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My mom and dad divorced in 1955, when I was three years old. My dad moved to the state of California where he died in 1991. He was originally from Oak Ridge Mo. His name is John R. Phelps. His dad (my Grandfather) name was Jason T. Phelps.
My Mom Was from Millersville Mo.Her Maiden name was, Jacobs.
She was born in Portageville Mo.
My Maternal Grandmothers maiden name was Lawson.
I would appreciate any information you might have.
Thanks
Found:
Grandfather Jason T. Phelps (b.1894, Missouri)
married Tillie E. Green (aka Matilda Green- your paternal grandmother, b.1895) on August 23, 1917 in Jackson Mo.
Jason's parents were Tillman (b.1873, Illinois) and Dora E. Phelps (b.1872, Tennessee) - your paternal great-grandparents.
Jason had a brother, Jesse D. Phelps (b. Feb 19,1896, d.Oct 2, 1987 ) - your great-uncle. Married to Etta May(or Mae) Stovall (b. June 4, 1902, d. Feb 22, 1999) .
John R. Phelps
born July 11, 1923, died Oct 29, 1991
Listed in the 1930 census: age 6. Siblings: Verda L, age 11, Lynn T, age 3.
Bingo! Just found John listed in the White-Welty family tree on Ancestry.com, author is Nicole Welty. Nikki74w@earthlink.net This should take you to your living relatives as well as give you a portion of your family tree going waaaay back.
A bit of the listing:
ID: I0165 Name: Matilda E. GREEN 12345 Sex: F Name: Tillie E. GREEN 5 Birth: 7 APR 1895 1234 Birth: 7 APR 1895 in Missouri 12345 Death: JAN 1976 in Jackson, MO 12345
When names are listed as "private" that means the author hasn't listed a death date so Ancestry treats them as living and doesn't show details. Click on 3. John Phelps, above, then click on Pedigree view and follow the arrows to see your ancestry back to the early 1700's!
Found your Aunt Verda's obit:
Quote:
Verda Fronabarger
Verda Lou Fronabarger, 85, of Oak Ridge died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2004, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau. She was born April 18, 1918, in Burfordville, daughter of Jason and Matilda Green Phelps. She and Dale W. Fronabarger were married Dec. 24, 1939.
Fronabarger owned and operated the first beauty shop in Oak Ridge. She was a member of First Baptist Church and its choir, and of Oak Ridge Homemakers Club.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Dale Wesley Fronabarger of Jackson; a daughter, Mary Lou Abernathy of Jackson; two brothers, LynnPhelps of Jackson, Weldon Phelps of Walnut Creek, Calif.; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a great-great-granddaughter.
She was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
Friends may call at Cracraft-Miller Funeral Home in Jackson from 4 to 8 p.m. today.
The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Jon Sedgwick and Sam Roethemeyer officiating. Burial will be in Goshen Cemetery at Oak Ridge.
Found your Uncle Lynn:
Lynn T Phelps , born Jun 1926
312 Plain View Ave
Jackson, Mo 63755
573-243-2579
And your Uncle Weldon:
Weldon L. Phelps, born Feb. 1935
15 Elmwood CT
Walnut Creek, Ca 94597
925-939-3221
Your cousin Dale?
Dale Wesley Fronabarger, born May 1946
905 Corinne St
Jackson, MO 63755
573-243-3983
And possibly your cousin Mary Lou:
Mary L Abernathy born Sept 1940
8719 State Hwy W
Jackson, MO 63755
573-243-5280
Hope this helps. If you want a search of the Jacobs/Lawson lineage, your mother's and/or grandmother's first name would be helpful, as well as aprox birth dates or any other information you have.
Oh,Wow!!! Thank you so much.
My mothers name was Juanita Jacobs DOB 1922. She had two sisters,
Elfreda and Sybil. My Grandmothers name was Myrtle.
Thanks again
Found:
Missouri Marriage record Juanita E Jacobs
Married John Phelps on Feb 9, 1942
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Missouri Marriage record
Scott county, Missouri Myrtle Lawson
Married Luster Jacobs on July 4, 1912
1930 Census:
Whitewater Township, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
Myrtle Jacobs , age 35
spouse: Luster, age 38
Elfreda, age 15
Sybil, age 10
Jaunita, age 8
1910 Census (there were several Myrtle Lawsons close to the right age, but this one was in Scott county, like the marriage, so this family is my best guess)
Scott County, MO
James Lawson, age 41
Lillie Lawson, age 17, daughter Myrtle Lawson, age 15, daughter
Mary Lawson, age 13, daughter
Alfa Lawson, age 10, daugter
Elbert Lawson, age 7, son
Ruby Lawson, age 4, daughter
Luster Jacobs:
WWI draft registration, 1917 shows: Luster Wilson Jacobs
born June 5, 1890 in Kentucky
Living in Portageville, Mo
Married, one child
Tall, medium build, brown hair, brown eyes
1910 Census: Luster W. Jacobs, son, age 19
living in: Moreland Township, Scott County, Missouri
birthplace: Kentucky
father: Joseph W. Jacobs, age 50, birthplace Indiana
mother: Lucy E. Jacobs, age 48, birthplace Indiana
sister: Leslie H. Jacobs, age 17
sister Mina C. Jacobs, age 14
1900 Census, Jacobs family living in Monroe Township, Hardin county, Illinois
shows 2 older brothers: James, age 15 and Johnie, age 13.
