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Birth date may have been May 18, 1868. -------------------------------------- Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson She sewed practically all the girls' clothes including the multiple petticoats they wore under their dresses. In 1941, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It was quite the affair. It was held at the Washington Pines Hotel and again there was much Irish laughter, singing and dancing. The golden objects which the couple received were placed in a special curio cabinet in the Phelan living room. Her large sewing chair was at the fornt of the living room near the windows that looked out on the bustling street below. They still had a pay phone in the dining room in 1942. During the war years, they lived with Marcella's family on Harvey Ave. in Oak Park. The Phelans were a loving couple. At the dinner table, Grandpa would gently rest his arm on the back of Grandma's chair. She continued to live with Marcella after his death. the family remebers tht diminutive figure sitting in the large living room. She read teh bible and told about the farm and how they drove teir horse-drawn sleighs over the snowy fields. She attended daily Mass, weather permitting, at St. Lucy's Church at Austin Blvd. and Lake St. just over the border from Oak Park. On many days, she would stop at a very good bakery and bring home delicious sweet rolls for the family.
Birth date may have been May 18, 1868.
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Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson
She sewed practically all the girls' clothes including the multiple petticoats they wore under their dresses. In 1941, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It was quite the affair. It was held at the Washington Pines Hotel and again there was much Irish laughter, singing and dancing. The golden objects which the couple received were placed in a special curio cabinet in the Phelan living room. Her large sewing chair was at the fornt of the living room near the windows that looked out on the bustling street below. They still had a pay phone in the dining room in 1942. During the war years, they lived with Marcella's family on Harvey Ave. in Oak Park. The Phelans were a loving couple. At the dinner table, Grandpa would gently rest his arm on the back of Grandma's chair. She continued to live with Marcella after his death. the family remebers tht diminutive figure sitting in the large living room. She read teh bible and told about the farm and how they drove teir horse-drawn sleighs over the snowy fields. She attended daily Mass, weather permitting, at St. Lucy's Church at Austin Blvd. and Lake St. just over the border from Oak Park. On many days, she would stop at a very good bakery and bring home delicious sweet rolls for the family.
Birth date may have been May 18, 1868. -------------------------------------- Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson She sewed practically all the girls' clothes including the multiple petticoats they wore under their dresses. In 1941, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It was quite the affair. It was held at the Washington Pines Hotel and again there was much Irish laughter, singing and dancing. The golden objects which the couple received were placed in a special curio cabinet in the Phelan living room. Her large sewing chair was at the fornt of the living room near the windows that looked out on the bustling street below. They still had a pay phone in the dining room in 1942. During the war years, they lived with Marcella's family on Harvey Ave. in Oak Park. The Phelans were a loving couple. At the dinner table, Grandpa would gently rest his arm on the back of Grandma's chair. She continued to live with Marcella after his death. the family remebers tht diminutive figure sitting in the large living room. She read teh bible and told about the farm and how they drove teir horse-drawn sleighs over the snowy fields. She attended daily Mass, weather permitting, at St. Lucy's Church at Austin Blvd. and Lake St. just over the border from Oak Park. On many days, she would stop at a very good bakery and bring home delicious sweet rolls for the family.
Birth date may have been May 18, 1868.
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Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson
She sewed practically all the girls' clothes including the multiple petticoats they wore under their dresses. In 1941, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It was quite the affair. It was held at the Washington Pines Hotel and again there was much Irish laughter, singing and dancing. The golden objects which the couple received were placed in a special curio cabinet in the Phelan living room. Her large sewing chair was at the fornt of the living room near the windows that looked out on the bustling street below. They still had a pay phone in the dining room in 1942. During the war years, they lived with Marcella's family on Harvey Ave. in Oak Park. The Phelans were a loving couple. At the dinner table, Grandpa would gently rest his arm on the back of Grandma's chair. She continued to live with Marcella after his death. the family remebers tht diminutive figure sitting in the large living room. She read teh bible and told about the farm and how they drove teir horse-drawn sleighs over the snowy fields. She attended daily Mass, weather permitting, at St. Lucy's Church at Austin Blvd. and Lake St. just over the border from Oak Park. On many days, she would stop at a very good bakery and bring home delicious sweet rolls for the family.
