Richard Phipps pension record and correspondence
Collection — Folder: S2769
Identifier: S2769
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photocopies of correspondence and papers relevant to pension benefits for Richard Phipps, and later his wife Mary Jane Phipps, ranging from 1875 to 1928.
Dates
- 1875-1928
Creator
- Phipps, Richard L., 1843-1901 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Richard L. Phipps was born on March 27, 1843, in Marion County, Indiana. He grew up in Indiana and in 1864, he joined Company K, 142nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment as a privat Phipps rose to the rank of corporal and sustained a debilitating gunshot wound to his left hand at the Battle of Nashville, for which he would receive a military pension. He mustered out at the end of the war and married Mary Jane Youkley in 1866. The couple moved to Houston, Texas County, Missouri by 1870 where Phipps worked as a farmer. Phipps died on November 28, 1901 in Houston, Missouri and is buried in Pine Lawn Cemetery there.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. “Richard Phipps.” Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Richard Phipps.” 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FamilySearch. “Richard Phipps.” United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FamilySearch. “Richard Phipps.” United States Census, 1880. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FindaGrave.com. “Richard L. Phipps.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57523941/richard-l-phipps.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. “Richard Phipps.” Indiana, U.S., Civil War Soldier Database Index, 1861-1865. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. “Richard Phipps.” 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
FamilySearch. “Richard Phipps.” United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FamilySearch. “Richard Phipps.” United States Census, 1880. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.familysearch.org.
FindaGrave.com. “Richard L. Phipps.” Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed August 27, 2024. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57523941/richard-l-phipps.
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from the National Archives in December 1981.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed in 1998 by Jennifer Born. EAD finding aid created 2024/08/27 by A.J. Chrapliwy.
- United States. Army. Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 142nd (1864-1865)
- Correspondence
- Farmers -- United States
- Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- Military pensions -- Indiana
- Military veterans
- Missouri
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Claims
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans -- Pensions
- United States. Department of the Interior
- Veterans -- Indiana
Creator
- Phipps, Richard L., 1843-1901 (Person)
- Title
- Richard Phipps pension record and correspondence
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
