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Moses Phillips PVT Company G 7th Mounted Infantry Union Army CIVIL WAR
Moses Phillips was born June 15, 1825, in Sevier County, Tennessee, USA. Reverend Moses Phillips died April 22, 1877, in Shea, Campbell County, Tennessee, USA . Moses was a private in Company G, 7th Mounted Infantry in the Union Army in the Civil War. He served from Nov. 8, 1864, to July 27, 1865. He was a minister and served as pastor of Beechfork Baptist Church, and on the 30th day of August 1873, he and Rev. Sterling Adkins organized a church by the name of Pleasant Rest Church at Nicks Creek on the New River. The church was later named Nicks Creek Missionary Baptist Church.
Moses Phillips built a log house at the 2300 feet level on the Anderson side of Red Oak Mountain. It is near Red Oak Gap Church. His children and grandchildren lived in the house. His son, Boomer Jim, is buried in a family cemetery near the house site. According to Oscar Phillips, Moses had a one-third interest in 13,000 acres of mountain land. In the 1970s his heirs were involved in litigation against the land companies, who they believed had stolen part of the land which Moses had left to his heirs when he died.
Moses Phillips Birth: 15 Jun 1825 Death 22 Apr 1877 in Campbell Co TN Sex: M Pvt G. Co 7th TN Mtd Inf Father: William C. Phillips b. 10 Sep 1810 in Jacksboro Cemetery Baptism: Ligia's Fork P.O. 1864 Fact 2: Aug 1847 Recd by Experience at Longfield Baptist Church Occupation: 858 Dismissed by Longfield to join Beechfork Church Titles: Was delegate to Clinton Baptist Association Burial: Pastor at Beechfork Baptist, Farmer Church: Lived near Jacksboro Spouses & Children Susannah C. Ward (Wife) b. 9 Feb 1827 in Housekeeper, can't read/write Marriage: 18 MAY 1846 in Anderson Co. TN Children: Emmaline "Emily" Phillips b. 1848 in TN Mary Ann Phillips b. 1849 in TN Elizabeth Phillips b. About. 1850 Sabra Phillips b. 20 May 1852 Nancy Phillips b. About. 1853 in TN Sarah Phillips b. About. 1853 Melvina "Viney" Phillips b. About. 1855 in TN Clarissa "Clara" Phillips b. About. 1857 Pharoah Phillips b. About. 1859 in Laborer at age 11 Margaret Phillips b. About. 1859 James "Boomer Jim" Phillips b. 1862 in Bur. at Boomer Jim Phillips Cemetery Lincoln "Link" Phillips b. 28 May 1862 in Bur. at Link Phillips Cemetery, Red Oak Mtn Catherine "Taz" Phillips b. 28 May 1862 in McKamey Cemetery at Beechfork Elmira "Myra" Phillips b. Jul 1867 in TN
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