Phelps, William
Birth Name | Phelps, William 1a 2a |
Gramps ID | I140300 |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 80 years, 11 months, 15 days |
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Birth [E211786] | 1808-11-01 | Palmyra, New York |
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Death [E211787] | 1889-10-16 | Lewistown, Illinois |
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | Phelps, Stephen [I140296] | 1768-03-02 | 1841-09-13 | |
Mother | Day, Lois [I140297] | 1777-10-11 | 1837-09-18 | |
Sister | Phelps, Laura [I140447] | 1796-08-26 | 1864-08-31 | |
Sister | Phelps, Emily [I140434] | 1798-10-05 | WFT 1812-1892 | |
Brother | Phelps, Alexis [I140298] | 1800-08-10 | WFT 1817-1890 | |
Brother | Phelps, Myron [I140284] | 1803-03-17 | 1878-08-15 | |
Brother | Phelps, Stephen Summer [I140299] | 1805-08-01 | WFT 1826-1895 | |
Phelps, William [I140300] | 1808-11-01 | 1889-10-16 | ||
Brother | Phelps, Charles [I140821] | 1818-10-25 | 1847-09-03 |
Families
  |   | Family of Phelps, William and Kelsey, Carolyn [F13860] | ||||||||||||
Married | Wife | Kelsey, Carolyn [I140436] ( * 1808-11-01 + 1861-10-21 ) | ||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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Phelps, Dick Henry [I140438] | 1830-11-10 | 1864-04-28 |
Phelps, Mary L. [I140439] | 1837-09-19 | 1851-10-12 |
Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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Marriage [E339673] | WFT 1854-1877 |
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Narrative
[phelps.FTW]
[Brøderbund WFT Vol. 22, Ed. 1, Tree #2589, Date of Import: Dec 1, 1998]
William Phelps (1808-1889) was the son of Stephen Phelps who was a Judge in New York and a merchant in Lewistown, Illinois.
When William Phelps was 24, he married Caroline Kelsey and went to Iowa to establish a trading post. His blonde wife was the heroine of the book "Yellow Rose." The Indians William Phelps dealt with were enthraled with her blonde hair. They almost worshiped her. They also considered it very good luck to touch her "yellow hair." In 1846, he sold the trading post and returned to Lewistown where he engaged in several different businesses. He was a trained tanner and traded with the Indians who got along well with the Indian tribes in the area. (Including Keokuk and Blackhawk, chiefs of the Blackhawk tribe). He was always considered a "fair dealer." He was also "Captain" of a riverboat.
During the Civil War, he was appointed Provost Marshall for his Congressional District.
Birth date 1808? 1809?
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Type | Value | Notes | Sources |
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REFN | 45 |
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