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Brotherhood Railroad Signalmen of America, and international organization.
She married J. Fred Peterson of Wymore, at Lincoln, Nebraska, May 1, 1918. There is one son, Robert Legene, born August 12, 1921.
During the World War Mrs. Peterson was a member of the Veteran Relief Corps Number 129, of Falls City. Among her many club memberships are: Woman's Christian Temperance Union, of which she is president and county director of the Scientific Temperance Instruction; the Woman's Club of Falls City, in which she is chairman of the health department; the Nebraskana Society; and chapter Number 225 of the Order of the Eastern Star. She is a member of the Methodist Church at Falls City. She was very active in relief work during the World War.
Mrs. Peterson is a candidate for Republican National committee-woman from Nebraska. Her petitions have been sent out by her friends. Residence: Falls City.
Laurence Monnell Peterson
The son of John A. and Emma Josephine (Gustafson) Peterson, Laurence Monnell Peterson was born at Arlington, Nebraska, October 12, 1894. His father, born in Sweden, August 5, 1868, and was brought to America as an infant. He is a merchant. His mother was born in Dayton, Iowa, January 7, 1870.
Dr. Peterson attended the public and high schools of Arlington, and received his D. D. S. from the University of Nebraska, in 1917. There he was a member of Delta Sigma Delta and Beta Theta Pi.
On June 2, 1924, he was united in marriage to Violet Stella Warren, at Council Bluffs, Iowa. Mrs. Peterson, who is of English and German descent, was born at Craig, Missouri, August 14, 1902. They have one daughter, Jacqueline, born August 9, 1925.
Dr. Peterson has engaged in the active practice of dentistry since his admission on July 14, 1917. Among his professional memberships are the American and Omaha District Dental Associations. He held the rank of first lieutenant in the Dental Corps during the World War, is a member of the American Legion, and was first commander of Leslie W. Downs Post No. 71, at Arlington.
His religious affiliation is with the First Congregational Church, and he is also a member of Hiram Lodge No. 52 of the Masons, the Red Cross, Community Club, the Arlington School Board, and The Nebraskana Society. Dr. Peterson is fond of fishing and hunting. Residence: Arlington.
Nels W. Peterson
Nels W. Peterson, son of Hans Christian and Marin (Nielsen) Peterson, was born at Lake Forest, Illinois, December 2, 1879, coming to Nebraska forty-five years ago. His father, born in Als, Denmark, March 6, 1858, was a farmer and landowner, whose family came originally from Germany. He died at Mason City, August 14, 1928. His wife, born in Follerup, Jutland, Denmark, August 31, 1855, is living.
Mr. Peterson attended country school and grew up on a farm. He has been for some time engaged in the furniture and undertaking business in Mason City, has served as mayor several years, and is secretary of the school board there. He is a Democrat.
His marriage to Mary Theodocia Nicholas was solemnized at Mason City, November 24, 1904. Mrs. Peterson, whose parents were born in Wales, was born at Oldsburg, Kansas, October 15, 1883. Before her marriage she was a teacher. They have one son, Irwin Benjamin, born February 8, 1910, who attended college four years and is now athletic coach and teacher of history and mathematics.
Mr. Peterson is a member of the Commercial Club, the Odd Fellows and the Nebraskana Society, and enjoys football and hiking. Residence: Mason City.
Peter Homer Peterson
Peter Homer Peterson, lawyer, was born in Sweden, January 16, 1877, and has resided in Nebraska forty-five years. The son of Nels and Johanna (Pearson) Peterson, his mother was born in 1858 and his father on September 25, 1855. Nels Peterson came to America in 1887 with his wife, who died at Emerson in December, 1924.
