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~ANCESTORS OF JOSEPHINE PHILLIPS ~

Descendant - John Groves

Generation No. 1

 1.  Josephine Elizabeth Phillips, born April 04, 1916; died February 16, 1993 in Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida.  She was the daughter of 2. Philip Phillips and 3. Nora Ethel Darnall.  She married (1) John Jennings Groves.

John, my mother was born in French Creek, W.Va. Her father (Philip Phillips) built the house she was born in, which was also the house I grew up in. It burned down about 25 years ago. The area in French Creek that our house was located was called “Mulberry Ridge”.

John, my dad (John Jennings Groves) was born in Huntington, W.Va. on November 28 (my birthday also), 1912.  They were married in Huntington (where my mother had just graduated from nursing school). His dad was Alva Jennings Groves and his mother was Virginia Burd Groves. My father’s family (Groves) had originally settled in W.Va. in a town called Summersville (Nicholas County). So far I’ve been completely unsuccessful in linking my grandfather, Alva, to the Groves clan of Summersville, although I know that’s the connection. I know that I descend from John Groves III of Summersville… just can’t tie down the connection from him to Alva, although I think it’s via John IIIs son,  Mansfield. The real blank I think is which of Mansfield’s sons was Alva’s father? Very frustrating! I also can’t find any history of my grandmother, Virginia Burd yet.

Children of JOSEPHINE PHILLIPS and JOHN GROVES are:

 i. JOHN JENNINGS13 GROVES, b November 28, 1945 Huntington, W.Va.
 ii. MIKE GROVES, b January 26, 1949 French Creek, W.Va.
iii. PHILIP GROVES, b March 6, 1942  Huntington, W.Va.

Cousin John J. Groves Jr.

Generation No. 2

 2.  Philip Phillips, born January 17, 1873 in French Creek Upshur Co, W. Va. (Source: Upshur County, West Virginia Birth Records.); died July 22, 1959 in Laurel Fork, W. Va..  He was the son of 4. Columbus (Christopher) Phillips and 5. Elizabeth S. Thomas.  He married 3. Nora Ethel Darnall April 12, 1911 in Upshur Co. Wv..
 3.  Nora Ethel Darnall, born 1891; died 1978.  She was the daughter of 6. Robert A. Darnall and 7. Malinda Rexrod.

Children of Philip Phillips and Nora Darnall are:

  i. Robert Columbus Phillips, born April 29, 1912 in Upshur County, Wv.; died December 27, 1986 in Buchannon, W. Va; married Betty Lou Hacker September 30, 1939 in Upshur Co. Wv.

 1 ii. Josephine Elizabeth Phillips, born April 04, 1916; died February 16, 1993 in Punta Gorda, Charlotte, Florida; married John Jennings Groves

  iii. Wirt Phillips, born August 04, 1923; died February 01, 1944 in Cassino, Italy.
 

Generation No. 3

 4.  Columbus (Christopher) Phillips, born July 25, 1832 in Lewis County, Wva; died June 18, 1903 in French Creek, Upshur Co. W. Va..  He was the son of 8. Richard Phillips and 9. Eliza Perry.  He married 5. Elizabeth S. Thomas 1859 in Lewis County,Wva..
 5.  Elizabeth S. Thomas, born June 1841 in Lewis County, Wva; died 1916.

Children of Columbus Phillips and Elizabeth Thomas are:

 2 i. Philip Phillips, born January 17, 1873 in French Creek Upshur Co, W. Va.; died July 22, 1959 in Laurel Fork, W. Va; married Nora Ethel Darnall April 12, 1911 in Upshur Co. Wv.

  ii. Aura Phillips, born August 23, 1860 in Upshur Co. W. Va.; died April 17, 1932 in French Creek, Upshur County WVa; married Leonard F. Linger April 17, 1877 in French Creek WVa; born December 27, 1854 in Stone Coal, Lewis, Va.; died June 14, 1925 in French Creek, Upshur County WVa..
  iii. Abraham Lincoln Phillips, born December 28, 1861 in Upshur Co. W. Va.; died April 21, 1947 in Buchannon, W. Va; married Celia A. Smallridge Bef. 1894 in Upshur Co. Wv; born August 1871 in Upshur Co. W. Va.; died November 21, 1939 in French Creek Upshur County, Wv..
  iv. William Wirt Phillips, born June 1863 in Upshur Co. W. Va.; died May 24, 1940 in Buchannon, W. Va; married Leota Martin April 24, 1890 in Upshur Co. Wv; born November 1867; died October 19, 1946.
  v. Augustus Bunyan Phillips, born June 01, 1865 in Upshur Co. W. Va.; died May 13, 1881 in Upshur Co. W. Va.
  vi. Harriet Aretta Phillips, born January 18, 1869 in Upshur Co. W. Va. (Source: Upshur County, West Virginia Birth Records..); died February 15, 1898 in Upshur Co. W. Va; married John McClain

