Phelps, William J.
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 18, credited to St. Albans, VT Unit(s): 54th MA INF Service: enl 3/25/1863, Saint Albans, VT, m/i 3/30/1863, PVT, Co. C, 54th MA INF, m/o 8/20/65, Mount Pleasant, SC (5' 6" Brown eyes, Black hair, Lt. Brown complexion; laborer) See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 1845, St. Albans, VT Death: 09/24/1905 Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone researcher/photographer: Kathy Valloch Findagrave Memorial #: 0 (There may be a Findagrave Memorial, but we have not recorded it) MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 8/28/1884, VT; widow Mary J., 10/25/1905, VT Portrait?: Unknown College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice  Greenwood Cemetery, St. Albans, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
St. Albans Daily Messenger
September 28, 1905
Death of
William Phelps
William Phelps, of Lascelle st., died suddenly of heart disease Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mr. Phelps had been ill for several weeks with a fever score but had recovered and his condition was much better than it had been for some time. Mr. Phelps, who was a Civil War veteran, was 65 years old and is survived by his wife and two daughters.
Funeral of William Phelps
The funeral of William Phelps, who died of heart failure at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at his residence on Lascelle st., was held at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning at his home, the rev. E.E. Marggraf officiating. The burial was in the South main street cemetery, the bearers being William Powell, Daniel Prince, Charles James and William Satchell. The funeral was attended by a large number of the representative citizens of the city.
Submitted by Tom Boudreau.