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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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August F. Backhaus / Caroline von Spiegle

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August F. Backhaus / Caroline von Spiegle

Husband: August F. Backhaus
Born:	25 Feb 1839	at:	Beinhagen, Pommerania, Germany
Married:	8 Apr 1875	at:
Died:	11 Feb 1909	at:
Father:	Michael Backhaus
Mother:	Doertz Staege
Notes:	[11343]
Wife: Caroline von Spiegle
Born:	31 Dec 1855	at:	Patters Hagen, Germany
Died:		at:
Father:
Mother:
Children

Pedigree Chart for: August F. Backhaus

      /--
   /--Peter  Backhaus 
   |  \--
/--Michael  Backhaus 
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--August F.  Backhaus 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--Doertz  Staege 
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Caroline von Spiegle

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Caroline  von Spiegle 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

[11343] August died at his home in Marshfield on Thursday, Feb 11, 1909 of heartfailure. He immigrated around 1854. While living in Kewaskum, he was adealer in hops, but later became interested in the Marshfield BrewingCompany and went to that city to live. From Bernie Backus: August was a Prussian immigrant who was wounded during the Civil War.

Anson G. Phelps Dodge / Rebecca Wainwright Grew

Husband: Anson G. Phelps Dodge
Born:	25 Aug 1834	at:	New York City, New York, USA
Married:	12 Oct 1859	at:
Died:		at:
Father:	William Earl Dodge
Mother:	Melissa Phelps
Sources:	[13031]
Wife: Rebecca Wainwright Grew
Born:	21 Mar 1836	at:	Alexandria, Virginia, USA
Died:		at:
Father:
Mother:
Children
Name:	Anson Green Phelps Dodge
Born:	30 Jun 1860	at:
Married:		at:
Died:	1898	at:	St. Simons Island, George, USA
Spouses:	Ellen Ada Phelps Dodge , Anna Deborah Gould

Pedigree Chart for: Anson G. Phelps Dodge

      /--
   /--David Low  Dodge 
   |  \--
/--William Earl  Dodge 
|  |  /--
|  \--Sarah  Cleveland 
|     \--
|--Anson G. Phelps  Dodge 
|     /--Thomas  Phelps 
|  /--Anson Green  Phelps 
|  |  \--Dorothy Lamb  Woodbridge 
\--Melissa  Phelps 
   |  /--Thomas  Phelps 
   \--Oliva  Egleston 
      \--

Pedigree Chart for: Rebecca Wainwright Grew

      /--
   /--
   |  \--
/--
|  |  /--
|  \--
|     \--
|--Rebecca Wainwright  Grew 
|     /--
|  /--
|  |  \--
\--
   |  /--
   \--
      \--

@1 [13031] [S80]

@2Page: p. 1492.

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