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History of the Phelps Surname
- Possible Origins of the Family in Germany and Italy
- Spelling and Origin of the Name
- Welf and Guelph, Possible Ancestors to the Phelps
- House of Welf vs. the House of Hohenstaufen
- Origins in Wales
William Phelps 1630 Origins
- William Phelps First Generations
- William Phelps of Crewkerne, England
- William Phelps of Tewkesbury, England
- William Phelps of Dorchester, Colony of Massachusetts
- William Phelps 1672 Will
George Phelps 1634 Origins
- George Phelps First Generations
- The Identity of George Parkhurst
- George Phelps in New England 1634
- George Phelps 1687 Will
Richard Phelps 1633 Origins
James Phelps 1786 Origins
Phelps Origins in Europe
- Phelps Origins in Nether Tyne, Checkley, England
- Decendants of James Phelps of Nether Tyne, England
- Decendants of James Phelps of Tewkesbury, England
Phelps Towns & Villages
- Tewkesbury, England
- Crewkerne, England
- Checkley, England
- Simsbury, Connecticut
- Windsor, Connecticut
- Phelps Tavern of Litchfield, Connecticut
Colonial Voyages to Connecticut
- Researching the Mary and John
- Warrent and Order Detaining Phelps' Ships
- About the Ship Mary and John
- Voyage of the Mary and John 1630
- Voyage of the Mary and John in 1633/34
- Voyage of the Hercules in 1633/34
- Voyage of the Recovery in 1633/34
Phelps Arrival in America
- Nathaniel Phelps of Dorchester, Connecticut
- William Phelps of Northampton, Massachusetts
- Elnathian Phelps b. c1734
- First Phelps Family Ancestors
- The Great Migration to the Colonies
Phelps of Simsbury and Windsor
- William Phelps and the First Local Government
- Founders of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut
- Estimated Population of American Colonies 1620 to 1780
- Crime and Punishment in Simsbury
- Organization of the Church in Windsor
- The Phelps Homestead in Simsbury
Phelps Family Letters
- Isaac Ensign and Cornelia Phelps
- Ensign Letters from Simsbury to Forsyth
- Correspondance of Oliver Roswell Phelps and Georgia Phelps
- Ensign Family Letters
Phelps from New York to Illinois
- Nehemiah West Leads the Settlers West
- Hoosiers vs. Yankees: A Slave State or Not?
- The (Ill-fated) Boat Party
- Pioneer Architecture: From Log Cabins to Homes
- Galesburg Grows Amidst the Jackson Panic
- Founding of the Knox Manual Labor College
- Household Skills in Pioneer Galesberg
- Commerce is Established With Colton's Store
- Food and Clothing in Early Galesburg
Family Origins in Illinois
- Noble Phelps Moves West to Illinois
- Knox County Pioneer Noble Phelps
- Noble Phelps' Prize Farm
- Premium for Phelps Best Farm
- Seraphina Princess Phelps and George Avery
- Ronald Aaron Noble Phelps 1881 Bio
- Avery Company History
Phelps Family in California
- Bart Phelps, Navy Telegrapher Radioman
- Bart Phelps, Yerba Buena 1916 Radio Operations
- Bart Phelps, Wailupe 1921 Radio Operations
- Bart Phelps, Alaska 1924 Radio Operations
- Annabeth Beasley Phelps
- Harold Bartle "Bud" Phelps III
- A Generation Passes
Bartle Family
- Bartle Family Genealogy
- The Daily Journal of Births and Deaths
- Bartle First American Ancestors
- Henry Hart Bartle Obituary
- Henry Hart Bartle 1858-1929 Biograpahy
- Nathanial Sanburn 1723, Kingston New Hampshire
- Francis G. Sanburn 1899, of Knoxville, Illinois
- William Toy Bartle Ministry
- Nathanial Sanborn, 1814, of Canandaigua, New York
Beasley Family
- Beasley Family Genealogy
- First Known American Ancestors
- The Price of Slaves 1850
- Luther S. Beasley 1925 Obituary
- John T. Beasley 1883-1950
- John Beasley and Lizzie Bremser Marriage
- John T. Beasley 1950 Obituary
- Jane Beasley Raph Professional Life
- Jane Beasley Raph 2001 Obituary
- Annabeth Beasley Phelps, Mother and Provider
- Annabeth Beasley Phelps 2001 Obituary
- Brandy Station in the Civil War
- T/5 Myron K. Ricketts, WWII Veteran
- A Hero in Our Midst—Mac Butler's "Battlin' Blue Bastards"
- Ephraim Beazley 1797 Deeds and Records
- William Beazley 1824 Court Records and Will
Bremser Family
- Bremser Family Genealogy
- Finding Heinrich Gottlieb Bremser
- The Family History
- Coming to America
- The Search for Henry Bremser
- Henry Bremser 1864-1848 Bio
- Henry Bremser 1864-1948 Obituary
- Elizabeth Bremser 1888-1952 Biograhy
- Elizabeth Bremser Marriage Letter Home
- Bremsers Origins in Germany
- Bremser-Familiengeschichte (Deutch)
Christy Family
- Guy Christy Horseshoes Collection
- Christy Family First American Ancestors
- Guy H Christy, Kentucky to California
- 27th Illinois Infantry Regimental History
- The Mystery of Harry Haskell
Claggett Family
- Claggett Family Genealogy
- Claggett First Ancestors in America
- Robert Clagget 1490 in England
- Edward Clagett 1670 Emigration to America
- Thomas Claggett 1703 of London and Maryland
- Thomas Clagett 1732 Will
- Samuel Claggett 1821, Revolutionary War Surgeon
- Samuel Claggett 1846 of Virginia
- Samuel Claggett and Julia F. Sanford Marriage Contract
- Bernard Johnson Claggett 1919 Bio
- The Price of Slaves 1850
- Julia {Sanford} Claggett 1876 Civil War Claims
  - Deposition of Columbia Claggett
  - Commision Standard Interrogitories
  - Deposition of Sgt. Ereastus Weaver
  - Deposition of Lt.Frank Foot
  - Deposition of Julia Claggett
  - Deposition of Thomas Claggett
  - Testimony of Craven King
  - Testimony of William Francis
  - Testimony of Erastus Weaver
  - Map of Clagget Farm
  - Claim Exhibits
  - Battle of Bull Run
  - Battle of Brandy Station
  - 121st NY Volunteers
  - Complete Commission Transcript
- Claggett Family Move to Illinois from Virginia
- Sanford Ramey Claggett 1895 Obituary
- Ann Claggett Beasley 1898 Obituary
- Rev. Thomas John Claggett 1816, First American Episcopal Bishop
- Thomas J. Claggett 1901 Obituary
- Columbia Claggett 1904 Obituary
- Brice Clagett, Family Genealogist
- Claggett Coat of Arms
Diuguid Family
- Diuguid Family Genealogy
- George Christian Diuguid of Kentucky
- The English Royal Connection
- Harriet Diuguid's Letter About Her Ancestry
- Diuguid Origins in America
- Origin of the Diuguid Name
Klein Family
- Klein Family Genealogy
- Klein Origins in Germany
- Klein Visit to 1922 Germany
Notable Family Members
- 1600-1699
  - John Phelps, Court Clerk at the Trial of King Charles I
  - Anson Green Phelps, Merchant and Philanthropist
- 1700-1799
- 1800-1849 A-M
- 1800-1849 N-Z
- 1850-1899
  - Mary Phelps Jacob, Inventor, Publisher
  - William Lyon Phelps, Educator, Literary Critic, Author
- 1900-2020
  - Chance Russel Phelps, Private, USMC
Phelps Family Arms & Crest
- About Coats of Arms
- Arms of the Tewkesbury Phelps
- Arms of Henry Phelps of London
- Arms of the American Phelps
- Arms of the Irish Phelps
- Heraldic Glossary
Selected Family Wills
- Thomas and Katherine Phylypp Wills 1556, Over Teyne, Checkeley, England
- William Phelps 1672 Will, Windsor, Connecticut
- Anthony Phillipps 1648 Will, Nether Teane, England
- Francis Phylyppe 1648 Will, Checkley, England
- Thomas Phylypp 1556 Will, Over Teyne, England
- George Phelps 1687 Will, Westfield, Massachusetts
- Timothy Phelps 1639 Will, Windsor, Connecticut
- Natnaniel Phelps 1702 Will, Northampton, Massachusetts
- Thomas Clagett 1708 Will, Calvert, Maryland
- Thomas Clagett 1732 Will, Prince Georges, Maryland
- Julia F Sanford 1727 Marriage Indenture
- Ephraim Beazley 1797 Wills & Deeds, Spotsylvania, Virginia
- Ephraim Beasley 1797 Deed Spotsylvania, Virginia
- Ephraim Beasley 1798 to Elizabeth Beazley
- Ephraim Beasley 1798 Will, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
- Henry Beazley 1804 Indenture, Spotsylvania, Virginia
- William Beazley 1828 Will, Culpeper, Virginia
- William Beazley 1824 Court Records and Will
- William Beazley 1852 Will, Culpeper, Virginia
- Cornelius Beazley 1834 Will
- Ephraim Beazley 1833 Mortgage
- John Loveland 1649 Will
- Ephraim Beazley 1798 Henry Beazley 1815 Indenture
- James Phelps of North Caroline 1786 Estate
- Robert Valentine Phelps 1905 Australia
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(--?--) / Elizabeth Griswold

Husband: (--?--)
Wife: Elizabeth Griswold
Born:	16 Jul 1728	at:	Lyme, New London, Connecticut, United States
Died:	6 Jan 1779	at:	Montville,New London, Connecticut, USA
Father:	George Griswold Sr.
Mother:	Hannah Lynde
Children

Pedigree Chart for: Elizabeth Griswold

      /--Matthew  Griswold  Sr.
   /--Matthew  Griswold  Jr
   |  \--Anna  Wolcott 
/--George  Griswold  Sr.
|  |  /--Samuel  Hyde  Sr.
|  \--Phebe (Hannah or Harriet)  Hyde 
|     \--Jane  Lee 
|--Elizabeth  Griswold 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Hannah  Lynde 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Oscar H. Backhaus / Alvina K.

Husband: Oscar H. Backhaus
Born:	25 May 1892	at:
Married:		at:
Died:	Jul 1964	at:
Father:	Frank Albert Backhaus
Mother:	Amelia
Notes:	[11349]
Wife: Alvina K.
Born:	4 Mar 1894	at:
Died:	25 Aug 1954	at:
Father:
Mother:
Children

Pedigree Chart for: Oscar H. Backhaus

      /--Peter  Backhaus 
   /--Christian Friedrich  Backhaus 
   |  \--Louise  Manteufel 
/--Frank Albert  Backhaus 
|  |  /--Carl  Krueger 
|  \--Charlotta Regina Louisa  Krueger 
|     \--Amelia   
|--Oscar H.  Backhaus 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Amelia   
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Alvina K.

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Alvina K.   
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

[11349] From Bernie Backus: He shows that Oscar died on November 3, 1954.

Robert E. Murray / Mary Martha Farmer

Husband: Robert E. Murray
Born:		at:
Married:	11 Nov 1949	at:
Died:		at:
Father:
Mother:
Wife: Mary Martha Farmer
Born:	5 Jan 1922	at:	Murray, Calloway, Kentucky, United States
Died:	21 Jan 1985	at:	Xenia, Ohio
Father:	Harmon E. Farmer
Mother:	Nell C Diuguid
Children
Name:	Kathy Murray
Born:		at:
Married:		at:
Died:		at:
Spouses:	Frank Wagner

Pedigree Chart for: Robert E. Murray

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Robert E.  Murray 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Mary Martha Farmer

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--Harmon E.  Farmer 
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Mary Martha  Farmer 
|     /--William Henry  Diuguid  Sr.
|  /--James Francis  Diuguid 
|  |  \--Catherine Malinda  Churchill 
\--Nell C  Diuguid 
   |  /--William Henry  Diuguid  Sr.
   \--Ada Sarah  Rose 
      \--

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