She was the second wife of Stephen Sumner Phelps, the founder of Oquawka, one of the earliest settlers in this region. She was a daughter of Lewis and Lucy Patterson originally from Ohio, who had moved their family to Ohio about 1824. She was a sister of Mrs. Rodliff Allen of Monmouth, Illinois. She married S.S. Phelps in Warren Co., IL on Nov. 1, 1838 and became step-mother to his six children. Together they were parents to four additional children: Phebe, Henry, Susan, and Stephen.
Her sister Minerva Patterson Park is also buried in this cemetery.
Her sister Minerva Patterson Park is also buried in this cemetery.
She was the second wife of Stephen Sumner Phelps, the founder of Oquawka, one of the earliest settlers in this region. She was a daughter of Lewis and Lucy Patterson originally from Ohio, who had moved their family to Ohio about 1824. She was a sister of Mrs. Rodliff Allen of Monmouth, Illinois. She married S.S. Phelps in Warren Co., IL on Nov. 1, 1838 and became step-mother to his six children. Together they were parents to four additional children: Phebe, Henry, Susan, and Stephen.
Her sister Minerva Patterson Park is also buried in this cemetery.
Her sister Minerva Patterson Park is also buried in this cemetery.
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