Educated in the public schools of Emerson, Peter H. Peterson received his LL. B. from the University of Nebraska in 1906, where he was a member of Acacia and Phi Delta Phi. He was adimtted (sic) to the bar in June, 1906, and engaged in the practice of law immediately. He has practiced at Wausa continuously since 1906, and maintains an office at Center, Nebraska also. At the present time he is a member of the law firm of Peterson and Barta, in partnership with F. A. Barta of Center. A Democrat, he served as county attorney of Knox county for eighteen years.
He was married to Anna Mae Anderson at Lincoln, on April 20, 1908, and to them were born two children: Winston Keith, born January 24, 1909, is a lawyer practicing at Wausa. Duane, born July 16, 1912, is a student at the University. Mrs. Peterson was born at Elgin, Iowa.
Mr. Peterson was a member of the Council of Defense during the World War. He is a member of the American, the Ninth Judicial District and the Nebraska State Bar Associations, the Commercial Club, the Nebraskana Society, the Masons and Shrine. For ten years he was chairman of the Knox County Red Cross, and is its present vice chairman. Residence: Wausa.
John Petr, Jr.
John Petr, a farmer and stockraiser at Clarkson, was born there, January 12, 1876. His father, John Petr, who was born at Danhovice, Moravia, December 22, 1844, and died at Clarkson, December 11, 1926, was a farmer; he moved to America, May 25, 1874, and homesteaded in Colfax County. His mother, Josephine (Vlastovice) Petr, was born at Dankovice, September 27, 1846, and died at Clarkson, January 31, 1908.
Mr. Petr attended the public schools of Colfax County, and was a student at Fremont Normal School. He is president of the Farmers' Union at Clarkson, and was formerly president of the Farmers State Bank there. He has lived on the same farm, where he was born all his life. He is a member of the Red Cross, has been a director of the school board, 1905 to 1919, and 1921, is a member of Zion Bohemian Presbyterian Church, and the Nebraskana Society. He is especially interested in stockraising.
On February 22, 1905, he was united in marriage with Emma Schultz, at Clarkson. Mrs. Petr was born at Clarkson, October 23, 1883. Their children are: Elsie Emily, born October 21, 1905; Ethel Edith, born April 27, 1907; Eleanor Esther, born September 5, 1909; Leon John, born January 11, 1911; Agnes Olga, born July 11, 1919; and Betty Jeanne, born March 26, 1929. Elsie Ethel, Eleanor, and Leon, attended high school and the University of Nebraska. Residence: Clarkson.
John Christ Petrow
John Christ Petrow, retired merchant of Fremont, Nebraska, was born at Niata, Greece, March 3, 1882, and for the past 28 years has been a resident of Nebraska. His father, Christ Nick Petrow, who was a farmer, was born at Niata, Greece, and died there in the summer of 1919. His mother was born at Niata, March 1, 1853, and died there in 1919.
Mr. Petrow attended school until 1892. In 1903 he opened the Fremont Candy Kitchen which he successfully operated for 26 years. He served as president of the Arctic Ice Cream Company until that organization was
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bought by the National Dairy Company. At this time he is retired from active business, but still manages his various real estate holdings in Dodge County. In 1929 he visited his native country with his wife and children and made a six months tour of Europe.
He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Nebraskana Society, Red Cross, and St. James Episcopal Church. He is a member of the board of directors of the young Men's Christian Association, and holds membership in the Elks and Masons. His hobby is traveling, while his chief recreation is reading.
On September 14, 1914, he married Vasiliky Petroupulos at Tamaqua, Pennsylvania. Mrs. Petrow was born at Athens, Greece, July 26, 1893. To this marriage three children were born: Christ John, born October 7, 1915; Helen Jean, born October 7, 1916; and George John, March 11, 1920. All of the children read, write, and speak Greek freely.
Mr. Petrow is a Republican. Residence: Fremont. (Photograph in Album).
