Capt. Robert Phillips and Anna Longwell
Husband Capt. Robert Phillips 1
Born: 31 Mar 1817 - near Broadford, Fayette Co, PA 1 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: William Phillips ( -Abt 1817) 1 Mother: Elizabeth Matthews ( - ) 1
Marriage: 5 Jan 1888 2
Other Spouse: Olivia Parkison ( -1886) 1 - 26 Mar 1836 1
Wife Anna Longwell 2
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: John Longwell ( - ) 2 Mother:
Children
General Notes: Husband - Capt. Robert Phillips
When about ten years of age he came to Monongahela, Pennsylvania, and there received a public-school education. At the age of fifteen years he began life for himself, working on a farm for several years, then went on the Monongahela, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers. He was promoted from a deck-hand to the position of mate, and in 1866 became captain of a vessel, having run on both freight and passenger service.
In politics he affiliated with the Democratic party, and in religion he was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
1 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1146.
2
Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1147.
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