This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NancyKiser Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8131.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sure, I am happy to explain. Fuzzy searches involve using what is called a "wildcard", among other techniques. On ancestry.com, the wildcard is an asterisk (*). It is a symbol that replaces letters. For example, the name Phillips is frequently spelled different ways by different people: Philips, Phillipps, Philipps, etc. So I always search for Phi*. This will pull up a lot of different spellings of Phillips. However, when you use this technique, it is a good idea to include other info to help weed out some of the hits, such as place or date of birth. It also helps if you limit your search to a specific county when you use the wild card technique. Of course, sometimes Phillips is spelled even more weirdly, like Fillips. So after trying Phi*, if I don't find who I am looking for, I may try searching only on his first name, especially if he had an unusual first name. You can once again use the wildcard to do this, but you have to use at least the first three letters of the person's name. When you search on a person's first name only, it is even more important to help limit your hits by adding the date and/or place of birth or just searching in a specific county. If you can't find the head of household, the next step is to try to find the name of the wife or one of the children, if you already know their names. Of course, this only works on the 1850 and later censuses, because before 1850 only the head of household was named. Also try putting in just the first initial of the person's first name, since sometimes the census taker did not spell out everyone's first name. However, sometimes the person who indexed the census simply missed a name or even a whole page. So sometimes you just have to go page by page to find who you are lookimg for. If you were able to find the person on the previous census, you might go back and look at who was living near him 10 years before, and then search for those names. People were much less mobile 200 or even 100 years ago than they are now. They tended to stay in the same places for a long time. Hope this helps. By the way, if you read the "Tips of Searching Ancestry.com", they tell you that ancestry automatically returns alternate spellings for any given name. However, I like using the wildcard method. Nancy Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: pgore1 Surnames: Hudson, Phillips, Stewart, Gore, Weldon, Ricks Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8131.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Can you please tell me what you mean by: I always use "fuzzy" searches on census records......... how do you do this? I have been looking for some folks I know are on the 1910 census and can't find them. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NancyKiser Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8131.1.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Good morning, Meg, Yes, I subscribe to ancestry.com and that is where I found the census images and the marriage record. I will email them to you. I always use "fuzzy" searches on census records, because they are frequently transcribed incorrectly due to the bad handwriting and the bad spelling. I agree with you that Reiney was probably a nickname for Irene and Azelee was probably really Aza Lee. This is one of the reasons I am interested in your Phillips line. The unusual first name Asa was used in my Phillips family and my Phillips were also Southerners. Nancy PS - My Phillips family is shown as Family Group 8 in the Phillips Worldwide DNA Project. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ravencomeslaughing_1 Surnames: Phillips Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8131.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Nancy, I'm a bit confused. Did you find those census records on ancestry.com? I searched the 1900 and the 1880 and couldn't find the listings you mentioned. They do look right due to the kids, and I'm thinking "Reiney" may have been Irene. I also don't find Azalee, and I tried Asa Lee as well. Could you point me towards your source? Thanks Meg Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NancyKiser Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8132/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, Phillips researchers, This is Nancy Kiser, the Assistant Administrator of the Phillips Worldwide DNA Project. This is my periodic update on the status of the project. The Phillips Worldwide DNA Project currently has 262 members. We have now identified 32 separate, distinct Phillips families that are not related to each other within a genealogical time frame, which means they are not related to each other within 600 to 1000 years. In addition, we have over 70 participants who do not match anyone else in the project. As of this date (Tuesday, April 15, 2008), nineteen kits are being processed at the lab. Seven of those kits are for new participants, and the rest are upgrades and refinements of the DNA of existing members. Some of the new results are due back from the lab by the first of May. Here are links to our websites at World Families and Family Tree DNA where you can review the DNA and pedigrees of our participants: http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/p/phillips/index.html http://www.familytreedna.com/public/PhillipsWorldwide/ Sincerely, Nancy Kiser Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ravencomeslaughing_1 Surnames: Phillips, Young Classification: marriage Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8131.