Family: Eli Zenith Phelps / Lora Octavine Clark (F12265)

• Father | Male Eli Zenith Phelps

  
  

  Born	17 Feb 1894	Texas
  Died	3 Aug 1981	Jefferson County, Texas
  Buried		Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas
  Married	14 Jun 1916  [1, 2]	Newton County, Texas  [1, 2]
  Father	Levi William Claiborne Phelps | F14246 Group Sheet
  Mother	Emma Mathettie "Thettie" Rogers | F14246 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Lora Octavine Clark

  
  

  Born	18 Sep 1894	Sabine County, Texas
  Died	18 Dec 1981	Jefferson County, Texas
  Buried		Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas
  Father	James Andrew Clark | F4836 Group Sheet
  Mother	Martha Rosella Smith | F4836 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male Ivy Zenith "I Z" Phelps

  
  

  Born	18 Jul 1918	Texas
  Died	10 May 1932	Newton County, Texas
  Buried		Mattox Cemetery, Survey Community, Mayflower, Newton County, Texas

  
  

  Child 2 | Female Marie Phelps

  
  

  Born	Abt 1921	Texas
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried

  
  

  Child 3 | Female Living

  
  

  Born
  Died
  Buried

  
  

• Notes

  Married: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXS9-7ZQ Groom's Name: Zenith Phelps Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Lora Clark Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 14 Jun 1916 Marriage Place: Newton County, Texas Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M75245-1 System Origin: Texas-EASy Source Film Number: 1005598 Reference Number: bkJ pg57 Collection: Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973

  
  

• Sources

  [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 26 (Reliability: 3). [S789] FamilySearch.org, Texas Marriages, 1837-1973.