WILLIAM ROSWELL PHILLIPS was born 07 DEC 1879 at London, England. On 20 AUG 1892 he arrived at Quebec with his mother and two sisters aboard the S.S. Vancouver, traveled by rail to Port Huron,MI and lived at Watertown, Codington, SD for a time.

William didn't get along with his father and he left home at about 15 years of age spending much of his young manhood at Blunt and Pierre, later living in Osceloa, Claremont, and Brentford. In his later years he worked as an accountant for Thompson Yard, Inc., a lumber company at Watertown, Codington, SD.

On 17 JUN 1905 he obtained a marriage license and on 21 JUN 1905, at Blunt, Hughes, SD, he was united in marriage to Alma Bushnell, a daughter of Levi Newton Bushnell and Johanna Schaap Bushnell. Read a newspaper account of the wedding.

On 19 JUN 1906 William declared his intent to become a citizen of the United States. On 29 JUL 1908 he petitioned for naturalization.

In 1913 he moved to Brentford, Spink, SD where he worked for Melham Brothers Lumber Co., later moving to Aberdeen, Spink, SD and Watertown, Codington, SD for the same concern. He retired to Watertown, Codington, SD in 1949 and died 03 MAR 1955 at the age of 75. He is buried at Brentford, SD beside his wife, Alma Bushnell Phillips.

William R. and Alma had the following children:

1.George H. Phillips, my Dad, was born 21 JUL 1907 at Platteville, Grant, WI. He married my mother, Mildred Dunn, 15 JUN 1935. George died 18 APR 1990 at Brookings, SD.

George H. Phillips, PhD

2. William Bushnell Phillips was born at Osceola, Kingsbury, SD 09 FEB 1910. He was baptized in 1919 at Brentford, Spink, SD at the Brentford Congregational United Church of Christ. He served in the Army from 1943-1945 in the Aviation Engineer Batallion building roads and runways in the Pacific. Later he moved to Logan, UT. When his company opened a branch in Pocatello he was sent to head up that branch. In may 1952 he married Jennie Nessen. In 1958 he founded the Bannock Paving Co. He died 31 MAR 1984 at Pocatello, ID.

William (Bill) Bushnell Phillips

3. Ruth Elizabeth Phillips was born 05 MAR 1912 at Claremont, Brown, SD. and was baptized at the Brentford Congregational United Church of Christ. Ruth and Albert (Al) Lange were married 01 MAY 1938 at Aberdeen, Brown, SD where Ruth had been working. They moved to Minnesota where Al was employed.

Ruth E. Phillips Lange

4. Audree Estelle Phillips was born 18 AUG 1915 at Claremont, Brown, SD and was baptized at the Brentford Congregational United Church of Christ. She graduated from Brentford High School 17 MAY 1933 where she was an excellent student and basketball player. She lived in Brentford for 23 years before moving to Palm Springs, CA, where she lived for two years.

She lived at Sunnyvale, CA for a year and at Santa Clara, CA 27 years before moving to Lewiston, ID in 1982 to be near her granddaughter, Linda Dahl. Audree died 23 MAY 1986 at Lewiston, ID.

Audree E. Phillips

5. Dorothy Elaine Phillips was born 26 DEC 1917, was baptized at the Brentford Congregational United Church of Christ and died in 1919 at Brentford, Spink, SD where she is buried.

Grave marker of Dorothy Elaine
Phillips at Brentford, SD. 1917-1919

6. Kathryn Esther Phillips was born 23 FEB 1920 at Brentford, Spink, SD and graduated from Brentford High School in 1937 where she excelled in sports and in the classroom.

Kathryn E. Phillips

7. Walter Arthur Phillips

Bud 'n Ruby

8. Arden Lewis Phillips Reynolds was born 26 SEP 1926 at Brentford, Spink, SD, was baptized in 1930 at the Congregational United Church of Christ at Brentford. He now lives with his wife in California after retiring from the U.S. Air Force.

Arden Lewis Reynolds

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