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James H. Phillips may be mentioned as one of the prosperous farmers and stock raisers of Washington County, Ark. He was born on the 25th of July, 1830, his parents, McCager and Elizabeth (Willie) Phillips, being natives of the “Old Dominion.” They were reared in North Carolina, and the father died on the farm where he was reared, in 1856. He and wife were very earnest and worthy members of the Baptist Church, and became the parents of eight children all of whom lived to maturity. The mother died in 1841. James H. Phillips was born, reared and married in Wilkes County, N. C., and farmed in his native State until 1859, when he came west, and located on a farm in Benton County, Ark. He was married in 1852 to Miss Sarah Lewis, of Surrey County, N.C., who died in Arkansas in 1861, leaving two children, William N. and Mary F. September 19, 1861, Mr. Phillips married Miss Phoebe D. Brown, of Benton County, and their union has been blessed in the birth of six children: John M., Sarah F., Joseph M., Elijah L., M. C. and Daisy D. In 1862 Mr. Phillips enlisted in the Confederate army, in Capt. Tenon’s company, Bryant’s battalion, and served until the close of the war, surrendering at Fayetteville, Ark., in June, 1865, just three years from the day he entered service. After residing in Texas about ten months he, in 1867, came to Washington County, Ark., and located on a farm in Elm Spring Township, but in 1884 came to his present farm of 220 acres. He has 120 acres under cultivation, and has a good brick residence and a commodious and handsome barn. He and wife are members of the Christian Church.