January 13, 2025

Thomas Erwin Phipps, or “Erwin”, as he was known to his friends and loved ones, was born on October 24, 1895, in Stony Point, Tennessee to Reverend Joshua “Jot” Phipps and Ann “Ro” Tadlock Phipps. He had five siblings, Pella “Peggy” Phipps, born 1881, Helen Phipps, born 1883, Foster Phipps, born 1887, Edgar Phipps, born…

January 13, 2025

Mary Eleanor Morgan, “Eleanor” to just about everyone, was born April 21, 1895 in Yokohama, Japan, where her father, Reverend Alexander Morgan, was doing missionary work. She had three siblings, Martha “Mattie” Morgan, born 1881, Neuel Morgan, born 1883, and Lawrence Morgan, born 189o. Her mother, Katherine Bryan Morgan, married her father after the death…