VLH Phelps Biographical Notes - Online Archive of Terry's Texas Rangers

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Virgil L. H. Phelps

~1827 - ??

Born in MS around 1827.
Graber indicates he was Indian and Mexican fighter.
Resided at Columbia, Brazoria County, TX in 1860 with mother and siblings.

Mustered into Company B at Houston, TX on September 7, 1861.
Received furlough in TN by August 1862, and reached TX by January 1863.
Present in April 1863.
Present in March 1865.
Member of Shannon's Scouts (apparently, according to Jones Roster).

Also Identified As:
	None Identified
Family Members & Researcher Contacts:
	None Known
Parents:
	Unidentified
Siblings:
	Unknown
Spouse(s):
	Unknown
Children:
	Unknown
Gravesite:
	Unlocated

1830 Census - Unlocated
	Head of Houshold

1840 Census - State, County, Town, Page, (image)
	Head of Houshold

1850 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Color	Occupation	Real Estate	Nativity	Student?	Illiterate?

1860 Census - State, County, Town, Page, Dwelling, Family, (image)
	Name	Age	Sex	Race	Occupation	Real Estate	Personal Estate	Nativity	Student?	Literate?

Related Links:
	The Tri-Weekly Telegraph, October 3, 1862 - Letter from RF Bunting, October 3, 1862 (offsite) Irisgay Crivellari's The Crivellari and Related Families Gedcom
Sources:
	Claiborne, John M. Muster Roll of Terry's Texas Rangers; With Historical Remarks. Galveston: Self Published, 1882. Jones, Andrew M. Annotated Roster of Terry's Texas Rangers, the 8th Texas Cavalry. Unpublished Research. Scott, Paul R. Eighth Texas Cavalry, CSA. Arlington: The University of Texas at Arlington, July 1977. Unpublished MA Thesis.
Research Links:
	(offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (surname: Phelps) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (surname: Phelps) (offsite) TXGenWeb Project (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) RootsWeb Message Boards (Brazoria County, TX) (offsite) Genealogy.com Genealogy Forum (Brazoria County, TX)

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