Fannie Phillips

1917–1976 (Age 59)
Whitley, Kentucky, United States

The Life of Fannie

When Fannie Phillips was born on 17 June 1917, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, her father, George T Phillips, was 30 and her mother, Ollie Flora Thompson, was 25. She married Sam Sutton on 19 August 1935, in Goldbug, Whitley, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 23 July 1976, in her hometown, at the age of 59, and was buried in Clio, Whitley, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fannie Phillips
1917–1976
Sam Sutton
1908–1964
Marriage: 19 August 1935
Arthur Louis Sutton
1937–2020
Beatrice Faye Sutton
1943–2008
Clyde Sutton
1946–1973

Spouse & Children

MARRIAGE
19 August 1935
Goldbug, Whitley, Kentucky, United States
children

(3)

Parents & Siblings

  • George T Phillips

    Male1887–Male

  • Ollie Flora Thompson

    Female1892–Female

siblings

(5)

  • Thomas Grady Phillips

    Male1910–Male

  • Annie B Phillips

    Female1911–Female

  • Gertrude May Phillips

    Female1914–Female

  • Fannie Phillips

    Female1917–1976Female

  • Irine Phillipps

    Female1921–Female

World Events (8)

1918 · Attempting to Stop the War

Age 1

To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered

Age 9

In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.
1935 · The FBI is Established

Age 18

The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.

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)

  • Thelma Sutton in household of Sam Sutton, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Fannie Phillips, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Fannie Phillips, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"

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