Mary Jane Phillips

10 May 1835–16 October 1915 (Age 80)
Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

The Life Summary of Mary Jane

When Mary Jane Phillips was born on 10 May 1835, in Center Star, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, her father, John "Jack" Phillips, was 45 and her mother, Susannah Whitehead, was 26. She married Richard Absalom Bailey on 20 August 1857, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Alabama, United States in 1870 and Election Precinct 3, Choctaw, Alabama, United States in 1880. She died on 16 October 1915, in Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Florence Cemetery, Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Absalom Bailey
1809–1869
Mary Jane Phillips
1835–1915
Marriage: 20 August 1857
William Carol Bailey
1858–1935
John J. Bailey
1859–
Susan F. Bailey
1861–
Richard James Bailey
1864–1941
Mason Alonzo Bailey
1869–1904

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    20 August 1857Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
    • Children

    (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo
    Age 1
    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
    1850
    Age 15
    Historical Boundaries: 1850: Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
    1861 · Alabama Secedes From Union
    Age 26
    Alabama became the fourth state to secede from the Union during the Civil War on January 11, 1861. Several days later, they joined the Confederate States of America. Montgomery, Alabama, became the capital for the Confederate States of America.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Phillipps
    Philipps
    Philip
    Phelps

    Sources (9)

    • [illegible] Bailey in household of Richard A Bailey, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Mary Bailey, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
    • Mary J Bailey in household of Richard J Bailey, "United States Census, 1910"

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