1870 Census shows Joseph Jacobs, age 10, in Cook County Illinois with parents Peter, age 46 and Margaret age 40, a Mary Jacobs age 80, and siblings Anne, Catherine, Josephine, Michael and Peter.
Elfreda Jacobs:
Scott County Marriage: Elfreda Lorene Jacobs to
Oscar Valentine Simmons
on 27 Apr 1932
SS death index, could this be her? Elfreda L. Simmons
born 1 Sep 1914 Missouri
died 18 Oct 2007
Last residence:
4215 Alpine St, Boise, Idaho
208-389-2087
Couldn't find anything else on her, or anything showing children.
Sybil Jacobs: Sybil E Jacobs married Norman J James 29 Jun 1938, Sedgewickville, Bollinger County, Missouri . Norman enlisted in the army in 1944, in MO.
Public record shows Norman J James age 88
Po Box 217 , Sedgewickville, MO 63781
573-866-2105
but nothing further on Sybil E. James.
Ruby Lawson married Ralph Abernathy 24 Nov 1926.
Found their daughter's obit:
Lora Clinton
Thursday, March 22, 2007
BENTON, Mo. -- Lora Ellen Clinton, 73, of Benton died Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at her home.
She was born May 29, 1933, at Morley, Mo., daughter of Ralph Dewey and Ruby Lawson Abernathy. She and Troy Davis Clinton were married Feb. 4, 1951, in Piggott, Ark. He died March 29, 1968.
Clinton worked at International Shoe Co., Homestead Distributing in Sikeston, Mo., and 20 years at Thorngate Ltd. in Chaffee, Mo. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Oran, member and past matron of Morley Chapter 342 Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include a son, Ralph Clinton of Jefferson City, Mo.; a daughter, Fonda Clinton of Benton; a stepdaughter, Sharon Kimbrell of Centralia, Mo.; a sister, Lois Cook of Cape Girardeau; a grandchild; and three great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a son.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Benton. An Eastern Star service will be held at 7. The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the chapel, with the Rev. Ed Carter officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hills Memorial Gardens at Morley, Mo.
Ralph Clinton
1075 E Wildwood St
Columbia, Mo 65202
573-256-2458
Fonda E Clinton
Rr 1
Benton, Mo 63736
Lois Cook
417 Albert St
Cape Girardeau, Mo 63703
573-334-6727
Hi... My dad was John Russel Phelps. My name is Susan J. Phelps-Ball and Randy is his son and Jane C. Phelps was our mother and dad's wife up until he passed away. This must be either Ronda or Lavonne as I know John R. Phelps Jr. passed away a couple of years after dad, also in Oct. I remember seeing Ronda two times, once here in California and the other in Springfield. Lavonne I have only seen once and if either of you passed me in the street I wouldn't know it was you. Somehow I stumbled upon this sight and when I saw Oakridge, Mo it immediately caught my attention and the more I read the more I knew that this must be my dad's two oldest daughters. I look forward to hearing from you I have wondered where you were.
Hi, my name is Jeff Simmons, son of Donald Jack Simmons, and grandson to Elfreda Simmons. My friend just happened to be poking around on my behalf and came up with this information, and I am more than sure that I am related to many of the people on this tree, and I am just jumping in with a Howdy from South Dakota!
Hi, my name is Jeff Simmons, son of Donald Jack Simmons, and grandson to Elfreda Simmons. My friend just happened to be poking around on my behalf and came up with this information, and I am more than sure that I am related to many of the people on this tree, and I am just jumping in with a Howdy from South Dakota!
This is a really old post. You can P/M the people who have posted in the past. Okie Dokie was the most active and they haven't posted since 2014, but you can give it a try, nothing ventured, nothing gained!
Hi, my name is Jeff Simmons, son of Donald Jack Simmons, and grandson to Elfreda Simmons. My friend just happened to be poking around on my behalf and came up with this information, and I am more than sure that I am related to many of the people on this tree, and I am just jumping in with a Howdy from South Dakota!
How funny, I think I'm a long lost relative too but not sure as I took little interest in mom's genealogy. I'm related to Barks, Clarks, Fowlers, and the now extinct family name of the Fraileys, in SE MO. Phelps and Jacobs sounds really familiar.
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