Willard Alonzo Petteys
One of the leaders in his community Willard Alonzo Petteys has lived in Harlan and Kearney Counties since 1885, when he homesteaded near Wilcox, Nebraska. He was born at Cambridge, Illinois, September 14, 1862, the son of John Teeple Petteys and Laurana E. (Field) Petteys. His father, who was born in Oneida County, New York, May 3, 1833, and died at Wilcox, October 10, 1910, was a farmer, who served as justice of the peace and county supervisor at Wilcox. His mother was born at Winchester, New Hampshire, August 15, 1839, and died at Wilcox, September 18, 1893.
Mr. Petteys has been a farmer for many years, and has served as secretary of the Wilcox Mutual Insurance Company which he helped organize for 25 years. He is president of the Mutual Oil and Gas Company, helped organize the Wilcox Telephone Company and was secretary for ten years. He is director and vice president of the First National Bank of Wilcox, and is prominent in civic affairs. He served on the school hoard in Harlan County from 1895 to 1915, and is now a member of the Red Cross, the Wilcox Community Church, Modern Woodmen of America and the Masons.
Elihu Field, grandfather of Mr. Petteys was a homesteader in Harlan County, Nebraska, in 1871. Cora Swain Petteys was admitted to the Midwest Chapter of Alden Kindred, and her son, John A. Petteys, served during the World War. Mr. Pettey's marriage to Cora Swain occurred at Geneseo, Illinois, April 3, 1884. Four children were born to them: Lloyd Milton, born April 23, 1886, who died March 25, 1887; Willard Alonzo, born November 25, 1887, who married Anna Federson, and who is cashier of the Farmers State Bank at Brush, Colorado, and was president of Colorado Bankers Association, 1929-30; he is a graduate of Grinnell College, Iowa. Lilah Althea, born September 24, 1889, died July 27, 1890; and John Alden, born August 7, 1899, who married Thelma Lewis; he is a graduate of the University of Nebraska.
Mr. Petteys has patented several devices, one the Elevator Dust and Chaf Collector, and he has placed a great many of them through Nebraska and Colorado. Residence: Wilcox. (Photograph in Album).
Charles Scott Pettit
Born at Red Oak, Iowa, June 16, 1872, Charles Scott Pettit is the son of Edmund Franklin and Harriet (Scott) Pettit. His father, who was a farmer, was born at Kaskaskia, Illinois, November 18, 1839, and died at Hot Springs, South Dakota, September 9, 1920; he served for four years in the Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War and was wounded at the siege of Vicksburg; he was descended from John Pettit who came to this country from France in 1730. His mother, who was a seamstress, was born at Dodgeville, Wisconsin, in 1842, and died at Fairbury, Nebraska, June 22, 1876.
Mr. Pettit was a blacksmith during his younger days and in 1901 purchased a half interest in a hardware store at Springview, Nebraska, where he remained until 1918 when he moved to Ainsworth, Nebraska, and established a hardware store there. He was owner and manager of this organization until 1930 when he sold the business. He has been a director in the Commercial National Bank of Ainsworth.
He has been a Mason for over 25 years, serving as Master of the local lodge for the past two years, and holds all Masonic degrees up to and including the Knights Templar. He held membership in the Ainsworth Commercial Club during his many years in business. Mr. Pettit's chief recreations are fishing and baseball.
On October 10, 1900, he was united in marriage with Stella Amelia Carr at Springview. Mrs. Pettit, who is the oldest child of John Frank and Amelia (Schutte) Carr, was born at Hiawatha, Kansas, November 30, 1878. She was president of the Ainsworth Board of Education and is district supervisor of the Order of Eastern Star. Six children were born to their marriage: Charles Carr, born July 22, 1901, who died July 19, 1902; Clarence Arthur, January 21, 1903; Frank Edmund, April 27, 1905; Carl Scott, February 15, 1908, who married Elizabeth Eileen Staal; Howard Thorley, December 2, 1915; and George Otto, November 21, 1917. Clarence and Carl are ranchers in South Dakota. Residence: Ainsworth.
