Frank Blane Phelps

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1900 Census
Name: Frank B Phelps
Age: 5
Birth Date: Jul 1895
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: James M Phelps
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Lizzie F Phelps
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
James M Phelps 30
Lizzie F Phelps 31
Gracie Phelps 10
Bessie Phelps 9
Frank B Phelps 5
Paul S Phelps 1
James H Gilmer 32 [uncle]
Lucy Gilmer 18 [aunt]

1910 Census
Name: Frank B Phelps
Age in 1910: 15
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: James M Phelps
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Mollie F Phelps
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Industry: Home Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Wage Earner
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
James M Phelps 41
Mollie F Phelps 27
Bessie J Phelps 19
Frank B Phelps 15
Paul S Phelps 11
Roy C Phelps 6

1920 Census
Name: Frank B Phelps
Age: 24
Birth Year: abt 1896
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Street: Turn Pike Road
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Dora Phelps
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Free
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank B Phelps 24
Dora Phelps 29
Elmer H Phelps 4 years 6 months

1930 Census
Name: Frank B Phelps
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Home Owned or Rented: Owned
Radio Set: Yes
Lives on Farm: Yes
Age at First Marriage: 19
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: Gen Farm
Class of Worker: Working on own account
Employment: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank B Phelps 35
Dora E Phelps 40
Elmer H Phelps 14
Irene M Phelps 3

1940 Census
Name: Frank B Phelps
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Street: East At Highway No 19 In Moccasin Gap
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Washington, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Washington, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $1000
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 50
Class of Worker: Employer
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 0
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank B Phelps 45
Dora Phelps 50
Irene Phelps 13
Bettey Phelps 6


Birth:
World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
Name: Frank Blaine Phelps
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1895
Birth Place: Washington, Virginia
Residence: Washington, Virginia
Race: White

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Frank Blane Phelps
County: Washington
State: Virginia
Birthplace: Virginia
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1895
Race: Caucasian (White)

Buried:
Grave location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=126720577&ref=acom

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Frank Blane Phelps
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 51
Birth Date: 25 Jul 1895
Death Date: 14 Jun 1947
Death Place: Abingdon, Washington, Virginia
Registration Date: 21 Jun 1947
Father: James M Phelps
Mother: Elizabeth Gilmer
Spouse: Dora Elizabeth Pendleton

Frank married Dora Elizabeth Pendleton. Dora was born 30 Jan 1890, Washington Co. VA; died 26 Sep 1966, Abingdon, Washington Co. VA; was buried , Phelps Cemetery, Washington Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

Name: Elmer H Phelps
Age: 4 years 6 months
Birth Year: abt 1916 [abt 1915]
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Street: Pike Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Frank B Phelps
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Dora Phelps
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank B Phelps 24
Dora Phelps 29
Elmer H Phelps 4 years 6 months

1930 Census
Name: Elmer H Phelps
Birth Year: abt 1916
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Lives on Farm: Yes
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank B Phelps 35
Dora E Phelps 40
Elmer H Phelps 14
Irene M Phelps 3

1940 Census
Name: Elmer H Phelps
Respondent: Yes
Age: 28
Estimated birth year: abt 1912
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Street: East At Highway No 19 In Moccasin Gap
Farm: Yes
Inferred Residence in 1935: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same House
Occupation: Laborer
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $1
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 40
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in Government work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 12
Income: $124
Household Members:
Name Age
Elmer H Phelps 28
Arphia Phelps 27
Temple Phelps 3

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Elmer H Phelps
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1915
Birth Place: Washington Co. VA

Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Elmer Hale Phelps
SSN: 223124536
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Jun 1915
Birth Place: Holston, Virginia
Father Name: Frank B Phelps
Mother Name: Dora E Pendleton
Death Date: 5 Aug 1993
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Dec 1937: Name listed as ELMER HALE PHELPS; 14 Aug 1993: Name listed as ELMER H PHELPS

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Elmer H. Phelps
SSN: 223-12-4536
Last Residence: 24201 Bristol, Bristol, Virginia
BORN: 9 Jun 1915
Died: 5 Aug 1993
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Elmer married Orpha Booher. Orpha was born 08 Jun 1913, Russell Co. VA; died 07 Jun 1991, Bristol, VA or Bristol, TN. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Irene M Phelps
Birth Year: abt 1927
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Lives on Farm: Yes
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: No
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank B Phelps 35
Dora E Phelps 40
Elmer H Phelps 14
Irene M Phelps 3

1940 Census
Name: Irene Phelps
Age: 13
Estimated birth year: abt 1927
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Street: East At Highway No 19 In Moccasin Gap
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Washington, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Washington, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank B Phelps 45
Dora Phelps 50
Irene Phelps 13
Bettey Phelps 6

OBITUARY

Mrs. Irene Margaret Phelps Woodward, age 81, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2008, at Wellmont Bristol Regional Hospital.

