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     Mary M. Phelps was born in 1844 in St. Lawrence Co., New York.¹

     Melissa A. Phelps was born in 1847 in St. Lawrence Co., New York.¹

     Minerva Phelps was born in 1849 in St. Lawrence Co., New York.¹

     Nancy Phelps was born in 1850 in St. Lawrence Co., New York.¹

     Lewis Phelps was born in 1856 in Green Lake Co., Wisconsin.¹

     Alma Phelps was born in 1859 in Green Lake Co., Wisconsin.¹

     Eunice Caroline Phelps was born on 11 July 1836 (based on her death date of 18 December 1895 and age at death of 59 years 5 months 7 days) in St. Lawrence Co., New York.^2,3,1 She married first Herman Green on 3 April 1853 in Markeson, Dane Co., Wisconsin.¹ She married second Warren O. Corbin.^2,1 She died of "apoplexy of the brain" on 18 December 1895 in Myrtle Point, Coos Co., Oregon, at age 59.^3,4 She was buried on 20 December 1895 at Myrtle Point Cemetery in Coos Co., Oregon.²
     Immediately after their marriage, she and her first husband Herman moved to the gold fields in California traveling from Wisconsin to Dubuque, Iowa, down the Mississippi River to Hannibal, Missouri, then to St. Joseph, Missouri. They went up the Missouri River to Omaha, then onward to California via the old Mormon Trail and the Oregon Trail, passing through Kearney and Scott's Bluff. In California Herman worked for the mining companies, and also did some gold panning on his own. By 1854 Eunice wanted to return to Iowa, but they were still in California in the summer of 1855. Herman's health wasn't good, and when they did return home they went by boat to Panama, then overland across the isthmus, then by boat to New York, and by train to Minnesota.⁵

     Herman Green married Eunice Caroline Phelps, daughter of David Hiram Phelps and Deborah Priest, on 3 April 1853 in Markeson, Dane Co., Wisconsin.¹ He died in 1865.¹
     Immediately after their marriage, Herman Green and his wife Eunice moved to the gold fields in California traveling from Wisconsin to Dubuque, Iowa, down the Mississippi River to Hannibal, Missouri, then to St. Joseph, Missouri. They went up the Missouri River to Omaha, then onward to California via the old Mormon Trail and the Oregon Trail, passing through Kearney and Scott's Bluff. In California Herman worked for the mining companies, and also did some gold panning on his own. By 1854 Eunice wanted to return to Iowa, but they were still in California in the summer of 1855. Herman's health wasn't good, and when they did return home they went by boat to Panama, then overland across the isthmus, then by boat to New York, and by train to Minnesota.²

     Warren O. Corbin was born on 13 May 1843 (cemetery records say 1841) in Pennsylvania.^1,2 He married Eunice Caroline Phelps, daughter of David Hiram Phelps and Deborah Priest.^3,1 He died on 15 May 1924 at age 81.² He was buried at Myrtle Point Cemetery in Coos Co., Oregon.²

     William Henry Phelps was born in 1838 in St. Lawrence Co., New York.¹ He died in December 1856 in Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa. He had walked to Osage, Mitchell Co., Iowa, and on his return his clothes became soaked while he was fording the Cedar River, a mile north of St. Ansgar. The weather turned colder, with rain changing to snow. He apparently froze to death, or died from hypothermia. His body was found three days later by Gullbrand Mellum, a short distance from his cabin near Northwood.¹ He was buried on his father's farm in Northwood, Worth Co., Iowa.¹

     Mary Ann Phelps was born on 7 March 1848 in Green Lake Co., Wisconsin.¹ She married Dillon Asher on 22 June 1873 in Granby, Newton Co., Missouri.¹ She died on 6 June 1918 in Roseburg, Douglas Co., Oregon, at age 70.¹
     After their marriage she and her husband Dillon moved back to Iowa for a while, then to Todd Co., Minnesota, by 1879.¹

     Dillon Asher was born on 20 September 1842 in Clay Co., Kentucky.¹ He married Mary Ann Phelps, daughter of David Hiram Phelps and Deborah Priest, on 22 June 1873 in Granby, Newton Co., Missouri.¹ He died on 12 August 1927 in Auburn, King Co., Washington, at age 84.¹
     After their marriage Dillon Asher and his wife Mary moved back to Iowa for a while, then to Todd Co., Minnesota, by 1879.¹

