1. | John Hamilton Phipps was born on 29 Jul 1872 in Carter County, , , Tennessee (son of Peter Phipps and Elizabeth "Betsey" Blevins); died on 2 Oct 1947 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Caldwell Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. Notes:
"Elizabethton Star," Sunday, October 5, 1947
JOHN H. PHIPPS
John H. Phipps, 75, of Milligan College, died at his home last Thursday after a brief illness.
Funeral Services were conducted at the Watauga Methodist Church Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jay B. Osborne and Dr. E. H. Yankee officiating. Burial was the Caldwell Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Clyde Be__field[illegible], Wade Bowling, Dana Campbell, Charles Whitson, Walter Gouge, W. T. Forges, Gene Butler, and Guy Babb.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Amanda Phipps; three sons, Johnny Phipps and Steve Phipps of Johnson City, and Coy Phipps of Milligan; three daughters, Mrs. Fred Sammons and Mrs. Selmer Garland of Johnson City and Miss Mary Phipps of Milligan; two grandchildren, Charles and Ruby Phipps; two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Miller of Johnson City and Mrs. Mollie Taylor of Stony Creek; and a brother, Logan Phipps of Stony Creek.
John married Amanda Elizabeth Wilkins on 20 Aug 1908 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Amanda was born about 1888 in , Giles County, Tennessee, ; died in Nov 1972. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- Nellie Myrtle Phipps was born on 19 May 1909 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 21 Apr 2005 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee.
- John H. Phipps, Jr. was born about 1912 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee.
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- Lexie Phipps was born on 24 Jan 1919 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 4 Apr 2008 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee.
- Peter Phipps was born on 12 Jun 1921 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 14 Jul 1924 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Rambo Cemetery, , Johnson County, Tennessee.
- Mary E. Phipps was born about 1924 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died on 29 Jun 2012 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Monte Vista Memorial Park, , Washington County, Tennessee.
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