Ottilie Emilie "Delia" Block [Phillips]
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Ottilie Emilie "Delia" Block [Phillips]
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| Born:
Oct. 22, 1861 |
Family oral history claims she was born in Debenke, "Kreis Wirwitz," Prussia on Oct. 22, 1861. Ottilie Emilie Block's christening record confirms her date of birth. This is found in Lobsens, Prussian, records. Debenke is only a few miles from Lobsens [LDS microfilm #C99919-1]. Her christening date was Oct. 27, 1861. |
| Parents: Friedrich Wilhelm
Block and
Rosina "Rosa" Vandrey
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Friedrich Wilhelm Block and Rosina "Rosa" Vandrey were listed as her parents in her christening record (see birth notes above). She and her parents are also named in an immigration record (see immigration notes below). |
| Marriage:
Married George Phillips |
She married George Phillips
on Mar. 20, 1884 in Montello, Marquette Co., WI. [SOURCE: "Wisconsin Marriages Pre-1907 Records" on ancestry.com - Vol. 1, Pg. 293]. Marriage witnesses were C.E. Peirce and O.M.
Hartwell. They were married by Methodist Episcopal Rev. A. Torbet, Deacon, in M.E. Church in Montello, Marquette Co., WI.
Their 50th wedding anniversary celebration announcement in my possession confirms the marriage date. The celebration was scheduled for Mar. 24, 1934, but her husband George died Mar. 21, three days before the celebration, which was one day after their 50th wedding anniversary. For photos of her husband, go to: P4; P8; P9; P33; P45; P56. |
| Child 1: Ellis George Phillips b. Jan. 16, 1886 d. Oct. 29, 1958 |
A letter dated Oct. 30, 1958 written by
Evaline Tagatz PHILLIPS to her sister Adaline Tagatz said:
"... Fred's brother,
Ellis, died yesterday morning. Marie called shortly after we
left. Marie and family are coming today to make the arrangements
for the burial here..."
A postcard referenced in Orlan Warnke's "A Warnke Genealogy" suggests that Ellis spent time as a wheat harvest hand in the Dakotas (see Page 84). Relatives told me that Ellis was a teacher, a private detective and a salesman. Family notes left by Evaline Tagatz PHILLIPS give details of Delia's and George's children [some of the following details were not independently confirmed]: He first married Mina R. Knapp on June 20, 1915 [Mina was b. Feb. 15, 1892 at Jasper, NY; she was a graduate of Westfield High School in Marquette Co., WI and was a teacher]; Mina died Apr. 7, 1918 at Sheboygan, leaving no known children. For photos of Ellis, go to: P4; P5; P8; P14; P16; P48. For a photo of Mina (his first wife), go to: P44. A 1920 Federal Census in Sheboygan, Sheboygan Co., WI, shows:
Ellis married Marie Ries on Feb. 16, 1920 [Marie was b. June 11, 1899, daughter of Charles and Johanna (Sprangers) Ries of Sheboygan]; they had three children. A 1930 Federal Census in Sparta, Monroe Co., WI, shows:
For photos of Ellis' children -- Marie, Georgienne and/or Phillip, go to: P36; P46. Ellis is buried in the Germania Methodist Cemetery, Shields Township, Marquette Co., WI [Row 2, No. 2]; his tombstone said Ellis G. Phillips was born 1886 and died 1958. Family notes say he died in Stoughton, WI. I have photos of Ellis, including one where he is pictured holding a trombone in a Germania band. He is on the 1900, 1905 and 1910 census records with his parents (see census details). |
| Child 2:
May Henrietta Phillips b. May 8, 1888; d. July 10, 1983 |
When May was a child (1895), she took a trip to Massachusetts
with her grandmother Angelina Ellis, who
kept a diary of this trip (go to
Angelina Ellis' journal for details.)
The Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2002, on ancestry.com says that May Henrietta Gunderson was born May 8, 1888 and died July 10, 1983 in Goodhue (Minnesota). It said that her mother's maiden name was Block. The state file number is 017290. For photos of May, go to: P4; P8; P16. For a photo of May with her daughter Henrietta, go to: P37. To see a picture of May with her daughter Theodora Parker Bakke, go to: P68. Theodora married Donald Bakke. Notes left by Evaline Tagatz PHILLIPS and other family members say the following [some information not independently verified]: May was born in Wautoma, WI, on May 8, 1888; she married Cephas C. Parker on Jan. 17, 1909. Cephas was b. Oct. 23, 1873 in Germania, a son of Julia (Hale) and Rudolpho Warren Parker, a soldier in Co. H, 37th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War; Cephas died Jan. 1, 1913 and is buried in the Germania Methodist Cemetery. [SOURCE: Burial information from cemetery transcription by L.L. Ketchum at rootsweb.com] May and Cephas had one daughter in 1910. May's Father-in-Law: Further notes by my grandmother say that R.W. Parker died Jan. 24, 1899 (b. July 12, 1837 in Concord, Mass.). In 1860 he came to Wis. and settled in Germania. During the Civil War, he took part in a battle at Petersburg. He was there at the "blowing up of the mines" and received a bullet wound in his jaw, incapacitating him for further Army service. This wound caused his much suffering. He married Julia A. Hale (a native of Winchendon, Mass. who was living in Germania) on Mar. 12, 1867. The Montello Express on Mar. 23, 1867 wrote that Mr. Rodolpho W. Parker and Miss Julia A. Hale got married by Rev. H. Altwaidt. May's future first husband Cephas was on the 1900 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI:
Cephas' parents are on the 1870 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI:
The Parker family was living with my ancestor Henrietta Jones ELLIS PEIRCE HALL in 1880. Go to Henrietta's web page to see details on this census entry. To read more about the Hale and Parker families, go to The Community - Groton, Massachusetts: The Story of a Neighborhood. To see misc. Parker surname records, go to the Parker web page. May married a second time on Apr. 15, 1916, to Julius Gunderson, a dentist at Kenyon, Minnesota [Julius was b. July 19, 1878; d. Nov. 26, 1954]. Julius had two sons by a previous marriage, and Julius and May had a daughter in 1922. The 1880 Federal Census in Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota likely shows May's future husband Julius [one of Julius' brothers was born in Wis.]:
The 1920 Federal Census in Kenyon, Goodhue Co., Minnesota shows May's brother-in-law Albert:
The 1930 Federal Census in Nerstrand, Rice County, Minnesota shows:
The Minnesota Death Index on ancestry.com confirms Julius L. Gunderson's date of death as Nov. 26, 1954. Place of death was Goodhue. The Minnesota Cemetery Inscription Index on ancestry.com shows Dr. Julius Levine Gunderson, born July 19, 1878 and died Nov. 26, 1954. He was buried in Kenyon Cemetery in Kenyon, Goodhue Co., WI. His first spouse was Henrietta Evan. Second spouse was May H. His parents were John and Olena Nelson Gunderson. The Minnesota Newspaper Headline Index on ancestry.com mentions an article on Nov. 21, 1903 that says Dr. Julius L. Gunderson married Henrietta Evan Dunlap. Her obituary is in a newspaper on Nov. 21, 1908. May is on the 1900 & 1905 census with her parents (see census details). |
| Child 3:
Vera Delia Phillips b. Nov. 20, 1890; d. Dec. 2, 1989 |
A Social Security death index record on ancestry.com that matches
the birthdate given by family members said she died on Dec. 2,
1989. Her Social Security card was issued in New York State.
Notes left by Evaline Tagatz PHILLIPS and other family members say the following [some of the information has not been independently verified]: Vera was born Nov. 20, 1890. She married Floyd Wallace Hill on Oct. 28, 1916 [Floyd was b. Dec. 17, 1893 in Moundville, Marquette Co., WI. His parents were John and Ann (Barron) Hill. Floyd and Vera lived in Endeavor, WI, then moved to New York state where he was a real estate agent and dairy farmer and raised purebred Percehron horses. Floyd died Aug. 4, 1956, in New Woodstock, N.Y. John Hill is buried in Moundville Cemetery, Endeavor, Marquette Co., WI. His tombstone says he was b. May 23, 1860 and died Sept. 1, 1934. Annie Barron Hill is buried in the same cemetery, b. Aug. 15, 1869 and d. May 6, 1955. For photos of Vera, go to: P4; P8; P9; P16; P44. Vera taught school at Moundville and was a graduate of Montello High School. Floyd and Vera had three children including George John Hill (b. July 23, 1921 who died in an auto accident in NY on Mar. 21, 1948. George was a BAR gunner and one of the first to land at Quadacanal; he was awared a special honor by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt for the Quadacanal campaign in the South Pacific. The Family of Floyd Hill - Vera's Future Husband: The 1860 Federal Census in Moundville, Marquette Co., WI, shows Vera's future father-in-law John Hill:
