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THE PHILLIPS SIDE
Surnames: PhillipsSutherlandBrownKisser
First Generation
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Children:
i. Mount SUTHERLAND;
He married Jane ERVIN, daughter of Micajah 'Cage' ERVIN & Sarah 'Sallie' SUTHERLAND.
ii. Henry SUTHERLAND;
iii. Sam SUTHERLAND;
iv. Alex SUTHERLAND;
2 v. Nelson SUTHERLAND
Second Generation
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2. Nelson SUTHERLAND. Son of SUTHERLAND. Born 1810.
He married Nancy VANOVER.
They had the following children:
3 i. Samuel 'Bozier' SUTHERLAND
Third Generation
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3. Samuel 'Bozier' SUTHERLAND. Son of Nelson SUTHERLAND & Nancy VANOVER. Born About 1841 in KENTUCKY. Died 15 Jun 1918. Buried 15 Jan 1918. User Note 1 illiterate
He first married Sarah J. KISER, daughter of Ephriam Mayfield KISER & Mary (Polly) ERVIN, 7 Dec 1866. Born 1842 in Russell Co., VA. Died 21 Oct 1921.
He second married Mary TURNER, daughter of Hugh TURNER & Betsey EVANS. Born 1851. Died Apr 1881 in DICKENSON COUNTY, VA. Buried Apr 1881 in Russell Co., VA. User Note 1 died few days after birth of only son(?).
They had the following children:
4 i. Sampson D. SUTHERLAND
5 ii. John Clark SUTHERLANDv
iii. Alverda SUTHERLAND;
iv. Sarah J SUTHERLAND;
She married Henry Mayfield PHILLIPS, son of Nathaniel PHILLIPS & Sarah J. KISER.
v. Anne Elizabeth SUTHERLAND; Born 1872.
She married L. KISER.
vi. Meredith SUTHERLAND;
She married Ted BOWMAN.
vii. David SUTHERLAND; Born 1876.
He first married Emma PATTON.
He second married Bell CARSON.
viii. Heuy SUTHERLAND; Born 1878. Died 1886.
Fourth Generation
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5. John Clark SUTHERLAND. Son of Samuel 'Bozier' SUTHERLAND & Mary TURNER. Born 1861. Died 21 Feb 1933. User Note 1 Family common knowledge father was Sutherland.
He did not marry Sarah Ann PHILLIPS, daughter of Robert 'Bob' Jackson PHILLIPS & Matilda Jane KISER. Born 17 Oct 1859 in Dante (Turkey Foot), VA. Died 18 Jan 1886 in Dickenson County, VA. Buried Jan 1886 in Dickenson County, VA.
She died of chidlbirth complications on the 18th and her child died on the 10th.
History: DICKENSON COUNTY DEATH REGISTRY 1886
EASTERN DISTRICT
They had the following children:
6 i. James Barnabas PHILLIPS (Deceased)
7 ii. William Farley PHILLIPS/STACY (Deceased)
iii. Not Named PHILLIPS (Deceased); Born 10 Jun 1886 in Dickenson Co. VA. in Dickenson Co. VA.
He second married Leah 'Lear HAMOMON.
Fifth Generation
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6. James Barnabas PHILLIPS. Son of John Clark SUTHERLAND & Sarah Ann PHILLIPS. Born 17 May 1879 in Tazewell Co., VA. Died 15 Jan 1966 in Richlands, VA. Buried Jan 1966 in Smyth Ridge Cemetary, VA.
1910 CENSUS OF BUCHANAN COUNTY-GARDEN DISTRICT SHOWS JAMES B. 30 YEARS OLD AND MAGGIE ELLEN 16 YEARS OLD WERE MARRIED ONE YEAR, BOTH WERE ABLE TO READ AND WRITE. CENSUS WAS DONE ON MAY 4, 1910. NO CHILDREN AT THIS TIME.
WORKED FOR NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILROAD WHEN ROBERT WAS ABOUT 10 YEARS OLD. HE WAS SAID TO BE THE BEST MOONSHINER IN THREE STATES. HE ONCE HAD A LICENSE TO MAKE MOONSHINE BUT SAID TO HAVE TURNED IT IN. FROM MRS. KINDER- TALL MAN; SLENDER FACE; DARK HAIR AND MOUSTACE. LIVED INA LONG HOUSE WITH ONLY 3 ROOMS. SHE CALLED HIM OLD MAN JIM PHILLIPS KNEW HIM AS A FARMER AND MOONSHINER. WHEN HE DIED SHE REMEMBERED THAT THEY OPENED THE CASKET AND IT SNOWED ON HIS FACE.
He first married Maggie Ellen SMITH, daughter of John Erastus SMITH & Mary A.P. GRIFFILLS, 5 Sep 1908 in DICKENSON COUNTY, VA. Born 5 Sep 1894 in Tazewell Co., VA. Died in Richlands, VA. Buried in Smyth Ridge Cemetary, VA.
