Benjamin
Blake
Phelps
Born in Marietta, Washington, Ohio, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Phelps
and Sarah (Blake) Phelps
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jane (McCall) Phelps
— married
4 Apr 1833 in Gallia Co., OH
Descendants 
Father of
Steven Vernon Phelps and William Riley Phelps
Died
at age 63
in Marysville, Wapello, Iowa, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Sep 2016
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Biography
Benjamin Phelps was born Apr 12 1811 in Ohio. His linked father, John, died in 1811 at the age of 36, also in Ohio. His linked mother Sarah was only 24 years old at the time.
He appears in the 1860 census with wife Jane and 10 children: [1]
- Martha
- Abigail
- Ansalem
- Sally
- Steven V Phelps
- William Phelps
- Mary
- Leonidas
- James
He passed away in 1875 in Iowa, and is buried at the Competine Cemetery in Wapello County. [2]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82T-1JM : 11 November 2020), Benjamin Phelps, 1860.
- ↑ Tombstone Photo. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/124903523/benjamin-b.-phelps : accessed 14 January 2021), memorial page for Benjamin B. Phelps (12 Apr 1811–5 Jan 1875), Find a Grave Memorial no. 124903523, citing Competine Cemetery, Competine, Wapello County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by M. Shoe (contributor 47346386) .
- Ancestry-alpinesport63. Benjamin Blake Phelps, born 21Apr1811 in Marietta OH. Died 5Jan1875 in Marysville OH. Son of John Phelps and Sarah Blake. Husband of Jane McCall. Father of 22 listed children.
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- Don Phelps
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 67 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #380204
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