John Phillips's obituary, Hudson, Lenawee County, Michigan

SUBJECT: Obituary, John Deacon Phillips
SUBMITTER: Ruth(Phillips)Garrison
EMAIL: ruth@ismi.net
DATE: Apr 26, 1999
SURNAMES: PHILLIPS, WOOD, LYON, FULLER, BRADLEY
FRONT PAGE OF THE HUDSON GAZETTE,

Aug. 22,1890
DEACON JOHN PHILLIPS, was born in Rupert, Bennington Co., VT, June 26,1802
and died in Hudson, Lenawee Co., MI Aug. 18, 1890. He was the fourth of
a family of nine children, seven of whom grew to maturity. His parents
Samuel and Elizabeth(Lyon)Phillips, were married in Greenfield, Franklin
Co., MA, Jan. 28, 1795. They lived in Bennington Co., VT, untill 1811,
when they moved to Ontario, now Monroe Co., NY. Mr Phillips married Permilla
Wood, daughter of Levi and Bethany(Fuller)Wood, Jan 23,1828. They were
the parents of eight children: Betsy L., Laura F, Zelora, Mary, Jane E.,
Dorr, Ray and Arabell. Two of his sons, Dorr and Ray, were in the Civil
War. His wife died Sept. 7, 1865, after which Mr Phillips moved to Hillsdale
Co., MI, where he lived until 1877, when he came to Hudson and bought his
place of residence, and has lived in comparative retirement ever since.
He was married second to Mrs Eliza(Smith)Clark, who still survives him.
The funeral services took place at his late home, and were conducted by
the pastor of the Baptist church, assisted by Rev. Bradley, of the Cong'l
church. The remains were accompanied by his wife and two of his sons to
York State, where they will be interred by the side of his first wife in
Rural cemetery, Webster, NY





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