J. J. "Squire Jim" Phillips was the youngest son of Moses J. Phillips (1817-1887) and Margaret Scott Phillips (1811-1891). He was a farmer by occupation. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Roaring Creek District for several years. He also served as a law enforcement officer in Elkins for a brief period. Mr. Phillips, along with his brother Randolph, assisted their father Moses J. Phillips (Overseer of the Poor from 1872 - 1877) with the nearby poor farm, and helped establish the Phillips Cemetery which was started as a place to bury the poor. The community of Jimtown (formerly known as Fairhope for the one room school once located there) was named in his memory. He was married first to Emeline Markley (1855-1890), and then to Annie Riley (died 1943). James and Emeline had 11 children. Several years after the Civil War, James and his father Moses moved the Confederate dead from Rich Mountain to Mt. Iser Cemetery above Beverly, W.Va.
J. J. "Squire Jim" Phillips was the youngest son of Moses J. Phillips (1817-1887) and Margaret Scott Phillips (1811-1891). He was a farmer by occupation. He served as a Justice of the Peace in Roaring Creek District for several years. He also served as a law enforcement officer in Elkins for a brief period. Mr. Phillips, along with his brother Randolph, assisted their father Moses J. Phillips (Overseer of the Poor from 1872 - 1877) with the nearby poor farm, and helped establish the Phillips Cemetery which was started as a place to bury the poor. The community of Jimtown (formerly known as Fairhope for the one room school once located there) was named in his memory. He was married first to Emeline Markley (1855-1890), and then to Annie Riley (died 1943). James and Emeline had 11 children. Several years after the Civil War, James and his father Moses moved the Confederate dead from Rich Mountain to Mt. Iser Cemetery above Beverly, W.Va.
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