M, #77, b. 6 August 1882, d. 28 April 1962
| Birth* | 6 August 1882 | John Wesley Philbee was born on 6 August 1882 at Crescent, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa; date is 6th per WWI Draft Registration, 8th per WWII Draft Registration. Place per latter says Crescent Iowa. 1900 and 1910 censuses also say Iowa (and 1881), but it is an unusual migration pattern that needs to be explored. |
| (InHomeOf) Census1900 | 1900 | He appeared on the 1900 census in the household of Cordelia Sherman, ED 74 pg 71a #59-60 on Sharon St (or S Larson St), Elmwood, Peoria Co., Illinois. His info on the census included - Philbee, Wesley 18 b.Iowa Aug 1881 (parents OH & MA) day laborer. |
| Marriage* | circa 1903 | John Wesley Philbee married Beulah May Longwell, daughter of Elmer Oliver Davis Longwell and Nancy Catherine Munn, circa 1903; married 7 years per 1910 census. |
| CityDir* | 1903 | John Wesley Philbeewas in the city directory in 1903 at 2623 Franklin Av, St. Louis, Independant City, Missouri; as Wesley Philbee.1 |
| Census1910* | 1910 | He appeared on the 1910 census as the head of household, ED 342 pg 43 #105-113 1407 N Sarah, St. Louis, Independant City, Missouri Philbee, John W 28 b.IA (parents OH and IL) laborer doing odd jobs, able to read and write, rents his house. |
| Military* | 12 June 1918 | He was in the military on 12 June 1918 at 113 Baldwin, Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois, born 6 Aug 1882, married to Beulah Mae Philbee, employed by Holt Mfg. co as a machinest. Age 36, medium height, medium build, brown eyes, black hair.2  |
| Occupation* | | He was Farmer per son, Charles', delayed birth certificate which was issued in 1942. Charles was born in 1906 in Illinois. |
| Military | 1942 | He was in the military in 1942 at 214 W Wallace, Ft Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, WWII Draft Registration Card: born 8 Aug 1882 in Crescent Iowa, married to Bulah May Philbee, age 59, height 5' 9", weight 150, eyes, hazel, hair gray. No employer, no place of business.3 |
| Death* | 28 April 1962 | He died on 28 April 1962 at Parkview Memorial Hospital, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, at age 79. |
| Obituary | 29 April 1962 | His obituary was on 29 April 1962 at Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Ft Wayne, Allen Co., Indiana, John W. Phibee, 78, of 127 1/2 E. Main St., died at 12:05 p.m. yesterday in Parkview Memorial Hospital, following an illness of a year. Born in Creston, Iowa, Mr. Philbee lived in Fort Wayne 25 years. He was a retired machinest at Bowser, Inc. Surviving are four sons, Charles, James and Theodore of Fort Wayne, and Paul, in Kentucky; two daughters, Mrs. Leah Anthony and Mrs. Irene Rohr, both of Fort Wayne; a brother, Walter, Laura, Ill; 13 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at Tom Mungovan Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Tuesday at a time to be announced later. |