Hello: My, Philomen was born in Guilford County, as near as we can tell, in 1790. He is my BRICK WALL. I know he left and went to Montgomery County, Ky. Then on to Jennings County, In. in 1840. So the years don't seem to match, but you never know, so will keep your Msg. On file and maybe we can hook it up sometime in the future. Good Luck. See below for an article written in the Brownsburg, Indiana newspaper in 1914, which we just have come across. THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE. IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN IN THE BROWNSBURG NEWSPAPER IN THE FALL OF 1914: PHILLIPS REUNION The Descendants of Philemon Phillips and Alexander Wilson Met Sunday The Phillips reunion was held at the home of Milton Phillips in Indianapolis Sunday, August 30th. The day being an ideal one the relatives with beaming faces from all directions to the number of 53 had gathered. Milt and Emma had looked forward to this day for almost a year and so had everything in tip top order having stretched a large canvas in the yard. Under this stood a long table groaning with all the good things which were possible to cook and there was fried chicken and then more fried chicken which the hungry crowd did certainly enjoy. After eating of the good things to their hears content, Milt opened a big freezer of ice cream and it is needless to say what happened then. Those present were: S.M. Phillips of Victor, Colorado, Harry Phillips and wife, Charles Phillips, James Barnes, wife and daughter of Scott country, Alfred Stout of Dupont, Wood and Paul Phillips, and Julia Ogdon and children of Columbus, James and Clarence Phillips and their families of Brown township, Mellvile Phillips and wife, John Waters and wife, Ed Watts and wife of Pittsboro, Iva Bell and daughter, Samuel Amick and wife, of Brownsburg, F.B. Hopkins and family of Clayton, George Peak, wife and son Raymond, Almet Wilson, Albert Wilstec and family, Omer Delong and family and Charles Tinsley and family. After the dinner hour the time was spent in music, singing and a general good time. Mrs. Samuel Amick read an interesting paper which she had prepared on the descendants of the Wilson and Phillips families, which will publish in next week's issue for the benefit of those who were not present. The crowd then began to leave for their respective homes hoping to meet again a year from that day at the tome of Ed Watts in [rest of article is missing]. THE FOLLOWING IS A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT APPEARED IN THE BROWNSBURG NEWSPAPER IN THE FALL OF 1914: The Brownsburg Newspaper FAMILY HISTORY The following is a history of the Phillips family which was delivered at the reunion, August 30, 1914. WILSON DESCENDENTS Alexander Wilson's father was brought from Ireland when quite a small boy, he being picked up by sailors in the old country, and brought to America and sold for his fare across the water. Of him, we are unable to give any further account. Only that his son, Alexander Wilson, married Mary Dixon, and lived in North Carolina in the early pioneer days. Coming from there to Kentucky in the year 1804, they crossed the Ohio River, coming to Madison, Indiana. There was just one house and a blacksmith shop in Madison at that time. To this union, eleven children were born, whose names are as follows: Nellie, Julia, Robert, John, Martha, Elizabeth, Mary, Margarette, Nancy, Moses, and Susan. They came from Madison to Jennings County, four miles from Dupont, where he entered 160 acres of land where he lived till his death. In the early days, he would take his family and go to a fort several miles away built as a protection from the Indians. Phillips Descendants Philemon Phillips and Rachel Ballard were married in North Carolina, in the early days about the year 1808. They came from North Carolina to Kentucky on horse back, and from there to Indiana. They having at that time three small boys, Thomas, the eldest; Media; and Philemon, Jr., who was four years old at that time. They made the trip through the new country on horse-back bringing two horses, two feather beds and three children. Philemon and Rachel, came to Indiana, and settled in Jennings County, near Paris. The children of Philemon and Rachel Phillips were Thomas, Media, Philemon Jr., Verlinda, Hester, Rachel, Washington and Julia. They endured many hardships in the early pioneer days. At one time Rachel, his wife, killed a deer with an ax and dressed it while her husband was away. At another time while he was away the wife and children found a bear up a tree near the house and minded it there until the father came home and killed it. Julia, now well known to us as Aunt Julia Hulsizer, then only a small child, her mother carried on her shoulder as they would go back and forth