Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Phelps, Truman 1837 - 
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Author: History Grundy County 1882

Truman Phelps, general merchant, Gardner, was born in Herkimer County, N. Y., 
April 11, 1837, son of Isaac and Ruth (Vickery) Phelps, natives of New York 
state, both deceased. Our subject was the youngest of a family of five 
children, and, when eighteen years of age, went to Trumbull County, Ohio, 
where he finished his education; he was engaged in teaching school and various 
other occupations until 1863, when he came to Grundy County and engaged in 
farming; after following this occupation for about ten years, he located in 
Gardner and engaged in merchandising. In 1878, the firm of Pratt, Martin & 
Phelps was formed, and continued for two years, when Mr. Phelps withdrew his 
interest and formed a partnership with George Lewis. The firm of Phelps & 
Lewis has been very successful and their trade is steadily increasing. January 
26, 1862, Mr. Phelps was married to Carrie Griswold, born in Trumbull County, 
Ohio, September 20, 1843; she is the daughter of Jesse Griswold, a native of 
Pennsylvania, who died about 1874. This union has been blessed with one child -
 William M., born February 9, 1876. The Phelps family are of English descent, 
and some of the ancestry came to this country in its early years. Mr. and Mrs. 
Phelps are Baptists; he is a Republican.

Additional Comments:
Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. 
Historical Publishers.

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