A Civil War soldier; census records show that he was a miner in Colorado in 1880 and a mine foreman in Arizona in 1900. He never married. Thanks to Find A Grave member PWilson49 for this information!

Further thanks to Find A Grave member Carole Feingold for exact dates of birth and death from John's death certificate. She writes, "John W. Phipps was my great grand uncle. I have a copy of his death certificate. It says he was born 17 Feb 1847 and died 16 Apr 1916 in Prescott, Yavapai, Arizona."

This information begs the question as to whether John was brought home to Pennsylvania for burial, or whether the marker in this cemetery is a memorial stone. Is he buried here or in Arizona?

Note the discrepancy in his year of death, between his gravestone and the data from the death certificate.

From: Scrips and Scraps by Nancy Byers Romig:
#546. A message received Monday morning from Porter Phipps at Pittsburg, announced death of his brother, John W. on Sunday, April 16, at Prescott, Ariz. Had been in failing health past few months and relatives hoped he would be able to come home when weather conditions were favorable. Fourth son of Robert and Ann Canan Phipps, born near Kennerdell. Unmarried, survived by one sister, Miss Mary J. Phipps, of Clintonville, and three brothers, Porter Phipps of Pittsburg, Simeon Phipps of Wilkinsburg, and Rev. R. J. Phipps of El Reno, Okla. Has spent past 25 years in Arizona and previous to that in different parts of the west as he was interested in mining. Body brought to Emlenton to be interred in Calvert-Riddle cemetery where his parents are buried...
Other articles: John M. [sic] Phipps, age 69...Body arrived Saturday and taken to home of Mr. and Mrs. William Cross, where services conducted Sunday, 2:30 p.m., by Rev. Anderson of Clintonville...Pall-bearers: W. P. McKee, George A. Rumsey, John Coulter, Robert, John and Grant Phipps, last three being nephews. (April 19, 1916)