Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Phelps was born on 9 October 1877, in Bloomfield, San Juan, New Mexico, United States, his father, Orange Jay Phelps, was 50 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Hazelton, was 44. He married Mary Elzora Bachman on 24 January 1901, in Farmington, San Juan, New Mexico, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Durango, La Plata, Colorado, United States in 1920 and Election Precinct 14 Hood School, La Plata, Colorado, United States in 1940. He died on 20 October 1960, in La Plata, Colorado, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Durango, La Plata, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Wesley Phelps in household of Oran* Phelps, "United States Census, 1900"
- John Wesley Phelps, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- John Wesley Phelps, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1877–1960 Male
1884–1970 Female
Children (7)
1905–1936 Female
1907–1995 Male
1909–1997 Female
1912–2010 Female
1915–1990 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1827–1903 Male
1833–1925 Female
Siblings (9)
1856–1938 Female
1860–1940 Male
1864–1872 Female
1866–1929 Female
1868–1960 Female
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World Events (8)
1880
Age 3
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 4
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 23
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (southwestern): variant of Phillips .
History: The brothers George and William Phelps emigrated from Gloucestershire, England, to Dorchester, MA, c. 1630. Five years later they moved to Windsor, CT. George's sixth-generation descendant, Anson Greene Phelps (1781–1853), rose from being a penniless orphan to the status of a major industrialist and a prominent CT philanthropist.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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