William Levi Phillips

FORNEY, PHILLIPS, SHANNON

Posted By: Judy Wight Branson (email)
Date: 10/11/2004 at 11:00:21

Levi Phillips, Scott twp., farmer, Sec. 32; P.O. Winterset; born in Guernsey county, Ohio, February 18, 1826; lived there and in Coshocton county until he was twenty-five years of age; he married Miss Charlotte Forney of Coshocton county, March 25, 1852; in July 1854, he emigrated to this county; he entered 160 acres of land from the government in Union township; they came from Ohio here with a wagon, and was thirty days on the road; he removed to his present farm in the fall of 1878, and owns a farm of 340 acres; has held office of township trustee one year; was justice of the peace of Union township nine years; they have four sons and two daughters: Sarah A., now Mrs. James M. Shannon, Hiram, John W., Harry H., Susan H. and Levi B.

Taken from the book, "The History of Madison County, Iowa, 1879" page 586