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G. R. Phillips, a successful agriculturist of Hempstead County Ark, was born on Blue Grass soil, in Taylor County, and is a son of L. T. Phillips, who was formerly a Virginian, and followed the occupation of carpentering and cabinetmaking, until his death, which occurred in 1851. The subject of this sketch, after remaining in his native State, where he acquired a fair English education, until 1855, started out to battle with the world and its chances, on his own responsibility, and after remaining in Kentucky, engaged in farm labor, until 1848, he moved to Missouri, and until 1861 he was engaged in tilling the soil and raising stock. He then became a member of Long-street’s regiment, and the first general engagement in which he participated was near Independence, Mo., and the second in that town. From there they went to Lone Jack, where they had an engagement, and the next one was at Cane Hill, Ark., to which State the operations of the regiment were confined, until Price made his raid through that State and Missouri. Mr. Phillips’ company was disbanded at Marshall, Tex., and he soon after came with his family to Arkansas, and for the past twenty years he has resided on his present farm, which consists of 360 acres of productive land. He owns a twenty horse-power saw-mill, which has a capacity of 12,000 feet per day, and in addition to owning a grist mill of his own, he owns another mill in partnership with Mr. Wimberly. His marriage to Mrs. Mary Morris, widow of William Morris, occurred in 1868, she being a daughter of James Morris, of Tennessee. They have no children of their own, but Mrs. Phillips became the mother of a daughter by her first husband —Elgardia (now the wife of J. F. Ward, of Hope, Ark). Mr. and Mrs. Phillips belong to the Methodist Church, and he is a supporter of the principles of the Democrat party.