1850 Birth:1618,1502 Family remembrance gives birth date as 30 July 1850, which is supported by age (10 years) in 1860 census enumeration.

1860 U.S. Census:1502 Ira enumerated in the household of his father James Phillips in Porter Township, Porter County, Indiana as a male, age 10, born in Indiana, attended school within the year.

1871 Marriage:2586 Marriage of John (i.e. Ira) Philips and Rosa Ann Frame on 24 October 1871 listed in Porter County, Indiana marriage records.

1918 Death:3108 Phillips, Ira W., Umatilla, 1-7-18.