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| {{Locality | | {{Arkansas-stub}} ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Arkansas|Arkansas]]> Phillips County'' {{Adoption ARGenWeb}} |
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| Guide to '''Phillips County, Arkansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
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| |organized= May 1, 1820 | | | county_map = Ar-phillips.png |
| |county seat= Helena
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| |parent county= [[Arkansas County, Arkansas Genealogy|Arkansas]] and [[Hempstead County, Arkansas Genealogy|Hempstead]]<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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| |county1= [[Arkansas County, Arkansas Genealogy|Arkansas]]
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| |county2= [[Bolivar County, Mississippi Genealogy|Bolivar (MS)]]
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| |county3= [[Coahoma County, Mississippi Genealogy|Coahoma (MS)]]
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| |county4= [[Desha County, Arkansas Genealogy|Desha]]
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| |county5= [[Lee County, Arkansas Genealogy|Lee]]
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| |county6= [[Monroe County, Arkansas Genealogy|Monroe]]
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| |county7= [[Tunica County, Mississippi Genealogy|Tunica (MS)]]</br><center>[[Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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| == County Information ==
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| === Description ===
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| Phillips County was created 01 June 1820<ref>Individual County Chronologies, https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AR_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm</ref> and was named for the first white settler and representative to the first Territorial Legislature of the Arkansas Territory, Sylvanus Phillips.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/ark/phillips/</ref> Its county seat is Helena.<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> It is located in the east-central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Phillips County, Arkansas," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Phillips_County,_Arkansas&oldid=1166833381 (accessed September 14, 2023).</ref>
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| === County Courthouse ===
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| '''Phillips County Courthouse'''<br>600 Cherry Street <br>Helena, AR 72342 <br>Phone: 870-338-5505<br>[http://phillipscounty.arkansas.gov/ Phillips County Website]<br><br>County Clerk has marriage records from 1831 and probate records from 1850. <br>Clerk Circuit Court has divorce, court, and land records from 1820.<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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| === Phillips County, Arkansas ===
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| Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records<ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Phillips County, Arkansas. Page 69 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 66.</ref></center>
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
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| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]''' | |
| | width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| === Boundary Changes === | | | founded date = May 1 |
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| *'''1820--'''Phillips County was created 1 May 1820 from [[Arkansas County, Arkansas Genealogy|Arkansas]] and [[Hempstead County, Arkansas Genealogy|Hempstead]] Counties.
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| *'''County seat:''' Helena<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> <br>
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| *[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/AR_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Arkansas Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
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| *[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#AR Arkansas Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/arkansas/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Arkansas county boundary changes
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| === Populated Places ===
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| For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://arkansas.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,107,c,phillips.cfm Hometown Locator].
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| The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Phillips County, Arkansas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phillips_County,_Arkansas, accessed 13 September 2018.</ref>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine,_Arkansas Elaine]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena-West_Helena,_Arkansas Helena-West Helena (county seat)]</div>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_View,_Arkansas Lake View]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvell,_Arkansas Marvell]</div>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexa,_Arkansas Lexa]</div>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modoc,_Arkansas Modoc]</div>
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poplar_Grove,_Arkansas Poplar Grove]</div>
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| *Big Creek
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| *Hickory Ridge ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvell,_Arkansas Marvell])</div>
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| *Hicksville
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| *Hornor (part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena-West_Helena,_Arkansas Helena-West Helena])
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| *St. Francis (most of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena-West_Helena,_Arkansas Helena-West Helena])
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| *Spring Creek ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lexa,_Arkansas Lexa], small part of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_View,_Arkansas Lake View])
