Son of Thomas Phillips and Mary Best Phillips.

Married to Felecia Lee Warren on February 20, 1883 in Farmville, Pitt County, North Carolina.

John and Lillie were the parents of:
Mary Phillips Puryear
Preston Gray Phillips
Beulah Phillips Sugg
John Robert Phillips
William Herbert Phillips
Clarence Adrain Phillips
Ethel Lee Phillips Potter
James Thurman Phillips
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1880 United States Federal Census
Name: John Phillips
Age: 17
Birth Year: abt 1863
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1880: Farmville, Pitt, North Carolina
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's name: Mary Phillips
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Works On Farm
Household Members:
Name Age
Mary Phillips 53
Emilissa E. Phillips 20
John Phillips 17
Mary Phillips 14
Eliza Phillips 53

North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979
Name John T. Phillips
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 20 Feb 1883
Event Place Farmville Township, Pitt, North Carolina
Gender Male
Age 20
Marital Status Married
Birth Year (Estimated) 1863
Father's Name Thomas Phillips
Mother's Name Mary Phillips
Spouse's Name Lillie L. Warren
Spouse's Gender Female
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1865
Spouse's Father's Name J.R. Warren
Spouse's Mother's Name Alvania Warren

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: John V Phillips
Age: 37
Birth Date: Oct 1862
Birthplace: North Carolina
Home in 1900: Farmville, Pitt, North Carolina
Street: Maine Street
Sheet Number: 6
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 101
Family Number: 104
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Lillie L Phillips
Marriage Year: 1883
Years Married: 17
Father's Birthplace: North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Occupation: Farmer
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: M
Farm or House: F
Household Members:
Name Age
John V Phillips 37
Lillie L Phillips 35
Preston G Phillips 14
Bula Phillips 12
Johnney Phillips 10
William H Phillips 8
Clarence A Phillips 6
Ethel L Phillips 4
James T Phillips 1