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Wow, that's amazing! No, I had no idea that the E stood for Ella, nor did I find that marriage info. I am indebted to you, thank you so much. Unfortunately, although I was close with my grandpa who died when I was young, we really don't communicate with mom's brothers. But this is great, it really gives me some more direction and hopefully I'll find some more generations with this. That 1910 Census was the biggest thing I've found so far. Again, thank you so much. Please let me know if there's anything I can do for you out here in Seattle. Meg Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NancyKiser Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8131.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, Raven, I think you already know this, because I found your file on ancestry.com, but William B Phillips married Ella Young on 13 August 1889 in Jackson County, MO. They were married by W.A. Crawford, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church. I found them on the 1910 Wilson Co KS census as follows: William B Phillips, 55, married twice, m 20 yrs to current wife, b KS, father b KS, mother b KS Susie E Phillips, 45, wife, married twice, m 20 yrs to current husband, 7 children, 5 living, b MO, father b MO, mother b MO Roscoe Phillips, 21, son, b MO, father b KS, mother b MO Irene Phillips, 14, daughter, b MO, father b KS, mother b MO Emma Phillips, 12, daughter, b MO, father b KS, mother b MO Jim W Phillips, 8, son, b KS, father b KS, mother b MO Oliver Phillips, 2, son, b MO, father b KS, mother b MO I also found them on the 1900 Jackson Co MO census as follows: W.B. Phillips, 38, b May 1862, b KS, father b MO, mother MO Ella Phillips, 36, wife, b Jan 1863, b MO, father b MO, mother b MO Ross Phillips, 9, son, b Sept 1890, b MO, father b KS, mother MO Reiney Phillips, 5, daughter, b Dec 1896, b MO, father b KS, mother b MO Emma Phillips, 2, daughter, b Aug 1898, b MO, father b KS, mother b MO Azelee Phillips, 19, son, b Oct 1880, b MO, father b KS, mother b MO Because Azelee was listed last and was born in 1880, he must have been William's son from his first marriage. Unfortunately, there is no census for 1890 because it was destroyed by a fire in Washington. However, I think I MIGHT have found your William Phillips on the 1880 census in Webster County MO with his first wife as follows: W.A. Philips, 22, b KS, father b TN, mother b TN Sarah E Philips, 16, b AL, father b AL, mother b AL Lee Phillips (male), 7 month, b Oct 1879, b MO, father b KS, mother b AL As you can see, your William's age jumps around wildly from census to census, as does his parents' place of birth. However, this is typical for the censuses. Because the name Lee or Azelee is fairly unusual, however, I do think it is possible that W.A. Phillips on the 1880 census is actually your W.B. Phillips. I know this isn't a lot of help, but at least it gives you a place to look for more info. If you have a male Phillips relative who would be willing to join the Phillips Worldwide DNA Project and get his DNA tested, you might be able to learn more. Sincerely, Nancy Kiser Assistant Administrator Phillips Worldwide DNA Project http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/p/phillips/index.html Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ravencomeslaughing_1 Surnames: Phillips, Young Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8131/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any info on William B Phillips (b. 1855 Kansas City KS) and Susie E Phillips (Young) (b. 1865 Missouri), last known in 1910 in Wilson county KS. Children were Rosco, Irene, Emma, James William, and Oliver DeeJohn Phillips (my grandpa). Mainly trying to find their actual birth place, parents, and perhaps death location. Genweb cemetery search not popping anything up. Most of the kids were born in Kansas City, MO. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Chris62451 Surnames: Phillips Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8130/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information that I can find concerning a young woman named Lisa Anne Phillips. I was told that she died when she was either 18 or 19 in a ferry accident off the coast of France in either late 1958 or early 1959. If anyone knows anything about this, please contact me at : Chris6245@hotmail.com Thanks in advance... Chris Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RIP_08 Surnames: Phillips Classification: military Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8129/mb.ashx Message Board Post: IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 294-08 April 10, 2008 Soldier Missing in Action from The Korean War is Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Sgt. Virgil L. Phillips, U.S. Army, of Columbus, Ind. He will be buried on April 19 in Loogootee, Ind. Representatives from the Army met with Phillips' next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process, and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army. In November 1950, Phillips was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division then operating in Unsan, North Korea, near a bend in the Kuryong River known as the Camel's Head. On Nov. 1, parts of two Chinese Communist divisions struck the 1st Cavalry Division's lines, collapsing the perimeter and forcing a withdrawal. In the process, the 3rd Battalion was surrounded and effectively ceased to exist as a fighting unit. Phillips was one of the more than 350 servicemen unaccounted-for from the battle at Unsan. In 2003, a joint U.S.-Democratic People's Republic of Korea team (D.P.R.K.), led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), excavated a burial site near the Camel's Head. The team recovered human remains and other material evidence. Information from the D.P.R.K. indicated that the remains were initially buried near the battle site, but were later moved to a location nearby because of construction in the area. Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA and dental comparisons in the identification of Phillips' remains. For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call (703) 699-1169. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=11827 Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: melcir Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/2940.1.