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Walter Nowell Phelps 1907–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1907

Birth Location: Houston, Harris, Texas

Death Date: 17 Feb 1963

Death Location: Forest Park, Lawndale, Houston, Tx.

Father: Thomas PHELPS

Mother: Isabella Phillips

Spouse(s): Mary Phelps

Children(s): Carolyn Busch

The story of Walter Nowell Phelps began in 1907 in Houston, Harris, Texas. In 1950, Walter Nowell Phelps resided in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA. Walter Nowell Phelps married Mary E Phelps, and had children including Carolyn Jane Busch, Lynda M Phelps. Walter Nowell Phelps passed away in 1963 in Forest Park, Lawndale, Houston, Tx..

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Nowell Phelps began in 1907 in Houston, Harris, Texas.
  • In 1950, Walter Nowell Phelps resided in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA.
  • Walter Nowell Phelps married Mary E Phelps, and had children including Carolyn Jane Busch, Lynda M Phelps.
  • Walter Nowell Phelps passed away in 1963 in Forest Park, Lawndale, Houston, Tx..

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Walter Phelps's Ancestors

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Walter Phelps
1907–1963
Birth Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
Parents
Thomas Nowell PHELPS
1861–1924
Taunton, North Curry, Somerset, ENGLAND
Isabella (Elizabeth) Phillips
1870–1927
Crayford, Kent, England
Grandparents
Henry Phelps
1829–1888
Broadwinsor, Dorset, England
Mary (Ann Nowell GRIFFIN or NOWELL) 🧬
1838–1918
Taunton, Somerset, England
Thomas (James) Phillips
1844–1889
Dartford, Kent, England
Fanny Jordan
1846–1874
Greenwich, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Phelps's Descendants

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Walter (Nowell) Phelps (26 Feb 1907–17 Feb 1963) m. Mary (E) Phelps (abt 1908–)
  1. 1. Carolyn (Jane) Busch 1935–2020 m. Willie (C) Busch 1927–2021

Walter Phelps's Timeline

4 Records

1907
26 Feb 1907
Birth of Walter Nowell Phelps in Houston, Harris, Texas
Houston, Harris, Texas
1950
1950
Age 43
Walter Nowell Phelps resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1962
15 Feb 1962
Age 55
Death of Walter Nowell Phelps in St Joseph's Hospital Houston, Tx.
St Joseph's Hospital Houston, Tx.
1963
17 Feb 1963
Age 56
Burial of Walter Nowell Phelps in Forest Park, Lawndale, Houston, Tx.
Forest Park, Lawndale, Houston, Tx.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1907
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
    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: Houston, Harris, Tex

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    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: Houston, Harris, Tex

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1962
    Event Place: St Joseph's Hospital Houston, Tx.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1963
    Event Place: Forest Park, Lawndale, Houston, Tx.

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