Records show him as being born in a town called KELESKI, OHIO He was a coal miner and was the first to join the coal miners union. Lived in Monroe County before moving to Ottumwa.  Most people just called him MATT.
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Spouse:
Mary Elizabeth McDermott Phillips (1859 - 1940)*

Children:
Clara Phillips Harlan Clark (1882 - 1979)*
Anna Mary Phillips Lanigan (1886 - 1963)*
Henry Mathew Phillips (1891 - 1962)*

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