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William Jesse Phelps 1916–1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1916

Birth Location: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 9 Jun 1975

Death Location: Kaler, Graves County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Phelps

Mother: Martha Butcher

Spouse(s): Imogene Powell

Children(s): Patricia Grissom

William Jesse Phelps was born in 1916 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Trinty Phelps And Martha Ella Butcher. In 1920, William Jesse Phelps resided in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA. In 1930, William Jesse Phelps resided in Paducah, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA. William Jesse Phelps married Imogene Claudine Powell, and had children including Barbara Jean Phelps, Billie Jo Phelps Mckendree, Ella Louise Phelps Milsap, Jean Lee Phelps, Lucille E Phelps Compton, Patricia Jean Phelps Grissom, Robert Phelps, Roger Alan Phelps, Shirley Phelps Morris, Thomas E Snow. William Jesse Phelps passed away in 1975 in Kaler, Graves County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • William Jesse Phelps was born in 1916 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Trinty Phelps And Martha Ella Butcher.
  • In 1920, William Jesse Phelps resided in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1930, William Jesse Phelps resided in Paducah, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.
  • William Jesse Phelps married Imogene Claudine Powell, and had children including Barbara Jean Phelps, Billie Jo Phelps Mckendree, Ella Louise Phelps Milsap, Jean Lee Phelps, Lucille E Phelps Compton, Patricia Jean Phelps Grissom, Robert Phelps, Roger Alan Phelps, Shirley Phelps Morris, Thomas E Snow.
  • William Jesse Phelps passed away in 1975 in Kaler, Graves County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Phelps's Ancestors

Self
William Phelps
1916–1975
Birth Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Trinty Phelps
1891–1949
Colorado, USA
Martha (Ella) Butcher
1892–
Graves County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
William (Edgar) Butcher
1852–1926
Virginia, USA
Ada (Verina) Colley
1867–1932
Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Colley
1842–1910
Martha Parish
1846–1925
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Phelps's Descendants

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William (Jesse) Phelps (14 Feb 1916–9 Jun 1975) m. Imogene (Claudine) Powell (2 Jul 1927–22 Feb 1993)
  1. 1. Patricia (Jean Phelps) Grissom 1950–2008

William Phelps's Timeline

5 Records

1916
14 Feb 1916
Birth of William Jesse Phelps in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 4
William Jesse Phelps resided here in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 14
William Jesse Phelps resided here in Paducah, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 34
William Jesse Phelps resided here in , Marshall, Kentucky, USA
, Marshall, Kentucky, USA
1975
9 Jun 1975
Age 59
Death of William Jesse Phelps in Marshall, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
Marshall, Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340503
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Marshall, Kentucky; Roll: 4342; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 79-5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Paducah, Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340503

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: , Marshall, Kentucky, 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: Marshall, Kentucky; Roll: 4342; Page: 21; Enumeration District: 79-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1975
    Event Place: Marshall, Shelby, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kaler, Graves County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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