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi - Finally, I have a bit more information to share, re William Phillips in Ohio. In mid-1870, he was on his farm, at Madison Township, Lake County,with Margaret [Mitchell] Phillips. Some of her Mitchell relatives were also there. We earlier had placed him in another county, so got the wrong results. I would love to know when he first arrived in this community, where from, and if his earlier wife, and his sons, were with him. I have spotted some unknown new names in the area which need to be examined, as they could be his missing family, and descendants. Phillips,J.C., Madison Phillips,Emma Watson Ohio, Lake Madison Phillips,Grace A, 1890, Sept 16, Ohio, Lake Madison Phillips,Hubert T. 1898, Jan. 23, Ohio, Lake Madison I would like to request a lookup, please. Mel Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: akhenaten113 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8128/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for any information on my GG Grandfather(on my mothers side) John F Phillips parents or siblings. The first confirmed record of him is in Montgomery,Alabama when he married Martha J.R. Goodson on April 15,1838. They lived in Montgomery Co. Al.(1840 census) until 1848 when they, along with his brothers-in-laws William W Colbert, George Boyd, and father-in-law John E Goodson moved to Bienville Parish,La. then he to Claiborne/Webster Parish, La. John F.,according to 1850-1880 census records, was born in Georgia in 1815,and the 1880 census states his parents both being born in South Carolina. A possible brother,Lewis J. Phillips lived near John F.'s son, William Burgess Phillips, in Mclennan Co. Tx in 1880. Lewis J. stated on that census that he was born in Georgia in 1816 and his parents were both born in South Carolina. John Floyd Phillips died in 1896 in Webster Parish, La. I would appreciate any help in determining which branch of the Phillips family from South Carolina/Georgia he came from. Thank You, Dan Light Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: prairiedog166 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8119.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Richard Newton Phillips is in Group 7 http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/p/phillips/pats.html If you as a male Phillips have not had DNA analysis please let me know and i can tell you the value of it. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: apbreeze Surnames: Phillips Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8119.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Phillips family was also in Granville Co., NC in the late 1700's. My Phillips family also relocated to Bedford Co., TN, and then onto Perry Co., TN in the 1830 & 1840 US Census. Our two families are mmost likely related. Let's exchange info. Please answer through my email address: APBreeze@aol.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: jshicora Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8122/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for ancestors/ties to Pearl E. Phillips (Shicora). She was my grandmother who passed away in 1991. I do not know her parents names or her mothers maiden name. I know she has 6 sisters; Evelyn, June, Silvia, Shirley, Alma and Dorothy and also has 2 brothers; Allen and Paul. My grandmother had three sons; George Jr., John (my father) and Gary Shicora. If anyone has any ties to Pearl Phillips (Shicora) or George Shicora born in Schuylkill County, Mahanoy City around 1915/1917 please contact me at jshicora@gmail.com. Thank you - Jennifer Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tammypatricia Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8121.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry I would like to correct that Rachel is the only child missing there was 8 in all. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tammypatricia Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8121/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am looking for Rachel Phillips and her family. She was born April 27, 1881. Her parents are John Phillips and Sarah Duffus. I think I may have found the family in the 1881 Scotland census but she is not on it as it was taken on the 3/4 of April. In the 1881 census John Phillips is missing the (S) at the end of his name. If I do have the right family there should be another child after Rachel as there was 9 in total. Does anyone have info on this family Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: suzannedestaffany Surnames: Phillips Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8120/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Looking for any information about my (paternal) great-grandfather. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Dlh10502 Surnames: Phillips, Poole Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8119/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Am looking for any information, but especially annecdotes, about Richard Newton Phillips b 1794 in Granville, NC, died 1872 in Bedford, TN. He was married to Elizabeth Poole in 1812. She was born in SC in 1793 and died 18 Nov 1869 in Bedford, TN. They were my gggg-grandparents. Thank you. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: NancyKiser Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/8118.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You can order a xerox copy of the will from the Virginia Beach Court House. Their telephone number is 757-636-4600 and their address is 2305 Judicial Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA, 23456. Usually a copy of a will only costs a few dollars if you obtain the copy from the local court house. Also, it is always a good idea to look at original documents rather than transcriptions. Sincerely, Nancy Kiser Assistant Administrator Phillips Worldwide DNA Project www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/p/phillips/index.html Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.