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Born 1830
From History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881)
PHILLIPS JOSEPH, Monroe township; bom January 1, 1830, in Alsace, France; son of Joseph and Eva R. (Strauser) Phillips, and grandson of Anthony Phillips, and of Odle Strauser. While he was very young his parents brought him to Amerik'a and settled in Erie county. New York, where they lived ten years, and then came to Holmes county, Ohio, where his parents died. He was married to Mary Winkley, February 2, 1862, who was born in Lancashire, England, December 17, 1841, daughter of Thomas and Catharine (Robison) Winkley, and granddaughter of William and Mary (Womsley) Robison. Their children are: Albert, born January 16, 1863; Joseph E., born April 29, 1865; Japies W., born December 26, 1870; Rosella, born August 22, 1875, and Flora, born April 14, 1872.
As printed in History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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