Gilbert John Phebus

Male16 December 1894–6 February 1979

Brief Life History of Gilbert John

When Gilbert John Phebus was born on 16 December 1894, in Monon, Monon Township, White, Indiana, United States, his father, John Thomas Phebus, was 41 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth McDonald, was 38. He married Grace Jewell Nelson on 4 December 1919, in White, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Princeton Township, White, Indiana, United States in 1910 and East Chicago, North Township, Lake, Indiana, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1894. He died on 6 February 1979, in Peru, Peru Township, Miami, Indiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Osborne Cemetery, Rensselaer, Marion Township, Jasper, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Gilbert John Phebus
1894–1979
Grace Jewell Nelson
1902–1961
Marriage: 4 December 1919
Gilbert Leon Phebus
1936–2003

Sources (15)

  • Gilbert J Phebus, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: gilbert phebus - Government record: Census record: birth-name: gilbert phebus
  • Gilbert John Phebus, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 December 1919White, Indiana, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (13)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 2

    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.

    1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded

    Age 12

    The town of Gary, Indiana, was founded by the United States Steel Corporation in 1906. The Gary Works steel mill was the largest integrated mill in North America. The city of Gary was named after Elbert Henry Gary who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation and American lawyer and county judge. Gary partnered with J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, and Charles M. Schwab to found the United States Steel Corporation.

    1917

    Age 23

    U.S. intervenes in World War I, rejects membership of League of Nations.

    Name Meaning

    English and possibly also Dutch: apparently a humanistic name, an adoption of the name Phoebus, the chief epithet of the Greek sun god Apollo. It is not found in Britain or the Netherlands, anymore. Compare Febus and Phoebus .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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