Harrison McCurdy Pettygrove
Since 1895 Harrison McCurdy Pettygrove has been engaged in the retail lumber and coal business at Oxford, Nebraska. He was born in New Era Township, Nebraska, March 18, 1876, the son of Neal A. and Mary (Michel) Pettygrove. His father, was born at Calais, Maine, May 19, 1847, and died while visiting at Hansen, Idaho, September 12, 1924, was a Civil War veteran; he operated a general merchandise store at Oxford for 10 years, was in the hardware and implement business there for over 30 years, and was prominent in civic affairs in his community; his ancestry was Scotch and Irish. He was Oxford's first postmaster. His grandfather at one time held title to the land upon which the town of Calais was built. H. M. Pettygrove's great uncle Frank Pettygrove, founded the city of Portland, Oregon, and Pettygrove Street, in that city is named in his honor.
Mary (Michel) Pettygrove was born at Butler, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1851, and died at Oxford, January 10, 1920. She was of German parentage. Her father participated in the German rebellion in 1847, and soon after came to this country.
Mr. Pettygrove served as assistant cashier in the Commercial State Bank of Oxford from 1892 to 1894, and since 1895 has been successful as a retail lumber and coal merchant there. He is a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and the Nebraskana Society, while his political affiliation is with the Republican party. Mr. Pettygrove served one term as mayor and member of the town board, and for years was a member of the school board.
On June 10, 1897, he married Georgia Francis Learn at Boulder, Colorado. Mrs. Pettygrove, whose parents were of German and English descent, was born at Laporte, Indiana, February 27, 1876; she was the daughter of Warren Edward and Lucy (Feese) Learn. They have the following children: Lucile, born May 18, 1898, who married Dr. Raymond M. Hergenrother; Laura, born November 1, 1899; Neal, born March 26, 1902, who married Fanchon Roepke; Irene, born March 1, 1904, who
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married Fred M. Janisch; George F., born August 12, 1906, who married Ruth Ahrendts; John W., born June 1, 1908; and Evelyn, born August 21, 1910. Neal L. and George F. are in the lumber and coal business with their father. Residence: Oxford. (Photograph in Album).
Elsie E. Pfeiffer
Editor and publisher of the Nuckolls County Herald, at Nelson, Elsie B. Pfeiffer is also a leader in club and child welfare work. Born at Beatrice, she is the daughter of Daniel B. and Selma R. (Arpke) Penrod. Her father who was born in Wooster County, Ohio, March 26, 1860, is a contractor, whose ancestors were among the first settlers of the country. Her mother was born at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, January 22, 1863, and died at Lincoln, April 18, 1929. Her ancestry was German.
Mrs. Pfeiffer was graduated from elementary and high school, and received teacher training. For a number of years prior to her marriage she taught in Gage County. She is a Republican, and participates in local polities. She is a member of the Nelson Woman's Club, Chapter No. 27 of the Order of Eastern Star at Nelson, and is a life member of the Nehraskana Society. She is a member of the Superior Country Club. Her favorite sport is golf, and her hobby is gardening.
Her marriage to John J. Pfeiffer was solemnized at Beatrice, on June 29, 1911. Mr. Pfeiffer was born at Cortland. (See Nebraskana). Residence: Nelson.
John J. Pfeiffer
John J. Pfeiffer, editor and publisher, was born at Roanoke, Illinois, June 11, 1883, son of Paul and Helena (Seibel) Pfeiffer. His father, who was of German descent, was born at Hesse Castle, Germany, October 12, 1852, and died at Cortland, Nebraska, in the Spring of 1930. His mother, also born in Hesse Castle, Germany, is still living.
Educated in the public and high schools of Gage County, John J. Pfeiffer was for a number of years a compositor in Lincoln and Beatrice. Since 1910, he has been publisher and editor of the Nuckolls County Herald at Nelson. He was married to Elsie E. Penrod, at Beatrice, June 29, 1911, (See Nebraskana).
