William Riley Phenis

1852 - 1909  (57 years)

• Name	William Riley Phenis  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	14 Apr 1852	Indiana   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 May 1909	Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma   [1, 3]
  Burial	Ripley Oak Park Cemetery, Ripley, Payne County, Oklahoma   [1, 3]
  Notes	Known as Riley. The I.G.I. records April 21 as his birthday. This was probably the day he was baptised. Made the "run," with his brother Isaac, on 22 April 1889 and each filed on a 160 acre farm about eight miles north-east of Guthrie, Oklahoma. Using his father's watch he timed his last dose of medicine. Phenis family information is based in part on Ethel Arretha Phenis bible entries (initiated circa 1930) in THE HOLY BIBLE CONTAINING OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS, translated out of the original tongues: and with the former translations diligently compared and revised. "International" series, self-pronouncing edition-International Bible Press, Philadelphia, USA The John C. Winston Co., Philadelphia. Small pica. octavio. clear type edition 1223 pages plus 17 maps [Holy Bible Self Pronouncing inscribed on spine] green cloth board cover, is in very fragile state. This family Bible, of which edition there is no copy in the Library of Congress, was passed down in the family Mrs. Ethel Arrentha McWethy to her daughter, Faye McWethy. Collection of Judith Keeth of Wichita (1998).
  Person ID	I5668	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Solomon Austin Phenis,   b. 10 Dec 1817, Ohio d. 1 Jul 1903, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Sarah "Sallie" Coats,   b. 6 Mar 1823, Marion County, Indiana d. 11 Oct 1876, Lyon County, Kansas (Age 53 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1839  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F2957	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Flora Jane Norton,   b. 8 Jun 1855, Mohaska County, Iowa d. 12 Apr 1929, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	3 Jul 1873	Kansas   [1]
  Children	1. Ethel Arretha Phenis,   b. 11 May 1874, Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas d. 3 Dec 1965, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma (Age 91 years)   2. Orpha Anise Phenis,   b. 28 Sep 1875, Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas d. 24 Sep 1953, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington (Age 77 years)   3. Evart Cecil Phenis,   b. 13 Feb 1879, Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas d. 16 Apr 1935 (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F2955	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Apr 1852 - Indiana Marriage - 3 Jul 1873 - Kansas Death - 26 May 1909 - Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1870 Federal Census.), Kansas, Greenwood County, Madison Township, PO Madison Enumerated 7 Jun 1870 Page 6 43-43 (Reliability: 3). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).