Franklin Phelps
Franklin Phelps was born around 1851 in Vermont to Jarvis Phelps and Hannah Reynolds. His father was a laborer who owned $50 of personal property by 1860. He grew up and attended school in Brandon, and by 1870, he was working as a cooper. He married a woman named Martha on April 7, 1877, and they had at least five children: Elroy, born around 1878; John, born around 1880; Scott, born around 1883; Frank, born around 1890; and Edward, born around 1893. They lived in Brandon, and Phelps worked as a day laborer and policeman. He died of pneumonia in Brandon on March 14, 1909.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (2186) | Phelps, Franklin | 1851 | 1909-03-14 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 9
- (3509) [recipient] ~ John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps et al., 1 January 1863
- (3512) [recipient] ~ John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps and Hannah Phelps, 5 March 1863
- (3689) [recipient] ~ John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps et al., 2 May 1863
- (6654) [recipient] ~ John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps et al., 13 November 1862
- (7978) [associated with] ~ John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps and Hannah Phelps, 16 October 1861
- (8010) [associated with] ~ John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps and Hannah Phelps, 7 March 1862
- (8111) [recipient] ~ John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps and Hannah Phelps, 25 March 1864
- (8114) [recipient] ~ John W. Pitridge to Jarvis Phelps and Hannah Phelps, 26 February 1863
- (8121) [writer] ~ Jarvis Phelps et al. to John W. Pitridge, 14 May 1865
People - Records: 5
- (2187) Phelps, Amanda is the [sibling of] (2186) Phelps, Franklin
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Vermont Vital Records, 1720-1908, available from Ancestry.com; Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008, available from Ancestry.com.
