WISCONSIN McPHILLIPS

Cross Plains is where Irish John Smith's family began life in Wisconsin. We know this because Irish John Smith was a farmhand for a local farmer outside of Cross Plains. We also see his mother referenced for the first time in 1860 census - at this time married to William Rooney. While we are not certain when the family moved to Wisconsin, it most likely was after 1856. There is a news article of a 16 year old "John Smith" who lived on Walworth Street tending an ailing horse (Walworth Street in Brooklyn is a short four blocks long). Click on the hyperlink "Wisconsin Bound" to learn more about our family's adventure west!

The McPhillips of Wisconsin

MAYME E McPHILLIPS
When Mayme E McPhillips was born on August 15, 1880, in Sauk County, Wisconsin, her father, Patrick, was 25 and her mother, Catherine, was 23. She married Henry Oscar Ellefson about 1916. They had two children during their marriage. She died on November 18, 1971, in Wisconsin, at the age of 91.

Other sites of interest

Helen Ellefson Roddick

PATRICK McPHILLIPS
When Patrick L McPhillips was born on February 14, 1855, in Monaghan, Monaghan, Ireland, his father, Michael, was 31 and his mother, Mary, was 28.

He married Catherine Byrne and they had seven children together. He then had one daughter from another relationship. He died on August 19, 1924, in Spring Green, Wisconsin, at the age of 69.

Other links associated with Patrick:

Life in Sauk County

Big Hollow and Plain, Wisconsin

McPhillips and Smiths

Sauk County McPhillips

CATHERINE BYRNE McPHILLIPS

Catherine Byrne was born in August 1857 in Wisconsin. She married Patrick L McPhillips in 1880. They had seven children in 19 years. She died in 1934 in Wisconsin, at the age of 77.
Her husband Patrick L passed away on August 19, 1924, in Spring Green, Wisconsin, at the age of 69. They had been married 44 years.

Mother - Katherine McPhillips

Katherine Powers McPhillips

Other links associated with John McPhillips:

His family

Big Hollow

JOHN McPHILLIPS FAMILY
John McPhillips was another brother of Susan McPhillips Smith. This family moved to Minneapolis in the late 19th century, and resided most of this time around the St. Paul area.

The woman above is Katherine Powers McPhillips, wife of John McPhillips. Below is a picture of John and Katherine's family:

John and Katherine McPhillips family; Top L-R: Katherine, Owen, Friend, Minnie, friend and James. Bottom L-R; Florence, Lauretta

People in this photo include L-R Katherine, Owen, Friend, Minnie, friend and James. Bottom L-R: Florence and Lauretta.

St. Paul McPhillips family

Margaret McPhillips

1952 McPhillips attend Peter Smith funeral

MARGARET McPHILLIPS

While we show a connection to this family through the McCarville line, this genealogical connection is through her children. Because she and her husband lived in Cross Plains during the Civil War, it is quite likely that this family was related to ours through the Smyth or McPhillips side.
Margaret McPhillips was born in 1820. She had one son with Patrick Coyle in May 1860. She died on November 5, 1899, in Dane, Wisconsin, having lived a long life of 79 years. We know she was born in Ireland, but her parents are unknown.
Patrick Coyle lived in Cross Plains, Wisconsin, on July 1, 1863

5 Nov 1899 • Pine Bluff, Dane, Wisconsin

Edward Coyle was born in May 1860 the child of Patrick and Margaret. He married Catherine McCarville on June 12, 1894, in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin. They had three children during their marriage. He died on March 21, 1915, in Dane, Wisconsin, at the age of 54.

This was not the only Coyle family related to ours: On the death of Peter Smith from Kimball, SD, the Coyle cousins from Wisconsin attended his funeral in 1952.

Related information:

The Coyles

The Coyles of Monaghan

McPHILLIPS SISTERS
This picture show the nieces of Susan McPhillips Smith from Brule County, South Dakota.

late 1940s early 1950s
The sisters are Susan McPhillips Marklein, Gen and Rose in center.

McPhillips of Ireland

Naming convention and the McPhillips

THOMAS McPHILLIPS
This McPhillips family pre-dates our family's arrival in the United States. There are a few clues that provide possible connections to our own: children born in Aghabog, Monahan, and residency in Lafayette County, Wisconsin where other family members lived.
Thomas McPhillips lived in Monaghan, Ireland, in 1826

1826 • ErrigalTrough, Monaghan,

1832 • Carn, Monaghan, Ireland

Thomas MCPHILLIPS was born in 1841. He had one son and two daughters with Margaret Sullivan between 1834 and 1840. He died in 1904 in Lindsay, Nebraska, at the age of 63, and was buried there. He is buried at St. Johns Catholic Cemetery.

James & Mary Jane McPhillips wedding pic 1

James McPhillips was one of the sons of Thomas and Margaret McPhillips. This photo is associated with James and Margaret McPhilips in Wisconsin.

James MCPHILLIPS
BIRTH 01 JAN 1867 • Willow Springs, Lafayette, Wisconsin
DEATH 27 SEP 1939 • Grand Island, Hall, Nebraska, USA

When John Paschal MCPHILLIPS was born in 1865 in Wisconsin, his father, Thomas, was 31 and his mother, Catherine, was 29. He married Dina DANAHY on February 4, 1903, in Omaha, Nebraska. They had nine children in 17 years. He died on September 17, 1943, in Lindsay, Nebraska, at the age of 78, and was buried there.

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Origin of McPhillips surname