Nowata Co., Oklahoma - Bio for Micajah H. Phillips
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MUSKOGEE AND NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA:
Including the counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee,
Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig,
and Ottawa. Vol. II.

by John D. Benedict

1922
The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., Chicago 
Page 222

MICAJAH H. PHILLIPS

For over half a century Micajah H. Phillips has made his home in
Oklahoma and for many years he was an active factor in the
agricultural development of the state, but is now living retired
on his farm near Delaware, in Nowata county, having reached the
age of seventy-eight years. He was born in Surry county, North
Carolina, April 30, 1843, and in May, 1870, when a young man of
twenty-seven years, he came to Indian Territory, casting in his
lot with its pioneer settlers. He acquired land seven miles south
of Tahlequah and for eight years there engaged in farming and
stock raising, removing at the end of that period to Beatty’s
Prairie, where he also followed agricultural pursuits, devoting
considerable attention to the raising of horses, mules and cattle.
In 1891 he purchased his present place of two hundred and
seventy-five acres, situated near Delaware, in Nowata county, and
continued active in its management until failing health obliged
him to relinquish the arduous cares of business. Here he followed
farming and also engaged in the raising of stock, of which broad
practical experience had given him a comprehensive knowledge, and
his labors were conducted along the most scientific lines, being
productive of excellent results. In 1916 oil was discovered on
his property and he now has four wells, all of which are good
producers and contribute substantially to his income. He made many
improvements upon his place, converting it into a most desirable
farm, and his home is a fine, old-fashioned residence standing on
an elevation of ground and surrounded by a beautiful grove of
trees. 

On the 15th of August, 1867, Mr. Phillips was united in marriage
to Miss Josephine Victoria Raper, a daughter of Charles and
Julia Ann (Johnson) Raper of North Carolina. Mary McDaniel, the
material grandmother of Mr. Raper, was a native of North Carolina
and of Cherokee extraction. To Mr. And Mrs. Phillips were born
eleven children: Frank, who is now fifty-two years of age; W.P.;
Augusta C.; Vienna, deceased; Julia Ann; John B., who has also
passed away; Susan; Grace; R.S.; M.H., Jr.; and Josephine. The
daughter Augusta is the wife of John Strong and resides on a farm
adjoining that of her father. All of the children are married
with the exception of M.H., Jr. Mr. Phillips is a man of
commanding presence and fine mentality, whose life has at all
times been guided by high principles and whose acts have ever
been prompted by worthy motives. He has always taken a deep
interest in the welfare and progress of his community and during
the period of his residence here has gained many sincere friends. 

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