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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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
1894–1979 Male
1902–1961 Female
Children (1)
1936–2003 Male
Parents and Siblings
1853–1945 Male
1856–1926 Female
Siblings (13)
1879–1952 Male
1880–1941 Female
1881–1970 Female
1883–1948 Male
1885–1887 Male
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 2
1906 · Gary, Indiana, Is Founded
Age 12
1917
Age 23
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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