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Note: Arkansas Marriages, 1779-1992 Name: Cintha Mitchel Marriage Date: 15 Sep 1872 Spouse: Elijah Philips County: Washington State: Arkansas 1880 United States Federal Census June 19, 1880 Name: Cyntha R. Philips Home in 1880: Richland, Crawford, Arkansas Age: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to head-of-household: Wife Spouse's name: Eliga Father's birthplace: Tennessee Mother's birthplace: North Carolina Neighbors: Occupation: House Keeper Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Eliga Philips 29, farm laborer, TNx3 Cyntha R. Philips 27 William Philips 6, AR Frances L. Philips 1, AR William Adams 20, farm laborer (Family notes say that when William Jesse was about 7, Elijah & Rebecca went over into Oklahoma and lived for about a year on the river out of Westville.) 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Syntha Philips Home in 1900: Van Buren, Crawford, Arkansas Age: 47 Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Illinois Relationship to head-of-house: Wife Spouse's name: Eliza Race: White Household Members: Name Age Elija Philips 49, July 1850, TN, TN, TN, farmer Syntha Philips 47, April 1853, IL, TN, NC, married 27 yrs, 12 children, 6 living Virgil Philips 15, March 1885 Dora Philips 9, March 1891 Logan Philips 6, Oct 1893 1910 United States Federal Census Name: Cynthia Phillips Age in 1910: 57 Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Wife Father's Birth Place: Tennessee Mother's Birth Place: North Carolina Spouse's name: Eliza Home in 1910: Fort Smith Ward 5, Sebastian, Arkansas Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Elija Phillips 59, AR, butcher shop Cynthia Phillips 57, married 37 yrs. 12 children, 6 living Zodia Phillips 27, AR, daughter, divorced, 1 child, 1 living Logan Phillips 16, AR, son Dara Letcher 19, AR, daughter, married 2 yrs Ruth Letcher 10/12, AR, granddaughter Maudie Simer 10, AR, granddaughter 1930 United States Federal Census Name: Rebecca Phillips Home in 1930: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas Age: 77 Estimated birth year: abt 1853 Birthplace: Illinois Relation to Head of House: Head Race: White Household Members: Name Age Rebecca Phillips 77, age at first marriage 19 Virgil Phillips 45, (c 1885) AR, W, age at first marriage 21, road work contractor Logan Phillips 36, (c 1894) AR, S, road work contractor Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Name: Rebecca Phillips Death Date: 2 Mar 1935 Death County: Bexar Certificate: 11532 _______________ FORMER RESIDENT DIES AT SAN ANTIONIO HOME Mrs. Rebecca Phillips Widely Know in this Section. Is Buried in Van Buren. Mrs. Rebecca Phillips, 81 yrs od widely known former resident of Crawford and Sebastian Counties, died Sunday night at the home in San Antonio, Texas according to messages received by her niece, Mrs. W. J. Whitfield, Cedar Street. Mrs. Phillips was born April 2, 1853 in Marion County, Illinois but came to Crawford County with her parents the Mr. & Mrs. Jesse Mitchell shortly after the war between the states. She was married in 1870 to the late Elijah Phillips who for many years operated a truck farm between Van Buren and Ft. Smith and who was fatally injured in a street car accident in Ft. Smith more than 20 years ago. Mrs. Phillips is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Zora Gregg of Joplin, Missouri and Mrs. Dora Latsha of Shreveport, Louisiana, three sons, Will Phillips of Winslow, Arkansas, Virgil and Logan Phillips of San Antonio, Texas, 12 grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Mary Miller of Ft. Smith and Mrs. Jane Winfield of Black Springs, Arkansas. She was the sister of the late John T. Mitchell widely known Van Buren man. Mrs. Whitfield and Mrs. Walter Allen of Van Buren are nieces and Sid Mitchell of Van Buren is a nephew. The body of Mrs. Phillips will arrive in Van Buren, Tuesday night and will be taken to the Ocker Funeral home where it will lie in state until funeral services in the chapel of the home Wednesday afternoon at 2 pm with Dr. O. J. Chastain, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Van Buren in charge. Burial will be in the family plot in Gill Cemetery with the Ocker funeral home in charge. Southwest American Ft. Smith, Arkansas March 5, 1935
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