Ransom Phillips1

#5208, (circa 1816 - after 1880)
Relationship1st cousin 3 times removed of William David Lewis
Father*Elisha Phillips2,1 (1786 - 1845)
Mother*Electa Annable1 (1792 - 1852)

Family

Diana Burton b. c 1816, d. 1886
Children 1.Christiana Phillips+16 (c 1839 - 1923)
 2.Abilena Phillips+16 (c 1842 - 1926)
 3.David Phillips16 (c 1847 - )
 4.John S Phillips16 (c 1849 - )
 5.Anson Phillips17 (c 1854 - 1884)
 6.Eli Phillips17 (c 1857 - )
 7.Theodosia Phillips+17 (c 1859 - )
 8.Thomas Phillips17,18 (c 1864 - )
Birth*circa 1816He was born circa 1816 at New YorkG.3 
1818He removed with Electa Annable and Elisha Phillips to Farmersville, Posey Co., IndianaG, in 1818.4,5,6 
1820He appeared on the census of 1820 in the household of Elisha Phillips and Electa Annable at Mount Vernon, Posey Co., IndianaG, age10; (also unidentified male, age <10; nei. Ebenezer Phillips.)7 
1830He appeared on the census of 1830 in the household of Elisha Phillips and Electa Annable at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Alldredge, John Duckworth, Samuel Phillips, Demetrius Johnson.)8 
Marriage*17 November 1836He married Diana Burton on 17 November 1836 at Posey Co., IndianaG.9 
1840He appeared on the census of 1840 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. parents.)10 
Probate4 September 1845He was the administrator of Elisha Phillips's estate on 4 September 1845 at Posey Co., IndianaG.2 
12 August 1850He and Diana Burton appeared on the census of 12 August 1850 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.3 
12 June 1860He and Diana Burton appeared on the census of 12 June 1860 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG.11 
13 August 1870He and Diana Burton appeared on the census of 13 August 1870 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. John and Abilena Duckworth, fam. 258.)12 
23 April 1877He was named as a guardian in the pension file of John H Oaks on 23 April 1877. [In 1880, Esther Oaks, his niece and dau. of John Oakes, was in Ransom's household]13 
Death*after 1880He died after 1880.14 
25 June 1880He and Diana Burton appeared on the census of 25 June 1880 at Black Twp., Posey Co., IndianaG; (neis. Eli and Elizabeth Phillips, David Phillips, fam. 233; Moses and Martha Phillips, fam. xxx [all family entries crossed out]; John and Abalina Duckworth, fam. 230.)15 

Citations

  1. [S265] E.R. Ellis, editor, Biographical Sketches of Richard Ellis (Detroit, Michigan: W. Graham Printing Co., 1888), p. 367.
  2. [S997] [Unknown author], Posey County Indiana Probate Docket 1840–1845, reproduced from original records (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date), img 53; Estate of Elisha Phillips; Electa Phillips and Ransom Phillips, admin.; granted 4 Sep 1845, $600 security by Ebenezer Ellis; inventory and sale record filed 24 Nov 1845.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Ransom (34), b. NY, farmer; Diana (34), b. TN.
  4. [S265] E.R. Ellis, Richard Ellis, p. 366-8; 429, letter from Samuel Annable to his Aunt Polly (Annable) Ellis, dated Sempronius, 27 Sep 1818: "Last Thursday, Electa and Nancy, Bartlet and Enos, two ever dear and affectionate sisters, with two beloved brothers, took their leave at Sempronius for the long contemplated journey to the wilds of Indiana. The rest of the family remain till next spring." Electa was married to Elisha Phillips; Nancy would marry Ebenezer Phillips soon after they arr. in Posey Co.
  5. [S265] E.R. Ellis, Richard Ellis, p. 367 and p. 156–57 "When a youth of thirteen years he [Elisha Ellis] went with his uncle, Elisha Phillips, when the latter with his family removed to Mt. Vernon, Posey Co., Indiana, on the Ohio river, in the extreme southwestern part of the State. They went down the Alleghany and Ohio rivers, on rafts and flat-boats with their household goods, and settled in what was then a very wild country."
  6. [S737] History of Posey County (Goodspeed) (Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1886), p. 410, entry on Farmersville.
  7. [S115] 1820 U.S. Federal Census. Elisha (26-44); F (26-44) [Electa]; 2 m (<10) [____, ____] m (10-15) [Elisha Jr]; f (<10) [__d1].
  8. [S116] 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Elisha Sen. (40-49); F (30-39) [Electa]; M (30-39) [____]; m (10-14) [Ransom], m (5-9) [Belden], m (<5) [Moses]; f (10-14) [Abilena]; f (<5) [__d2] or Daphne.
  9. [S272] Ruth M. Slevin, compiler, Posey County Indiana Marriages, Index, Book 2 1832-1846 (Indiana: n.pub., unk. yr.), Grooms p. 26, no. 557. Diana Burton and Ransom Phillips, marr. 17 Nov 1836.
  10. [S54] 1840 U.S. Federal Census. Ransom (20-29); M (20-29) [____].
  11. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Ransom (44), b. NY, farmer; Diana (44), b. TN.
  12. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Ransom (54), b. NY, farmer; Diana (54), b. TN, keeping house.
  13. [S304] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; T288, 546 rolls, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, Nuckolls, Asa H--O´Brien, John, img. 2605/4376. John H Oaks, F. 25 Ind Inf; invalid 23 Apr 1877, appl. 234582, cert. 241424; Minor Ransom Phillips (Gdn), 14 Feb 1881, appl. 280847.
  14. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.
  15. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Ransom (64), b. IN [sic], parents b. NY, farmer; Diana (64), b. TN, father b. SC [no entry for mother], keeping house.
  16. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  17. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.
  18. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, Thomas J Phillips, age 34, son of Ransom Phillips and Diana N Burton, marr. Posey Co. 7 Apr 1898. W.P.A., original record County Clerk's office, book H-2, p. 116, and book C-12, p. 211.