Elwena Dewees (Martin) Phelps (abt.1846-1930)

Elwena Dewees "Weenie" Phelps formerly Martin

Born about 1846 in Alabama, USA

[uncertain]

Ancestors

Daughter of Samuel Barclay Martin I and Mary Eliza (Williams) Martin

Sister of Harriet Martin and Samuel Barclay Martin II

Wife of Thomas Stowell Phelps Jr. — married 18 Oct 1877 in Oakland, California, USA

Descendants

Mother of Samuel Barclay Martin Phelps and Marjorie Eleanor (Phelps) Glassford

Died 22 Jan 1930 at about age 84 [location unknown]

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1 Biography
2 Records
3 Census
4 Sources

Biography

Records

Census

1850 US Census (living in Marengo County, Marengo, Alabama, USA):
Name	Gender:	Age	Birth year	Birth place	Occupation
Charles W Williams	Male	21	1829	North Carolina	Farmer
Elenor Williams	Female	47	1803	North Carolina
Eliza Martin	Female	23	1827	North Carolina
Elevena Martin	Female	4	1846	Alabama
Harriet Martin	Female	2	1848	Alabama
Edith Williams	Female	17	1833	Alabama

1860 US Census (living in Demopolis, Marengo, Alabama, USA):
Dwelling House	Name	Gender	Age	Birth year	Birth place	Value of Real Estate	Value of Personal Estate	Occupation
463	Mary E Martin	Female	32	1828	N C	2,000	30,000
	Elenor Martin	Female	15	1845	M D			Attending School
	Hattie Martin	Female	13	1847	Ala			Attending School
	Saml Martin	Male	7	1853	Ala			Attending School
464	Elizabeth Williams	Female	62	1798	NC
	EP Williams	Female	22	1838	NC
	Ellen Williams	Female	17	1843	Ala

1860 US Census (living Eden Township, Alameda, California, USA):
Name	Gender	Age	Birth year	Birth place	Occupation
Samuel B Martin	Male	42	1818	Md	Farmer
Eliza Martin	Female	32	1828	Alabama
Alvina Martin	Female	14	1846	Alabama
Harriet Martin	Female	11	1849	Alabama
Samuel Martin	Male	7	1853	Alabama

1870 US Census (living in Murray Township, Alameda County, California, USA):
Name	Gender	Age	Birth year	Birth place	Occupation
S B Martin	Male	54	1816	M D	Farmer
Elisa Martin	Female	40	1830	Alabama	At home
S B Martin	Male	17	1853	Alabama	At school
Wenie Martin	Female	19	1851	Alabama	At school
L R Martin	Male	40	1830	Maryland	Farmer
James Kapp	Male	38	1832	Maryland	Printer
F Kapp	Male	36	1834	Maryland	Laborer
John English	Male	36	1834	Maryland	Laborer
Matt English	Male	32	1838	Virginia	Laborer
Peter Carson	Male	27	1843	Denmark	Laborer
James Gutt	Male	30	1840	Chile	Laborer
Elitie English	Female	22	1848	California	At home
Fannie English	Female	20	1850	California	At home
Joanna English	Female	1	1869	California	At home
Marie Shaffer	Female	50	1820	Maryland	At home
Jennie Shaffer	Female	20	1850	Maryland	At home

1900 US Census (living in Navy Yard, Solano, California, USA):
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Birth place	Occupation
Thomas S Phelps	Self	Married	Male	52	1848	Virginia	Lt. Commander
Elwina D Phelps	Wife	Married	Female	46	1854	Alabama
Marjoria E Phelps	Daughter	Single	Female	13	1887	California
Mary E Martin	Mother-in-law	Widowed	Female	66	1834	North Carolina

1910 US Census (living at 447 Orange Street, Oakland Ward 5, Alameda, California, USA):
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Birth place	Father's birth place	Mother's birth place	Occupation
Thomas S Phelps	Self	Married	Male	61	1849	Virginia	Maine	Virginia	Rear Admiral US Navy
Elweena M Phelps	Wife	Married	Female	60	1850	Maryland	Maryland	North Carolina	None
Sam Loo	Servant	Married	Female	36	1874	California	China	China	Servant Private Family

1920 US Census (living at 447 Orange Street, Oakland, Alameda, California, USA):
Name	Relationship	Marital status	Gender	Age	Birth year	Birth place	Occupation
Weenie Phelps	Self	Widowed	Female	60	1860	Maryland	None
William Glassford	Son-in-law	Widowed	Male	38	1882	Mexico	Commander US Navy
Eleanor Glassford	Granddaughter	Single	Female	8	1912	California	None
Thomas Glassford	Grandson	Single	Male	6	1914	Maryland	None
Margaret Glassford	Granddaughter	Single	Female	3	1917	California	None
Grey Sing	Servant	Married	Male	54	1866	China	Servant Private Family
Gertrude Miller	Servant	Single	Female	17	1903	California	Servant Private Family

Sources

1850 US Census from findmypast.co.uk

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH53-1Y3 : accessed 16 April 2016), Elevena Martin in household of Charles W Williams, Marengo county, Marengo, Alabama, United States; citing family 372, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHD2-BC9 : accessed 17 April 2016), Elenor Martin in entry for Mary E Martin, 1860.

"United States Census, 1860," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDK4-C27 : accessed 16 October 2015), Samuel Martin in household of Samuel B Martin, Eden Township, Alameda, California, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 159, household ID 1271, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,055.

1860 US Census from findmypast.co.uk

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN6D-T11 : accessed 17 January 2016), S B Martin, California, United States; citing p. 24, family 195, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,567.

1870 US Census from findmypast.co.uk

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GP-QG9 : accessed 9 April 2016), Thomas S Phelps Jr., Navy Yard, Mare Island Ward 1, Solano, California, United States; citing sheet 2B, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,113.

1900 US Census from findmypast.co.uk

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV27-QQ2 : accessed 9 April 2016), Thomas S Phelps, Oakland Ward 5, Alameda, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 124, sheet 17A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,083.

1910 US Census from findmypast.co.uk

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH3Q-NMH : accessed 9 April 2016), Weenie Phelps, Oakland, Alameda, California, United States; citing sheet 1A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,089.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elwena by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Elwena:

~6.25% ~12.50% Bruce Dayman : AncestryDNA, Ancestry member abdayman
~6.25% ~12.50% Private Mitchell : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A273006 [compare]
~6.25% ~6.25% Private Mitchell : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A154928 [compare]
~1.56% ~6.25% Simon Churchill : 23andMe, GEDmatch XC7004917 [compare]
~1.56% ~3.12% Ann (Large) McCarthy : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T139786 [compare], FTDNA kit #503925
~1.56% ~6.25% Tony Perram : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T623276 [compare], FTDNA kit #542362
~0.78% ~3.12% Geoffrey Crofton : 23andMe, GEDmatch M170894 [compare]
~0.78% ~1.56% Sheila McCarthy : Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #496205