George W. Phelps

Elisha Phelps
(Abt 1804-)

Jane Niffen
(Abt 1809-)

George W. Phelps
(1834-1923)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Julia Ann Fast

George W. Phelps ² ³ ⁴ ⁵

Born: 2 April 1834, Benton, NY ¹ ² ³ ⁴
Marriage (1): Julia Ann Fast on 4 March 1861 in Ashland County, OH ¹ ² ³
Died: 4 February 1923, Harrisville Township, Medina, OH at age 88 ⁵
Buried: 6 February 1923, Troy Township, Ashland County, OH ⁵

bullet Cause of his death was Foot infection.⁵

bullet Death Notes:

The informant for the death certificate for George was "Mr. Laugherty, of Lodi (Medina County), Ohio." Apparently, John Laughery and wife Ada Phelps had moved to Medina County where Ada's father, George spent his last years as a widower.
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bullet Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 23 June 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 5, Dwelling 39, Family 38
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George Phelps..36..NY..Farmer
(Living with wife, daughter, and sister-in-law.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 2 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 231C, District 93, Family 23, Roll 991
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George W. Phelps..Head..46..NY..Farmer
(Living with wife, son, married daughter and her husband.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 3 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 16, Dwelling 23, Family 23
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 39 years
George W. Phelps..Head..Apr 1834..66..NY..Farmer
(Living with wife and granddaughter.)
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• He was buried on 6 February 1923 in the Nova Cemetery in Nova, OH.

George married Julia Ann Fast, daughter of Eli R. Fast and Elizabeth Cazier, on 4 March 1861 in Ashland County, OH.¹ ² ³ (Julia Ann Fast was born on 22 August 1843 in Ashland County, OH,² ³ ⁴ ⁶ ⁷ died on 1 July 1917 in Wellington, OH ⁷ and was buried on 3 July 1917 in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH ⁷.). The cause of her death was Dementia.⁵

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 23 June 1870. ⁴

1870 US Census
Page 5, Dwelling 39, Family 38
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George Phelps..36..NY..Farmer
Julia Phelps..26..OH
Ada Phelps..6..OH
Alzina Fast..26..OH..Teaching

NOTE - Alzina Fast was a sister of Julia's.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 2 June 1880. ²

1880 US Census
Page 231C, District 93, Family 23, Roll 991
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
George W. Phelps..Head..46..NY..Farmer
Julia A. Phelps..Wife..36..OH..Keeping House
Ada F. Phelps..Dau..16..OH
Eddie B. Phelps..Son..7..OH
John Laughry..SonL..21..OH..Farm Laborer

NOTE - John Laughry who married Ada F. Phelps was listed as a son-in-law at this date but for some reason, Ada was listed as married but still using her maiden name.
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Troy Township, Ashland County, OH on 3 June 1900. ³

1900 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 16, Dwelling 23, Family 23
Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Farm owned, no mortgage
Married 39 years
George W. Phelps..Head..Apr 1834..66..NY..Farmer
Julia A. Phelps..Wife..Aug 1843..56..OH..2/1
Ruby E. Laughrey..GDau..Mar 1888..12..OH..At School
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1 Larry Overmire, "Genealogy of Fast, Shriver, Burns, Scott, McKibben, Including Descendants of Revolutionary War Hero Christian Fast" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lovermire; Updated: 2008-08-07 23:55:09 UTC (Thu)).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 231C, family 23, George W. Phelps and Julia Ann Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 21 Sep 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 991.

3 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, enumeration district (ED) 16, sheet 1B, dwelling 23, family 23, George W. Phelps and Julia Ann Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

4 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 5, dwelling 39, family 38, George W. Phelps and Julia Ann Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 22 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

5 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 12959 (4 Feb 1923, Medina County), George W. Phelps; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 22 Mar 2010).

6 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio, p. 31, dwelling 249, family 240, Eli R. Fast and Elizabeth Cazier; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 3 Mar 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 930.

7 Ohio Department of Health, death certificate 46805 (1 Jul 1917, Lorain County), Julia Ann Phelps; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 22 Mar 2010).

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