C.D. Phillips is a prominent farmer of Meriwether county, in which he was born in 1849. He is of Virginia stock, his grandfather, William D. Phillips, having come from that state to Georgia at an early date. His father, William A.J. Phillips, was born in Morgan county in 1828, and served through the late war with the state militia. His wife, Miss Mary M. Smith, was a daughter of Thomas Smith, also a Virginian, who was among Georgia's first settlers. C.D. Smith spent his early years upon the farm in Meriwether county and obtained such schooling as the country schools afforded. He has devoted himself to the science of agriculture and his fine farm, in all its parts brought to the highest state of perfection, bears witness to his aptness in his business. His wife, whom he married in 1867, was Miss Emma Sewell, a native of Meriwether county, born June 10, 1847, the daughter of John P. and Elizabeth (Wideman) Sewell, who were old settlers of the county, to which they came from Morgan county. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips are the parents of ten children: William A., Estella, Mary, Thomas H., John H., Albert P., Calvin A., Cleopatra, Edna E. and Iverson B. Mrs. Phillips is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church; her husband is a member of the Alliance and is the president of the county organization in Meriwether county. The family is well esteemed by all who know them.
Source: Memoirs of Georgia: Containing Historical Accounts of the State's Civil, Military, Industrial and Professional Interests, and Personal Sketches of Many of Its People, Vol. II, Atlanta, Georgia, by The Southern Historical Association, published by Southern Historical Press, 1895; Pgs. 518-519
