Dewy
(Dewey)
"Admiral"
Phillips
Born in Normantown, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Abel John Phillips
and Massalona (McNorman) Phillips
Brother of
Leocia Phillips, Ruth (Phillips) Cogar, Roma Phillips, Orpha Phillips, Garnet Phillips and Claybourne Phillips
Husband of
Media Myrtle (Ellison) Phillips
— married
21 Feb 1934 in Nicholas county, West Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
[private son (1920s - unknown)], Dewey Junior Phillips, Marada Phillips, [private daughter (1930s - unknown)], Delbert Eugene Phillips and Beulah Kathleen (Phillips) Van Meter
Died about
at about age 61
in West Virginia, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 8 Apr 2011
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Biography
Dewy Phillips was born on 21 November 1904 in Normantown, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States, son of Abel John Phillips (1867–1939) and Massalona McNorman (1873–1944).
His siblings were:
- Leocia Phillips (born 23 June 1893)
- Ruth Phillips (born 23 November 1897)
- Roma Phillips (born 15 May 1900)
- Orpha Phillips (born 6 July 1902)
- Garnet Phillips (born 25 May 1907)
- Claybourne Phillips (born 23 March 1911)
In 1910, Dewey (5) was living in Glade, Webster, West Virginia. [1]
In 1920, Dewy (15) was living in 21 Nov. [2]
In 1930, Dewy (25) was in the household of Abel J Phillips in Beaver, Nicholas. [3]
Dewey (29) married Media Myrtle Ellison (21) (born in Craigsville, Nicholas county, West Virginia, USA) on 21 February 1934 in Nicholas county.[4] Their known children were:
- Dewey Junior Phillips (born 24 June 1928)
- Marada Phillips (born 6 June 1931)
- Delbert Eugene Phillips (born 9 October 1937)
- Beulah Kathleen Phillips (born 18 May 1942)
In 1940, Dewey (35) Philips was in the household of Orion Ellison in Beaver Magisterial District, Nicholas. [5]
Dewey died about 1966 in West Virginia, aged about 61.
Research Notes
Possible Death Record for him - Names and dates almost match but not exact. Information for Death Certificate was found in State Hospital records.
- "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NMDW-T4S : 11 February 2018), Dewey Phillips, 30 Dec 1966; citing Weston, Lewis, West Virginia, County Records, v 9 p 334, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 825,110. [Includes link to image on West Virginia's Vital Records Research database.]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPN3-DGH : accessed 28 May 2018), Duy Philips in household of Ellia[sic] Philips, Glade, Webster, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 156, sheet 6B, family 78, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1698; FHL microfilm 1,375,711. [Note: Able, head of household, is indexed separately.]
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN2J-BVR : accessed 28 May 2018), Dewey Phillips in household of Abel J Phillips, Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 103, sheet 5A, line 42, family 82, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1965; FHL microfilm 1,821,965.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMHP-LJ6 : accessed 28 May 2018), Dewy Phillips in household of Abel J Phillips, Beaver, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 4B, line 99, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2549; FHL microfilm 2,342,283.
- ↑ "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FTDH-ZXW : 11 February 2018), Dewey Phillips and Media Ellison, 1934; citing Nicholas, West Virginia, United States, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 495,648.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7ZX-TZ8 : accessed 12 August 2015), Dewey Philips in household of Orion Ellison, Beaver Magisterial District, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 34-6, sheet 12A, family 177, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 4435. Also Consulted:
See also:
Also Consulted:
- First name recorded as Admiral on marriage records of at least two of his children:
- Nicholas County, West Virginia, Marriage License Record vol 26, pg 290, Admiral Phillips in entry for Beulah Kathleen Phillips, 26 August 1968 (Marriage License Application and Record of Marriage); West Virginia Division of Culture and History, database with images, "Vital Research Records - Marriages" (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_mcsearch.aspx : 27 May 2018)
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV99-PVDT : 10 December 2017), Admiral D Phillips in entry for Delbert E Phillips, 24 May 1957; citing Miami, Indiana, United States, various county clerk offices, Indiana; FHL microfilm 2,431,958.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dewey by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Dewey by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Ronald Phillips
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-FGC34047, FTDNA kit #130263
- Paul Dixon :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H4a1a, FTDNA kit #895679, MitoYDNA ID T19815 [compare]
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~3.12%
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