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| *Tappan ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elaine,_Arkansas Elaine], most of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_View,_Arkansas Lake View])</div>
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| === History Timeline ===
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| {{AR Historical Timeline Intro|Phillips}}
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| Emphasis for this timeline is on events that affected migration, records, or record-keeping. Unless otherwise mentioned, the events below were taken from the Phillips County page on the website, [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/ The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture]<ref>Billy Steven Clifft, ''The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture,'' (http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=797&type=Category&item=Counties&parent=Counties%2c+Cities%2c+and+Towns&grandparent=+%3a+accessed+January+6%2c+2016)%2c : accessed January 15, 2016), “Phillips County.”</ref> and several other sources.<ref>Paul T Hellmann, ''Historical Gazetteer of the United States: Helena''. New York: Routledge, 2005, http://books.google.com/books?id=EQ-R4O2L3nEC&pg=PA63&dq=%22Phillips+County%22+Helena+1820&hl=en&ei=7TgSTrW7AfPksQLliOHUDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDoQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22Phillips%20County%22%20Helena%201820&f=false, visited 11 July 2017, p. 63.</ref> <ref>James D. McCabe, ''A Comprehensive View of Our Country and its Resources': Helena', Philadelphia: Hubbard Brothers,'' 1876, http://books.google.com/books?id=cfziDsWvN8gC&pg=PA992&dq=%22Phillips+County%22+Helena+1820&hl=en&ei=PUoSTpalDoXHsQLNzvDUDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDAQ6AEwAjgU#v=onepage&q=%22Phillips%20County%22%20Helena%201820&f=false, visited 11 July 2017, , p. 992.</ref> <ref>Josiah Hazen Shinn, ''Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas'', Vol. 1, Washington: Genealogical and Historical Publishing Co., 1908, pp. 117-131, https://archive.org/details/pioneersandmake01shingoog.</ref> <ref>Robert Whitaker, ''On the Laps of Gods: The Red Summer of 1919 and the Struggle for Justice that Remade a Nation'', New York: Random House, 2008, http://books.google.com/books?id=SVNX38vKfeMC&pg=PA58&dq=%22Phillips+County%22+Helena+1820&hl=en&ei=wz8STrWxCLODsALL-9XUDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CDoQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=%22Phillips%20County%22%20Helena%201820&f=false, visited 11 July 2017.</ref>
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| * 1797 - Sylvannus Phillips, was living in what is now Phillips County , having come from North Carolina.
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| * 1820 May 1 - The Arkansas territorial legislature established Phillips County out of Arkansas County, with St. Francis as the county seat. It is believed that sometime in the next decade the city's name changed to Helena.
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| *1820 November 19 - First deed recorded in Phillips County.
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| * 1829 & 1873 - Phillips County was reduced in size twice: first when Monroe County was established, and later when Lee County was established.
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| *1830 - The town of Helena officially named as the county seat.
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| *1852 - A fire nearly destroyed the town of Helena.
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| *1855 - A yellow fever epidemic hit the town of Helena.
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| *1862 - The town became occupied by the Union army under General Samuel Curtis.
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| *1863 July 4 - The Battle of Helena took place, with the confederate troops unsuccessfully attempting to take the town.
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| * Today (2010) - Phillips county is one of the few Arkansas counties where African Americans outnumber whites. They do so close to 2 to 1.
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| == Resources == | | == History == |
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| === Bible Records === | | ==== Parent County ==== |
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| === Biographies === | | *'''1820--'''Phillips County was created 1 May 1820 from [[Arkansas County, Arkansas|Arkansas]] and [[Hempstead County, Arkansas|Hempstead]] Counties. '''County seat:''' Helena <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> |
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| === Business, Commerce, and Occupations === | | ==== Boundary Changes ==== |
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| *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/search?firstname=&middlename=&lastname=&birthyear=&birthyearfilter=&deathyear=&deathyearfilter=&location=Phillips+County%2C+Arkansas%2C+United+States+of+America&locationId=county_146&memorialid=&mcid=&linkedToName=&datefilter=&orderby=r Find a Grave]
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Arkansas&cemetery_county=Phillips&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
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| *[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/phillips/phillips.html USGW Tombstone Transcription Project]
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| *[http://www.interment.net/us/ar/phillips.htm Interment.net]
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| *[https://arkansasgravestones.org/search.php?cid=42&lm=s&last=smith&fm=s&first= Arkansas Gravestones]
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| * {{FSC|United States, Arkansas, Phillips - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=591866365|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}
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| * [https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=Phillips+County%2C+Arkansas%2C+cemeteries&qt=notfound_page&search=Search WorldCat.org]
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| *[https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/search?cemetery-name=&cemetery-loc=Phillips+County%2C+Arkansas%2C+United+States+of+America&only-with-cemeteries=cemOnly&locationId=county_146 Find a Grave]
