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Phelps Cemetery in woods off of Mercury Drive, Washington County, Virginia

Phelps_cemetery_field.jpg (84633 bytes) August 29, 2000 View of the Phelps cemetery from across a clover field.
Phelps_cemetery brush.jpg (89280 bytes) August 29, 2000 View of the Phelps cemetery at the fence at the edge of the field.
John_Phelps_Tombstone.jpg (82859 bytes) August 29, 2000 John Phelps stone, father of Ida Frances Phelps Branch.  The stone is in excellent shape in spite of the overall degraded situation in the cemetery.
John_Phelps_stone_closeup.jpg (51929 bytes) August 29, 2000 Close up of John Phelps stone.  Born May 12, 1800, Died August 20, 1886.  "He was loved by God and man"
John_Phelps_stone_1.jpg (78506 bytes) August 29, 2000 View of John Phelps stone.
Phelps_Cemetery_Overview.jpg (126397 bytes) August 29, 2000 View of the Phelps cemetery with John Phelps stone visible in the back right of the photo.
Frank_Phelps_stone.jpg (84870 bytes) August 29, 2000 Frank B and Dora E. Phelps, relation unknown.
Sallie_Phelps_Patrick_stone.jpg (99778 bytes) August 29, 2000 Sallie Phelps Patrick (August 30, 1852 - December 6, 1909).  Sallie was a great-niece of John Phelps and a daughter of James Phelps and Nancy Counts.
James_Patrick_stone.jpg (76369 bytes) August 29, 2000 James Harvey Patrick (July 12, 1850 - December 28, 1930), husband of Sallie Phelps Patrick
James_Phelps_stone.jpg (87778 bytes) August 29, 2000 James M. Phelps, (January 25, 1869 - November 3, 1933).  James was a great-nephew of John Phelps and a son of James Phelps and Nancy Counts.
Mollie_Phelps_stone.jpg (97171 bytes) August 29, 2000 Mollie Pendleton Phelps, 1883 - 1962.  She was the second wife of James M. Phelps.
     

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