Birth date may have been May 18, 1868. -------------------------------------- Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson She sewed practically all the girls' clothes including the multiple petticoats they wore under their dresses. In 1941, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It was quite the affair. It was held at the Washington Pines Hotel and again there was much Irish laughter, singing and dancing. The golden objects which the couple received were placed in a special curio cabinet in the Phelan living room. Her large sewing chair was at the fornt of the living room near the windows that looked out on the bustling street below. They still had a pay phone in the dining room in 1942. During the war years, they lived with Marcella's family on Harvey Ave. in Oak Park. The Phelans were a loving couple. At the dinner table, Grandpa would gently rest his arm on the back of Grandma's chair. She continued to live with Marcella after his death. the family remebers tht diminutive figure sitting in the large living room. She read teh bible and told about the farm and how they drove teir horse-drawn sleighs over the snowy fields. She attended daily Mass, weather permitting, at St. Lucy's Church at Austin Blvd. and Lake St. just over the border from Oak Park. On many days, she would stop at a very good bakery and bring home delicious sweet rolls for the family.
Birth date may have been May 18, 1868.
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Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson
She sewed practically all the girls' clothes including the multiple petticoats they wore under their dresses. In 1941, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It was quite the affair. It was held at the Washington Pines Hotel and again there was much Irish laughter, singing and dancing. The golden objects which the couple received were placed in a special curio cabinet in the Phelan living room. Her large sewing chair was at the fornt of the living room near the windows that looked out on the bustling street below. They still had a pay phone in the dining room in 1942. During the war years, they lived with Marcella's family on Harvey Ave. in Oak Park. The Phelans were a loving couple. At the dinner table, Grandpa would gently rest his arm on the back of Grandma's chair. She continued to live with Marcella after his death. the family remebers tht diminutive figure sitting in the large living room. She read teh bible and told about the farm and how they drove teir horse-drawn sleighs over the snowy fields. She attended daily Mass, weather permitting, at St. Lucy's Church at Austin Blvd. and Lake St. just over the border from Oak Park. On many days, she would stop at a very good bakery and bring home delicious sweet rolls for the family.
Birth date may have been May 18, 1868. -------------------------------------- Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson She sewed practically all the girls' clothes including the multiple petticoats they wore under their dresses. In 1941, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It was quite the affair. It was held at the Washington Pines Hotel and again there was much Irish laughter, singing and dancing. The golden objects which the couple received were placed in a special curio cabinet in the Phelan living room. Her large sewing chair was at the fornt of the living room near the windows that looked out on the bustling street below. They still had a pay phone in the dining room in 1942. During the war years, they lived with Marcella's family on Harvey Ave. in Oak Park. The Phelans were a loving couple. At the dinner table, Grandpa would gently rest his arm on the back of Grandma's chair. She continued to live with Marcella after his death. the family remebers tht diminutive figure sitting in the large living room. She read teh bible and told about the farm and how they drove teir horse-drawn sleighs over the snowy fields. She attended daily Mass, weather permitting, at St. Lucy's Church at Austin Blvd. and Lake St. just over the border from Oak Park. On many days, she would stop at a very good bakery and bring home delicious sweet rolls for the family.
Birth date may have been May 18, 1868.
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Excerpts from Historical Outline of the Phelan Family by Joan Jacobson
She sewed practically all the girls' clothes including the multiple petticoats they wore under their dresses. In 1941, they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. It was quite the affair. It was held at the Washington Pines Hotel and again there was much Irish laughter, singing and dancing. The golden objects which the couple received were placed in a special curio cabinet in the Phelan living room. Her large sewing chair was at the fornt of the living room near the windows that looked out on the bustling street below. They still had a pay phone in the dining room in 1942. During the war years, they lived with Marcella's family on Harvey Ave. in Oak Park. The Phelans were a loving couple. At the dinner table, Grandpa would gently rest his arm on the back of Grandma's chair. She continued to live with Marcella after his death. the family remebers tht diminutive figure sitting in the large living room. She read teh bible and told about the farm and how they drove teir horse-drawn sleighs over the snowy fields. She attended daily Mass, weather permitting, at St. Lucy's Church at Austin Blvd. and Lake St. just over the border from Oak Park. On many days, she would stop at a very good bakery and bring home delicious sweet rolls for the family.
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1868 - 1946 (77 years)