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Velma Phelps 1909–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1909

Birth Location: Pottawattamie Co., IA., Iowa, USA

Death Date: Jan 1, 1980

Death Location: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America

Father: Darlington Phelps

Mother: Ella Mcelhose

Spouse(s): William Brown

Children(s): Madine Brown, Veora Bartels, Evangeline Gibilisco, Thayla Field, Bessie Brown

The story of Velma Phelps began in 1909 in Pottawattamie Co., IA., Iowa, USA. Velma Phelps married William Brown, and had children including Bessie Nadiene Brown, Diane Gibilisco, Evangeline Diane Brown Gibilisco, Madine Brown, Thayla Field, Veora Bartels. Velma Phelps passed away in 1980 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Velma Phelps began in 1909 in Pottawattamie Co., IA., Iowa, USA.
  • Velma Phelps married William Brown, and had children including Bessie Nadiene Brown, Diane Gibilisco, Evangeline Diane Brown Gibilisco, Madine Brown, Thayla Field, Veora Bartels.
  • Velma Phelps passed away in 1980 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Velma Phelps's Ancestors

Self
Velma Phelps
1909–1980
Birth Place: Pottawattamie Co., IA., Iowa, USA
Parents
Darlington T Phelps
1873–1959
MD., Maryland, USA
Ella (Jane) Mcelhose
1876–1928
Stockport, Ohio
Grandparents
John Phelp
1844–1923
Harford County, Maryland, United States of America
Mary Phelp
1848–1918
Bel Air, Maryland, USA
Archibald McElhose
1835–1913
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States
Matilda (J.) McElhose
1840–1904
Windsor, Morgan, Ohio, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Phelps
1808–1889
Ann Curry
1812–1892
Samuel Billingsley
1814–1892
Sarah Billingsley
1824–1897
John McElhose
1809–1890
Susan Valentine
1813–1841
James Wallace
1809–1874
Samanthy Wallace
1819–1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sackville Phelps
1821–1852
Jane Darlington
1795–1867
Thomas Curry
1777–1870
Isabella Curry
1791–1850
James Billingsley
1775–1814
Rebecca McClung
1784–1856
Samuel Mcclurg
1793–1861
Susanna McClung
1799–1839
Samuel McElhoes
1783–1854
Martha McElhoes
1792–1880
George Ballentine
1788–1859
Letitia Balentine
1794–1834
John Wallace
1788–1856
Margaret Wallace
1791–1866
Samuel Nott
1780–1850
Amy VanClief
1785–1850

Velma Phelps's Descendants

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Velma Phelps (1909–Jan 1, 1980) m. William Brown (3 Nov 1905–17 December 1990)
  1. 1. Madine Brown 1930–1984
  2. 2. Veora Bartels 1931–1995
  3. 3. Evangeline (Diane Brown) Gibilisco 1932–1997
  4. 4. Thayla Field 1934–2008 m. Edward (Harold) Johnson 1929–1977
  5. 5. Bessie (Nadiene) Brown 1929–1987 m. Melvin (Harold) Rasmussen 1928–1999

