1891 Birth:2333 Phillips Family Bible lists birth as "Otis Edward Phillips son of E. D. Phillips and Lucy E. Phillips his wife was born August 23rd A.D. 1891."

1891 Birth Record:334 State of Illinois, Cook County. Full name: Philips. Sex: male. Number of children of this mother: fourth. Date of this birth: Aug. 23, 1891. Place of birth and residence of mother: 6215 School Street, 80th [could be 30th] ward. Nationality of father: American. Father's birthplace: New Jersey. Age of father: 43. Mother's nationality: American. Mother's birthplace: Indiana. Age of mother: 33. Full name of mother: Lucy Elizabeth Philips. Maiden name of mother: Bay. Full name of father: Edward Dougherty Philips. Occupation of father: Carpenter.

1910 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois City Directory:75, 1910, p. 1050. Phillips, Otis E., clk, h. 6450 Aberdeen.

1910 U.S. Census:997 Otis Phillips enumerated in the household of his father Edward D. Phillips as son; male; white; age: 18; single; place of birth: Illinois; place of birth of father: New Jersey; place of birth of mother: Indiana; native language: English; trade or profession: Bookkeeper, Cream Separating Co.; able to read: yes; able to write: yes; attended school since 9/1/09: no.

1914 Marriage Certificate:345 May 25, 1914, for Ora E. Phillips and Helen A. Cannady, Chicago, Illinois.

1917 Chicago, Cook County, Illinois City Directory:75, 1917, p. 1423. Phillips, Otis E., ofc mnger, 5th flr, 320 S. Michigan Ave., h 6345 S. Morgan.

1920 U.S. Census:998
Cook County, Illinois (City of Chicago, 32nd Ward)
Enumerated 13 January 1920
614 West 73rd
Otis Phillips •• head of household, home is rented, male, white, 27, married, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Michigan, mother born in Indiana, able to speak English, auditor for mail order house, wage worker
Helen •• wife, female, white, 26, married, able to read, able to write, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Illinois, able to speak English
Edward •• son, male, 4 years, 2 months, single, born in Illinois, father born in Illinois, mother born in Illinois
Elizabeth •• mother, female, white, 59, widowed, able to read, able to write, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana, able to speak English, practical nurse, wage worker
Appears to be living as one of two families in a duplex; the other household is that of Frank D. Simms, age 45, worked in life insurance; his wife Clara, age 40, and their two children, Arthur and Jessie.

1923 Los Angeles, California City Directory:61, 1923, p. 2454. Phillips, Otis E asst city bldg insp City Bldg Dept h 3761 Ruthelen. << This is the earliest listing located for Otis E. Phillips.

1925 Los Angeles, California City Directory:61, 1925, p. 1560. Phillips, Otis E bldg inspr City Bldg Dept r 3761 Ruthelen.

1928 Los Angeles, California City Directory:61, 1928, p. 1687. Phillips, Otis E asst chf bldg dir Dept. of Bldg & Safety h 3761 Ruthelen.

1930 U.S. Census:2628
Los Angeles County, California (Alhambra)
Enumerated 7 April 1930
3006 Pyrenees Dr.
Otis E. Phillips •• head, owns home, home value $18,000, owns a radio set, male, white, 38, married, first married at age 23, can read and write, born in Illinois, father born in New Jersey, mother born in Indiana, accountant for General Accounting, works for wages, not a veteran
Helen A. •• wife, female, white, 36, married, first married at age 20, can read and write, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Illinois
Elizabeth •• mother, female, white, 71, widow, can read and write, born in Indiana, father born in Indiana, mother born in Indiana

1938 U.S. Social Security Act Application:1190 Otis Edward Phillips; 11315 Grevillea Ave., Inglewood, California; not employed; age, 46; born 23 August 1891 in Chicago, Illinois; father, Edward Doherty Phillips; mother, Lucy Elizabeth Bay; male, white; signed 7 January 1938.

1955 Obituary:9 Last Rites Set for Engineer, Otis E. Phillips. Funeral services for Otis E. Phillips, 64, well known construction engineer will be held at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Pierce Brother’s Inglewood Mortuary with interment in Inglewood Park Cemetery. Phillips, retired after many years as construction superintendent for the city Building and Safety Department and other engineering positions, died yesterday after a lingering illness. He lived at 11317 Grevillea Ave., Inglewood. Born in Chicago, he was a graduate of the University of Illinois. He came to California in 1920. He designed many of the freeway bridges and approaches of the city.

1955 Death Certificate:335 Otis Edward Phillips. Date of death: Sept. 14, 1955. Male, Caucasian, married, date of birth: August 23, 1891. Age: 64. Occupation: Construction engineer. Birthplace: Illinois. Citizenship: U.S.A. Name and birthplace of father: Unknown Phillips-unknown. Name of birthplace of mother: Lucy Bay-unknown. Name of present spouse: Helen A. Phillips. Was deceased ever in U.S. Armed Forces: no. Place of death: Los Angeles County, City of Los Angeles. Hospital: Los Angeles County General Hospital.