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| *[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery BillionGraves]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?includeIsParent=true&primaryText=Phillips,%20Arkansas,%20United%20States&reqParents=395542&reqParentsLabel=County&reqParentsType=209&searchTypeaheadInputText=Search%20Within:Phillips,%20Arkansas,%20United%20States&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| === Census Records === | | == Places/Localities == |
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| |1840 |3547
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| |1850 |6935
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| |1860 |14877
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| |2000 |26445
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| *[http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ajac/genealogy/arphillips.htm Phillips County, Arkansas Largest Slaveholders from 1860 Slave Census Schedules and Surname Matches for African Americans on 1870 Census] (Tom Blake)
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| === Church Records === | | ==== Populated Places ==== |
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| *'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395542&reqParentsLabel=Phillips%2C%20Arkansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]'''
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| *'''1875-1899''' {{RecordSearch|2790263|Nebraska, Church Records, 1875-1899}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Nebraska, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| === Court Records === | | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== |
| {{AR Court Intro|Phillips}}
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| * '''1821-1879''' {{FSC|398012|item|disp=Circuit Court Records, 1821-1879}}(*); Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | | *[[Arkansas County, Arkansas|Arkansas]] |
| * '''1837-1878''' {{FSC|372900|item|disp=Court Records, 1837-1878}}(*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | | *[[Bolivar County, Mississippi|Bolivar County, Mississippi]] |
| * '''1858-1859''' {{FSC|372916|item|disp=Justice of the Peace Docket, 1858-1859}}(*); Justice of the Peace Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | | *[[Coahoma County, Mississippi|Coahoma County, Mississippi]] |
| * '''1865-1936''' {{FSC|1392243|item|disp=Chancery Court Records (Phillips County, Arkansas),1865-1936}}(*); Chancery and Circuit Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images | | *[[Desha County, Arkansas|Desha]] |
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| | *[[Monroe County, Arkansas|Monroe]] |
| | *[[Tunica County, Mississippi|Tunica County, Mississippi]] |
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| {{AR Directories Intro|Phillips}}
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| *'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary<br>
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| === Emigration and Immigration === | | ==== Cemeteries ==== |
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| ==== African Americans ====
| | '''1820--'''Census is missing. |
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| :*1864-1871 — ''[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecapi%2Fsord%2Fwaypoint%2F9VRS-C6G%3A1076660106%3Fcc%3D2328125 Freedmen's Bureau Field Office Records, Helena] at [http://FamilySearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — browsable images only;'' Register of claimants, Copies of reports,
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| === Funeral Homes === | | ==== Court ==== |
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| *[https://www.bobnealandsons.com Bob Neal and Sons Funeral Home] in Marvell
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| *[http://www.brownshomeforfuneralsinc.com Brown's Home For Funerals Inc] in Helena
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| *[https://www.hollowayandgagefuneralhome.com Holloway and Gage Funeral Home] in West Helena
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| *[https://www.kincaidfuneralservices.com Kincaid Funeral Services] in West Helena
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| *[http://jacksonhighleyfuneral.com Jackson-Highley Funeral Home Inc]in West Helena
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| *[https://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/default.asp?locid=34 Roller-Citizens Funeral Home] in West Helena
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| *[https://www.stephensfuneralhomeservices.com Stephens Funeral Home] in West Helena
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| === Genealogies ===
| | Phillips County deed records from 1886 to 1906 were microfilmed by the Arkansas History Commission in cooperation with the Arkansas History Commission. This was a part of a project which was completed in 2007. The filming project is discussed in an Internet news item in the [[Phillips County marriage records from 1921 to 1951 were microfilmed by the Arkansas History Commission in cooperation with the Arkansas History Commission. This was a part of a project which was completed in 2007. The filming project is discussed in an Internet news item in the|Arkansas History Commission]] website. |
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| === Guardianship === | | ==== Local Histories ==== |
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| *[https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https%3A%2F%2Ffamilysearch.org%2Frecapi%2Fsord%2Fwaypoint%2FM7QC-KM7%3A353227701%3Fcc%3D2061549 Probate Records 1821-1945] Phillips County portion of the collection: {{RecordSearch|2061549|''Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979''|access=browse}}: ''Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979'' FamilySearch Historical Collections (Free, browse images) - [[Arkansas Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| **Includes Probate records 1821-1891; Wills 1898-1945; Guardian bonds and records 1873-1911
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| === Land and Property Records === | | ==== Military ==== |
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| Phillips County deed records from 1886 to 1906 were microfilmed by the Arkansas History Commission in cooperation with the Arkansas History Commission. This was a part of a project which was completed in 2007. The filming project is discussed in an Internet news item in the [http://www.ark-ives.com/news-events/detail.asp?NewsID=29 Arkansas History Commission] website.
