Milberry Phillips found love later in life. It took moving from St Clair County, Alabama to Warren County, Tennessee, but she found it! Born in St Clair County, Alabama to William and Sarah, she traveled with her sisters and mother to Warren County, Tennessee. She married Enoch Safely, but did not have any children. She… Continue reading The Life and Times of Milberry Phillips (18 Aug 1834 – 26 Jul 1911)
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The Life and Times of Rachael Phillips (1832 – ?)
Rachael Phillips was born about 1832 in St Clair County, Alabama. She seemingly disappears after the 1850 census – her other sisters were still living at home and there doesn’t appear to be a marriage record. Further research would involve looking at nearby Rachael’s and eliminating those options. 1840 US Census Rachael Phillips is noted… Continue reading The Life and Times of Rachael Phillips (1832 – ?)
The life and times of Elizabeth Phillips (1827 – 1888)
Elizabeth Phillips died a spinster. She lived a quiet life, and took care of her mom as they moved back to Warren County, Tennessee. Early Records Elizabeth was born to William and Sarah Phillips on 16 March 1827. She was born in St Clair County, and moved to Blount County shortly afterwards. In 1830, she… Continue reading The life and times of Elizabeth Phillips (1827 – 1888)
Time for some updates – 2021 style!
I think you guys will be impressed with the information I will present!
Tracing the Life Events of William Phillips
I think it may be a little helpful to get a timeline of the events in William Phillips’ life that we can prove. This means we can’t really count Shelby County records to his name as we have no real way of knowing it’s the same William Phillips, although I believe this to be my… Continue reading Tracing the Life Events of William Phillips
First post in a while
Hope everyone is doing well! I just realized I haven’t posted on this blog in a while and I’m currently working on a “book” of Joesph Phillips & Anna Copeland, so why not do both at the same time. I will post/update the story as I get evidence going one way or another or to… Continue reading First post in a while
Here’s the description of the Black Oak property
Here’s a good description of the land: To wit: the West half of the North East quarter of section 2 in township 13 of range 3 east also the East half of the North West quarter of section 2 in township 13 of range 3 east, also the East half of the North West quarter… Continue reading Here’s the description of the Black Oak property
The Black Oak Tree
Just got back from St Clair county. I can’t thank Charlene Simpson (from the Ashville Museum and Archives) enough for her help. So, having talked to her about the property owned by Joseph and William, I have determined the following: -The William Phillips in Shelby County was most likely the same William I’m related to.… Continue reading The Black Oak Tree
Civil War Records
Since my last post I’ve been trying to piece together records of my family in the Civil War. Currently I’m using Footnote.com for the records and the site is extremely useful. So far I’ve been able to learn that my Grandfather White was actually a part of the battle over Mobile Bay and was a… Continue reading Civil War Records
Family bibles
It’s been a while since I updated this blog, but lately I haven’t been working on the Phillips line. I’ve been instead working on my paternal grandmothers family, the Whites. Turns out all I needed to do was put in the information I got from Bible pages from Nancy White and I would have been… Continue reading Family bibles
NorthEast Alabama Families 