Eli Zenith Phelps

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Name: Eli Zenith Phelps
Event: Draft Registration
Event Date: 1942
Event Place: Mayflower, Newton, Texas
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 17 Feb 1894
NARA Publication Title: World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas
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ARC Identifier: 576252
Film Number: 4147501
Digital Folder Number: 004147501
Image Number: 01627
Collection: United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Newton County, Pr 3
ED 0004 Sheet 8A
Family Number 183
Zenith E. PHELPS M 36 Tx
Lora O PHELPS F 35 Tx
Izee PHELPS M 10 Tx
Marie PHELPS F 9 Tx


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Eli married Lora Octavine Clark on 14 Jun 1916 in Newton County, Texas. Lora (daughter of James Andrew Clark and Martha Rosella Smith) was born on 18 Sep 1894 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Dec 1981 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bride's Name: Lora Clark
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Marriage Date: 14 Jun 1916
Marriage Place: Newton County, Texas
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75245-1
System Origin: Texas-EASy
Source Film Number: 1005598
Reference Number: bkJ pg57
Collection: Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973

1. Ivy Zenith "I Z" Phelps was born on 18 Jul 1918 in Texas; died on 10 May 1932 in Newton County, Texas; was buried in Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas.
2. Marie Phelps was born about 1921 in Texas; and died.
3. Living

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name: Levi W C Phelps
event: Death
event date: 04 Aug 1934
event place: , Newton, Texas, United States
gender: Male
marital status: Divorced
birth date: 21 May 1870
birthplace: , Texas
father's name: Jim Phelps
mother's name: Elizabeth Cousins
certificate number: 38127
film number: 2116195
digital folder number: 005145960
image number: 00939
Collection: Levi W C Phelps, "Texas, Deaths (New Index, New Images), 1890-1976"

Levi married Emma Mathettie "Thettie" Rogers on 9 Nov 1892 in Wiergate, Newton County, Texas. Emma was born in Dec 1875; died about 1947; was buried in Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lorenza married Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cousins on 22 Nov 1866 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas. Mary (daughter of Robert L. Cousins and Sarah Jane Jordan) was born on 12 Oct 1849 in Burkeville, Newton County, Texas; died on 22 Dec 1932 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rev. E.S. Phelps helped to organize the first Baptist Church in Hemphill, May 29, 1858. (White and Toole, p 49).

Enoch married Cornelia ???. Cornelia was born before 1816; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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White and Toole have her last name as FOWLER, however Barbara Yancey Dore instead shows her maiden name as JOHNSON.

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Said to have come to Texas in 1836, and to have been a son of John Clark Cousins and Elizabeth Allen of Amelia County, Virginia. Also said to be a brother of Marthe Epps Cousins, the wife of Asa Mann, residents of Haywood County, Tennessee.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Texas, Newton County
Enumerated 26 Oct 1850
87-87
Robert Cousins 38 M Farmer 800 VA
Sarah Jane Cousins 20 F Ala
Mary Elizabeth Cousins 1 F Tx

The Slave Schedules indicated he had four slaves in total, 34 year old Male, 20 year old female, 18 year old male, and 2 year old male

Robert married Sarah Jane Jordan on 12 Nov 1848 in Newton County, Texas. Sarah was born on 17 Jan 1831 in Neshoba County, Mississippi; died on 11 Mar 1907 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Little Flock Baptist Church Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Barbara Yancey Dore shows her as a daughter of Henry JORDAN and Mary Ann ROBERTS.

Her gravestone is inscribed Sarah J. Miller Born Jan 17, 1831 Died Mar 11 1907 Aged 76 Years 1 Mo 24 Days.

In "Glimpes of Newton County History" it was written that Sarah had been married twice before when she married as his second wife, Robert Marcus, who was a Baptist minister. Robert also farmed near Burkeville. "Seven children, six step-children and a husband who had to be away on weekends gave Sarah Miller plenty to do. She was a hardy pioneer woman who lived to be in her seventies."




(Research): She had also been married to Tom Byerly, and had one child by him, Claborn "Clay' Harrison Byerly.

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Source: County Court Records FHL Microfilm #1005596