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Piercy Wheeler Phillips

Piercy Wheeler Phillips

Male 1839 - 1928  (89 years)Deceased

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  • Name Piercy Wheeler Phillips  [1, 2] 
    Birth 7 Jan 1839  Saint Louis,St. Louis (city),Missouri,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    • The 1895 Pratt, Kansas Census and 1880 York Township, Stafford, Kansas Census (ED 329, page 10) states that Piercy was born in Indiana.
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Aug 1928  Iuka,Pratt,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Notes 
    • Original Source unknown. Date late 1917.
      Mr. P. W. Phillips, now a resident of Pratt County, Kansas. In his experiences as well as his achievements he deserves mention as one of the remarkable men of Kansas. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1839, and at The age of three years was left an orphan. He grew up in Dearborn County in Southern Indiana, married there, and in 1861, at the age of twenty-two, enlisted in the Seventh Indiana Cavalry. He was all through the war, never missing a battle of his regiment, and part of his service was in the State of Kansas. He took part in the battle of Mine Creek at Mound City, Kansas, the last battle of the war which occurred in this state. That was during Price's last raid. In this engagement Mr. Phillips was wounded, a bullet passing through his left eye, and that bullet has since been carried at the base and within the skull. It seems remarkable that he should live and retain an almost superabundant vitality for more than half a century, but the most remarkable part of that experience remains to be told. As a result of the wound he lost complete memory of the entire past, and in mental faculties may be said to have been put back to early childhood, since he had to learn to read and write all over again. Medical records furnish few parallels to this remarkable case. Just before he enlisted in the army P. W. Phillips had graduated from Moore's Hill Academy. After the war he removed to Knox County, Missouri, became a peddler and huckster and also worked in a mill, and then entered the boot and shoe business. He was a business man there until 1878, when he came to Pratt County, now Stafford County, Kansas. Here he was in the cattle business until 1888, and since then has been a farmer. He acquired large land holdings and operated on an extensive scale until 1904. In that year, so well remembered by Kansas farmers, he planted 3,200 acres of grain crops, and from the total planting threshed only 300 bushels. As a result he lost six quarter sections of land, and had to begin his career over again with only a half section. Few men of his years would have had the courage to make a new start, but since then he has more than recovered his losses and today owns eight sections, comprising 5,140 acres in Pratt and Gray counties. He also has land in Oklahoma. He is now living retired at Pratt. Politically he is a republican and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. P. W. Phillips married Sarah A. Wheeler, who was born in Dearborn County, Indiana, in 1845. They had a large family of children: M. W., in the drug business at Supply, Oklahoma, C. H., a hardware merchant and successful business man at Iuka, Kansas; P. W., Jr., who is a carpenter and builder and property owner at Palacios, Texas; Dr. Charles E.; Annie, wife of R. E. Craver, a lumberman at Byers, Kansas; Glenn, wife of George Halsel, a farmer in Oklahoma; Carrie, wife of Clarence Craver, a resident of Wichita; and John, a farmer at Springfield, Colorado. [1]
    Person ID I14855  Rgstrong Family genes. | Descendants of Ebenezer Halladay, 1675-1779
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2013 

    Father Charles H. Phillips,   b. Abt 1815   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother AncestorsJosephine Plusharry Holladay,   b. 5 Dec 1817, ,,New York,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1838  ,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F5316  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family AncestorsSarah Anna Wheeler,   b. 11 Mar 1843, Sparta Township,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1925 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 6 Sep 1863  Chesterville,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    • 1880 York Township, Stafford, KS Census, ED#329, page 10
      Piercy Wheeler, 40, farmer, born in Indiana, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in New York
      Sarah, 37, born in Indiana, father born in South Carolina, mother born in Vermont
      John (Morton?), 14, born in Indiana, parents born in Indiana
      Cortes H., 12, born in Missouri, parents born in Indiana
      Wheeler, 10, born in Missouri, parents born in Indiana
      Charles, 3, born in Missouri, parents born in Indiana

      1895 Pratt, Kansas Census and 1880 York Township, Stafford, Kansas Census (ED 329, page 10)

      1900 Center Township, Pratt, Kansas Census, ED#184, sheet 12
      Piercy Wheeler, Jan 1839, born in Indiana, father born in Pennsylvania, mother born in Vermont
      Sarah, Mar. 1843, born in Indiana, father born in South Carolina, mother born in Vermont
      Annie E., May 1881, born in Kansas, parents born in Indiana
      Glendora M., Sep. 1884, born in Kansas, parents born in Indiana
      Caroline S., Jan. 1887, born in Kansas, parents born in Indiana
      John, Aug. 1888, born in Kansas, parents born in Indiana

      ARTICLE IN WICHITA EAGLE NEWSPAPER, February 24, 1924, page 10A
      Sep. 6, 1863 Mr. and Mrs. Percy W. Phillips now prominent pioneers of Pratt county were married in Indiana.  A few days later the young bride and her husband ... ride away with the 7th Indiana Calvary to help save the Union from disruption.  She did not see her husband again for several months.  When she did he carried a 1-ounce bullet at the base of his brain and had forgotten everything and every one he ever knew.  Mr. Phillips had been a school teacher....  but on one of Price's raids into Kansas in Lynn County he suffered the wound which utterly incapacitated him.  Undaunted, the young wife began to teach him to think again.  She was forced to begin at the very bottom.  He had forgotten his alphabet, his mother and his wife.  She taught him to read, write and in a few years his former education was regained.  In 1877 Mrs. Phillips learned that she had TB and must go west if she wanted to live.  They settled in Rose Valley township, Pratt County, took a homestead and a tree claim and proved up on them.  Mr. Phillips built up a modest fortune but in 1893 he lost everything.  Being not discouraged he now owns 14 quarter sections in Pratt County.
      He is 85 and Mrs. Phillips is 81 and both have lived in the same house for 29 years.  They have 3 girls and 5 boys with 19 grandchildren.  One son is Dr. Charles Phillips, surgeon in southwest Kansas.  Mr. Phillips still carries the Minnie ball at the base of his brain.  It entered the left eye totally destroying it, deflected and lodged inside the skull just below the brain mass.  It shows up on x-rays.  He draws a pension of $72 per month but only got $4 per month for some time.

