Lela (Seals) Philips (1874 - 1941)

Born 23 May 1874 in Texas, United States

Ancestors

Died 13 Aug 1941 at age 67 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Biography

Lela Seals was born 23 May 1874 in Texas.^[1] She was the daughter ofDaniel Seals and Martha Mallard

Bingham Philips married Lilia Seals 16 Jul 1896 in St Clair Alabama.^[2]

Death

Lela "Phillips" died 13 Aug 1941 in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama. Last residence 3918 Fairmont Way in Birmingham. Burial in Ragland, St Clair county, Alabama.^[3]

Timeline

1880, Federal Census, Pct 1, Van Zandt Co, TX^[4]
• Daniel “Seales”, 36, b. Alabama,
• Jane, age 35, b. Alabama;
• Lela, 5, b. Alabama,
• Elizabeth, 4, b. Alabama,
• James, 2, b. Alabama,
• “Amas”, 6/12, b. November, Texas;
• Elizabeth Mallard, 77, mother-in-law, b. Alabama.

1900 Federal Census, Coal City, St Clair, Alabama, USA.^[5]
• Bingham Philips, "NK" 1872 age 28 [month "not known" ?] born Alabama
• "Lilla" Philips, born May 1871, age 26, married 4 years, 2 children2 living, born Alabama
• Walter, born Apr 1897, Alabama
• Clarence, born Dec 1899, age 6/12 born Alabama

1910 Federal Census, Coal, St Clair, Alabama.^[6]
• Bingham Philips, 41, married 14 years, born Alabama
• Lela, age 37, 3 children, living, born Alabama
• Walter L, age 13, born Alabama
• John C, 9, born Alabama
• James A, 8, born Alabama
• Martha J Seals, 67, mother-in-law, widowed, 7 children, 6 living, born Alabama, father born North Carolina, mother born South Carolina

1920 Federal Census, Six Mile, Bibb, Alabama.^[7]
• M J Seale, mother, age 77, widowed, born Alabama
• "Liala" Philips, sister, 46, widowed, born Alabama
• "D Jas"? son, age 2 ½ born Texas

Sources

1. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDB2-DMJ : 11 January 2021), Lela Phillips, 1941.
2. ↑ "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99HV-XYMX?cc=1743384&wc=3LJP-T3D%3A1586950401 : 21 July 2015), 007316691 > image 544 of 698; County Probate Courts, Alabama.
3. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDB2-DMJ : 11 January 2021), Lela Phillips, 1941.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch : 24 December 2015), Texas > Van Zandt > Precinct 1 > ED 119 > image 51 of 59; citing NARA microfilm publication T9, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C., n.d.)Insert reference here
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6X4W-3N7?cc=1325221&wc=9BWH-JW1%3A1031034401%2C1031343701%2C1034883601 : 5 August 2014), Alabama > St. Clair > ED 107 Precinct 10 Coal City Coal city > image 12 of 35; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RJ5-98NJ?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ7-6XY%3A133638801%2C141205501%2C135575201%2C1589089550 : 23 June 2017), Alabama > St Clair > Coal > ED 123 > image 5 of 30; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RXP-CZ9?cc=1488411&wc=QZJR-XY6%3A1036469501%2C1036541001%2C1036586501%2C1589332534 : 9 September 2019), Alabama > Bibb > Six Mile > ED 9 > image 51 of 82; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   • "Jole" or "Job" Seale, age illegible, 43?, widowed, born Texas [Daniel J noted in 1900]