 6.  Robert A. Darnall, born June 20, 1850 in Upshur County, W.Va..  He married 7. Malinda Rexrod June 20, 1880.
 7.  Malinda Rexrod

Children of Robert Darnall and Malinda Rexrod are:

 3 i. Nora Ethel Darnall, born 1891; died 1978; married Philip Phillips April 12, 1911 in Upshur Co. Wv.
  ii. Thomas A. Darnall
  iii. Roscoe A. Darnall
  iv. Porter A. Darnall
  v. Nellie Darnall

Generation No. 4

 8.  Richard Phillips, born April 12, 1802 in Ashfield, Ma. (Source: (1) Birth Record - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Book 2, Page 35, Certified - Town Seal., (2) Vital Records - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Page 84, Richard, ch David and Anne [Anna (Goodwin) Scott], Apr 12, 1802.); died August 24, 1874 in French Creek, Upshur County WVa..  He was the son of 16. David Phillips, Sr. and 17. Anna (Goodwin) Scott.  He married 9. Eliza Perry January 20, 1825 in French Creek, Upshur WV.
 9.  Eliza Perry, born August 18, 1807; died February 01, 1897 in Upshur Co. W. VA..

Children of Richard Phillips and Eliza Perry are:

  i. Parley Phillips, born April 27, 1826 in Lewis County, Wva; died July 22, 1831 in French Creek, Upshur Co. W. Va.
  ii. John Porter Phillips, born October 25, 1827 in Lewis County, Wva; died March 20, 1891 in Oklahoma City, Ok; married (1) Mary Hutchinson; born January 03, 1831; died April 12, 1861 in Oklahoma City, Ok.; married (2) Ellen Rowan Abt. 1865; born Abt. 1840 in Beverly, Wva..
  iii. Sylvester Bunyan Phillips, born March 03, 1830 in Lewis County, Wva (Source: DAR Reference, ID# 78946.); died December 12, 1909 in French Creek Upshur Co, W. Va. (Source: DAR Reference, ID# 78946.); married (1) Louisa Rollyson Bef. 1852; married (2) Marcia Louise Sumner 1852 in Lewis County,Wva; born 1836 (Source: DAR Reference, ID# 78946.); died 1871 (Source: DAR Reference, ID# 78946.).

 4 iv. Columbus (Christopher) Phillips, born July 25, 1832 in Lewis County, Wva; died June 18, 1903 in French Creek, Upshur Co. W. Va; married Elizabeth S. Thomas 1859 in Lewis County,Wva.

  v. Walter D. Phillips, born September 16, 1834 in Lewis County, Wva; died December 19, 1905 in Buckhannon, Wv; married Hannah V. Shobe December 25, 1862; born 1845; died 1927.
  vi. Marietta Phillips, born November 20, 1836 in Lewis County, Wva; died May 25, 1893 in French Creek, Upshur Co. W. Va; married David H. Tenney October 12, 1877 in French Creek Upshur Co. W.Va.
  vii. Eliza Jane Phillips, born June 13, 1839 in Lewis County, Wva; died January 01, 1903 in French Creek, Upshur Co. W. Va; married (1) Claudius Baker See March 07, 1865 in Upshur Co. Wv; born December 13, 1839 in Beverly, Wva.; died May 24, 1870; married (2) David Crockett Morgan Abt. 1874; born February 28, 1844 in Marion County, Va.; died January 18, 1929 in Buchannon, W. Va..
  viii. Wirt Phillips, born February 01, 1842 in Lewis County, Wva; died November 19, 1914 in French Creek Upshur County, Wv; married Mary Elizabeth Swanger November 05, 1868 in Upshur Co. Wv. (Source: Phillips Marriages, Wv..); born March 24, 1842 in Murrysville, Indiana Co., PA; died August 29, 1895 in French Creek Upshur Conty, Wv..
  ix. Clarissa Phillips, born March 20, 1851 in Lewis County, Wva; died September 15, 1854 in French Creek, Upshur Co. W. Va.
  x. Imogene Phillips, born March 02, 1854 in Lewis County, Wva (Source: Upshur County, West Virginia Birth Records.); died December 07, 1856 in French Creek, Upshur Co. W. Va.

