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Eli Zenith Phelps

Male 1894 - 1981  (87 years)


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  • Name Eli Zenith Phelps  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 17 Feb 1894  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 Aug 1981  Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Burial Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XPP7-8MN
      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
      NARA Publication Number:
      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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    Person ID I40577  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2020 

    Father Levi William Claiborne Phelps,   b. 21 May 1870, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1934, Newton County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Mother Emma Mathettie "Thettie" Rogers,   b. Dec 1875   d. Abt 1947 (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Marriage 9 Nov 1892  Wiergate, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F14246  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lora Octavine Clark,   b. 18 Sep 1894, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1981, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1916  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
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      Groom's Name: Zenith Phelps
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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
    Children 
     1. Ivy Zenith "I Z" Phelps,   b. 18 Jul 1918, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 May 1932, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 13 years)
     2. Marie Phelps,   b. Abt 1921, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Living
    Family ID F12265  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2012 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 17 Feb 1894 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Jun 1916 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Aug 1981 - Jefferson County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 26, shown as E. PHELPS (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Texas, Newton County, Pr 3 ED 0004 Sheet 8A Family Number 183 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1285] FamilySearch.org, United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.

    4. [S739] Rubel, Dale (dalerubel@msn.com)"Charles Earl CHANCE Ancestors" Updated 2008-01-19 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=susanrubel.

    5. [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.), Memorial ID 105757578 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 26 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S789] FamilySearch.org, Texas Marriages, 1837-1973.