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Dorothy Leona Phelps 1912–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1912

Birth Location: Capac, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 16 Feb 1972

Death Location: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Father: Leon Phelps

Mother: Ruth LaBer

Spouse(s): Egbert Darnell, Lewis Hamlin

Children(s):

In 1912, Dorothy Leona Phelps entered the world in Capac, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA, born to Leon L Phelps And Ruth Laber. In 1920, Dorothy Leona Phelps resided in Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. In 1935, Dorothy Leona Phelps resided in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Dorothy Leona Phelps married Egbert Almy Darnell, Lewis A Hamlin, Samuel Thomas, and had children including Marilyn R Darnell. Dorothy Leona Phelps passed away in 1972 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1912, Dorothy Leona Phelps entered the world in Capac, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA, born to Leon L Phelps And Ruth Laber.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Leona Phelps resided in Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1935, Dorothy Leona Phelps resided in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan.
  • Dorothy Leona Phelps married Egbert Almy Darnell, Lewis A Hamlin, Samuel Thomas, and had children including Marilyn R Darnell.
  • Dorothy Leona Phelps passed away in 1972 in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Phelps's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Phelps
1912–1972
Birth Place: Capac, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
Parents
Leon L. Phelps
1887–1952
Dowagiac, Michigan, USA
Ruth LaBer
1893–
Michigan, USA
Grandparents
Leander (Clinton) Phelps
1860–1887
Cass County, Michigan, United States of America
Dorothea (S.) Walerstradt
1858–1908
Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
G Phelps
1827–1889
Mary Barber
1834–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Phelps
1767–1833
Hannah Woodley
1786–1847
Cyrus Barber
1812–1835
Lovisa Adams
1816–1914

Dorothy Phelps's Timeline

8 Records

1912
5 Aug 1912
Birth of Dorothy Leona Phelps in Capac, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
Capac, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
1920
1920
Age 8
Dorothy Leona Phelps resided here in Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 23
Dorothy Leona Phelps resided here in Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
1937
1937
Age 25
Dorothy Leona Phelps resided here in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1940
1940
Age 28
Dorothy Leona Phelps resided here in Comstock Township, Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Comstock Township, Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Dorothy Leona Phelps resided here in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 39
Dorothy Leona Phelps resided here in Michigan
Michigan
1972
16 Feb 1972
Age 60
Death of Dorothy Leona Phelps in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1912
    Event Place: Capac, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: T625_775; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 156
    [4] Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 106; Film Title: 39 Kalamazoo 13240-16499; Film Description: Kalamazoo (1945-1947)
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: 412; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 89-78

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Kalamazoo Ward 2, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: T625_775; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 156

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Comstock Township, Comstock, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan; Roll: 412; Page: 71; Enumeration District: 89-78

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Michigan
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Howe, LaGrange, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kalamazoo 33, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Marriage Records, Michigan Department of Community Health, Division of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Lansing, MI, USA; Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952; Film: 106; Film Title: 39 Kalamazoo 13240-16499; Film Description: Kalamazoo (1945-1947)

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pavilion, Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan, Death Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1972
    Event Place: Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan, Death Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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