Minnie Eliza Phillips

Brief Life History of Minnie Eliza

When Minnie Eliza Phillips was born on 12 February 1870, in Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, United States, her father, William Henry Phillips, was 35 and her mother, Sarah Elizabeth Garner, was 35. She married John Henderson Raffety on 9 October 1889, in Murrayville, Morgan, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Ashland, Cass, Illinois, United States in 1935 and Jacksonville Election Precinct, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1940. She died in May 1960, in East St. Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Union Cemetery, Greenfield, Greene, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henderson Raffety
1867–1953
Minnie Eliza Phillips
1870–1960
Marriage: 9 October 1889
William Henry Raffety
1891–1966
Ethel Allilian Raffety
1892–1958
Emert Lee Raffety
1895–1938
Forrest Raymond Raffety
1897–1957
Lloyd Leonard Raffety
1899–1962
Winifred May Rafferty
1901–1974
Gladys Gertrude Raffety
1904–1905
E Lucille Raffety
1906–1997
Glenn Henderson Raffety
1908–1947
Retha Fern Raffety
1913–1972
Ruby Raffety
1915–1974

Sources (28)

  • Minnie E Raffety in household of John H Raffety, "United States Census, 1940"
  • England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  • Minnie E Phillips, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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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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