Milo Arthur Phelps

Brief Life History of Milo Arthur

When Milo Arthur Phelps was born on 17 May 1886, in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States, his father, William H Phelps, was 34 and his mother, Lonie Magdelena Bowman, was 34. He married Camilla V Holt on 31 August 1907. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Sturgis, St. Joseph, Michigan, United States for about 15 years and United States in 1949. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 10 November 1954, at the age of 68, and was buried in Deepdale Memorial Park, Delta Township, Eaton, Michigan, United States.

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Milo Arthur Phelps
1886–1954
Camilla V Holt
1887–1967
Marriage: 31 August 1907
Charles Arthur Phelps
1912–1994

Sources (18)

  • Arthur M Phelps, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Milo A Phelps, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
  • Arthur M Phelps, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1887 · The Bagley Memorial Fountain

"The Bagley Memorial Fountain was erected in 1887 with funds from the estate of John Judson Bagley. Bagley's will ordered the construction of the drinking fountain which would provide the people of Detroit ""water cold and pure as the coldest mountain stream."" H.H. Richards was the architect for the Romanesque-style, pink granite, lionhead fountain. It is engraved with the words, ""TESTAMENTARY GIFT FOR THE PEOPLE FROM JOHN JUDSON BAGLEY A.D. MDCCCLXXXVII""."

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1904

St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.

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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