Mr. Pfeiffer is a Republican. During his entire residence at Nelson he has been prominent in the civic development of his community. For five years he was a member of Company C, of the Nebraska National Guard, and during the World War was active in all wartime projects.
Affiliated with the First Congregational Church of Cortland, he is a member of Nelson Lodge of the Masons, and the Nelson Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Pfeiffer enjoyed baseball in earlier life, and is now an ardent golfer. He is secretary of the Nuckolls County Fair board, and a member of the Superior Country Club. Residence: Nelson.
Otto Pfeiffer
Born at Omaha, April 28, 1883, Otto Pfeiffer has always resided in Douglas County, where he is prominent dairy farmer. He is the son of Jacob Henry and Mary Pfeiffer. His father, born in Germany on September 1, 1850, came to America in March, 1883, and was a gardener until his death at Elkhorn on October 10, 1921. His mother, born in Germany, April 2, 1858, is living.
Mr. Pfeiffer attended public school in Douglas County, and on March 11, 1903, was united in marriage to Frances Blazek at Omaha. Mrs. Pfeiffer was born in Bohemia on May 25, 1880. There are five children, Grace, born February 18, 1904, who is a teacher; George, born March 20, 1909, a farmer; Gladys, born April 13, 1911, a stenographer; Russell, born September 28, 1916 and Otto, Jr., born September 1, 1919.
Mr. Pfeiffer is president of the Nebraska-Iowa Non-Stock Co-operative Milk Association, a member of the Farmers Union, the Farm Bureau, a life member of the Nebraska Dairymen's Association and a life member of the Nebraska Dairymen's Association and a life member of the Nebraska Crop Growers Association.
For a period of four years he was president of the Douglas County Agricultural Association, and is now president of the Great Northeast Ten Circuit of County Fairs. During the World War he was chairman of Red Cross drives, and is a former member of the organization. He is a Mason and Knight Templar. For twenty years he was a member of the local school board, serving as president eight years, secretary two years and treasurer three years. Residence: Elkhorn.
Robert Frederick Pfeiffer
Robert Frederick Pfeiffer, district manager of the Central Power Company at Kearney, was born at Leavenworth, Kansas, July 18, 1882, the son of John and Barbara Pfeiffer. His father, who was a manufacturer, was born at Antweil, Switzerland, October 17, 1847, and died at Leavenworth, April 2, 1912; he came to America, in 1854. His mother was born at Lokenhaus, Austria, January 24, 1849.
Mr. Pfeiffer was graduated from the Leavenworth High School in 1900, and was a student at Leavenworth Business College for the next two years. He was engaged in the railroad clerical service from 1902 to 1908, was cashier of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1908 to 1910, and was auditor of the Electric Utility Company at Kearney for many years. He is now a director and district manager of the Central Power Company.
He is a member of the Kearney Retail Merchants Association of which he was president in 1926, was president of the Kiwanis Club in 1928, and served as president of the Kearney Chamber of Commerce in 1930. He holds membership in the Kearney Country Club, the Red Cross, and the Nebraskana Society. His hobby is reading.
He was married August 12, 1912, at Grand Island, Nebraska, to Hazel Burnadeen Fritts who was born at Omaha, Nebraska, April 6, 1892. Mr. Pfeiffer is a Republican. Residence: Kearney. (Photograph in Album).
Frank Emery Pfoutz
Frank Emery Pfoutz, clergyman, was born at New Sharon, Iowa, July 14, 1885, son of George William and Jestina Coquesa (Miller) Pfoutz.
George William Pfoutz, a farmer, was born in Frederick, Maryland, December 6, 1850, and died at New Sharon, Iowa, April 14, 1920. He was the son of Peter Pfoutz, who was born in Maryland. Jestina Coquesa Miller was born February 13, 1855, of Pennsylvania settlers, and died at New Sharon, Iowa, November 6, 1896.