     Charles Hiram Phelps was born on 11 July 1849 in Markeson, Dane Co., Wisconsin.¹ He married Rachel Jane Robinson, daughter of Benjamin Robinson and Phoebe Ann (?), on 14 February 1876 near Gordonsville, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.¹ He died on 7 December 1942 in Staples, Todd Co., Minnesota, at age 93.¹ He was buried at Motley Cemetery in Motley, Morrison Co., Minnesota.²
     He and Rachel had seven children, and adopted one more.²

     Rachel Jane Robinson was born on 13 April 1860 in Lodi, Athens Co., Ohio.² She married Charles Hiram Phelps, son of David Hiram Phelps and Deborah Priest, on 14 February 1876 near Gordonsville, Freeborn Co., Minnesota.¹ She died on 25 February 1940 in Staples, Todd Co., Minnesota, at age 79.¹
     She and Charles had seven children, and adopted one more.³

     David Henry Phelps was born about 1851 in Markeson, Dane Co., Wisconsin.¹

     Fidelia Frances Phelps was born on 16 March 1855 in Markeson, Dane Co., Wisconsin.¹ She married John Berry Patterson Wright, son of Jefferson Allen Wright and Lucinda Malland Jones, in Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri.¹ She died on 7 February 1943 in Sheridan, Sheridan Co., Wyoming, at age 87.¹ She was buried in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska.²
     From 1888 to 1915 she lived in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska.² After that time she lived with one or another of her children. Until a few months prior to her death, she had been living with a daughter in Decker, Montana.² She and John had eleven children, two dying as infants.²

     John Berry Patterson Wright was born on 14 October 1853 in New Middleton, Smith Co., Tennessee.¹ He married Fidelia Frances Phelps, daughter of David Hiram Phelps and Deborah Priest, in Springfield, Greene Co., Missouri.¹ He was buried on 10 April 1888 in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska.²
     He and Fidelia had eleven children, two dying as infants.²

     James Madison Phelps was born in 1859 in Northwood, Worth Co., Iowa.¹ He died on 2 August 1944 in Pinehurst, Washington.¹

     Mary Jane Phelps married Jacob House.¹

     Jacob House married Mary Jane Phelps, daughter of David Hiram Phelps and Mary Jane Turbett.¹

     Hiram Turbett Phelps married Jennie Silar.¹

     Jennie Silar married Hiram Turbett Phelps, son of David Hiram Phelps and Mary Jane Turbett.¹

     Hattie Elizabeth Phelps was born in 1865 in Granby, Newton Co., Missouri.¹ She married Basil Mesplay in 1897.¹ She died in April 1945 in Granby, Newton Co., Missouri.¹

     Basil Mesplay was born on 17 March 1874.¹ He married Hattie Elizabeth Phelps, daughter of David Hiram Phelps and Mary Jane Turbett, in 1897.¹

     Adelaide Stanton Forbes married George Harwood Phelps, son of Luther Bradish Phelps and Wealthy Heaton.¹

     Ada Duffies married Silas Wright Phelps, son of Luther Bradish Phelps and Wealthy Heaton, on 21 April 1886 in Markeson, Dane Co., Wisconsin.¹

     Chauncey Phelps was born on 30 May 1850 in Addison, Green Lake Co., Wisconsin.¹ He died the same day.¹

     Louisa Miranda Phelps was born on 7 September 1852 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York.¹ She married Elisha Benjamin Wattles on 16 November 1872 in Waucoma, Winneshiek Co., Iowa.¹ She died on 14 April 1945 in Anacortes, Skagit Co., Washington, at age 92.¹

     Elisha Benjamin Wattles was born on 28 June 1846 in Nyalusing, Grant Co., Wisconsin.¹ He married Louisa Miranda Phelps, daughter of John W. Phelps and Sarah C. Smith, on 16 November 1872 in Waucoma, Winneshiek Co., Iowa.¹ He died on 8 October 1917 in Beaver Crossing, Seward Co., Nebraska, at age 71.¹

     Maria Elizabeth Phelps was born on 17 April 1854 in Syracuse, Onondaga Co., New York.¹ She married James Leander Potter in 1873 in Iowa.¹