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 John Bester PHILLIPS
   Born: 17 MAR 1863      at: Walker County, AL  
Married: 21 MAY 1881      at: Jefferson County, AL
 Census: 1900             at: Dorris, Walker County, AL Occumpation: Farmer(Census Image)
 Census: 1910             at: Dora, Walker County, AL Occupation: Gen Store Merchant(Census Image)  
   Died: 27 APR 1916      at: Walker County, AL  
 Burial: Phillips Family Cemetery, Empire, Walker Co., AL
 Father: Martin Marion PHILLIPS
 Mother: Elizabeth J. FIELDS
        
 
 Lillian Ann GOODWIN
   Born: 30 DEC 1871      at: Walker County, AL 
 Census: 1900             at: Dorris, Walker County, AL (Census Image) 
 Census: 1910             at: Dora, Walker County, AL (Census Image)
 Census: 1920             at: Dorris, Walker County, AL (Census Image)
 Census: 1930             at: Dora, Walker County, AL (Census Image) 
   Died: 9 MAR 1941       at: Walker County, AL 
   Obit: The Mountain Eagle, March 13, 1941, Page six 
 Burial: Phillips Family Cemetery, Empire, Walker Co., AL
 Father: Pinkey E. GOODWIN
 Mother: Martha Ann NAIL
        
 

John Bester Phillips and Lillian Ann Goodwin
Photo donated by Linda Jo Scurlock

CHILDREN
 Stillborn Male PHILLIPS
   Born: 12 MAR 1882      at: Walker County, AL 
   Died: 12 MAR 1882      at: Walker County, AL 
 Burial: Phillips Freewill Cemetery, Dillworth, Walker Co., AL 
 
 James Herman PHILLIPS, MD
    Born: 5 NOV 1893       at: Walker County, AL
 Degreed: 1916             at: University of Tennessee,  Medical College
Licensed: 1917		   at: Dora, Walker Co., AL	
Military: 1917             at: Dora, AL WWI Draft Card (Download Image)
Military: 1918             as: 1st Lieutenant, Army Medical Corp.
  Listed: 1918             in: Alabama Medical Directory
  Listed: 1921             in: Alabama Medical Directory
    Died: 10 APR 1957      at:   
  Burial: Phillips Family Cemetery, Empire, Walker Co., AL
 Spouses: Never married
    Note: A corpsman who served under him in WW I stole Dr. Phillips' license and practiced medicine in California 
          using his degree and license for 40 years, he operated on patients and lost none due to his surgery.  
	  Source: Shirley Southard and Time Magazine Oct. 5, 1942 The Strange Case of J. H. Phillips 
 Edward Marvin PHILLIPS
   Born: 9 JUL 1895       at: Walker County, AL   
Married:                  at:   
   Died: 3 APR 1935       at:
 Burial: Phillips Family Cemetery, Empire, Walker Co., AL   
Spouses: Clara E. ALBRITTON   
 Alfred Goodwin PHILLIPS
   Born: 30 JUN 1898      at: Walker County, AL   
Married: Abt 1924         at:   
   Died: 24 MAY 1943      at: Walker County, AL  
 Burial: Phillips Family Cemetery, Empire, Walker Co., AL
Spouses: Jesse B. Purdy
 Lillian Mabel PHILLIPS
   Born: 11 JAN 1900      at: Walker County, AL   
Married:                  at:   
   Died: Dec 1978         at: Walker County, AL   
Spouses: Clyde COX  
 John Ollious (Oll) PHILLIPS
   Born: 14 APR 1902      at: Walker County, AL  
Married: 25 APR 1931      at: Walker County, AL  
   Died: 4 SEP 1962       at: Tuscaloosa County, AL 
 Burial: Phillips Family Cemetery, Empire, Walker Co., AL 
Spouses: Clara Mae CLARK  
 Ima Etta PHILLIPS
   Born: 2 MAR 1904       at: Walker County, AL 
   Died: 11 MAY 1928      at: Walker County, AL  
 Burial: Phillips Family Cemetery, Empire, Walker Co., AL
Spouses: Never married

 Earl PHILLIPS
   Born: 1 NOV 1906       at: Walker County, AL 
   Died: 25 SEP 1932      at: Walker County, AL 
 Burial: Phillips Family Cemetery, Empire, Walker Co., AL 
Spouses: Jewel UNKNOWN

 Virgil A. PHILLIPS
   Born: 10 JAN 1910      at: Walker County, AL 
   Died: 27 JUN 1991      at: Walker County, AL 
   Obit: Daily Mountain Eagle June 30, 1991, Page A2  
 Burial: Phillips Family Cemetery, Empire, Walker Co., AL
Spouses: Never married
 Martha Elizabeth PHILLIPS
   Born: 26 JAN 1912      at: Dora, AL  
Married: 12 JUNE 1930     at: Birmingham, AL  
   Died: 12 Dec 2011      at: Birmingham, AL   
Spouses: Charles Bethelle BERREY, Jr  




Martha Elizabeth Phillips Berrey and her brother James Herman Phillips
Photo donated by Martha Berrey













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