Phelps Obelisk - Springfield, Missouri
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N 37° 10.216 W 093° 15.932
15S E 476426 N 4113793
This 25foot unlighted, marble obelisk honors several members of the Phelps' family. It is located in the Hazelwood Cemetery - 1642 E Seminole Street in Springfield, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM16VNK
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2022
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This 25foot unlighted, marble obelisk honors several members of the Phelps' family. The Obelisk is in the central part of the cemetery. The actual obelisk rests on a plinth that has inscriptions on 4 sides.
North Side
Thomas B. Phelps
Died October 29, 1842
Aged 8 Months
Lucy Jane Phelps
Died Sept. 27, 1847
Aged 3 Years
Lucy Jane Phelps
Died June 22, 1856
Aged 7 Years 8 Months
West Side
John Elisha Phelps
Born Apr. 6, 1839
Col. 2nd Ark. Cav. Civil War Vol. 1862-1864
Died Sept. 17, 1927
Margaret Jane Phelps
Born Feb. 14, 1846
Died Mar. 2, 1915
South Side
John S. Phelps
A Member of the Missouri
Legislature in 1840
A Congressman from Missouri
From 1844 to 1862
Col. of "Phelps' Regiment"
Federal Army 1861
Military Governor of the
State of Arkansas 1862.
Governor of the State of
Missouri 1877 to 1881.
East Side
John Smith Phelps
Born Simsbury, Conn.
December 22, 1814
Died November 20, 1886.
His Wife Mary
Born January 8, 1812.
Died January 26, 1878
Date Created/Placed: unknown
Address:
1642 East Seminole Street
Springfield, Missouri 65804
Height: 25
Illuminated: no
Website: Not listed
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