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| ''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br> | | *''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." {{FHL|287870|item}} 973 M24ur; digital version at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry] ($). [Includes veterans from this county; Arkansas section begins on page 439.] |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| === Local Histories === | | ==== Probate ==== |
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| *''Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Eastern Arkansas.'' Chicago, St. Louis : The Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1890. '''''Online at:''''' [https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/records/item/264042-biographical-and-historical-memoirs-of-eastern-arkansas-comprising-a-condensed-history-of-the-state-a-number-of-biographies-of-distinguished-citizens-of-the-same-a-brief-descriptive-history-of-each-of-the-counties?offset=6 FamilySearch Digital Library], [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009567153 HathiTrust], [https://archive.org/details/biographicalhist03good/page/n11/mode/2up Internet Archive]; {{WorldCat|794220986|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
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| === Maps and Gazetteers === | | ==== Vital Records ==== |
| {{AR Maps Intro|Phillips}}
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| *[http://www.mapofus.org/arkansas/ Maps of Arkansas (1813-1925)]
| | Phillips County marriage records from 1921 to 1951 were microfilmed by the Arkansas History Commission in cooperation with the Arkansas History Commission. This was a part of a project which was completed in 2007. The filming project is discussed in an Internet news item in the [http://www.ark-ives.com/news-events/detail.asp?NewsID=29 Arkansas History Commission] website. |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=395542&reqParentsLabel=Phillips%2C%20Arkansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]
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| *[https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/maps/ Arkansas State Archives State Maps Collection] at [https://digitalheritage.arkansas.gov/ Arkansas Digital Archives]
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| === Migration === | | == Societies and Libraries == |
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| === Military Records === | | == Web Sites == |
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| | *USGeWeb Project [http://usgenweb.org/ usgenweb.org/]. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state [http://www.argenweb.net/ www.argenweb.net/] then the county. Phillips County ARGenWeb Project [http://www.argenweb.net/phillips/ www.argenweb.net/phillips/] |
| {{AR Revolutionary War Intro|Phillips}} | | *{{FHL|Arkansas%2C+Phillips|subject|disp=Family History Library Catalog}} |
| | *H[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena-West_Helena,_Arkansas elena-West Helena, Arkansas] (Wikipedia) |
| | *[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AR/Phillips/ Phillips County, Arkansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium) |
| | *Phillips County in [http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=797 The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture] |
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| *''Rejected or Suspended Applications for Revolutionary War Pensions''. Washington, D.C., 1852. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1969, and 1991. Reprints include "an Added Index to States." {{FSC|287870|item}} 973 M24ur; digital version at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48141 Ancestry]
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| ==== Civil War ====
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| :- [[13th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)|13th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry (Confederate)]],
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| :- [[2nd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)|2nd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)]]
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| :- [[3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)|3rd Regiment, Arkansas Cavalry (Union)]]
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| *'''1861-1865''' {{RecordSearch|1932392|Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865}} at FamilySearch — index - [[Arkansas Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1890-1963''' {{RecordSearch|2126715|Arkansas Confederate Soldier Home,1890-1963}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Arkansas, Confederate Soldier Home Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1891-1939''' {{RecordSearch|1921864|Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1901-1929''' {{RecordSearch|1837922|Arkansas Confederate Pensions, 1901-1929}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Arkansas Confederate Pensions - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| '''''Civil War Battle'''''<br>
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| The following Civil War battle was fought in Phillips County:<ref>National Park Service, [https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/search-battles.htm Civil War Battles]. Filter by state or battle name.</ref>
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| *July 4, 1863 - Helena.
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| *[https://storymaps.esri.com/stories/civilwar/ Battles of the American Civil War] maps - filter by state or by battle name.
