James Marion Phillips

1834 - 1914  (80 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 27 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Marion Phillips
  Birth	15 Jan 1834	Yancey Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	28C1888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400000D64
  Death	6 Jul 1914	Cherokee Co, NC
  Burial	Valleytown Cem, Cherokee Co, NC
  Person ID	I1998	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012

  
  

  Father	Wesley Phillips,   b. 1801/1802, NC d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 49 years)
  Mother	Nancy Edwards,   b. 1805/1806, NC d. Aft 1850, Yancey Co, NC (Age > 45 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1833	Yancey Co, NC
  _UID	B1347C2A8CFC0B42BA9F740924C183902EA1
  Family ID	F1555	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza A Winfrey,   b. 12 Aug 1829, Surry Co, NC d. 23 Apr 1915, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	1852/1853	Cherokee Co, NC
  _UID	54082D85B9BFF6479F711361B37651EBAC0C
  Children	1. William Parlier Phillips,   b. May 1852, Cherokee Co, NC d. 6 Jan 1934, Andrews, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 81 years)   2. Isaac Phillips,   b. 1855/1856, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 15 years)   3. James Wesley Phillips,   b. 5 Sep 1858, Cherokee Co, NC d. 19 Apr 1944, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 85 years)   4. Clementine Phillips,   b. 1860/1861, Cherokee Co, NC d. Aft 1870, Cherokee Co, NC (Age > 10 years)   5. Elizabeth L Phillips,   b. 24 Mar 1863, Macon Co, NC d. 27 Oct 1919, Swain Co, NC (Age 56 years)   6. John H Phillips,   b. 16 Jul 1865, Cherokee Co, NC d. 31 Mar 1938, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 72 years)   7. Emily Arabella Phillips,   b. 21 Jun 1867, Cherokee Co, NC d. 15 Aug 1952, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 85 years)   8. Adaline Eliza Phillips,   b. 29 Oct 1871, Cherokee Co, NC d. 4 Mar 1955, Cherokee Co, NC (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F1317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTES:D/C gives 15 Jan 1831 as B/D, but Jan 1834 is more likely based on his own 1900 census entry and earlier census records too; !NOTES:1860 census and his D/C gives B/P as Macon, but he was in Yancey in 1850 with parents. Perhaps born there instead? D/C of son James W. lists James as born in Yancey.; !CENSUS:1850 Yancey Co., NC # 854/893 Wesley Phillips 48 Farmer $200 NC James 17 Jasper 15 William 13 Ambrose 9 Nancy 44 Elizabeth 11 Sarah 6; !CENSUS:1860 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 898/898 James Philips 26 Farmer $0/30 Macon Co, NC Eliza 21 Surry William P. 6 Cherokee Isaac 4 James W. 2; !CENSUS:1870 Cherokee Co., NC Valley Town # 17/17 James Philips 37 Farmer $0/150 NC Eliza 41 Keeping House William 15 Farm Laborer Isaac 14 Farm Laborer James 11 Farm Laborer Clementine 9 at home Elizabeth 7 at home John 4 at home Emily 1 at home; !CENSUS:1880 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 27/27 J. M. Phillips 53 M Farmer NC-NC-NC Liza 50 wife Lizzie 17 dau John 15 son Emley 11 dau Addie 9 dau; !CENSUS:1900 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 103/103 James M. Phillips Sr. head Jan 1834 66 M 47 NC-NC-NC Lizzie A. wife Aug 1829 70 M 47 8-8 NC-NC-GA Emily A. dau Jun 1871 28 S Addie L. dau Oct 1873 26 S; !CENSUS:1910 Cherokee Co., NC Valleytown # 222/235 James M. Phillips head 78 M1 56 NC-NC-NC Eliza A. wife 81 M1 56 8-8 NC-NC-GA Ara E. dau 40 S NC-NC-NC Addie E. dau 38 S; !NOTES:See Death Certificate for more information (North Carolina Death Certificates 1909-1975 Ancestry.com) - http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/winfrey/documentation/Phillips_James_(1834-1914)_Death_Certificate.jpg