Lera Pauline Phillips^[1]

1902 - 1980  (78 years)

• Name	Lera Pauline Phillips
  	Listed as Pauline in the 1920 census.
  Birth	5 Apr 1902	Eldorado Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [2]
  	Born "near Vermont"; family lived in Eldorado Township at the time of her birth.
  Gender	Female
  Mayflower Descent	Yes.
  Residence	5 May 1910	Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  Residence	8 Jan 1920	Brooklyn Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  	1920 census.
  Occupation	9 Feb 1922	Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States   [3]
  	"Lera Phillips of near Birmingham is working for Mrs. Wallace Shanks this week." [Bessie Shanks, Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, per 1920 and 1930 census].
  Occupation	23 Mar 1922	Lamoine Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [4]
  	"Lera Phillips, of near Birmingham, is assisting Mrs. George Davison with her house work." [Nettie O. Davison, Lamoine Township, McDonough County, per 1920 and 1930 census].
  Residence	8 Apr 1930	Augusta Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	1930 census.
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	St. Mary Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	1940 census.
  Residence	1940	St. Mary Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	1940 census.
  Residence	1 May 1950	Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1950 census.
  Occupation	1 May 1950	McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	Makes jugs/appliance factory. 1950 census.
  Residence	From 1973 to 12 Sep 1980	Warren County, Illinois, United States   [5]
  	Moved to rural Smithshire, Warren County, Illinois, in 1973.
  Death	12 Sep 1980	Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States   [6]
  Burial	16 Sep 1980	Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I68	Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Samuel Harrison Phillips,   b. 18 Oct 1858, Oakland Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States d. 29 Jul 1931, Huntsville Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Sarah Ann Dorsett,   b. 30 Sep 1863, Birmingham Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States d. 7 Jun 1937, Brooklyn Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1886	Rushville, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States
  Family ID	F35	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ernest Bryant Powell,   b. 5 Dec 1901, Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States d. 17 Jun 1984, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1924	Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Eleanor June Powell,   b. 19 Jun 1928, Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois, United States d. 25 Mar 2006, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 77 years)
  Documents		Marriage License of Ernest Bryant Powell and Lera Pauline Phillips (1924)
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2024

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Census 1910 - United States--Illinois--Schuyler County--Birmingham Township -- Phillips
  		Census 1920 -- United States--Illinois--Schuyler County--Brooklyn Township - Phillips
  		Marriage License of Ernest Bryant Powell and Lera Pauline Phillips (1924)
  		Census 1930 - United States--Illinois--Hancock County--Augusta Township - Powell
  		Obituary of Samuel Harrison Phillips (1931) Rushville Times (Rushville, Illinois), 5 Aug 1931, p. [1].
  		Obituary of Sarah Ann (Dorsett) Phillips (1937) Rushville Times (Rushville, Illinois), 16 Jun 1937, p. 11.
  		Census 1940 - United States--Illinois--Hancock County--St. Mary's Township - Powell
  		Marriage License of Percy Rigg and Eleanor Powell (1947) Errors: Surname Rigg spelled "Riggs" throughout; Percy's place of birth entered as "Knoxville"; Percy's father entered as "Pete Riggs" (should be John Rigg); Percy's mother's maiden surname entered as "Carlson" (should be Dawson).
  		Census 1950 - United States--Illinois--McDonough County--Sciota - Powell
  		Marriage Certificate of Muriel O. Trobaugh and Eleanor June Powell (1961)
  		Death Certificate of Lera Phillips (1980) Has county of residence as Fulton, should be Warren.
  		Death Certificate of Eleanor Powell (2006) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		SSDI Information (via Ancestry) of Lera Pauline Phillips

  
  

  Headstones

  Grave Marker of Ernest Bryant Powell and Lera Pauline (Phillips) Powell Photograph by Christopher Duane Cook.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71772874/lera-pauline-powell. [S48] Mrs. Lera Powell [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily Journal, 15 Sep 1980, p. 3). "... born April 5, 1902, near Vermont ...". [S76] Scott's Neighborhood, (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily By-stander, 9 Feb 1922, p. [2]), https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=MDB19220209.1.3&e=-------en-20-MDB-1--txt-txIN-lera+phillips---------. [S77] Scott's Neighborhood, (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily By-stander, 23 Mar 1922, p. [4] ), https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/?a=d&d=MDB19220323.1.4&srpos=9&e=-------en-20-MDB-1--txt-txIN-lera---------. [S48] Mrs. Lera Powell [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily Journal, 15 Sep 1980, p. 3). [S48] Mrs. Lera Powell [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily Journal, 15 Sep 1980, p. 3). Died "at Cottage Hospital in Galesburg." [S47] Ernest Powell [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily Journal, 18 Jun 1984, p. 3).