John Preston Phillips

Brief Life History of John Preston

When John Preston Phillips was born in 1804, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States, his father, Aaron Phillips, was 26 and his mother, Mary Metcalf, was 18. He married Emily Jane Farris on 20 November 1827, in Laurel, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Magisterial District 1, Laurel, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died before 1900, in Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Preston Phillips
1804–before 1900
Emily Jane Farris
1807–about 1854
Marriage: 20 November 1827
Stephen B Phillips
1830–1907
George Phillips
1832–
Mary Elizabeth Phillips
1845–1924
Sarah Emily Phillips
1834–before 1900
John Walker Philips
1837–1914
James H Phillips
1839–1914
William Ranold Phillips
1843–1910
Aaron M Phillips
1844–1921
Eliza Phillips
1847–

Sources (15)

  • John Phillips, "United States Census, 1830"
  • John Pheleps, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • John Phillips in entry for Mary E. Young, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1812 · Kentucky Bend Created

During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.

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.

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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