Upon receiving his diploma in the common schools of Mahaska County in 1899, Mr. Pfoutz entered McPherson Academy in Kansas, remaining two years. In 1918, he received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University, and afterward completed further studies in the Garrett Biblical Institute at Evanston, Illinois. At the present time, Mr. Pfoutz is the pastor of the First Methodist Church of North Platte, and a member of the North Platte Ministerial Association.
He was married to Saidee Emma Boone at Lyons, Kansas, on July 14, 1907, and to them were born two children, Helen, on June 14, 1908; and Irene, on September 13, 1912, who is married to Emery R. Pont. Helen is a registered nurse. Mrs. Pfoutz was born in Boone's Mill, Virginia, March 29, 1884. Her father and mother were born in Virginia, her father coming from the family of Daniel Boone.
Mr. Pfoutz has resided in Nebraska since 1913. He
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is a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the Kiwanis Club, the Masons (Knight Templar), and the Red Cross. lIe enjoys golf and the radio. He is a Republican. Residence: North Platte. (Photograph in Album).
Harry Erastus Phelps
A newspaper editor and publisher since 1883, Harry Erastus Phelps is the son of Charles Julius and Sarah Elizabeth (Wells) Phelps. Charles Julius Phelps was born at West Hartford, Connecticut, September 13, 1839, and came to Omaha, in November, 1867. Shortly thereafter he settled in Colfax County, pioneering on a homestead in Maple Creek precinct. Taking up the study of law at Schuyler, the county seat, he left the homestead in the fall of 1874, and opened a law office at Schuyler, in partnership with the late Reuben Butler. While serving as grand master of the Masonic Lodge of Nebraska, he laid the cornerstone of the Trans-Mississippi Exposition at Omaha in 1895. His death occurred at Schuyler, on August 24, 1915.
Charles Julius Phelps was a direct descendant of William Phelps who sailed from Plymouth, England, on March 20, 1630, arriving at Nantucket, now Hull, Massachusetts, May 30, 1630. The colony of which he was a member settled at Dorchester, they being the founders of that town. Dorchester claims the honor of being the first town in a Massachusetts colony to organize a town government, and William Phelps took an active part in that work. He was the holder of various positions of trust in the administration of the town's business. In 1636, together with an unmarried brother, George, he removed to Windsor, Connecticut, settling on a grant of land, which Julius F. Phelps sold when he left Hartford, to come west in 1876. C. J. Phelps came to Nebraska in 1867, and Phelps County is named in his honor.
Sarah Elizabeth Wells was born in West Hartford, July 30, 1840. She attended college and taught school prior to her marriage. The organizer of Schuyler's first public library, she was active in Woman's Club, a member of the Order of Eastern Star, and active in the work of the Episcopal Church, prior to her death on December 6, 1921. Her ancestors came from England, in 1670, settling in Connecticut. Both sides of the family of Harry E. Phelps were represented by soldiers in the Revolutionary War.
Mr. Phelps attended school in a sod house in District No. 11, of Colfax County, and later was a student in the Schuyler public schools. In 1883 he entered the newspaper field as publisher of the Schuyler Herald. Later he formed a partnership and continued business under the firm name of Davis, Phelps and Davis, and in 1886, purchased the interests of his partners. In 1887, he formed another partnership, this time with his sister, the late Helen C. Reinecke, who purchased his interest in October, 1888, when Mr. Phelps removed to Howells, and founded the Howells Journal.
On August 16, 1904, Mr. Phelps founded the Clarkson Herald, operating it in conjunction with the Journal until September, 1916, when he disposed of it. A Democrat, he was United States storekeeper in the Internal Revenue Department at Omaha, from 1893-97. He has been active in Democratic politics many years, and has served as a member and chairman of the Colfax County central committee for thirty years, and as a member of the state central committee several years. In 1920, he was supervisor of census for the 3rd congressional district. Mayor of Howells for several years in its early days, he has also served as president of the board of education, and as president of the Old Settlers Association four terms.
