James married Elizabeth Hastings in 1837 in USA. Elizabeth (daughter of William Hastings, Sr. and Mary Irwin) was born on 14 Feb 1819 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1896 in Holmes, Ohio, USA; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Holmes, Ohio, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Jane Phillips was born on 18 Sep 1836; died on 26 Nov 1862; was buried in Bear Valley Cemetery, Bear Valley, Richland, Wisconsin, USA.
2. William H. Phillips was born in 1837 in Millersburg, Holmes, Ohio, USA; died on 8 Jan 1901 in Orchard Knob, Hamilton, Tennesssee, USA; was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennesssee, USA.
3. John B. Phillips was born in 1840 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1886; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Millersburg, Holmes, Ohio, USA.