Erasmus Porter 'Ras' Phillips
--b. January 22, 1844 Tishomingo Co., MS
--d. February 11, 1919 Alcorn Co., MS
----buried Salem Christian Church, Corinth, Alcorn Co. MS
--m. V. B. BELLE HAYNIE
--October 21, 1868 probably Alcorn Co., MS
----b. Decmeber 10, 1848 Mississippi
----d. June 15, 1883 Alcorn Co. MS
------buried Salem Christian Church, Corinth, Alcorn Co. MS
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Salem Christian Church Cemetery
Erasmus and Belle's Tombstone
Photo: Courtesy of Brent Jobe
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My Websites for Erasmus
- Job(e) Legacy - Gedcom on Rootsweb World Connect
JOB(E) LEGACY
Descendants of Andrew Job Jr
Jerry Phillips 45 M farmer 2300/1000 NC Parter 16 M farmer MS Mary 14 F MS Sarah 13 F MS Jno. 12 M MS Josephine 10 F MS Pocahantaus 7 F MS
Will of Jeremiah Phillips pages 205-206 (father)
"...my two sons, E.P. Phillips and J.H. Phillips the following land west half of the east half of the north west 1/4 of section 25 township 2 range 7 also I give to my grand daughter Minnie? J. Cheek the land...east half of NW 1/4 section 25 township 2 range 7...I give to my daughters Josephine and Pocahontas Phillips all of my hogs except 4 killing hogs to go to my daughter Sarah Wells, also I give to my daughter Mary L.? Cheek $100.00 in silver money also a certain cow and calf which she has heretofore claimed also I give to my daughter Pocahontas $150.00 in gold and the remainder of my money on hand to be equally divided between my sons E.P. and J.H. Phillips and my daughters Sarah Wells and Josephine Phillips...Also I give to my daughter Sarah Wells a certain horse mule to be her own undivided property also the remainder of my cattle and oxen and wagon to remain in the place for the use of the family...E.P. and J.H. Phillips executors... 15th day of April 1868"
PHILUPS Ras 25 m w farmer 400 real estate 550 personal property MS Belle 19 f w keeps house MS Belle 1 f w MS Sallie 37 or 57? f w MS Rolk? 16 f MS
E. P. PHILLIPS Self M Male W 36 MS Farmer NC TN V. B. PHILLIPS Wife M Female W 28 MS Keeping House TN TN L. B. PHILLIPS Dau S Female W 10 MS At Home MS MS Fannie PHILLIPS Dau S Female W 8 MS MS MS J. P. PHILLIPS Son S Male W 6 MS MS MS John PHILLIPS Son S Male W 5 MS MS MS Geneva PHILLIPS Dau S Female W 3 MS MS MS M. T. PHILLIPS Son S Male W 6M MS MS MS
*he is a widower with son, Melvin
Matter of will of E.P. Phillips probated by Clyde Phillips
Petition number 3082*This document goes on and on with many more pages. . .For some reason it took a long time to get his will probated and many died in the meantime:
June term 1958
Co., of Alcorn
Now comes Clyde Phillips, only son and sole heir of his father, Melvin Phillips, and that Melvin Phillips was a son of the above named E.P. Phillips; will probated Feb. 15, 1919...
Land was bequeathed to John Phillips and Melvin Phillips, two of the children of E.P. Phillips...furnish a home and provide support for Mrs. Laura Guy, their sister, during her lifetime; that the said John Phillips died many years ago, having never married and leaving no will; that the said Melvin Phillips, father of Clyde Phillips, died on the 1st day of October 1957; he had full control of said land; that Mrs. Laura Guy also died intestate many years ago...
Under terms of the will, Jerre Phillips, another son of E.P. and Melvin named as executors...Jerre Phillips also departed this life intestate many years ago; and that the E.P. Phillips land, was directed to be sold through chancery court of Alcorn Co., and the proceeds distributed as follows:
six part to wit: children of John Phillips, Melvin Phillips, Jerre Phillips, Mrs. Laura Guy, Mrs. Fannie Huff and Mrs. Geneva Anderson, being the six children of E.P. Phillips...
