Samuel Phillips, b: 1813 - Ross Co. Ohio,

^{1867 Alaska Territory purchased}
^{1869 Transcontinental Railroad complete}
^{1879 Edison invents phono/light bulb}
^{1898 Spanish-American War}
^{1903 Wright brothers 1st plane flight}

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}


		^{Samuel Phillips Sr.}^{b. d.}

	^{Samuel Phillips}^{b.1813 Ross Co. Ohio d.1882 Marion Co., Illinois}		^John Nixon^{b.1752 Sussex Co. New Jersy d.1811 Franklin Township, Ohio}

		^{Elizabeth (Betsy) Nixon}^{b.1753 Sussex Co. N.J. d.}	^Ruth^{b. d.}

^{Mary Ann Phillips}^{b.1839 Ross Co. Ohio d.1896 Taylorville, Illinois}

		^{Robert Southward}^{b. d.}

	^{Mary Southward}^{b.1813 Ross Co. Ohio d.1852 Marion Co., Illinois}

		^{Christine Tinner}^{b. d.}