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John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps 1881–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1881

Birth Location: Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 1957

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Robert Phelps

Mother: Nancy Phelps

Spouse(s): Mary Morgan

Children(s): Lyle Phelps, Leon Phelps, Reba Phelps-Hill, Elsie Phelps, Mary Phelps, Finis Phelps, Wilma Phelps

The story of John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps began in 1881 in Kentucky, USA. In 1900, John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided in Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA. In 1910, John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided in Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA. John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps married Mary Thomas Morgan, and had children including Elsie Ruth Phelps, Finis Paul Phelps, Leon Deering Phelps, Lyle Keith Phelps, Mary Elizabeth Phelps, Reba K Phelps Hill, Wilma Phelps. John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps passed away in 1957 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps began in 1881 in Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1900, John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided in Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1910, John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided in Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps married Mary Thomas Morgan, and had children including Elsie Ruth Phelps, Finis Paul Phelps, Leon Deering Phelps, Lyle Keith Phelps, Mary Elizabeth Phelps, Reba K Phelps Hill, Wilma Phelps.
  • John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps passed away in 1957 in Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Phelps
1829–1904
Birth Location: Kentucky
RP
Nancy Phelps
1845–1902
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
NP

Spouses(s)

Mary Morgan
1887–1975
Birth Location: Creelsboro, Russell County, Kentucky, USA
MM

Children(s)

Lyle Phelps
1909–2002
Birth Location: Lawson Bottom, KY
LP
Leon Phelps
1905–1978
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
LP
Reba Phelps-Hill
1911–1999
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
RP
Elsie Phelps
1913–1997
Birth Location: Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
EP
Mary Phelps
1916–1995
Birth Location: Columbia Ada, Kentucky
MP
Finis Phelps
1919–2003
Birth Location: Adair Co KY
FP
Wilma Phelps
1922–2015
Birth Location: Kentucky
WP

John Phelps's Ancestors

Self
John Phelps
1881–1957
Birth Place: Kentucky, USA
Parents
Robert G Phelps
1829–1904
Kentucky
Nancy (Alice Simpson) Phelps
1845–1902
Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Richard (Turner) Phelps
1807–1845
Bedford, Virginia, United States
Bethena (Ellis) Terry
1808–1895
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Phelps's Descendants

1.
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John (Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious) Phelps (Jul 1881–1957) m. Mary (Thomas) Morgan (14 Jan 1887–9 December 1975)
  1. 1. Lyle (Keith) Phelps 1909–2002 m. Christine ((Wanda)) Johnson 1930–2010 m. Eunice (M.) Castle 1910–1998 m. Theresa (Wanda) Howard 1931–2002
    1. 1. Victor (G) Phelps 1935–1935
  2. 2. Leon (Deering) Phelps 1905–1978 m. Thelma Kerns 1919–
  3. 3. Reba (K) Phelps-Hill 1911–1999 m. Jack (H.) Hill 1912–1990
  4. 4. Elsie (Ruth) Phelps 1913–1997 m. Paul (E) Mitchell 1911–1975
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Phelps 1916–1995 m. Harry (Howard Ellis) Sr. 1914–1991
  6. 6. Finis (Paul) Phelps 1919–2003 m. Jeanette Phelps 1924–2012
  7. 7. Wilma Phelps 1922–2015 m. Horace (Gideon) Goodrich 1911–1995

John Phelps's Timeline

10 Records

1881
Jul 1881
Birth of John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 19
John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided here in Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 29
John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided here in Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 36
John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided here in Adair County, Kentucky, USA
Adair County, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided here in Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA
Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 49
John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided here in Columbia, Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA
Columbia, Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided here in Adair, Kentucky
Adair, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 59
John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided here in Mag Dist No 7, Adair, Kentucky, USA
Mag Dist No 7, Adair, Kentucky, USA
1942
Abt 1942
Age 61
John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps resided here in Columbia , KY .
Columbia , KY .
1957
1957
Age 76
Death of John Finis Beckly Amalcus Vespucious Phelps in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1881
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 178
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adair, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01276; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-12
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Adair County
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1240517
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374485
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky; Page: 8; Enumeration District: 0043; FHL microfilm: 1240517

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Whetstone, Cumberland, Kentucky; Roll: T624_472; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1374485

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Adair County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Adair County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Columbia, Columbia, Adair, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Adair, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adair, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01276; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-12

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mag Dist No 7, Adair, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adair, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01276; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 1-12

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1942
    Event Place: Columbia , KY .
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Courier-Journal; Publication Date: 3 Sep 1942; Publication Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; ,0.8878278,0.5095294,0.9639833&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Columbia, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) For the State of Kentucky; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147; Box or Roll Number: 178

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hardin
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1957
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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