PHEBUS, William
WILLIAM PHEBUS (Born: 10 Sept 1834 Fountain County, Indiana Died: 19 Feb 1910 Fountain County, Indiana buried with wife in Rankin Union Cemetery)
MARY JANE BREWER PHEBUS
(Born: 30 Nov 1834 Fountain County, Indiana Died: 20 August 1911 Rankin,
Vermilion County, Illinois)
Source: Phillips County Post, Phillipsburg, Kansas 31 Aug
1911 Thursday p 3
Last Friday while the family of WA Swim were eating dinner
at their home at Almena, they received a telegram from Rankin, Illinois stating
that Mrs. Swim’s mother, Mrs. Phebus had been stricken with apoplexy. Mrs. Swim
and daughter left Almena immediately but found Mrs. Phebus unconscious and she
passed away Sunday night, her husband Wm. Phebus having preceded her 8 months
and 1 day. Wm. Phebus was born in Fountain County, Indiana Sept 10, 1834 and died
Feb 19, 1911 (sic – 1910 on tombstone) at the age of 75 years 5 months 9 days.
Jane Brewer, his wife, was also born in Fountain County, Indiana November 30,
1834 and died August 22, 1911 at the age of 75 years 9 months 21 days. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Phebus lived at Rankin, Illinois many years. They leave to mourn their
death nine grown children, five boys and four girls all of whom are married.
All the children were at the bedside of their mother when she passed away. Mr.
Swim was formerly a resident of Marvin and her many Phillips County friends
sympathize with her in her great sorrow. – kbz