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John PHELPS
Ms. __?__
Elsey LOVE
Husband:  John [W. or H.] PHELPS
Birth:  2 Feb 1802, NC
Death   13 Mar 1888, Laurel Co., KY
Disposition:  buried Phelps Cemetery, Laurel Co., KY
Occupation:  farmer
Father:  Samuel PHELPS
Mother:  Rhoda COLLINS
Marriage-1:
Wife-1:  Ms. __?__
Marriage-2:  23 Mar 1834, Grayson Co., VA
Wife-2:  Elsey / Elsy / Alcy / Alesey / Elsie LOVE
Birth:  1804/5, NC
Occupation:  homemaker
Children with Wife-1:
  1.  William A. PHELPS, b. 1824/5; d. 25 Oct 1887, Laurel Co., KY; married twice
  2.  Marion PHELPS, b. 1826/7
  3.  Almira PHELPS, b. 1829/30
  4.  Nancy Ann PHELPS, b. 27 Jan 1832; d. Jul 1910; m. Fielden/Fielding CARR (1833-1898)
  5.  Dorcas PHELPS, b. 1833/4
Children with Elsie LOVE — born in Grayson Co., VA:
  6.  Samuel PHELPS, b. 1835/6
  7.  Mary PHELPS, b. 1836/7
  8.  Granville / Melville PHELPS, b. 7 Jul 1840
  9.  Rachel PHELPS, b. 1841/2
10.  Amy PHELPS, b. 1843/4
11.  John J. PHELPS, b. 19 Dec 1848
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Sources:

1a.  Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (online at familysearch.org):
John W. Phelps Alesey Love 23 Mar 1834 Grayson County, Virginia Film #31758

1b.  Jordan R. Dodd, ed.  1993.  Virginia Marriages:  Early to 1850.  Liahona Research, Orem, UT (Broderbund CD-229):
Phelps, John W. Love, Alesey Mar 23, 1834 Grayson Co.

2.  1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #97-98 of 110; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1840 VA Grayson Co. Roll 555 pp. 320B-321A Ln. 14 John Phelps 101 101 - 111 001 no slaves 0300000
These data indicate:
No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred
1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = Samuel (b. 1835/6)
1 male 10-14 1825-1830 = Marion (b. 1826/7)
1 male 15-19 1820-1825 = William (b. 1824/5)
1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = John (b. 1801/2) 
1 female 4 or under 1835-1840 = Mary (b. 1837/8)
1 female 5-9 1830-1835 = Dorcas (b. 1833/4)
= Nancy (b. 1831/2)
1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Almira (b. 1829/30) 
1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Elsie (b. 1804/5)
3 persons employed in agriculture
Listed 11 lines from Crawford PHELPS.

3.  1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #76 of 148):  Grayson Co., VA, Roll M432_947, p. 196B, 517/517, enumerated 1 Sep 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
John H Phelps 48 M   Farmer 800 NC
Elsy Phelps 45 F       Do
Marion Phelps 23 M   Labourer   Va
Almira Phelps 20 F       Do
Nancy Phelps 18 F       Do
Dorcas Phelps 16 F       Do
Samuel Phelps 14 M       Do
Mary Phelps 12 M       Do
Melville Phelps 10 M       Do
Rachel Phelps  8 F       Do
Amy Phelps  6 F       Do
John Phelps  2 M       Do

4.  1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #56-57 of 134):  Laurel Co., KY, Roll M653_380, pp. 393-394, PN 56-57, 382/361, enumerated 2 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
John Phelps 58 M   Farmer 1500 500 NC
Alcy 55 F         Do
Almira 30 F         Va
Melville 20 M   Farm laborer     "
Rachael 17 F         "
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Amy Phelps 15 F         Va
John J 12 M         Do
John's middle initial is definitely "J."  Listed next to son, Marion PHELPS, who is next to Widow Mary (YEAGER) ROBINSON, who is next to son, William PHELPS.

5.  1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #16 of 22):  Bush's Store P.O., Bush Voting Pct., Laurel Co., KY, Roll 480 (Book 1), p. 117B, PN 16, enumerated 20 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):
1870:  for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16 17 18 19
106 106 Phelps John H 68 M W Farmer 500 362 North Carolina       /
      "    Alcy 64 F W Keeping house     North Carolina / /    
      "    Almira 40 F W       Virginia / / Insane  
      "    Mary 32 F W       Virginia / /    
      "    John  3 M W       Kentucky        
      "    Wm  2 M W       Ky        
Listed next to son, Wm. A. PHELPS, and two households from Widow Mary A. (YEAGER) ROBINSON.

6.  1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #

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