Mrs. Woodward was a life-long resident of Washington County and a member of Woodland Hills Church of Christ. She is preceded in death by her husband, Howard C. Woodward; her parents Frank and Dora Phelps; her daughter-in-law Clara Woodward; her great grandson Ashton Woodward; her brother Elmer Phelps; and her sister Betty Phelps.

Survivors include her son Rodney Wayne Woodward, Abingdon; two granddaughters Melanie Guinn, Columbia, SC, and Topaz Christian and husband Gene of Abingdon, VA; and three great grandchildren Peyton Guinn, Dominique Romero and Jayden Christian.

Funeral services for Mrs. Irene Woodward will be on Sunday, July 27, 2008 at 2 pm at the Forest Hills Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with Paul Viers officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Hills Memory Gardens. Pallbearers will be Roger Phelps, Keith Phelps, Brian Phelps, Sam Bralley, Raymond Woodward, Gene Christian, and Dominique "Nick" Romero.


Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Irene Margaret Phelps
Birth Date: 30 Oct 1926
Birth Place: Washington Co. VA

Buried:
Grave location, portrait, and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28655534&ref=acom

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Irene P. Woodward
Last Residence: 24210 Abingdon, Washington, Virginia
BORN: 30 Oct 1926
Last Benefit: 24210, Abingdon, Washington, Virginia
Died: 24 Jul 2008
State (Year) SSN issued: Virginia (Before 1951)

Irene married Howard Woodward 04 Jan 1946, Washington Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Bettey Phelps
Age: 6
Estimated birth year: abt 1934
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Street: East At Highway No 19 In Moccasin Gap
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Washington, Virginia
Residence in 1935: Rural, Washington, Virginia
Resident on farm in 1935: Yes
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: None
Household Members:
Name Age
Frank B Phelps 45
Dora Phelps 50
Irene Phelps 13
Bettey Phelps 6

She died at the Lynchburg Training Center and Hospital, which informant is listed as the records of the Lynchburg Training Center and Hospital. The facility's original name was the Virginia State Colony for Epileptics and Feebleminded, and during the 1920's was the center for the eugenics movement and force sterilizations. In the 1950's the facility embraced the national movement of training for persons having intellectual disabilities, and the name was changed to the Lynchburg Training Center. The center also had a large operational farm, providing food for the center and employment for the residents.

In 1972 the facility was reorganized into seven divisions based on function: Pediatrics, Independent Living, Severely Retarded and Infirm, Intensive Social Rehabilitation, Psychiatric, Ambulatory and Hospital (Medical-Surgical). Overcrowding was a continuous problem with residents ranging in age from 3 to 83, and were in the severe to profound range of mental/intellectual impairments. Many also had severe physical disabilities.

No doubt Betty had a cognitive disability of some sort. We have no idea when she was admitted to the facility. Since her father died in 1947, when she was a child, and her mother died in 1966, she most likely was placed there either before or after her mother's death. I wonder if the overcrowding led to her intestinal difficulties lead to her death because it wasn't diagnosed in time.

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Betty Blane Phelps
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1934
Birth Place: Washington Co. VA



Buried:
Grave location and photo of death certificate:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=159713377

Died:
Virginia, Deaths, 1912-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Betty Blane Phelps
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age at Death: 46
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1934
Death Date: 8 Feb 1981
Cause of Death: severe generalized perotinitis, intestinal perforation; possible ulcerative colitis
Death Place: Madison Heights, Amherst, Virginia, Lynchburg Training School and Hospital.
Registration Date: 20 Feb 1981
Father: Frank B Phelps
Mother: Dora Pendleton

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Temple Phelps
Age: 3
Estimated birth year: abt 1937
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1940: North Fork, Washington, Virginia
Street: East At Highway No 19 In Moccasin Gap
Highest Grade Completed: None
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Elmer H Phelps 28
Arphia Phelps 27
Temple Phelps 3

Birth:
Virginia, Births, 1864-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.
Name: Frankie Temple Phelps
Birth Date: 5 Mar 1937
Birth Place: Washington Co. Va

Frankie married Earl E. Tignor 30 Jun 1956, Washington Co. VA. Earl was born 19 Jun 1934, Washington Co. VA. [Group Sheet]