John Henry Phillips
Male, #32270, (15 Oct 1869 - 4 Dec 1921)
| Birth* | 15 Oct 1869 | John was born at Georgia on 15 Oct 1869. |
| Employment* | | John's occupation: farmer. |
| Marriage* | 4 Sep 1892 | He married Julia Matilda Culpepper at Lee Co., Alabama, on 4 Sep 1892. |
| Census* | 1900 | He was listed as a resident in the census report at Bacon Level, Randolph Co., Alabama, in 1900. |
| Death* | 4 Dec 1921 | He died at Randolph Co., Alabama, on 4 Dec 1921. |
| Burial* | | His body was interred at Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery, Randolph Co., Alabama. |
| Biography* | | Mrs. J. H. (Margaret Phillips) Dodd wrote in a 26 Jul 1978 letter: My father owned a 123 acre farm in the little village of Bacon Level and we were all born on the farm.
Mrs. Dodd continued in a 21 Aug 1978 letter: When my father was working around the house, I followed him like a shadow. The other kids said I was his pet. I think it was because I was the youngest daughter, the runt in the family.... Father had a sister Mollie who lived about 10 miles from us. During the summer sometime and during the Christmas holidays, he would take me and we would visit Aunt Mollie and Uncle Jim for a couple of days. What I enjoyed most was our singing together. He had a beautiful tenor voice and we sang church hymns just about all the way.... For years, all the preachers at the church were big fat men. They usually stayed Saturday night with us and we loved all of them because they gave us so much attention. Preacher Brannen once was asking us what we would like to be when we grew up. Lewis always wanted to be a banker, the others a policeman or fireman, and I wanted to be a school teacher. Finally he asked J. T. what he would like to be and he said, "Well, I'm not sure but if I can get fat enough I might be a preacher." He thought that was the only qualification for a preacher. |