Generation No. 5

 16.  David Phillips, Sr., born February 20, 1766 in Ashfield, Ma. (Source: (1) Birth Record - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Book 2, Page 28, Certified - Town Seal., (2) Vital Records - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Page 82, David, ch Philip and Mercy, Feb 2, 1766.); died October 20, 1843 in French Creek WV (Source: (1) History of Buckland 1779 - 1935 By Fannie Shaw Kenderick & Lucy Cutler Kellog., (2) Gravestone, Phillips Cemetery - Mead Dist.).  He was the son of 32. Philip Phillips, Sr. and 33. Mercy Phillips.  He married 17. Anna (Goodwin) Scott October 27, 1791 in Ashfield, Ma. (Source: Vital Records - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Page 189, David and Anna [int Anne] Scott [int wid], both of A., Oct. 27, 1791.).
 17.  Anna (Goodwin) Scott, born October 02, 1770 in West Hartford, Conn. (Source: Grave Marker - French Creek WV.); died August 15, 1844 in French Creek WV (Source: (1) French Creek Presbyterian Church record., (2) Gravestone, Phillips Cemetery - Mead Dist.).  She was the daughter of 34. Uriah Goodwin and 35. Mable Francis.

Children of David Phillips and Anna Scott are:

  i. David Phillips, Jr., born July 28, 1792 in Ashfield, Ma. (Source: (1) Birth Record - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Book 2, Page 35, Cetified - Town Seal., (2) Vital Records - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Page 82, David, ch David and Anne [Anna (Goodwin) Scott0], July 28, 1792.); died October 17, 1817 in Lewis County, Wva.
  ii. William O. Phillips, born December 13, 1794 in Ashfield, Ma. (Source: (1) Birth Record - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Book 2 Page 35, Ceertified - Town Seal., (2) Vital Records - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Page 85, William, ch David and Anne [Anna (Goodwin) Scott], Dec. 13, 1794.); died June 21, 1860 in French Creek WV (Source: Gravestone, Phillips Cemetery - Mead Dist.); married Mehitable Gould August 24, 1817 in Randolph Co. WVa. (Source: Randolph Co. WVa. Marriages, Vol. 1 Page 19.); born September 28, 1799 in Charlemont, Ma. (Source: Gould Genealogy by Dorothy McCann Phillips.); died May 13, 1872 in French Creek WV (Source: Gravestone, Phillips Cemetery - Mead Dist.).
  iii. John Phillips, born May 04, 1797 in Ashfield, Ma. (Source: (1) Birth Record - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Book 2, Page 35, Certified - Town Seal., (2) Vital Records - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Page 83, John, ch David and Anne [Anna (Goodwin) Scott] May 4, 1797.); died March 17, 1885 in Laural Fork, Upshur County W.V. (Source: Gravestone, Phillips Cemetery - Mead Dist.); married (1) Harriette Bosworth; born 1796; died July 1878 in Laural Fork, Upshur County W.V. (Source: Gravestone, Phillips Cemetery - Mead Dist.); married (2) Eva Alice Haddock February 28, 1880; born February 23, 1857.

 8 iv. Richard Phillips, born April 12, 1802 in Ashfield, Ma.; died August 24, 1874 in French Creek, Upshur County WVa; married Eliza Perry January 20, 1825 in French Creek, Upshur WV.

  v. Uriah Phillips, born July 09, 1804 in Ashfield, Ma. (Source: (1) Birth Record - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Book 2, Page 35, Certified - Town Seal., (2) Vital Records - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Page 85, Uriah, ch David and Anne [Anna (Goodwin) Scott], July 9, 1804.); died November 25, 1868 in Upshur Co. W. VA. (Source: Gravestone, Phillips Cemetery - Mead Dist.); married Mary Rebecca Young June 27, 1844 in Barbour Co. Wva; born February 09, 1826 in Lewis Co. W.Va.; died May 05, 1853 in Upshur Co. W. Va..
  vi. Ebenezer Phillips, born March 01, 1807 in Ashfield, Ma. (Source: (1) Birth Record - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Book 2, Page 35, Certified - Town Seal., (2) Vital Records - Town of Ashfield, Ma., Page 82, Ebeneezer, ch David and Anne [Anna (Goodwin) Scott], Mar 1, 1807.); died October 19, 1890 in French Creek, Upshur WV; married Catherine Loudin March 29, 1830 in French Creek, Upshur WV; born 1811; died March 12, 1892 in French Creek, Upshur WV.
  vii. Horace Augustus Phillips, born August 20, 1814 in Florida, Ma.; died August 03, 1870 in Mead Township, Upshur Co. Wva; married Susan Cutright October 08, 1839 in Barbour Co. Wva. (Source: Marriage Bonds and Marriage records 1816-1865 Lewis County (West) Virginia - Robert B Smith for Hackers Creek Pioneer Descendants.); born October 03, 1822 in Harrison County , Virginia.

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