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Benjamin Axum Phelps

Male 1884 - 1972  (87 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Axum Phelps  [1, 2
    Birth 24 Sep 1884  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 26 Jan 1972  Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Burial Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [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:
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      father's name: Jim Austin Phelps
      father's birthplace:
      mother's name: Elizabeth Cousins
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      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 Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jul 1932, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" Cousins,   b. 12 Oct 1849, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1932, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 22 Nov 1866  Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Laura Ethel Forse,   b. 20 Jan 1892, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1973, Buna, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F12636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Mar 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Sep 1884 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Jan 1972 - Jasper, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Chinquapin Cemetery (Loggins Family Burial Ground), Macune, San Augustine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    2. [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).