Phillips, William Davis, M. D., New Orleans, was born at St. Francisville,
West Feliciana parish, La., Dec. 2, 1883; son of Marshall Pope and Camilla
(Mumford) Phillips, the former of whom was born at Baton Rouge, La., and
died at Lakeland, same state, May 30, 1894, aged 39 years. The mother was
born at Bayou Sara, West Feliciana parish, La., and is now living at
Lakeland, Pointe Coupée parish. Marshall Pope Phillips was a planter in
Pointe Coupée parish during all of his active career. His father, William
Davis Phillips, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., and came to Louisiana when a
young man, locating at Baton Rouge, where for many years he was engaged in
merchandising. Later he removed to Lakeland, Pointe Coupée parish, and in
partnership with his son, Marshall Pope, engaged in merchandising and sugar
and cotton planting. The maternal grandfather, Robinson Mumford, was a
native of North Carolina. He was a steamboat captain, and came to Louisiana
in the course of his employment. He continued upon the river but also
established a merchandising business at Bayou Sara, which was continued
until the beginning of the Civil war. At the close of the war he resumed
this business and devoted his energies to it for the remainder of his life.
William Davis Phillips was the fourth of 6 children born to his parents, 5
of who are now living. His early education was received in the private and
public schools of Lakeland, Pointe Coupée parish. In 1899 he entered the
Louisiana state university at Baton Rouge, and graduated with the degree of
B. S. In 1904. In the fall of the same year he entered the medical
department of Tulane university, and in 1906 received the degree of M. Ph.
In 1907 he entered the New Orleans Charity hospital as resident interne and
ambulance surgeon, spending 2 years there and graduating as M. D. in 1909.
He at once began practice in New Orleans and his profession has claimed his
undivided attention since that time. In Oct., 1909, he was appointed
resident physician at the New Orleans sanitarium, now the Presbyterian
hospital, and served 2 years in that connection, at the same time carrying
on private practice and specializing in gynecology and obstetrics. In the
year following his graduation, 1907, he was appointed assistant to the chair
of operative gynecology in the post-graduate department of Tulane
university, and served as such for 2 years, at the end of which time Dr. C.
Jeff Miller, who had charge of that department, resigned, and Dr. Phillips
was appointed demonstrator of operative gynecology. In June, 1914, he was
appointed assistant professor of operative gynecology on the cadaver in the
same department. In this way he came into active charge of this chair, and
so continues at this time. In 1912 he was appointed assistant in Clinical
Obstetrics under Dr. C. Jeff Miller, in the undergraduate department of
Tulane medical school. Dr. Phillips is visiting gynecologist and
obstetrician to the New Orleans Charity hospital and visiting physician to
Touro infirmary. He is a member of the Orleans parish, the Louisiana State
Medical societies, and the American Medical association. Since Feb., 1912,
he has been secretary of the New Orleans parish Medical association. Is
also a member of the Chess, Checkers and Whist club, the Phi Chi Medical
fraternity and the Sigma Nu academic fraternity. Sept. 9, 1913, Dr.
Phillips was married to Miss Mary G. Scott, of Lexington, Mass, the daughter
of Hon. Augustus E. and Ceceil (Gustine) Scott, the former of Massachusetts
and the latter of New Orleans; both still living in Lexington, Mass., where
the father is an attorney by profession.
Jacques also seen as Jacobus
Children
Elisabeth HARBAUER b: 4 JUN 1808 in Grethen, Pfalz, Germany
Anna Barbara HARBAUER b: 9 FEB 1811 in Grethen, Pfalz, Germany
Christina Catherine HARBAUER b: 24 OCT 1813 in Grethen, Pfalz, Germany
Philip Jacob HARBAUER b: 4 DEC 1816 in Grethen, Pfalz, Germany
Carolina Charlotta HARBAUER b: 22 DEC 1819 in Grethen, Pfalz, Germany
Susanna HARBAUER b: 28 MAR 1823 in Grethen, Pfalz, Germany
Fredrick HARBAUER b: 17 JUL 1825 in Grethen, Pfalz, Germany
Daniel HARBAUER b: 19 SEP 1828 in Grethen, Pfalz, Germany
have seen 12/1865 birth