VETERAN WAR 1812
Adam Phillips was born in Pennsylvania in 1794, and died March 20, 1857. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was under General Harrison at Fort Meigs. In 1818 he was married to Catherine Huff, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1797, and died October 6, 1871. They were married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where they live seven years, then moved to Pike Township, Stark County, and in April, 1833 came to Wood County, arriving on the 11th, and entered 420 acres of land in Center Township, part of which is now occupied by the county infirmary. When the Township was formed from Portage, the first after organization meeting was held in the cabin of Adam Phillips, who gave the name to the Township. There are his children grew up, and each child received a piece of land. He was a Whig in politics, and religiously was an exhorter in the Lutheran Church. To him and his wife were born 13 children. They were: Daniel, who died in Wood County; William, born October 31, 1821, lives in Wood County; Eliza, the widow of Stewart Anderson; Moses, who went to California, and is probably dead; Mary, who died unmarried; Susan, who married John Shiner, and died in 1862; Aaron; David, who resides in Toledo, was in company F, 25th O.V.I., for one year; Noah, who was a member of Company H, 67th O.V.I., entered the Army in 1861, was taken ill and died. Four of the children died in infancy.
The fellow's family is one of German origin. The great-grandfather, Valentine Phillips, was born in the high lands of Germany, in 1720. His wife was Mary Phillips. He came to America, and settled near where Phillipsburg, New Jersey, now stands. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, as was also his son Jacob, who was born in New Jersey in 1758, and who married a Miss Sarah Louk, of Philadelphia.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 598 Contributed by Lavidaloca
Adam Phillips was born in Pennsylvania in 1794, and died March 20, 1857. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was under General Harrison at Fort Meigs. In 1818 he was married to Catherine Huff, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1797, and died October 6, 1871. They were married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where they live seven years, then moved to Pike Township, Stark County, and in April, 1833 came to Wood County, arriving on the 11th, and entered 420 acres of land in Center Township, part of which is now occupied by the county infirmary. When the Township was formed from Portage, the first after organization meeting was held in the cabin of Adam Phillips, who gave the name to the Township. There are his children grew up, and each child received a piece of land. He was a Whig in politics, and religiously was an exhorter in the Lutheran Church. To him and his wife were born 13 children. They were: Daniel, who died in Wood County; William, born October 31, 1821, lives in Wood County; Eliza, the widow of Stewart Anderson; Moses, who went to California, and is probably dead; Mary, who died unmarried; Susan, who married John Shiner, and died in 1862; Aaron; David, who resides in Toledo, was in company F, 25th O.V.I., for one year; Noah, who was a member of Company H, 67th O.V.I., entered the Army in 1861, was taken ill and died. Four of the children died in infancy.
The fellow's family is one of German origin. The great-grandfather, Valentine Phillips, was born in the high lands of Germany, in 1720. His wife was Mary Phillips. He came to America, and settled near where Phillipsburg, New Jersey, now stands. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, as was also his son Jacob, who was born in New Jersey in 1758, and who married a Miss Sarah Louk, of Philadelphia.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 598 Contributed by Lavidaloca
VETERAN WAR 1812
Adam Phillips was born in Pennsylvania in 1794, and died March 20, 1857. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was under General Harrison at Fort Meigs. In 1818 he was married to Catherine Huff, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1797, and died October 6, 1871. They were married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where they live seven years, then moved to Pike Township, Stark County, and in April, 1833 came to Wood County, arriving on the 11th, and entered 420 acres of land in Center Township, part of which is now occupied by the county infirmary. When the Township was formed from Portage, the first after organization meeting was held in the cabin of Adam Phillips, who gave the name to the Township. There are his children grew up, and each child received a piece of land. He was a Whig in politics, and religiously was an exhorter in the Lutheran Church. To him and his wife were born 13 children. They were: Daniel, who died in Wood County; William, born October 31, 1821, lives in Wood County; Eliza, the widow of Stewart Anderson; Moses, who went to California, and is probably dead; Mary, who died unmarried; Susan, who married John Shiner, and died in 1862; Aaron; David, who resides in Toledo, was in company F, 25th O.V.I., for one year; Noah, who was a member of Company H, 67th O.V.I., entered the Army in 1861, was taken ill and died. Four of the children died in infancy.
The fellow's family is one of German origin. The great-grandfather, Valentine Phillips, was born in the high lands of Germany, in 1720. His wife was Mary Phillips. He came to America, and settled near where Phillipsburg, New Jersey, now stands. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, as was also his son Jacob, who was born in New Jersey in 1758, and who married a Miss Sarah Louk, of Philadelphia.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 598 Contributed by Lavidaloca
Adam Phillips was born in Pennsylvania in 1794, and died March 20, 1857. He was a soldier in the War of 1812, and was under General Harrison at Fort Meigs. In 1818 he was married to Catherine Huff, who was born in Pennsylvania in 1797, and died October 6, 1871. They were married in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, where they live seven years, then moved to Pike Township, Stark County, and in April, 1833 came to Wood County, arriving on the 11th, and entered 420 acres of land in Center Township, part of which is now occupied by the county infirmary. When the Township was formed from Portage, the first after organization meeting was held in the cabin of Adam Phillips, who gave the name to the Township. There are his children grew up, and each child received a piece of land. He was a Whig in politics, and religiously was an exhorter in the Lutheran Church. To him and his wife were born 13 children. They were: Daniel, who died in Wood County; William, born October 31, 1821, lives in Wood County; Eliza, the widow of Stewart Anderson; Moses, who went to California, and is probably dead; Mary, who died unmarried; Susan, who married John Shiner, and died in 1862; Aaron; David, who resides in Toledo, was in company F, 25th O.V.I., for one year; Noah, who was a member of Company H, 67th O.V.I., entered the Army in 1861, was taken ill and died. Four of the children died in infancy.
The fellow's family is one of German origin. The great-grandfather, Valentine Phillips, was born in the high lands of Germany, in 1720. His wife was Mary Phillips. He came to America, and settled near where Phillipsburg, New Jersey, now stands. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, as was also his son Jacob, who was born in New Jersey in 1758, and who married a Miss Sarah Louk, of Philadelphia.
Biographical Record of Wood County, Beers, 1897, P. 598 Contributed by Lavidaloca
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