Benjamin Axum Phelps

1884 - 1972  (87 years)

• Name	Benjamin Axum Phelps  [1, 2]
  Birth	24 Sep 1884	Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	26 Jan 1972	Jasper, Jasper County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JN79-XL4 name: Benjamin Axum Phelps death date: 26 Jan 1972 death place: Jasper, Texas, United States gender: Male race: White death age: 87 years estimated birth date: birth date: 24 Sep 1884 birthplace: Texas marital status: spouse's name: father's name: Jim Austin Phelps father's birthplace: mother's name: Elizabeth Cousins mother's birthplace: occupation: place of residence: cemetery: burial place: burial date: additional relatives: film number: 2223719 digital film number: 4005473 image number: 03030 reference number: 21133 Collection: Benjamin Axum Phelps, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976" His FindAGrave memorial page, created by East Texan, as the following obituary posted: Funeral services for Benjamin Axur Phelps, 87, of Kirbvyille, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday in the Chapel of Causey's W E Stringer Funeral Home. The Rev Jack Lee, Missionary Baptist Minister of Jasper, will officiate. Burial will be in the Redland Cemetery between Bronson and San Augustine. Nephews will serve as Pallbearers. He died about 11:00 PM Wednesday, January 26, 1972 in Buna Medical Center after a long illness. A native of Newton County, he lived in San Augustine a number of years and lived in Kirbyville for the past 30 years. He was a member of Beulah Springs Missionary Baptist Church and a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife, Mrs Ethel Forse Phelps; two sons, Arnold Phelps of Kirbyville and Wayman Phelps of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two daughters; Mrs Elora Burgay of Kirbyville and Mrs Dera Burns of Albuquerque, New Mexico; 6 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
  Person ID	I42141	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Lorenza James "Jim" Austin Phelps,   b. 14 Mar 1843, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas d. 11 Jul 1932, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cousins,   b. 12 Oct 1849, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas d. 22 Dec 1932, San Augustine County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	22 Nov 1866	Burkeville, Newton County, Texas
  Family ID	F11612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Ethel Forse,   b. 20 Jan 1892, San Augustine County, Texas d. 30 Sep 1973, Buna, Jasper County, Texas (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F12636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Mar 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 24 Sep 1884 - Texas Death - 26 Jan 1972 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Burial - - Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 19261604 (Reliability: 3).