Bertie County NcArchives Obituaries.....Phelps, Mrs. M. T. April 1908
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Windsor Ledger (Thursday, 30 April 1908), page 3
Death Notice in Section: “News and Notes From Buna Vista” 

“Mrs. M. T. Phelps died April 26 [blurry, could be 28], . . .  "

Additional Comments:
Mrs. M. T. Phelps is Penelope Edward Watson (Bird/Byrd) Phelps (1857-1908), wife of
Miles Thomas 
Phelps (1855-1915), both of Bertie, NC. Her death is also noted in the church
records of Bertie County 
Holly Grove Baptist Church Membership Records 1893, 1901/1902, as “Edward W. Phelps
died aprl 27 
1908” in "List of Sisters Names at Holly Grove Oct 1893," Transcribed by Lynn C.
McCarthy Call No:  133-
01-3 Microfilm entitled Holly Grove Baptist Church Minutes 1822 - 1910 (2 vols.) -
Duke University Library, 
Durham, NC. Both Edward and her husband Miles were longtime members at Holly Grove
Baptist. Mrs. M. 
T. Phelps' nicknames include Edner and Edy. Her surname is spelled Bird in earlier
records, especially 
census records, and increasingly as Byrd in later records, i.e., on her marriage,
and on her childrens' vital 
records. She was the daughter of Henry Bird (c. 1819-Bef. 03 Sep 1870) and Caroline
(Miller) 
(Castellaw/Castellow) Bird (c. 1820-Aft. 03 Sep 1870), both of Bertie. Miles Thomas
Phelps was the son 
Reuben L. Phelps (1817-Aft. 01 Sep 1870) and Harriett (Bowen) Phelps (1813-Aft. 10
Jun 1880), both also 
of Bertie.


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