Mary Casey^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7} daughter of Lemuel Casey and Nancy Norris Cox was born on Mar 10, 1841 in Barbour Co, AL.^1,2,3,4,7,8

Mary Casey was listed in the household of Lemuel Casey in the census in 1850 in Division 23, Barbour Co, AL.⁷

Mary married Nathan Richard Phillips son of Robert Releford Phillips and Dorcus Matilda Eldridge on Oct 21, 1860 in Barbour Co, AL.⁸

Mary Casey was listed in the household of Lemuel Casey in the census in 1860 in Dale Co, AL.⁹

Mary lived in Beat 11, Dale Co, Alabama in 1870.³

Mary lived in Skipperville, Dale Co, AL in 1900.⁴

Mary lived in Arguta, Dale Co, Alabama in 1910.²

Mary lived in Arguta, Dale Co, Alabama in 1930.¹ Mary. Mary Casey was born in Barbour Co AL on 10 mar 1841, about two miles west of Clio, AL.

1850 Barbour Co AL: Mary 10 living with Lemuel and Nancy Casey

She lived there with her family until she was about ten years old, at which time the family moved down on the river at what is known as the'old Gaines Place. About a year later, Lemuel moved his family to what was to become the 'old Phillips Place'.

Mary Casey moved with her family into a little log cabin with her family about 1852 when she was about eleven.

1860 Dale Co AL: Mary 17 living with Lemuel and Nancy Casey

Mary married Nathan Richard Phillips Sr.in 1860 when she was nineteen and he was 21. Nathan bought the land from his father-in-law, Lemuel Casey. Nathan and Mary lived in the log house until 1887. All of the Phillips children were born in the log house, which has been moved to another site on the property.

1866 Dale Co AL: female 20-30 living with Nathan Phillips

1870 Dale Co AL, Skipperville, p246: Mary 30 AL living with family

1880 Dale Co AL: Mary 39 AL living with NR Phillips and family

The present house was built in 1887. The home has one and a half inch thick pine floors. Except for three years during the War Between the States when she lived with her father while her husband was at war,Mary Casey Phillips lived on this home site all the years of her long life until she died in 1931.

1900 Dale Co AL, precinct 11, Skipperville, V17 E68 S14 L22: Mary Mar1841 59 AL, Joe s Feb 1879 21, Laura May 1885 15 AL, Nancy Jun 1888 12AL

1910

1920 Dale Co AL: William was the only child living at home

1930

Her tombstone reads: 'I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith'.

Mary died on Jun 10, 1931 in Dale Co, AL.^6,8 She was buried in Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery, Arguta, Dale Co, Alabama.

Nathan Richard Phillips Sr^9,10 was the son of Robert Releford Phillips Sr. (1810-1879) and Dorcus Matilda Eldridge (1815-1859). He and Mary Casey had the following children: