Phelps Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Phelps Family

6,555 Phelps records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

6,555Records in our database

1789Earliest birth

4Documented families

3Biographies

See the Phelps family trees →334 Phelps families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

6,555 Phelps records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (1,503 of 6,555)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Robert Cummings Phelps, born 1789, Harrison County, Ohio

Most common first names

William165 Charles137 Mary132 Robert126 John122 James117 George85 Harold62 Helen62 Dorothy60 Ruth56 Margaret53

Documented families

Phelps families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Phelps family of Greene CountyMissouriStarts: Noah PhelpsMost recent: Col. John E. Phelps (b. 1839)

Family records from county histories (3)

Leonora B. PhelpsBuchanan County, IowaStarts: Rev. W. B. Phelps & Hattie SmithMost recent: George Phelps Blamer, Howard M. Blamer, Thomas Burton Blamer Philip Phelps b. 1789Starts: John Sawyer PhelpsMost recent: Philip Phelps, Jr.William B. PhelpsBuchanan County, IowaStarts: William B. Phelps, from Oneida, New YorkMost recent: Mrs. W. M. Woodward, Leonora B. Phelps (Mrs. G. T. Blamer), Willis B. Phelps

The earliest Phelpss in the county histories

Levi PhelpsBorn 1789Union County, Ohio Fred S. PhelpsBorn 1809, Hartford CountyChild of Ozias Phelps and Clarissa (Goddard) PhelpsMuscatine County, Iowa Isaac PhelpsBorn 1809, Berkshire CountyPortage County, Ohio T. T. PhelpsBorn 1835, Madison CountyClinton County, Missouri Lieutenant H. Warren PhelpsBorn 1839, Blendon townshipFranklin County, Ohio John E. PhelpsBorn 1839Greene County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

334 Phelps families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

28 Phelps death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

22 Phelps people in 20 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (3)

John S. PhelpsBorn 1814 · Greene County, Missouri John E. PhelpsBorn 1839 · Greene County, Missouri James L. PhelpsBorn 1855 · Jackson County, Kansas

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Common questions

Phelps genealogy: FAQ

Where were Phelps ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 6,555 Phelps records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,503), then Ohio (962) and Illinois (835).

How far back does the Phelps family tree go?

The earliest Phelps birth in our database is 1789: Robert Cummings Phelps, Harrison County, Ohio. We have pieced together 334 Phelps family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Phelps family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Phelps family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.