Person Page 3,390

Orilla Birdie Phelps1,2,3,4,5,6

born 30 July 1879, died 16 June 1928
Photo - Phelps, Orilla B (From FamilySearch)

Family: William Alfred Fowler (born 27 March 1874, died 13 April 1962)

Life Events

  • Birth: 30 July 1879; Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USABGO4,5,6
  • Marriage: 21 December 1898; William Alfred Fowler; Tulare, California, USABGO1,6
  • Residence: 1900; Lucerne, Kings, California, USABGO; Age: 20; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0035; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 1; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 1; YearsMarried: 1; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife6
  • Death: 27 October 1918; McKittrick, Kern County, California, USABGO; Orilla, referred to as Mrs. W.A. Fowler, is identified as the sister of Bert Phelps, confirming her relationship to this family.7
  • Residence: 1920; Lakeside, Kings, California, USABG; Age: 40; None Occupation: None; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 130; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Wife RelationToHead: Wife5
  • Death: 16 June 1928; Visalia, Tulare County, California, USABGO4
  • Burial: Visalia, Tulare County, California, USABGO4

Other Information

  • Note: She says in the 1900 census that her father was born in Wisconsin, and her mother was born in California.

Citations

  1. Ancestry.com, California, U.S., County Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1849-1980, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61460&h=900153940&indiv=try, California Department of Public Health, courtesy of www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com. Digital Images., Record for Orilla B Phelps
  2. Ancestry.com, California Birth Index, 1905-1995, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5247&h=19143&indiv=try, Birthdate: 24 Sep 1906; Birth County: Kings, Record for Violet N Fowler
  3. Ancestry.com, California, Death Index, 1940-1997, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5180&h=5819181&indiv=try, Place: Sacramento; Date: 3 Apr 1982; Social Security: 538508131, Record for Violet Nordeena Piper
  4. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=55028699&indiv=try, Record for William Alfred Fowler
  5. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6061&h=123150&indiv=try, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lakeside, Kings, California; Roll: T625_101; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 130, Record for William Fowler
  6. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7602&h=32614674&indiv=try, Year: 1900; Census Place: Lucerne, Kings, California; Roll: 87; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0035, Record for Alfred Fowler
  7. Newspapers and Periodicals, https://www.newspapers.com/image/562026638, The Hanford Sentinel, "Husband is Dead, Wife Said to be Dying, Influenza," Wednesday, 30 Oct 1918, Page 1