trying to mind the bear till her father came would look back and say "Run, Mamma, the Booge, is coming." Philemon's wife dying in Jennings County, he married Nancy Wilson and moved from there to Hendricks County, about four miles north of Brownsburg, on a farm where Nancy, his wife, died. Philemon living to be quite an old man died at the home of his daughter, Julia Hulsizer in Boone County. Thomas Phillips, eldest son of Philemon and Rachel Phillips, was married to Susan Wilson and lived six miles from Paris, Jennings County. To this union eleven children were born: Newton, James, Wood, Loucinda, Susan, Rachael, Martha, Melville, Thomas, Milton, and Daniel. Thomas, the father, died October 30th, 1851, age 41 years and 14 days, leaving Susan, his wife with ten small children. She endured many hardships raising her family alone and when the war broke out three of her sons enlisted in the war: Wood, Thomas, and Melville. In the Spring of 1864 Thomas came home on a sick furlough and died March 9th, 1864, age 17 yrs., 8 mos. and 8 d. Lucinda and Rachel, both married and away from home came at this time to see their brother who was stricken down with spotted fever. They also were stricken down with the same dreadful disease and died; Rachel leaving a small child, Lucinda leaving four small children. When the war was over Wood came home and lived with his mother and took care of her, they moving in a few years to Hendricks County, where she died July 31, 1891. She was born July 15, 1815, making her age 76 years and 16 days. Her troubles and afflictions were great having been a cripple for some years, but she was patient through it all, always expressing her faith in her blessed Savior and as always leaning on his blessed promises. Of her eleven children, six are living, five are with us today. They are Newton, of Scott County; James and Melville, of Hendricks County; Wood, of Columbus, In! d.; Susan Peak and Milton Phillips of Indianapolis. Newton who is nearing his 80th year was too feeble to make the trip. THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPHS (author believed to be Iola Phillips, granddaughter of Walter G. Phillips) WERE ADDED TO THE TYPEWRITTEN VERSION OF THE ABOVE ARTICLE, SENT TO WALTER G. PHILLIPS, TUSCOLA, ILLINOIS ON FEBRUARY 27, 1936: Washington Phillips, youngest son of Philemon and Rachel Phillips, married Isabelle Lawhead, and they lived in Indiana. They moved to the southern part of Illinois. To this union five children were born: John, David, Thomas, Alvy, and Walter. [SIC: They also had two daughters: Elizabeth and Ida.] Walter Phillips, youngest son of Washington and Isabelle Phillips, won a teacher's certificate at the age of 18. In 1891 he came to Douglas County and worked on a farm for R.C. Macy, former prominent local resident who now lives in California. He married Jennie Rees in 1894. To this union four children were born: Adrian, Clell, Pearl, and Emma. He continued to return to Jasper County to teach during the winter school term. Later he worked for eight years for C.R. Lewis, drainage boat operator. He then farmed for a time on the farm of the late Edward Owen near Macedonia, which is located on the mail route he was later to cover. From the farm he went into the mail service in 1915. For four years he carried the mail on rural route 4 and was then transferred to route 3, which he has carried ever since, until he reached the retirement age of 65 last year. His daughter, Mrs. Pearl Crowdes, has kept house for him since the death of his wife eight years ago. Another daughter, Miss Emma, is a supervising nurse at the Burnham hospital in Champaign. The two sons, Adrian and Clell are engaged in farming west of Hayes. He has seven grandchildren. Mike Phillips Lee's Summit, Missouri http://www.genealogy.com/genealogy/users/p/h/i/Michael-L-Phillips/ -----Original Message----- From: The Sitlers [SMTP:csitler@spitfire.net] Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 9:51 PM To: MPhillips1@kc.rr.com Subject: Phillips family << File: ATT00001.htm >> Saw your page on genealogy.com. I am not a descendant of Philomen Phillips. However, I am a ggdaughter of Richard H. Phillips, born in Guilford Co., NC on 8 Oct. 1840, who migrated to Rush Co., IN. He was the son of William Phillips, born 28 May 1800, Surry Co., NC, and Esther Vickrey. I have a wealth of info on Esther Vickrey and her lines, but no more than you see on William Phillips. I believe Richard also had a brother, Lewis R. Phillips, who also migrated to Indiana, but not to Rush County. I wondered whether our lines might connect in North Carolina. Do you have any info that far back? Thanks for any input.... Penny Sitler Knightstown, IN Researching Rutherford, Clements, Wissing, Phillips, Sitler, Sutherlin, Shepard, Hill, and more...