CLARKSVILLE, Ga., January 25.-The residence of Dr. J.P. Phillips, which was burned on the 21st inst., was insured for $3,000 which will not cover the loss sustained. The residence was the old Dr. George D. Phillips’ homestead, located one mile from this place. The fire broke out about 2:30 when all were asleep. Mrs. Phillips awakened to find the flames creeping in at the back windows from the dining room. She immediately ran to Mrs. Bass, who was spending the night and who assisted her in taking the children from the now almost enveloped building. The only male person on the place was Robert McMillan, a lad of fifteen, who assisted to save the family with their wearing apparel, which was scarcely accomplished before the roof was falling in. Dr. Phillips was in Marietta visiting his brother who is now very ill.
Source: Union Recorder, Milledgeville, Georgia, January 31, 1888; Pg. 6
Add'l Info.
HABERSHAM.
Among the distinguished citizens of the county was Dr. George D. Phillips , long a prominent physician and a distinguished member of the Senate of the State. He was a Virginian by birth, who came from the mountains of North Carolina to Georgia, and won by his probity and ability the highest place in the confidence of the people. His three sons, General Wm. Phillips, Colonel Charles D. Phillips and Major Jas. P. Phillips, were distinguished officers in the Confederate army.
Source: The Story of Georgia and the Georgia People, 1732-1860, Complete in One Volume, by George Gillman Smith, D.D., printed by George G. Smith, Macon, Ga., 1900; Pg. 335
