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Eighth Generation
1409. Martha Caroline
Bedwell164 was born
about Apr 1850 in Grayson County, Virginia.104
She died on 25 Jun 1934 in Grayson County, Virginia.1164 She was buried in Shuler Cemetery, Bethel, Grayson
County, Virginia.1164
• 1880 Census for Elk Creek District, Grayson County, Virginia shows Calvin
Phelps, 38, an illiterate farm laborer, as head of household consisting of: wife
Martha, 29; daughter Cynthia, 10; daughter Mary E., 8; son Jno. A., 5; and daughter
Lily V., 2.
• 1900 Census for Elk Creek District, Grayson County, Virginia shows John
C. Phelps, born Jan 1838, a farmer who rents, as head of household with: Martha
C., born 1849, his wife of 33 years who has had five children, all living; son
John A., born 1877; son Robert A., born 1886; granddaughter Jennie (?) A., born
May 1890; and stepfather Ahart Farmer, born Mar 1813. Martha Caroline Bedwell
and John Calvin Phelps were married on 21 Jan 1869 in Grayson County, Virginia.1164 John
Calvin Phelps was born on 16 Sep 1832 in Virginia.1164 He died on 16 Sep 1906.1164 He was buried in Shuler Cemetery, Bethel, Grayson
County, Virginia.1164
He lost his right leg near the hip from injuries received in a fight (King, p.
35).
Martha Caroline Bedwell and John Calvin Phelps had the following children:
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