The 1870 Federal Census in Moundville, Marquette Co., WI, shows Vera's future father-in-law John. The record shows:
The 1880 Federal Census in Moundville, Marquette Co., WI, shows Vera's future grandfather-in-law Stephen:
The 1900 Federal Census in Moundville, Marquette Co. WI, shows Vera's future husband Floyd. The record shows:
The 1900 Federal Census in Moundville, Marquette Co., WI, shows Vera's future brother-in-law Stephen:
Living next door to this Stephen Hill in 1900 was his grandfather Stephen (Vera's future grandfather-in-law, father of John, grandfather of Floyd):
The 1910 Federal Census in Moundville, Marquette Co., WI, shows Vera's future husband Floyd:
The 1920 Federal Census in Moundville, Marquette Co., WI, shows Vera:
The 1930 Federal Census in Onondaga, Onondaga Co., WI, shows:
I have an a newspaper clipping (undated, "Scenes of Youth Recalled at Germania," by Elaine Reetz, Argus correspondent), that talked about Vera Delia Phillips Hill's visit to Germania, Vera's birth place. It said Vera was age 90 at the time so it would have been about 1970. This article said Vera was from Cazenovia, NY, and was one of George's and Delia Block Phillips' eight children. Vera is quoted as having a picture of herself wearing a skirt made from fleece of their sheep that was woven into fabric at a Neshkoro woolen mill (the Wells family woolen mill). It said Vera was principal of the two-room Germania State Graded School from 1909-12, earning $30 a month to start and later $52.50. She had about 60 pupils total. Vera lived close to the school, but some students walked as much as four or five miles to get there. She added that the students brought their lunches with them in "little tin buckets," and those lunches often included sorghum bread ("Mollasey Brot") or "Smulta Brot" (from pork fryings). This article said Vera went to high school for four years and boarded in Montello. She also went to Oshkosh Normal School. Another newspaper clipping ("Woman Returns to Trace Her Germania Heritage", by Elaine Reetz, Northwestern correspondent - no date shows on my copy of this article) gives more details from her interview with Vera on her visit to Germania. Vera said she earned $10 for a dress and shoes for her high school graduation when she was a substitute teacher for a teacher in Montello who had the mumps. Vera was the class valedictorian. This article confirms her marriage to Floyd Hill of Moundville [Marquette Co., WI] in 1916. It said they moved to New York where they had a 600-acre farm with Percheron horses and a dairy herd. The Social Security Death Index on ancestry.com says that Vera D. Hill was born on Nov. 20, 1890 and died Dec. 2, 1898. Vera is on the 1900, 1905 and 1910 census with her parents (see census details). |
| Child 4:
Raymond "Ray" Wesley Phillips b. Oct. 15, 1893 d. June 11, 1980 |
Birth and death dates were in family notes and are on his tombstone
in the Germania Methodist Cemetery. I have a photo of this tombstone which reads: Raymond W. Phillips, October 15, 1893 - June 11, 1980.
I remember Ray at family gatherings and have several photos
of him.
Ray was a surveyor; the 1948 Wisconsin Blue Book says he was the Marquette County Surveyor; his brother Fred held that position later; the 1952 Wisconsin Blue Book said Ray was the Adams County, WI, surveyor that year. Notes left by Evaline Tagatz PHILLIPS and other family members say the following [information not independently verified]: Ray married Laura Faye Thackray who had a son by a previous marriage; Laura died April 1959 at Friendship, WI; Ray and Laura had no children. A Social Security death index record on ancestry.com says Raymond Phillips was born Oct. 15, 1893 and died June 1980. It said his last residence was Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI, and his last benefit was received when he lived in Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI. Ray is on the 1900, 1905, 1910, 1920 and 1930 census records with his parents (see census details). For photos of Ray, go to: P4; P8; P9; P12; P17; 1953 Surveyors Institute. For a photo of Ray and who I presume to be his wife (Laura), go to: P18. |
| Child 5:
Angelina Rose Phillips b. May 28, 1899 d. Apr. 2, 1968 |
Notes left by Evaline Tagatz
PHILLIPS and other family members say the following [information not independently
verified]: Angelina was b. May 28, 1899 and d. Apr. 2,
1968 in the Municipal Hospital in Ripon. She is buried in
Germania, Marquette Co., WI.