- Mrs. Geneva Anderson was and is the only surviving one of the said six children.
- J.S. Phillips is the only heir at law of Jerre Phillips.
- Clyde Phillips is the only heir at law of Melvin Phillips.
- Mrs. Fannie Huff had seven children to wit: A.J. Huff, Alma Bell Jobe, Beulah Claunch, Lillian Smelling, Christine Huff, all of whom are living; and Mrs. Leo McNair, who died intestate and left as her only heirs at law, her five children, all of whom are living to wit: Jessie McNair, George McNair, Bobbie McNair, Mildred Fowler and R.C. McNair; and Mrs. Letha McKinney, who died intestate leaving as her only heirs at law her six children, all of whom are living to wit: Kenneth McKinney, Rose Mary Shackelford, Bobbie McKinney, Donald McKinney, John McKinney, Jr. and Marvin McKinney.
- Mrs. Laura Guy, died intestate, left her heirs at law five children to wit: Adeene G. Mahoney, Mattie G. Bourne, Beatrice G. Kopp, all of whom are living; and Morris Guy who died intestate leaving as his only heirs at law his three children, to wit: William B. Guy, Maurice G. Russell and Melvin E. Guy; and Mrs. Leta Jones, who died intestate leaving as her only heirs at law, her husband, Frank Jones, and Sandra Jones, a legally adopted child.
--m/1 Bedford Forest JOBE
--December 26, 1893 Alcorn Co., MS
----b. 1866 Alcorn Co., MS
----d. 1897 - March 1898 Alcorn Co., MS
----Bedford m/1 Florence DEMETRE
------s/o Andrew Jackson 'Jack' Jobe and Mary 'Polly' LAWSON
--------gs/o Jonathan Jobe and Sarah CHOATE
---------gt gs/o Daniel Jobe and Mourning PRYOR
-----------2nd gt gs/o Samuel Job and Dorcas MacKAY
-------------3rd gt gs/o Caleb Job and Barbary -
---------------4th gt gs/o Andrew Job Jr. and Elizabeth VERNON
-------------3rd gt gs/o Zachariah MacKay
---------------4th gt gs/o Robert MacKay and Anne BROWN
-----------2nd gt gs/o Richard E. Pryor and Mourning THOMSON
-------------3rd gs/o Thomas Thomson and Hannah McALLISTER
---------------4th gt gs/o Samuel Thomson and Helen GLASS
---------------4th gt gs/o William McAllister and Elizabeth GARLAND
---------gt gs/o Christopher Choate and Sally --
-----------2nd gt gs/o Richard Choate and Nancy ----
-------------3rd gt gs/o Christopher Choate and Flora HAWKINS
--------gs/o George W. Lawson and Susannah ---
----------gt gs/o James Elijah Lawson and Selinda Craig LOVELL
------------2nd gt gs/o John Washington Lawson and Susan MORRIS
--------------3rd gt gs/o James Dodson Lawson and Mary Jane RIGGS
----------------4th gt gs/o David Lawson and Frances --
------------------5th gt gs of John Lawson and Mary GRAHAM
--------------3rd gt gs/o Elijah Morris and Jincey HAYMORE
----------------4th gt gs/o John Haymore and Polly CALLIS
------------------5th gt gs/o John Haymore and Jane WHITE
------------------5th gt gs/o Henry Callis and Elizabeth FARRINGTON
--m/2 Mansel Kendrick 'Manuel' ANDERSON
--March 17, 1898 Alcorn Co., MS
----b. February 23, 1878 Alcorn Co., MS
----d. November 14, 1949 Memphis, Shelby Co., TN
------buried Salem Christian Church Cemetery, Alcorn Co. MS
------s/o William J. Anderson and Nancy Betney HAMMOND
--------gs/o William Anderson and Sarah L. 'Sallie' WHITE
--------gs/o Phillip Hammond and Mary Ann ALLEN
----------gt gs/o Phillip Hammond and Christina COOK
----------gt gs/o Hiram Allen and Mary 'Polly' DICK
If you have any old photos for any descendants of this family, please send to me at
Ann (Jobe) Brown
