Alexis Phelps

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Alexis Phelps BIRTH 1800 Palmyra, Wayne County, New York, USA DEATH 11 Dec 1846 (aged 45–46) Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois, USA BURIAL Oquawka Cemetery Oquawka, Henderson County, Illinois, USA PLOT Phelps Family Plot MEMORIAL ID 27499612 · View Source SHARE SAVE TOSUGGEST EDITS MEMORIAL PHOTOS 1 FLOWERS 19 Pioneer, Indian Trader, Businessman. As an Illinois pioneer in the early 1820's, he was initially engaged in lead mining and smelting in Galena, Illinois. Health issues compelled him to remove to Oquawka where he joined his brothers, Sumner and William Phelps, in establishing trade with the Indians of Western Illinois in and around Henderson County. Alexis Phelps was a friend to Indian leaders of the day, including chief Black Hawk, and he was also a close friend of both Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln. He married Cornelia Day on April 30, 1833 and built the first frame house in Western Illinois. His house still stands as a historical site in Oquawka and is open for special events. In 1841 he contracted and built the Henderson County Court House which is still in use.

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Family Members

Parents Photo Stephen Phelps 1768–1841

Photo Lois Day Phelps 1777–1837

Spouse Photo Cornelia Day Phelps 1811–1889

Siblings Myron Phelps 1803–1878

Photo Stephen Phelps 1805–1880 (m. 1838)

Photo William Phelps 1808–1889

Children Photo Mabel Louisa Phelps unknown–1834

Photo Arthur S Phelps 1833–1863

Photo Mary Ann Phelps Wadleigh 1838–1860