John Meshack Phipps
Property Transactions in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, and Surrounding Communities, 1839-1859 Acknowledged: 28 May 1846, W. W. Phelps, Notary Public, Hancock County, Illinois Source: Hancock County Deeds, book S page #449-50 entry #10656 (21 July 1847) Contributed by Darlene Anderson
Name: Phipps, John Meshack Birth Date: 14 February 1812 Birth Place: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia Death Date: 10 December 1916 Death Place: Fremont County, Iowa Father: Phipps, Jesse Mother: Spurlin, Jennie Spouse: Cox, Dorothy Marriage date: 1842 Marriage Place: Owen County, Indiana Spouse: Long, Mary Elizabeth (Polly) Stewart Marriage Date: 17 February 1842 Marriage Place: Owen County, Indiana Grantor: John was once rumored to be the father of John Rockefeller based on a book about the Standard Oil Company written by Ida Tarbell. At one point, John and his brother Eli were listed as the oldest set of twins by the Guinness Book of World Records. John joined the Elks Lodge in Shenandoah, Iowa, at age 100. Source:United States Federal Census, 1850, 1860; Ancestry.com; Rowena Miller Files, Lands and Records Office, Nauvoo Restoration, Inc. Grantor:Herman D. Bayles and Juliet, wife Residence: Hancock County, Illinois Grantee: M. Phipps Transaction Date: 28 May 1846 Considerations: $300.00 Town Parcel: Lot #1, Block #138, Nauvoo Plat, Town of Nauvoo Legal Description: Beginning corner Ezra Parrish; North 34 feet; West 100 feet; South 34 feet; East 100 feet to beginning. Witness: Elizabeth Forey