Family notes say Angelina married Lawrence J. Bahler (of Sheboygan, WI) on Feb. 7, 1921, who had two children by a previous marriage. Angelina and Lawrence had one daughter in 1921 - Mina Rose Bahler. Lawrence Bahler is mentioned in a Sheboygan Press, Sheboygan, WI, article on June 7, 1918. It said: "Lawrence Bahler, the barber, has decided to close his shop at 6 o'clock p.m. every Monday during June, July and August." The Sept. 4, 1918 edition of the Sheboygan Press said: "Walter Aleff, formerly employed at the Lawrence Bahler barber shop, has resigned his position and has gone to Cedar Grove, where he will conduct a shop of his own." Family notes said that Angelina later married Ellis Bandt (on Nov. 30, 1925) and had three more children. They lived in Germania on the Peirce farm. Ellis was born Aug. 4, 1890. His parents were August and Emma (Hoeft) Bandt. A Social Security death index record on ancestry.com confirms Ellis Bandt's date of birth and said he died Feb. 1980 (last residence: Bandon, Fond du Lac Co., WI; last benefit: Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI). For photos of Angelina, go to: P4; P8; P46. The 1900 Federal Census in Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI, shows Angelina's future husband Ellis:
The 1930 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
For misc. Bandt surname records, go to the Bandt web page. Angelina is on the 1900, 1905, 1910 and 1920 census records with her parents (see census details). She lived with her older brother Ellis in 1920 in Sheboygan (see 1920 census details). |
| Child 6:
Amelia Phillips b. June 2, 1903 d. June 9, 1903 | Family notes say Amelia was born June 2, 1903 and died one week later; she is buried in the Germania Methodist Cemetery. The Marquette County, WI, index records say she died June 9, 1903 (Vol. 3, p. 102). |
| Child 7:
Frederick James Phillips b. May 10, 1904 d. Dec. 12, 1974 | Go to Fred Phillips' web page for details about his life |
| Child 8:
Caroline "Carrie" Naoma Phillips b. Oct. 12, 1906 d. Mar. 26, 2003 |
Her obituary gives the following information [transcription
posted on Bill
Tagatz's web site] She was born in Germania, WI on Oct. 12, 1906, and her parents' names are confirmed in the obituary. Caroline married Harry N. Kelm on May 20, 1934 in Montello. Harry d. May 24, 1830. She graduated from Princeton High School (1924), attended the County Normal Teachers College in Kenyon, MN, and earned a BS degree at UW-Stevens Point in 1965. She taught school in Minnesota (for one year) and in Wisconsin schools for 39 more years. She retired in 1972 from the Westfield Jr. High School. She played the piano and was a member of the EUB church in Germania. Notes from Evaline Tagatz PHILLIPS say that Caroline's husband's full name was Harry Norbert Kelm and that he was born April 15, 1909. Harry was a carpenter, and Caroline was a principal for two years at the Neshkoro Graded School. They had two children. She is buried in the Germania Methodist Church next to her husband. For photos of Carrie, go to: P4; P8; P22; P27. Carrie is on the 1910 and 1920 census reports with her parents (see census details). The 1930 Federal Census in Buffalo, Marquette Co., WI, shows Carrie's future husband Harry:
The Social Security Death Index on ancestry.com says Harry Kelm [Carrie's husband] was born Apr. 15, 1909 and died May 1980. His last residence was Neshkoro, Marquette Co., WI. |
| Immigration:
July 28, 1870 |
A note left by Evaline Tagatz
PHILLIPS said: "Delia came to America in a sailing
ship with her parents and siblings, and after 12 weeks on the
ocean, they landed at Castle Garden, New York, July 28, 1870."
The following passenger list entry was found in Germans to America, Vol. 24:
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| Census Record:
1880 Federal Census Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI |
The 1880 Federal Census in Princeton, Green Lake County, WI, shows that Delia was a servant at age 18. She was living with editor and postmaster John C. Thompson in Princeton, Green Lake Co., WI, and his family (including his wife Catharine M. Thompson, his daughter Maria C. Thompson, his daughter Catharine E. Thompson and his son John C. Thompson) [SOURCE: www.familysearch.org - LDS record] |
| Census Record:
1900 Federal Census Shields, Marquette Co., WI |
The 1900 Federal census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows
the following:
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| Census Record:
1905 Wisconsin Census Shields, Marquette Co., WI |
The 1905 Wisconsin Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows:
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| Census Record:
1910 Federal Census Shields, Marquette Co., WI |
The 1910 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows
the following:
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| Census Record:
1920 Federal Census Shields, Marquette Co., WI |
The 1920 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows the
following:
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| Census Record:
1930 Federal Census Shields, Marquette Co., WI |
The 1930 Federal Census in Shields, Marquette Co., WI, shows the following:
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| Died:
July 9, 1943 |
Family notes say she died on July 9, 1943. Her tombstone in the Germania Methodist Cemetery, Marquette Co., WI, says she lived from 1861-1943. [SOURCE: Germania Methodist Cemetery transcription posted by L.L. Ketchum at rootsweb.com]. |
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