PHELPS CEMETERY (Wales Community), GILES COUNTY, TENNESSEE

PHELPS, John,  1804 / 14 Apr 1873 Married 12 Oct 1837 to Virginia Ann (Black) Phelps 1813 - 7 Oct 1869. John's last will was written 19 Dec 1872 (Giles county Courthouse) he stated that he was to be buried in Phelps cemetery. We got the birth/death dates from an uncle that did research before he died, so not sure if they are correct

Original Message -------- Subject: Re: Phelps -Giles county tn
From: wayneal1@aol.com To: whatthehellrm@gmail.com
Hope you can let me know the GG Grandfathers name birth & death dates and I will list him there on my site and also on Findagrave. wayneal1@aol.com

Original Message-------- From: whatthehellrm <whatthehellrm@gmail.com> To: Wayneal1 <Wayneal1@aol.com>
Sent: Sun, Dec 13, 2015 3:11 pm Subject: Fwd: Re: Phelps -Giles county tn
Not anymore, my sister enclosed around the old part of the cemetery with barbwire fence from tree to tree, so that the cows can't get in. We are not well off so that's all we could do. My g-g grandfather is also in the cemetery he died in 1873 and in his will he stated that he was to be buried there, but we have never found the headstone.

Original Message --------Subject: Re: Phelps -Giles county tn
From: wayneal1@aol.com To: whatthehellrm@gmail.com
CC: Old tradition says my ggrandmother is also buried there outside the fence under one of those field rocks. She and her husband were young and poor when she died, so I presume she got no headstone. A headstone was later added to the Gibsonville Cemetery as a cenotaph. Thanks for clearing it off, but aren't cows allowed to go thru the outside area?

Original Message-----From: Rhonda Miller <whatthehellrm@gmail.com>To: Wayneal1 <Wayneal1@aol.com> Sent: Sun, Dec 13, 2015 8:17 am Subject: Phelps -Giles county tn
My name is Rhonda Phelps Miller, I am the daughter of Mark Phelps. I read the article that you wrote about the the cemetery. The two old ladies you mentioned, are my aunt's. All of them lived just before you get to the road they were sitting within. My dad still lives there and the cabin that my grandfather built still sets on the hill. That is where they stay whenever they come to visit. The old graveyard is fenced in with wire now, just to keep the cows out and it's been cleaned up. My sister did all the work. She and I never felt right about it, we were always told they were slave graves, but didn't matter, it needed to be kept up. If you are ever in the area again we would be more than glad to meet & talk with you. Rhonda Miller

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