Hope you have made some progress in your search regarding your ancestor, Amanda Phillips.

This part of your message interests me:

"I interlibrary loaned microfilm that supposely had the voter registration list for smith and wood county,..."

Did you go to a regular library or the Family History Library or what? If I am able to do this, for which years should I make the request for? This would be for Attala County, MS. Thank you.

Georgia Walker-Adams