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William Riley Phenis

Male 1852 - 1909  (57 years)


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  • Name William Riley Phenis  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 14 Apr 1852  Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 May 1909  Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Ripley Oak Park Cemetery, Ripley, Payne County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1903, Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Sarah "Sallie" Coats,   b. 6 Mar 1823, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Oct 1876, Lyon County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location (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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1929, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1873  Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Ethel Arretha Phenis,   b. 11 May 1874, Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Dec 1965, Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     2. Orpha Anise Phenis,   b. 28 Sep 1875, Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1953, Olympia, Thurston County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     3. Evart Cecil Phenis,   b. 13 Feb 1879, Madison, Greenwood County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1935 (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F2955  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Apr 1852 - Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jul 1873 - Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 May 1909 - Stillwater, Payne County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence.

    2. [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).

    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.).