Mary Whitney Phelps
Born: January 8, 1812
Birthplace: Portland, Maine
Father: George Whitney
Mother: Abigail Jones
Husband: Brig. General John Smith Phelps 1814 – 1886
(Buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri)
Married: April 1834
Children:
Brevet Brigadier General John Elisha Phelps 1839 – 1921
(Buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri)
Thomas Benton Phelps 1842 – 1842
(Buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri)
Lucy Jane Phelps 1844 – 1847
(Buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri)
Mary Ann "Mollie" Phelps Montgomery 1846 – 1943
(Buried: River View Cemetery, Portland, Oregon)
Lucy Jane Phelps 1850 – 1858
(Buried: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri)
Life Events before War:
Orphaned at an Early age in her life.
1834: Married her husband John Smith Phelps
1839: Birth of her son John Elisha Phelps
1842: Birth of her son Thomas Benton Phelps
1842: Death of her son Thomas Benton Phelps
1844: Birth of her daughter Lucy Jane Phelps
1845 – 1863: Her husband served as United States Congressman.
1846: Birth of her daughter Mary Ann "Mollie" Phelps Montgomery
1847: Death of her daughter Lucy Jane Phelps
1850: Birth of her daughter Lucy Jane Phelps
1858: Death of her daughter Lucy Jane Phelps
Civil War Life Events:
1845 – 1863: Her husband served as United States Congressman.
1861 – 1862: Her husband served as Colonel in the Union Army.
1861: Took the body of Brig. General Nathaniel Lyon to her farm.
Phelps helped to temporarily bury at her farm General Lyon until he could be claimed.
Life Events after War:
Helped establish an Orphanage for Children who lost their fathers in the Civil War.
1877 – 1878: First Lady of the State of Missouri
Died: January 26, 1878
Place of Death: Springfield, Missouri
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 66 years old
Burial Place: Hazelwood Cemetery, Springfield, Missouri
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