Frances Josephine Phelps

Brief Life History of Frances Josephine

When Frances Josephine Phelps was born about 1862, in Osage, Missouri, United States, her father, James Albert Phelps, was 22 and her mother, Ruth Evaline Tate, was 23. She married John William Gieck on 14 May 1885, in Linn, Osage, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 10 daughters. She lived in Jefferson Township, Osage, Missouri, United States for about 30 years and Cache, Comanche, Oklahoma, United States in 1910. She died on 10 May 1910, at the age of 49, and was buried in Oak Hill Memorial Park, McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

John William Gieck
1859–1913
Frances Josephine Phelps
1862–1910
Marriage: 14 May 1885
William F Gieck
1882–1967
Nora Gieck
1907–1993
Mary Gieck
1884–1975
Katherine Gieck
1886–1951
Florence Gieck
1887–1976
Amber James Gieck
1887–1908
Maggie Gieck
1890–
William Fred Gieck
1891–1958
Kathryn Gieck
1891–1968
Fred Godfrey Gieck
1892–1978
Florence Gieck
1895–1985
Edward Charles Gieck
1897–1932
Flora Gieck
1898–
Henry A. Gieck
1900–1963
John Dooley Gieck
1902–1983
Grace Gieck
1906–1962
Amber Gieck
1908–1908
Edward Gieck
1910–1932

Sources (20)

  • Josephine Phelps in household of James A Phelps, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Frances A. Phelps, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • Francis Josephine Phelps Gieck, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

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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