This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Phillips, Wheeler, Malley, Croasdale, Levans Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/nNABAIB/7610 Message Board Post: I am trying to confirm in a Samuel Phillips I found in several censuses is the Samuel Phillips who was the brother of my g-g-grandmother Emma Phillips. The family I found in the censuses: 1880 (head of household Robert WHEELER, father-in-law ) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Sam'l Phillips, age 26 occupation Clerk in Dry Goods Store; Emily Phillips (Samuel's wife) age 24; Their children Walter (b.c.1878) and Alfred (b.c.1879) 1900 census: Camden, New Jersey Samuel Phillips b. Nov 1849 salesman, leather married 25 years Emma wife Dec 1861 6 children born, 6 living Alfred son Sept 1879 stenographer Emily dau May 1881 Samuel Jr. son Nov 1884 clerk, dry goods George son Apr 1886 Florence dau Feb 1888 1910 U.S. census (same address in Camden, NJ) Samuel Phillips head 60 commercial traveler leather goods married 33 years Emily J Phillips wife 53 6 children 6 living Florence R Phillips daughter 22 single, no children, public school teacher Edna E Phillips granddaughter 10 1920 - still in Camden, NJ Samuel Phillips 70 Policeman, special Emily J Phillips wife 63 Samuel Phillips son 36 Married; shipper, wagon works Florence M Phillips 31 daughter, divorced, dressmaker G William MALLEY age 4 9/12; grandson There's a pretty good chance that the Samuel Sr. is the brother of my Emma Phillips (m. Robert Maurice Croasdale & Robert G. Warwick) because a family history told of Samuel Phillips having about 6 children -- some living in Camden, NJ and others in Springfield, Mass. The parents of my Emma and Samuel were Samuel Phillips (who died in the civil war) and the "widow Vanzandt" in our family history -- civil war pension names her as Mary Levans. The Philips may have originally been from Bucks County, PA., but my Emma was born in NJ. and records of her brother Samuel have him born on Nov 5, 1849 to Samuel and Mary Phillips, in Burlington, NJ. Found in Records 1848 - 1878 drawer, roll 8. However, the family was back in Philadelphia by 1860, and that may be why the Samuel I found in the censuses above lists his birthplace as PA (if indeed he is the right guy.) Sorry this is so long -- I'm hoping to connect with a descendant, since I have an old photo that may be Samuel Phillips ("Uncle Sam" written on the back) that I would love to be able to share.