Philip Nicodemus was born on 23 October 1782 at
Washington Co., Maryland. He was the son of
Johann Heinrich "Henry" Nicodemus and
Susannah Greenwood. Philip Nicodemus married
Nancy Supinger on 26 September 1811 at
Frederick Co., Virginia. Philip was listed as the head of a family on the 1820 Census at
Violet Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio. Philip was listed as the head of a family on the 1830 Census at
Violet Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio. A church membership listed Philip as a deacon at
Violet Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio, on 8 May 1833. Philip was listed as the head of a family on the 1840 Census at
Violet Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio. Philip was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at
Violet Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio. Philip was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at
Violet Twp., Fairfield Co., Ohio. He died on 12 March 1870 at age 87. He was buried in March 1870 at
Job's Cemetery, Fairfield Co., Ohio; Tombstone states that Philip died at the age of 87 years, 4 months and 17 days.