Fairie P Phillips

1900–1964 (Age 64)
Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States

The Life of Fairie P

When Fairie P Phillips was born on 8 May 1900, in Prairie Creek, Vigo, Indiana, United States, her father, William Phillips, was 28 and her mother, Rebecca Ann Power, was 24. She married Warren George Cooper on 29 June 1925, in Vigo, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1930 and Detroit Ward 2, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1940. She died on 4 May 1964, in Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fairie P Phillips
1900–1964
Warren George Cooper
1902–1989
Marriage: 29 June 1925
Douglas W Cooper
1939–1975

Spouse & Children

  • Fairie P Phillips

    Female1900–1964Female

  • Warren George Cooper

    Male1902–1989Male

MARRIAGE
29 June 1925
Vigo, Indiana, United States
children

(1)

  • Douglas W Cooper

    Male1939–1975Male

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(4)

World Events (8)

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

Age 1

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.
1913 · The Woolworth Building Opens as the Tallest Building in the World

Age 13

At 792 feet above Broadway, the Woolworth Building became the tallest building in the world and held the record for 17 years. The Woolworth Building was overshadowed by the Chrysler Building at 1,046 feet in 1930 and the Empire State Building at 1,454 feet in 1931. Retailer and mogul Frank W. Woolworth commissioned the Woolworth Building in 1910 with the intent of his namesake building to be the tallest in the world. The 13 million dollar project was financed in cash by Woolworth which allowed him freedoms in the design and construction of the ornate, gothic building. An opening ceremony was held on April 24, 1913 at which President Woodrow Wilson pressed a button from the White House and lit the historic building in New York City.
1917

Age 17

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

Name Meaning

English, Dutch, North German, and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): patronymic from the personal name Philip . In North America this name has also absorbed cognate names from other European languages, for example Italian Filippi , Polish Filipowicz .

Possible Related Names

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

Sources (3)

  • Fairie P Pooper in household of Warren G Pooper, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Farrie P Cooper in household of Warren G Cooper, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Phillips Unnamed in household of William Phillips, "United States Census, 1900"

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