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Male William H. Phelps Click to view William H. Phelps in the family tree

William H. was born on January 10th, 1839 in Hopkinton, NY.1   William H.'s father was William S. Phelps and his mother was Laura Palmer.  His paternal grandparents were Jacob Phelps and Lucy Webster; his maternal grandparents were Richard Palmer and Sarah Hawkins. He had two brothers and eleven sisters, named Myron A., Orville A., Cordelia A., Caroline M., Pauline S., Elmeline E., Sarah M., Jane L., Laura J., Lucy J., Alice P., Alvah A. and Lillian L..  He was the sixth oldest of the fourteen children.  He died at the age of 2 on September 1st, 1841.1 

1 phelps.FTW @ Tree #1309
Further sources/citations:
World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1 @ Tree #3455, 3455.ftw, World Family Tree Vol. 3, Ed. 1 @ Tree #0061, 0061.ftw