James Nelson Phillips (b. March 25, 1835, d. February 23, 1865)
James Nelson Phillips (son of Lewis Phillips and Elizabeth Cook) was born March 25, 1835 in Putnam Co, Tennessee, and died February 23, 1865 in Clay Co, Tennessee. He married Rebecca Martin on November 05, 1855 in Putnam Co, Tennessee.
Notes for James Nelson Phillips: During The War Between The States. James Was Picked Up By The Confederates And Taken To McMinville, Tennessee. He Escaped And Went To Kentucky And Worked As A Spy For The Union. He Was Caught At Butler's Landing In Clay Co, Tennessee By Morgan's Raiders And Shot As A Spy On February 23,1865. His Wife Brought His Body Back To Putnam Co To Be Buried. His Son James Was Six Years Old At The Time Of His Death. He Remembered That During His Father's Funeral, He Went Up To The Coffin And Put His Finger On The Bullet-Hole In Is Fathers Head.
More About James Nelson Phillips: Burial: Perkins Cemetery - Near Boiling Springs, Tennessee.
More About James Nelson Phillips and Rebecca Martin: Marriage: November 05, 1855, Putnam Co, Tennessee.
Children of James Nelson Phillips and Rebecca Martin are:
+James Buchannon Phillips, b. April 19, 1859, Putnam Co, Tennessee, d. February 15, 1941, Huntsville, Alabamma.
Susan Phillips, b. August 08, 1856, Putnam Co, Tennessee, d. December 23, 1933, Putnam Co, Tennessee.
Roda Phillips, b. September 06, 1857, Putnam Co, Tennessee, d. 1895, Putnam Co, Tennessee.
Nancy Ann Phillips, b. November 13, 1861, Putnam Co, Tennessee, d. March 27, 1943, Putnam Co, Tennessee.
James Nelson Phillips (b. March 25, 1835, d. February 23, 1865)
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