Iowa Phillips (1886 - 1957)

Born 11 Dec 1886 in Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Laura (Strunk) Phillips — married 11 Feb 1905 (to 4 Jun 1956) in Huntsville, Scott County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1957 at age 70 in Helenwood, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A.

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Biography

Iowa was born on December 11, 1886 at Huntsville in Scott County, Tennessee. He was the son of Ewell Phillips and Texas L ( Thompson ) Phillips . He married Laura Strunk on February 11, 1905 at Huntsville in Scott County. Iowa worked as a coal miner, he passed away from arteriosclerosis, hypertension and coronary occlusion at his home in Helenwood, Scott County.

Obituary,

PHILLIPS, IOWA – age 70, passed away at 1:30 a.m. Sunday morning at his home near Huntsville following an illness of 2 years. He was a member of the Paint Rock Baptist Church and had many friends in the community. He is survived by 3 sons: L. C. and A. V. PHILLIPS of Huntsville, JAMES PHILLIPS of Molus, Ky.; 2 daughters, Mrs. EZRA SEXTON of Oneida, Mrs. TALT KING of Huntsville, 23 grandchildren and several great grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted from the Paint Rock Baptist Church at 10 a.m. Monday with the Revs. L. M. JEFFERS and ALBERT CHITWOOD officiating. Burial followed in the Baldy's Knob Cemetery. Arrangement by West. (Source: Minutes of the West Union Assoc. of United Baptist Churches, 1957, p16-17)

Sources

Burial : Death Certificate says he was buried at Baldy Knob Cemetery, that was the old name for Sexton Memorial Cemetery, Paint Rock, Scott County, Tennessee. Burial Date : October 16, 1957 Find A Grave memorial # 24039046 [1]

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24039046/james-iowa-phillips : accessed 05 October 2021), memorial page for James Iowa Phillips (11 Dec 1886–15 Jul 1957), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24039046, citing Sexton Memorial Cemetery, Scott County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Dorothy Young (contributor 47116377) .

• "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM9-P8GS : accessed 29 March 2016), Iowa Phillips, 1957.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCG-HXM : accessed 29 March 2016), Iowa Phillips and Larra Strunk, 11 Feb 1905; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 120, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZ9-Y8P : accessed 29 March 2016), Iowa Phillipe in household of Ewell Phillipe, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing sheet 1A, family 8, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,595.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGFD-VQR : accessed 29 March 2016), Iowa Phillips, Civil District 2, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 163, sheet 16A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,528.

• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-JV8 : accessed 29 March 2016), Iowa Phillips, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-289 : accessed 29 March 2016), Iowa Phillips, Civil District 3, Scott, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 76-5, sheet 27A, family 446, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3932.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FSM-NW26 : Sun Jan 29 14:13:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Iowa Phillips and Laura Phillips, 5 April 1950, Paint Rock, Scott, Tennessee, From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FSM-NW26>