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| === Naturalization and Citizenship ===
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| === Newspapers ===
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| *'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50028/ Arkansas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| *'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
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| *''Constitutional Journal''
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| *''Political Intelligencer'', established in 1833 at Helena, moved later that year to Little Rock
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| *[http://www.argenweb.net/phillips/newspapers.htm Regional Newspapers - Phillips County, Arkansas] (list)
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| === Obituaries ===
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| === Other Records ===
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| === Probate Records ===
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| ''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
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| * '''1783-1998''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8638 Arkansas Wills and Probate Records 1783-1998] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
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| * '''1817-1979''' {{RecordSearch|2061549|Arkansas Probate Records, 1817-1979}}(*) at FamilySearch — [[Arkansas Probate Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
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| * '''1821-1945''' {{FSC|373215|item|disp=Probate records, 1821-1945}}(*); Probate Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
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| === School Records ===
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| ===Social Security Records===
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| *'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
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| *'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
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| === Tax Records ===
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| === Vital Records ===
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| ==== Marriage ====
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| *'''1779-1966''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=ar%2carkansas Arkansas, United States Marriages] at Findmypast — index $
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| *'''1800-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20638/arkansas-marriages?s=275764761 Arkansas Marriages] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| *'''1831-1921''' Phillips County Marriage Books 1, A-Z, A1-N1 Index 1831-1921 in [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/igi International Genealogical Index] at FamilySearch.<ref>Genealogical Society of Utah, ''Parish and Vital Records List'' (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at [[Media:Arkansasnz.pdf|https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/images/d/d7/Arkansasnz.pdf]].</ref>
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| *'''1831-1946''' Phillips County Marriage Books 1, A-Z, A1-N1 Index 1831-1946 in {{RecordSearch|1417439|Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[Arkansas County Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1860-1976''' {{RecordSearch|2546158|Arkansas Church Marriages, 1860-1976}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Arkansas Church Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
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| *'''1917-1969''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61775/ Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917-1969] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry.com] - index & images ($)
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| ==== Death ====
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| {{AR Death Intro|Phillips}}
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| *'''1812-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20537/arkansas-deaths?s=275764761 Arkansas Deaths] at MyHeritage — index ($)
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| *'''1914-1969''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61777/ Arkansas, Death Certificates, 1914-1969] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry.com] - index & images ($)
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| *'''1935-1961''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10923/arkansas-death-index-1935-1961 Arkansas, Death Index, 1935-1961] at [https://www.myheritage.com/research MyHeritage] - index & images ($)
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| ==== Divorce ====
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| {{AR Divorce Intro|Phillips}}
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| *'''1923-1969''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61776/ Arkansas, Divorces, 1923-1969] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry.com] - index ($)
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| === Voting Records ===
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| *'''1700-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20353/arkansas-voter-registrations?s=275764761 Arkansas Voter Registrations] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
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| *'''1868-1910''' {{RecordSearch|3499874|Arkansas, County Voter Registration Records, 1868-1910}} at FamilySearch — index & images - [[Arkansas, County Voter Registration Records - FamilySearch Historical Record|How to Use this Collection]]
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| == Research Facilities ==
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| {{AR Research Facilities Intro|Phillips}}
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| === Archives ===
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| === FamilySearch Centers ===
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| *[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ms/senatobia/12735-hwy-4-west Senatobia Mississippi FamilySearch Center]
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| *[https://www.pineblufflibrary.org// Pine Bluff / Jefferson County Library] - an affiliate library
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| '''Phillips County Library'''<br>702 Porter St<br>Helena, AR 72342<br>Phone: 870-338-3537, 870-338-8855<br>Email: [mailto:ral72342@yahoo.com ral72342@yahoo.com]<br>[https://www.phillipscountylibrary.com/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068379182681 Facebook]<br><br>
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| == Societies ==
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| '''Tri-County Genealogical Society'''<br>405 S Midway<br>P.O. Box 580<br>Marvell, AR 72366<br>Phone: 870-829-2971<br>Email: [mailto:cndavison4@gmail.com cndavison4@gmail.com]<br>
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| [https://tcgs.genealogyvillage.com/ Website]<br>
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| Covers Lee, Monroe, and Phillips Counties, Arkansas. Publication: ''Tri-County Genealogy.''<br><br>
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| == Websites ==
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| {{AR Websites Intro|Phillips}}
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| * [http://www.argenweb.net/phillips/ ARGenWeb]
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| * [http://www.usgwarchives.net/ar/phillips/phillips.html USGenWeb Archives]
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| * [http://www.linkpendium.com/phillips-ar-genealogy/ Linkpendium]
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| * [http://www.cyndislist.com/us/ar/counties/phillips/ Cyndi's List]
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| *{{FSC Place IDNum|2339|Arkansas|Phillips}}- The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
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| == Research Guides ==
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| {{AR Research Guides Intro|Phillips}}
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| == References ==
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