Brief Life History of John Philip
When John Philip Lillywhite was born on 23 December 1882, in Greenville, Beaver, Utah, United States, his father, Benjamin Lillywhite Jr., was 39 and his mother, Mary Lewis, was 37. He married Pearl Alexis Duke on 12 October 1910, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Sevier, Utah, United States in 1920 and Box Elder Election Precinct, Box Elder, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 24 January 1962, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- John Philip Lillywhite, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- John P Lillywhite, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- John P Lillywhite, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1890
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
A short-lived Cabinet department which was concerned with controlling the excesses of big business. Later being split and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor splitting into two separate positions.
Name Meaning
English: nickname for someone with a complexion that was as ‘white as a lily’ (Middle English lilie). It was one much prized among the upper classes, distinguishing them from the brown complexions of the lower classes, who earned their living outdoors.
Possibly an Americanized form (translation into English) of German Lilienweiss, a nickname, see above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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