Velma Phelps's Timeline

30 Records

1908
4 Feb 1908
Birth of Velma Phelps in Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
1908
4 Feb 1908
Birth of Velma Phelps in Silver City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Silver City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1908
4 Feb 1908
Birth of Velma Phelps in Silver City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Silver City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1909
abt 1909
Birth of Velma Phelps in Iowa
Iowa
1909
1909
Birth of Velma Phelps in Pottawattamie Co., IA., Iowa, USA
Pottawattamie Co., IA., Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Velma Phelps resided here in Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 1
Velma Phelps resided here in Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1910
26 Apr 1910
Age 1
Velma Phelps appeared in census in Keg Creek Twp., Pottawattamie Co., Ia., USA
Keg Creek Twp., Pottawattamie Co., Ia., USA
1912
abt 1912
Age 3
Birth of Velma Phelps in Nebraska
Nebraska
1915
1915
Age 6
Velma Phelps resided here in Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1920
1920
Age 11
Velma Phelps resided here in Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1920
1920
Age 11
Velma Phelps resided here in Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Velma Phelps resided here in Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1920
21 Jan 1920
Age 11
Velma Phelps appeared in census in Keg Creek Twp., Pottawattamie Co., Ia., USA
Keg Creek Twp., Pottawattamie Co., Ia., USA
1921
1921
Age 12
Velma Phelps resided here in Springfield, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Illinois, USA
1923
1923
Age 14
Velma Phelps resided here in Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
1925
1925
Age 16
Velma Phelps resided here in Council Bluffs, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Iowa
1926
1926
Age 17
Velma Phelps resided here in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
1928
1928
Age 19
Velma Phelps resided here in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
1929
1929
Age 20
Velma Phelps resided here in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Velma Phelps resided here in Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska
Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska
1930
1930
Age 21
Velma Phelps resided here in Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska
Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska
1933
12 Jan 1933
Age 24
Velma Phelps resided here in Malvern, Iowa, USA
Malvern, Iowa, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Velma Phelps resided here in Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska
Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 31
Velma Phelps resided here in Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
1945
1945
Age 36
Velma Phelps was married in Boyd, Nebraska, USA
Boyd, Nebraska, USA
1947
25 Dec 1947
Age 38
Velma Phelps resided here in Ralston, Nebraska, USA
Ralston, Nebraska, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Velma Phelps resided here in Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
1956
1956
Age 47
Velma Phelps resided here in Springfield, Illinois, USA
Springfield, Illinois, USA
1980
Jan 1, 1980
Age 71
Death of Velma Phelps in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America
Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, State Census Collection
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [3] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ralston,Douglas,Nebraska; Roll: T627_2245; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 28-4
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 508-24-4030; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 164; Image: 1077.
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: 1272; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 65.0; FHL microfilm: 2341007.
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_420; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0147; Image: 1347; FHL microfilm: 1374433.
    [9] Iowa, Marriage Records
    [10] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101713790
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [12] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.; Index to Deaths, 1904-2022
    [13] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 128; Page: 84; Enumeration District: 84-59

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1909
    Event Place: Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 164; Image: 1077

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Silver City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1908
    Event Place: Silver City, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101713790

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1912
    Event Place: Nebraska
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ralston, Douglas, Ne

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1909
    Event Place: Pottawattamie Co., IA., Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: UNKNOWN

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1945
    Event Place: Boyd, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Index to Marriages, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska; Surname Range: Pahl-Pyle

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_420; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0147; Image: 1347; FHL microfilm: 1374433.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_420; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0147; Image: 1347; FHL microfilm: 1374433.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1910
    Event Place: Keg Creek Twp., Pottawattamie Co., Ia., USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Nott and Hopkins Branches and Twigs" created by "notthopkins"

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 164; Image: 1077.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 164; Image: 1077

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Keg Creek, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 164; Image: 1077.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1920
    Event Place: Keg Creek Twp., Pottawattamie Co., Ia., USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Cited in the family tree "Nott and Hopkins Branches and Twigs" created by "notthopkins"

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1921
    Event Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1923
    Event Place: Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [3] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [3] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1929
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: 1272; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 65.0; FHL microfilm: 2341007.

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska; Roll: 1272; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 141; Image: 65.0; FHL microfilm: 2341007.

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1933
    Event Place: Malvern, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Iowa, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Malvern Leader; Publication Date: 12 Jan 1933; Publication Place: Malvern, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ralston,Douglas,Nebraska; Roll: T627_2245; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 28-4

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Ralston,Douglas,Nebraska; Roll: T627_2245; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 28-4

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1947
    Event Place: Ralston, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source: Nebraska, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Ralston, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Ralston, Douglas, Ne
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 128; Page: 84; Enumeration District: 84-59

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Springfield, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Nebraska
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 508-24-4030; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 508-24-4030; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: 7756 Main St Ralston
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1, 1980
    Event Place: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 508-24-4030; Issue State: Nebraska; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [4] Nebraska, U.S., Index to Deaths, Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services; Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.; Index to Deaths, 1904-2022

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