahlon Philips, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mahlon, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Birth Records, 1853-1896"
  • Mahlon Phillips, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

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.

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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