      Martha Brown Phillips Lynch scrapbook in possession of Matthew Phillips has another article which has a photo of Mr. Phillips showing the location of the bullet in his head which the Rebs lodged therein the battle near Mound City, Kansas on 25 Oct. 1864. [5]
    Children 
     1. Morton W. Phillips,   b. 29 Oct 1865, ,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +2. Cortez H. Phillips,   b. 20 Oct 1867, ,,Missouri,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    +3. Wheeler Piercy Phillips,   b. 13 Jan 1870, Edina,Knox,Missouri,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Aug 1936, Long Beach,Los Angeles,California,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    +4. Dr. Charles E. Phillips, M. D.,   b. 15 Aug 1877, ,Knox,Missouri,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Married5. Annie E. Phillips,   b. 17 May 1881, Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Married6. Glendora M. Phillips,   b. 24 Sep 1884, Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Married7. Carrie S. Phillips,   b. Abt 1887, Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. John J. Phillips,   b. Abt 1889, Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F5167  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2013 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 7 Jan 1839 - Saint Louis,St. Louis (City),Missouri,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Sep 1863 - Chesterville,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Morton W. Phillips - 29 Oct 1865 - ,Dearborn,Indiana,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Cortez H. Phillips - 20 Oct 1867 - ,,Missouri,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Wheeler Piercy Phillips - 13 Jan 1870 - Edina,Knox,Missouri,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Dr. Charles E. Phillips, M. D. - 15 Aug 1877 - ,Knox,Missouri,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Annie E. Phillips - 17 May 1881 - Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Glendora M. Phillips - 24 Sep 1884 - Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Carrie S. Phillips - Abt 1887 - Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - John J. Phillips - Abt 1889 - Neosho Rapids,Lyon,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Aug 1928 - Iuka,Pratt,Kansas,United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S100] Ken Heffley, Descendants of Jediah Holladay, (29 October 2002), 5 Jun 2004, Sarah Anna Wheeler entry, C:/Roots/TXT/History/JERUSHAHOLLIDAY.RTF. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S93] Edmund West, Compiler, Family Data Collection - Individual Records [database online], (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000.), 22 Dec 2004, Sarah Anna Wheeler entry downloaded 22 Dec 2004 (Reliability: 2).
      Name: Sarah Anna Wheeler
      Spouse: Piercy Phillips
      Parents: Piercy Wheeler , Jerusha Anna Holliday
      Birth Place: Dear, Sparta Twp, IN
      Birth Date: 11 March 1843
      Marriage Date: 6 September 1863
      Death Date: 7 February 1925

    3. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 13, Generation 3, 25. Sarah Anna Wheeler, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      ...
      Generation No. 3
      ...
           25.  Sarah Anna5 Wheeler (Jerusha Anna4 Holladay, Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born March 11, 1843 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana, and died February 07, 192544.  She married Piercy Wheeler Phillips September 06, 1863 in Chesterville, Dearborn Cty, Indiana.  He was born January 07, 1839 in St. Louis, Missouri45, and died August 09, 1928 in Iuka, Pratt, Kansas.
      ...
      44.  Tombstone Inscription, Iuka Pratt, Kansas.
      45.  A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, by William E. Connelley, 1918.

    4. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 13, Generation 3, 25. Sarah Anna Wheeler, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      ...
      Generation No. 3
      ...
           25.  Sarah Anna5 Wheeler (Jerusha Anna4 Holladay, Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born March 11, 1843 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana, and died February 07, 192544.  She married Piercy Wheeler Phillips September 06, 1863 in Chesterville, Dearborn Cty, Indiana.  He was born January 07, 1839 in St. Louis, Missouri45, and died August 09, 1928 in Iuka, Pratt, Kansas.
      ...
      44.  Tombstone Inscription, Iuka Pratt, Kansas.
      45.  A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, by William E. Connelley, 1918.

    5. [S860] Arlene G. Gregoire, "Descendants of Jediah Halladay"; descendant report to Russell G. Strong, [STREET ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Peoria, AZ, 5 Nov 2002; word rtf document held by Russell G. Strong, [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE], Vicksburg, MI., 16 Aug 2006, p. 13-14, Generation 3, 25. Sarah Anna Wheeler, AAN0003. (Reliability: 3).
      Descendants of Jediah Halladay
      ...
      Generation No. 3
      ...
           25.  Sarah Anna5 Wheeler (Jerusha Anna4 Holladay, Jediah3 Halladay, Azariah2, James1 Holladay) was born March 11, 1843 in Sparta, Dearborn County, Indiana, and died February 07, 192544.  She married Piercy Wheeler Phillips September 06, 1863 in Chesterville, Dearborn Cty, Indiana.  He was born January 07, 1839 in St. Louis, Missouri45, and died August 09, 1928 in Iuka, Pratt, Kansas.
      ...
      44.  Tombstone Inscription, Iuka Pratt, Kansas.
      45.  A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans, by William E. Connelley, 1918.

    6. [S105] Gary JULIAN, E-mail from brownjulian@worldnet.att.net, Subj: Fw: HALLADAY; Date: 08/30/2000 4:44:25 AM US Mountain Standard Time (Reliability: 3).





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