His marriage to Bertha Minnie Luchow, was solemnized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, June 14, 1884. Mrs. Phelps, who was born at St. Louis, Missouri, December 1, 1865, assists her husband in his publishing business. Her parents came to the United States from Germany, while children. There is one daughter: Bertha Edna, born March 25, 1885, who is married to Rudolph Fred Busch. Prior to her marriage she taught five years in the Clarkson public schools. She is a member of the Congregational Church, and active in its work, and that of its auxiliary bodies.
Mr. Phelps is a member of the Commercial Club and Business Men's Club at Howells, is a member and former president of the local board of education and a member of Acacia Lodge No. 34, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons at Schuyler.
During the period 1890-91, he was a member of Company K, Nebraska National Guard, and was called for service in the Sioux Indian Uprising. He was a four minute speaker and a member of the state and county council of defense during the late war, and has been chair man of the annual county Red Cross drive the past four years. He also attends the First Congregational Church. His hobby is reading. Residence: Howelis. (Photograph on Page 944). -
Leland Albertus Phelps
Leland Albertus Phelps was born at Wahoo, Nebraska, November 10, 1899, son of Marion Albertus and Myrtle Louise (Nichols) Phelps. Marion Albertus Phelps, who was born at Cedar Bluffs, June 10, 1871, is president and general manager of the D. R. Phelps Lumber and Coal Company, and past president of the Nebraska State Lumber Dealers Association. He is the son of Douglas R. Phelps, born in Wyoming County, New York, April 25, 1844, who enlisted in Company C., 1st New York Regiment of Dragoons in 1862, and who moved to Nebraska in 1868.
Myrtle Louise Nichols was born in Jesup, Iowa, October 16, 1871, daughter of Wesley J. Nichols. He was born in Mexica Township, Oswego County, New York, August 16, 1835, and served in the Civil War with Company F, 1st Michigan Light Artillery in the Civil War. He came to Nebraska in 1871.
Educated first in the grade schools of Wahoo, Mr. Phelps was graduated from Wahoo High School in 1917, attended the University of Nebraska 1918-19, and Nebraska School of Business 1919-20. Upon the completion of his business course he went into the office of the D. R. Phelps Lumber and Coal Company of Wahoo, of which he was made secretary on April 2, 1923, and transferred to Fremont, to build a new yard, of which he is in charge.
He was married to Della Lucile Mapes at Council Bluffs, Iowa, on September 10, 1924. Mrs. Phelps was born at Inman, Nebraska, June 10, 1900, daughter of L, Sherman Mapes and Mary Christina (Coventry) Mapes, whose ancestry includes Ethan Allen and Isaiah Vail. During 1924 and 1925 she was Girl Scout troop captain, and in 1925-26 was secretary, of a Girl Scout Council. She is a member of the Eastern Star, the Woman's Club, and the American Legion Auxiliary. Mr. and Mrs. Phelps have one daughter, Mary Louise, who was born at Omaha, March 24, 1927. They attend the First Methodist Episcopal Church.
Mr. Phelps has been active in the community life of Fremont, during his residence there. He is a member of the American Automobile Association, the Retail Merchants Association and the Chamber of Commerce. During 1921-22 he was secretary of tthe (sic) Wahoo Lions Club, and in 1920 was secretary of Hose Company No. 2, of the Wahoo Volunteer Fire Department, and its president 1921-22; during 1922 he also served as president of the department. Secretary of Fremont chapter of the Izaak Walton League in 1929, he was its president in 1930. A 32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason, he was vice president of William McKinley Class in May, 1922, and is senior deacon of Fremont Lodge No. 15, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He is a member of The Nebraskana Society. His hobby is community betterment and beautification. He is a Republican. Residence: Fremont. (Photograph in Album).
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