Ethel Corinne Phillips

Brief Life History of Ethel Corinne

When Ethel Corinne Phillips was born on 27 October 1880, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Samuel H Phillips, was 41 and her mother, Esther Ann Andrews or Andros, was 36. She married Wilbur Stuart Barker on 9 January 1904. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 12 October 1937, in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Wilbur Stuart Barker
1878–1963
Ethel Corinne Phillips
1880–1937
Marriage: 9 January 1904
James Wilbur Barker
1908–1970

Sources (5)

  • Ethel C Phillips in household of Sam H Phillips, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Ethel Barker, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Ethel P Barker in household of Wilbur S Barker, "United States Census, 1920"

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1895 · College Hall Catches on Fire

On January 27, 1895, College Hall catches on fire and is fully consumed within one hour. During the fire, many students and faculty work together to save many of the items in the building. Some of these are library books. They save the books by piling them onto the rugs and dragging them out of the burning building. College Hall is then later rebuilt and renamed Davis Hall after Governor John W. Davis.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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