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Sarah PHELPS

Subject: Sarah PHELPS
Birth said to be: 1806, Grayson Co., VA
Death said to be: 1881
Spouse: m. 1848-50, Ahart FARMER
Father: Samuel PHELPS
Mother: Rhoda COLLINS

Sarah is said to be Sarah DULLON, but I've yet to find any primary document giving her that name. It does appear, from the absence of a father in her children's marriage records (see first Source below), that she was an unmarried woman at the time of their births. It also appears she did marry Ahart FARMER because 1) the children took his name in the 1850 census and 2) in the 1900 census, Ahart FARMER is labeled as the "stepfather" of John Calvin PHELPS. I suspect the maiden name, DULLON, was fabricated to cover up the fact that PHELPS was not her married name, but her maiden name.

Children — born in Grayson Co., VA:

1. Rhoda Ann PHELPS, b. 1827/8
2. Nancy PHELPS, b. ca. 1831
3. (Son A) PHELPS, b. 1830-35
4. (Daughter A) PHELPS, b. 1830-35
5. (Daughter B) PHELPS, b. 1835-40
6. Charlotta / Charlotte PHELPS, b. 1836/7
7. John Calvin PHELPS, b. 1838/9
8. Freeling PHELPS, b. 1847/8; not found after 1860 census

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Sources:

1. Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 (online at familysearch.org):

Groom's Name: - Chambers Patterson Jno. C. Phelps John Mead -

Groom's Birth | Age: - 1842 | 22 1842 | 27 1816 | 47 -

Groom's Birthplace: - Johnson Co., Tenn. Grayson Logan Co., Va. -

Groom's Marital Status: - Single Single Widowed -

Bride's Name: - Nancy Phelps M. C. Bedwell Charlotta Phelps -

Bride's Birth | Age: - 1840 | 24 1847 | 22 1840 | 23 -

Bride's Birthplace: - Grayson Co., Va. Grayson Co. -

Bride's Marital Status: - Single Single Single -

Marriage Date: - 06 Aug 1864 21 Jan 1869 27 Aug 1863 -

Marriage Place: - Grayson County, Virginia Grayson County, Virginia Grayson County,
Virginia -

Groom's Father: - Samuel Patterson Saml. Mead -

Groom's Mother: - Eliz. Patterson Sally Phelps Julia Ann Mead -

Bride's Father: - -

Bride's Mother: - Sally Farmer Jolitha [Talitha] Bedwell Sarah Farmer -

Source Film: - 31758 31758 31758 -

Nancy is fibbing about her age.

2. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #103-104 of 110; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):¤

1840 VA Grayson Co. Roll 555 pp. 323B-324A Ln. 22 Rhody Phelps 110 - 221 001 000 100 no slaves 0100000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1835-1840 = John Calvin (b. 1838)

1 male 5-9 1830-1835 = Son A

2 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = Charlotte (b. 1836/7)
= Daughter B

2 females 5-9 1830-1835 = Daughter A
= Nancy (b. 1830/1)

1 female 10-14 1825-1830 = Rhoda (b. 1827/8

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Sarah (b. 1806)

1 female 70-79 1760-1770 = Rhoda

1 person employed in agriculture

Sarah and her children fit perfectly in the household of Rhoda PHELPS.

3. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #123 of 148): District No. 19, Grayson Co., VA, Roll M432_947, p. 220A, 841/841, enumerated 2 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Ahart Farmer 43 M Labourer Va

Sarah Farmer 44 F Do

Rhoda Farmer 22 F Do

Nancy Farmer 19 F Do

Charlotte Farmer 13 F Do

Calvin Farmer 11 M Do

Polly Farmer 10 F Do

Freeling Farmer 2 M Do

3a. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #94 of 196): Independence P.O., Grayson Co., VA, Roll M653_1348, p. 94, PN 94, 720/675, enumerated 16 Aug 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Ahart Farmer 49 M Laboror 15 Va

Sarah " 52 F Va

Rosamond 8 F Va

Freeling Phelps 12 M Va

Rhoda " 105 F 25 Va

Ahart should be age 43. It appears Sarah has again inflated Ahart's age to reduce the age difference between them. It's a near certainty that Rhoda PHELPS is Sarah's mother. Rhoda's age appears inflated, too, because she's in her 70's in the 1840 census.

3b. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #181 of 196): Bridle Creek P.O., Grayson Co., VA, Roll M653_1348, p. 181, PN 181, 1380/1357, enumerated 29 Sep 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Nancy Phelps 28 F House Keeper Va

Calvin " 22 M 50 Va

Charlotte " 20 F Va

4. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Sarah is living with Ahart FARMER and their daughter, Rosa, in Grayson Co., VA (q.v.); all the PHELPS children have left the nest.

5. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Sarah is living with Ahart FARMER in Grayson Co., VA (q.v.); all the children have left the nest.

6. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

7. 1900 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Ahart FARMER is a widower living as "stepfather" with Sarah's son, John Calvin PHELPS (q.v.).

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