James J. Phillips and Emeline M. Hitt

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Husband James J. Phillips

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           Born: Dec 1831 - Alabama
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

       Marriage: 14 Dec 1854 - Sumter Co., Alabama 1 2

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Wife Emeline M. Hitt

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           Born: 25 Feb 1838 - Alabama
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Aug 1915 - (Newton Co., Mississippi) 3
         Buried:  - First Bapt. Ch. Cem., Newton, Newton Co., Ms 4

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         Father: David Hitt (1800-1880) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Bradley (1800-1881) 4

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - James J. Phillips

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CENSUS:

<pre>1860 Newton Co., Mississippi, p.o. Garlandsville; July 18; pg 3
15/15
James Philops 28 MW Al $400/$300 Farmer
Emiley " 23 FW Al
Leonidus " 1 MW Ms </pre>

Emiley's father lives at 12/12.

<pre>1870 Newton Co., Ms, Township 5 Range 11, p.o. Newton; June 13; pg 31
135/135
James J. Phillips 39 MW Al $200/$300 Family Grocer
Emiline M. " 28 FW Al Keeping House
Leonidas M. " 11 MW Ms At school </pre>

<pre>1880 Newton Co., Mississippi, Beat No 4, ED 88; June 23; pg 45
399/399
J. J. Philips 49 Al Al Al County Assessor
E. M. " 44 wife Al SC NC Keeping House </pre>

There is a black family in the household.

<pre>1900 Newton Co., Mississippi, Beat no (4), ED 53; June 8; sheet 8B
135/136
James J. Phillips Dec 1831 68 M46 Al Md NC Farmer
Emelin N. " wife Dec 1837 62 M46/1/1 Al SC NC
Lee C. " gd-son Jun 1886 13 S Ms Al Al Farm Laborer</pre>

He owns an unmortgaged farm.

1 "Sumter County, Alabama Marriage Records," LDS microfilm 1293884, 885, Vol 2, pg 254.

2 "Familysearch.org," "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG17-XTGZ : 19 February 2021), William R Phillips and Catherine P Hitt, 20 Dec 1849; citing Sumter, Alabama, United States, County Probate C.

3 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 35599420.

4 Lois Tessmer Strebeck, "Newton County, Mississippi Cemeteries," 1993, Vol II, pg 5. Repository: Clayton Library, Houston, Texas.