1843

John Bridges Phelps was born on 04 Apr 1843 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA a child of Francis Lambert Phelps and Helen Ann Frazer Phelps.

1850

John W Phelps was counted in the census on 03 Aug 1850 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, as a 7-year-old, male, white. Also in the home were; F L Phelps, H A Phelps, George L Phelps, Mary Ellen Phelps, Francis B Phelps, and Mary E Phelps

1860

John Philps was counted in the census on 20 Jun 1860 in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA, as a 16-year-old, male, white. Also in the home were; Frances Philps, Helen A Philps, George Philps, Mary E Philps, Butler F Philps, Samuel Philps, and Elisha Philps.

1872

When he was 29, he married Harriet Sutherland Jay on 23 Dec 1872 in Columbia, Richland, South Carolina, USA.

1880

J. B. Phelps was counted in the census on 01 Jun 1880 in Wateree, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 36-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home were; his wife, H G Phelps; and their children, J F Phelps and C F Phelps.

1900

John B Phelps was counted in the census in Jun 1900 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA, as a 57-year-old, male, married, white, head of household. Also in the home were; his children,John F Phelps, Charles F Phelps, Samuel J Phelps, Annie L Phelps, John B Phelps, and Henrietta E Phelps; and his sister, Ida K Phelps.

1907

He died on 26 Feb 1907 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA at No. 43 Church Street. He was buried on 27 Feb 1907 in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA at Quaker Cemetery.

Obituary

Mr. John B. Phelps, judge of probate of Kershaw county, died this morning at No. 43 Church Street at the age of 64 years. He came to Charleston for special treatment but his malady refused to yield and he died after a short illness. Judge Phelps served with distinction in the Confederate army in the Civil war. His body has been prepared by Undertaker Stuhn for shipment to Camden for burial.

J. HENRY STUHR
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
AND LICENSED EMBALMER

56 Westworth Street

All calls, day or night, promptly attended to Bell Phone 431

THE DEATH RECORD

JOHN B. PHELPS – 54 years, No. 43 Church street, Camden, S. C.

MR. JOHN B. PHELPS DEAD.

A Brave Confederate Soldier and Lately Probate Judge of Kershaw County.

Special to The State.

Camden, Feb. 26. – Mr. John B Phelps, judge of Probate of Kershaw county, died suddenly in Charleston yesterday, and his body was brought to Camden for interment today.

He was attending a reunion of the command of which he was a proud member in Charleston, when he was stricken. For several years Mr. Phelps was possessed of an incurable disease and though this was not directly responsible for his death, it had so under-minded his constitution as to make him an easy victim for the malady which was his undoing.

No man was prouder of the fact of having served in the Confederate army than was John B. Phelps, and though he was never an officer, his service behind the gun was of the kind that tells, and his comrades delight to honor him as a brave man. He has given many years of his life to his native county, having served in several capacities since the war. He was a good citizen and a faithful officer and though, miserably compensated for his labors, was always at his post, even in the days of his physical distress. Four sons and two daughters survive him.

On February 28, 1907, Mr. John B Phelps was mentioned in the news paper article, “State House Notes.”

1941

On January 30, 1941, John B Phelps was mentioned as the father in the death record of John Francis Phelps.