Despite the spelling difference, Phebe apparently was named for her maternal grandmother, Phoebe J. Johnson.
Phebe was married to Thomas W. Bailey, but outlived him. Her residence was 308 High St., Milford, Pike County, Penna., in the home purchased by her mother, Sarah Johnson Davis. Phebe's father, Abraham Davis, had fought in and survived the Civil War. It was with his military pension that Sarah, by then widowed, acquired the house.
Photographs of Phebe reportedly show her to be both beautiful and stylish.
She certainly showed style at an opportune time. Julio and John Santos were young boys who would stop by Phebe's for cookies and milk on their walk home after school. One day they arrived anxious and fearful at Phebe's with a couple of other boys in hot pursuit. Phebe took Julio and John into her home--but used a broom to shoo away the other boys. Phebe's questioning of the Santos boys revealed that the other boys had called them "dirty little Portogies [sic]," as Julio and John's father had immigrated from Portugal. Phebe asked Julio and John what they might have done to provoke the boys. When they admitted that they had first used a derogatory term for the Italian-heritage boys, Phebe took the opportunity to instruct the Santos boys on the importance of mutual respect.
She died at home.
Despite the spelling difference, Phebe apparently was named for her maternal grandmother, Phoebe J. Johnson.
Phebe was married to Thomas W. Bailey, but outlived him. Her residence was 308 High St., Milford, Pike County, Penna., in the home purchased by her mother, Sarah Johnson Davis. Phebe's father, Abraham Davis, had fought in and survived the Civil War. It was with his military pension that Sarah, by then widowed, acquired the house.
Photographs of Phebe reportedly show her to be both beautiful and stylish.
She certainly showed style at an opportune time. Julio and John Santos were young boys who would stop by Phebe's for cookies and milk on their walk home after school. One day they arrived anxious and fearful at Phebe's with a couple of other boys in hot pursuit. Phebe took Julio and John into her home--but used a broom to shoo away the other boys. Phebe's questioning of the Santos boys revealed that the other boys had called them "dirty little Portogies [sic]," as Julio and John's father had immigrated from Portugal. Phebe asked Julio and John what they might have done to provoke the boys. When they admitted that they had first used a derogatory term for the Italian-heritage boys, Phebe took the opportunity to instruct the Santos boys on the importance of mutual respect.
She died at home.
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