Lemuel Phelps ^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7}

   Another name for Lemuel was Samuel Phelps.^{1 8}

  Death Notes:

Name: Lemuel Phelps
Sex: Male
Age: 84
Death Date: 30 Dec 1906
Death Place: Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States (Letart, Meigs, Ohio, United States)
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Farmer
Residence Place: Letart, Meigs, Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: Parkersburg, Ohio
Source Details: v 2 p 60 fn 70

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6JR-K43 : 6 September 2021), Lemuel Phelps, 30 Dec 1906; citing Death, Letart, Meigs, Ohio, United States, source ID v 2 p 60 fn 70, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 313,469.
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  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Letart Township, Meigs, OH on 10 August 1850. ⁸

1850 US Census
Page 314, Family 686, Roll 710
Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Samuel Phelps..28..Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 3 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in , Wood County, VA on 22 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 72, Family 479, Roll 1384
, Wood, Virginia, United States
Lemuel Phelps..36..Virginia..Farm Laborer

(Living with wife and 8 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 15 Feb 1822, then his age should have been 38 instead of 36.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Letart Township, Meigs, OH on 26 July 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 32, Family 255
Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Lemuel Phelps..50..Virginia..Works on farm

(Living with wife and 10 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 15 Feb 1822, then his age should have been 48 instead of 50.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Letart Township, Meigs, OH on 17 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 72B, Family 121, Roll 1047
Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Lemuel Phelps..58..West Virginia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 6 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Letart Township, Meigs, OH on 19 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 11B, Family 241, District 118
Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 53 years
Len* Phelps..Head..Feb 1822..78..West Virginia

(Living with wife and 1 son.)
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• Death Image: 30 December 1906, in Letart Township, Meigs, OH. ⁶

• He was buried after 30 December 1906 in the Letart Falls Cemetery in Letart Falls, OH.

Find a Grave Memorial 43650731
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Lemuel married Dorothy Roush, daughter of Michael Roush and Mary Margaret Weaver, on 15 October 1846 in , Meigs County, OH.^{1 2 3} (Dorothy Roush was born on 12 August 1824 in Letart Township, Meigs, OH,^{2 3 9 10} died on 20 December 1906 in Letart Township, Meigs, OH ^{9 10} and was buried after 20 December 1906 in Letart Falls Cemetery, Letart Falls, OH ¹⁰.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage Image: 15 October 1846, in , Meigs County, OH. ¹

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Letart Township, Meigs, OH on 10 August 1850. ⁸

1850 US Census
Page 314, Family 686, Roll 710
Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Samuel Phelps..28..Virginia..Farmer
Dorothy Phelps..26..Ohio
Theodore A. Phelps..3..Virginia
Lewis M. Phelps..2..Virginia
Mary J. Phelps..2m..Ohio
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in , Wood County, VA on 22 June 1860. ⁴

1860 US Census
Page 72, Family 479, Roll 1384
, Wood, Virginia, United States
Lemuel Phelps..36..Virginia..Farm Laborer
Dorothy Phelps..36..Virginia
Theadore A. Phelps..12..Ohio
Lewis M. Phelps..11..Virginia
Mary J. Phelps..9..Virginia
Rosa A. Phelps..8..Virginia
David Phelps..6..Virginia
Chas. A. Phelps..6..Virginia
John S. Phelps..3 ..Virginia
Lemuel W. Phelps..1..Virginia
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Letart Township, Meigs, OH on 26 July 1870. ⁵

1870 US Census
Page 32, Family 255
Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Lemuel Phelps..50..Virginia..Works on farm
Dorothy Phelps..48..Virginia..Keeping house
Theodore Phelps..22..West Virginia..Laborer
Lewis Phelps..20..West Virginia..Laborer
Mary Phelps..18..Ohio..Domestic Servant
Rosanna Phelps..16..Ohio..Helps mother
David Phelps..14..Ohio..Works on farm
Charles Phelps..14..Ohio..Works on farm
Samule Phelps..12..Ohio..Works on farm
John Phelps..10..Ohio..Attends School
Emma Phelps..8..Ohio..Attends School
James Phelps..3..Ohio..At Home
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Letart Township, Meigs, OH on 17 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 72B, Family 121, Roll 1047
Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Lemuel Phelps..58..West Virginia..Farmer
Dorothy Phelps..Wife..55..Ohio..Keeping House
Mary J. Phelps..Daughter..29..West Virginia..House Keeping
Rozanna Phelps..Daughter..28..Ohio..At Home
David H. Phelps..Son..26..Ohio..Works on Farm
John S. Phelps..Son..23..Ohio..Works on Farm
Lemule H. Phelps..Son..21..Ohio..Works on Farm
James M. Phelps..Son..12..Ohio..Works on Farm
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Letart Township, Meigs, OH on 19 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 11B, Family 241, District 118
Letart Township, Meigs, Ohio, United States
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 53 years
Len* Phelps..Head..Feb 1822..78..West Virginia
Dorothy Phelps..Wife..Aug 1824..75..Ohio..10/9
James Phelps..Son..Dec 1867..32..Ohio..Blacksmith
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  Marriage Notes:

Name: Samuel Phelps
Sex: Male
Marriage Date: 15 Oct 1846
Marriage Place: Meigs, Ohio, United States
Source County: Meigs
Spouse's Name: Dorothy Roush
Spouse's Sex: Female
Record Number: 2092
Reference ID: PG 342-348

Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZ2V-5NY : 8 March 2021), Samuel Phelps and Dorothy Roush, 15 Oct 1846; citing Marriage, Meigs, Ohio, United States, PG 342-348, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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