George Mardis "Ted" PHILLIPS

1896 - 1979  (82 years)

• Name	George Mardis "Ted" PHILLIPS  [1]
  Birth	4 Aug 1896	Dora, Walker County, AL   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 Jun 1979	Jasper, Walker County, AL   [1]
  Burial	McCormack Cemetery Jefferson, Walker County, AL   [1]
  Person ID	I7987	Wood-Lester
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Father	George Washington (III) PHILLIPS,   b. 17 Feb 1846, Arkansas d. Walker County, AL
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Octavia MORGAN,   b. 2 May 1867   d. 6 Aug 1950, Walker County, AL (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	14 Jan 1894	Walker County, AL   [1]
  Family ID	F3060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Lily Montest E. "Testie" Ellafare ELLOTT,   b. 24 Mar 1903   d. 20 Oct 1959, Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1921	Dora, Walker County, AL   [1]
  Children	1. Jewel Dean PHILLIPS  [Father: natural] + 2. Ruby PHILLIPS + 3. Georgia Mae PHILLIPS + 4. Tava Lee PHILLIPS + 5. Juanita PHILLIPS + 6. Betty Jo PHILLIPS + 7. Charles Mardis PHILLIPS
  Family ID	F3070	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel SLATE
  Marriage	Aft 1959	Alabama   [1]
  Family ID	F3225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2024

  
  

• Notes

  George Mardis "Ted" Phillips had a relationship with Lura Otillia Campbell, daughter of Samuel Campbell and Alice Campbell. She was born 30 Sep 1901 in Dora, Walker County, AL and died March 3, 1986 in Dora, Walker County, AL. According to the family, Otillia was living at a boarding house while teaching school at Dilworth. Otillia had the relationship while she was living at the boarding house. The boarding house was owned by Sam and Ina Phillips. She left the baby with Sam and Ina Phillips. Sand and Ina raised her baby. Then he married Lily Montest E. "Testie" Ellafare Elliott on 26 March 1921 in Dora, Walker County, AL. Obituary: GEORGE MARTIS (TED) PHILLIPS, 83 of Sumiton died Thursday. He was a Walker County native, and a retired miner. Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Bell Sumiton Chapel, with burial in McCormack Cemetery. Survivors include a son, Charles M. Phillips, Talladega; six daughters, Mrs Ruby Mitchell, Cullman, Mrs. Georgia Brown, Mrs. Tava Lakey and Mrs. Bette Smith, all of Birmingham, Mrs. Jewel Knight, Warren Michigan, and Mrs. Juanita Black, Sumiton, and two sisters, Mrs. Juanita Maring and Mrs. Siddie Ballenger, both of Sumiton. 1930 Walker County, AL Census had Lindsey E. Hans as a hired age 25 living with the family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S163] Joyce Wood's research.