IT WAS TOLD BY MRS. KINDER WHO LIVES BY THE SMYTH RIDGE CEMETARY THAT SHE KNEW MAG'S AND JIM PHILLIPS. SHE WAS A QUITE, SHORT WOMAN. THEY WOULD WALK THE HOLLOWS ALL DAY LONG. SHE DIED OF TB AFTER NURSING THEIR SON, RANSOM (WHO ALSO DIED OF TB)
FROM MRS. KINDER - MAGGIE WAS CALLED 'MAG' DIED OF TB BUT WAS REAL NICE BUT A BIG WOMAN UNTIL SHE GOT SICK.
They had the following children:
i. Earl PHILLIPS (Infant Death);
1ST IN BIRTH STILLBORN
8 ii. Issaac Brittan PHILLIPS (Deceased)
iii. Ransome Farley PHILLIPS (Deceased); Born Dec 1913 in VIRGINIA.
3RD IN BIRTH HE WAS BEDRIDDEN FOR THE LAST SIX MONTHS UNTIL HIS DEATH -DIED OF TB
IT WAS SAID THAT RANSOME WAS VERY DANGEROUS. HE WOULD SHOOT AT PEOPLE IF HE DIDN'T LIKE THEM. HE AND HIS FATHER BOUGHT A LOT OF LAND IN THE AREA.
9 iv. Lou Ella PHILLIPS (Deceased)
v. John Luther PHILLIPS (Deceased); Born 26 Sep 1917. Died Mar 1981 in Richlands, VA. Buried Mar 1981 in Smyth Ridge Cemetary.
JOHNNY DIED OF CANCER OF THE THROAT.
WORKED IN THE CAOL MINES UNTIL HIS LEGS WERE CRUSHED WHEN A COAL CAR RAN THEM OVER IN MINE #37, HE WENT TO A SPECAIL SCHOOL TO LEARN A TRADE IN A WHEELCHAIR. THE ELECTRICAL SHOP HE WORKED IN WAS OWNED BY HIM. HE WENT FROM FAMILY MEMBER TO FAMILY MEMBER TO LIVE.
10 vi. Robert Anthony PHILLIPS MSG (Deceased)
vii. Amos Jackson PHILLIPS; Born 23 Jan 1921 in Jewel Ridge, VA. User Note 1 PFC U.S. ARMY
7TH IN BIRTH
STUBBORN, LOVED TO PICK A FIGHT, WORKED IN THE COAL MINES.
History: HONORABLE DISCHARGE PAPERS
IND-11/28/42 AT ABINGDON, VA
SEP- 12/20/45 AT FT. BRAGG NC
BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS - NEW GUINEA; LUZON
DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS - GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AR 600-68; PURPLE HEART G041 HQ 20 INF ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE SERVICE STARS; PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR; VICTORY MEDAL.
He married Dorothy SMITH.
NO CHILDREN
viii. Ada PHILLIPS (Deceased); Buried in Green Hills Memorial Gardens, Claypool Hill, VA.
8TH IN BIRTH
She married Archie SHELTON. Buried in Green Hills Memorial Gardens, Claypool Hill, VA.
ix. Otis PHILLIPS (Infant Death);
9TH IN BIRTH - STILL BORN
x. Nancy PHILLIPS;
10TH IN BIRTH
xi. Mary Lily PHILLIPS;
11TH IN BIRTH
She first married LOONEY. They were divorced.
She second married Harles WALLACE. Buried in HANKINS CEMETARY, RICHLANDS, VA.
11 xii. Clarence Roy PHILLIPS (Deceased)
12 xiii. Homer Eugene PHILLIPS
xiv. Raymond PHILLIPS (Deceased); Buried in Smyth Ridge Cemetary.
RAYMOND WAS ACCIDENTLY KILLED AT AGE 15 BY BILL STACY'S SON WITH A JAPANESE RIFLE. THEY WERE PLAYING COWBOYS AND INDIANS AT THE TIME.
He second married Ellen PHILLIPS, daughter of Henry Mayfield PHILLIPS, 1903 in DICKENSON COUNTY, VA. Born 1887 in DICKENSON COUNTY, VA. They were divorced 1903.
Sixth Generation
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10. Robert Anthony PHILLIPS MSG. Son of James Barnabas PHILLIPS & Maggie Ellen SMITH. Born 13 Apr 1919 in Jewel Ridge, Tazwell Co.,VA. Died 6 Dec 1997 in Dumfries, VA. Buried 10 Apr 1998 in Smyth Ridge Cemetary. User Note 1 MASTER SARGENT E-7
6th in Birth; Died from Congestive Heart Failure/Old Age
He married Vonie May VANCE, daughter of William Irvin VANCE & Hattie Mable ELSWICK, 21 Aug 1952 in Tazewell Co., VA. Born 29 Apr 1937 in LAUREL CREEK, Banchanan Co., VA.
She retired from the U.S. Postal Service
They had the following children:
13 i. Glenda Ellen PHILLIPS
ii. Gloria Lane PHILLIPS; Born 29 Oct 1957 in Richlands, VA.
14 iii. Marti Gail PHILLIPS
iv. Anthony Ray PHILLIPS PhD.; Born 29 Sep 1962 in Ft. Hood, TX.
He married Janet Leigh MINTER, daughter of Allen Daniel MINTER & Margaret Carroll COSBY, 29 Jul 1992 in Manassas, VA. Born 5 Dec 1953 in RICHMOND, VA.
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