First-hand information as remembered by Victoria Lorraine Murphy, Saturday, July 19, 2014.
I first found his daughters cemetery and then found his census 1850, the grave and then 1880 census.
See also:
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZY-NHX : 17 October 2014), J C Philips, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 1, family 1, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,052.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW3-XLB : 14 July 2016), F E Phillips in household of J C Phillips, District 9, Overton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 92, sheet 339C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1274; FHL microfilm 1,255,274.
John Calvin Phillips Find A Grave Index Name: John Calvin Phillips Event Type: Burial Event Date: 1925 Event Place: Overton, Tennessee, United States of America Photograph Included: Y Birth Date: Jan 1839 Death Date: 1925 Affiliate Record Identifier: 33676148 Cemetery: Pine Ridge Cemetery
J C Phillips United States Census, 1880 Name: J C Phillips Event Type: Census Event Date: 1880 Event Place: District 9, Overton, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 41 Marital Status: Married Race: White Occupation: Farmer Relationship to Head of Household: Self Birth Year (Estimated): 1839 Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Father's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee, United States Sheet Letter: C Sheet Number: 339 Person Number: 0 Volume: 1
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