Researching Fred Phelps
Research the background of Fred Phelps using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2974 people with the Phelps surname? In that year Phelps was ranked number 1355 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Fred means "Form of FREDERICK. Peace" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Fred Phelps on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Fred Phelps in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Fred Phelps. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Fred Phelps. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Fred Phelps. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Fred Phelps. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Fred Phelps. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Phelps ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Phelps Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Fred Phelps and the Phelps Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Phelps Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Phelps family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Fred Phelps at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Fred Phelps using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Fred Phelps records.
Look at MyHeritage for Fred Phelps information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Fred Phelps.
Research the Phelps surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Phelps Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4398 people with the Phelps surname in the UK? Phelps is now ranked number 1333 for popularity in the UK. |
Phelps Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Fred Phelps.
Study MyTrees for information on the Phelps family and people looking to contact living Phelps relations.
Look at One Great Family for Phelps records submitted by people who are already researching the Phelps Family Tree.
Find Fred Phelps from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Phelps Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Phelps surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 69880 people with the Phelps surname in the USA? Phelps is ranked number 134 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Phelps Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Fred Phelps. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Fred Phelps
Fred Phelps
Fred Waldron Phelps Sr. (November 13, 1929 – March 19, 2014) was an American minister and disbarred attorney who served as pastor of the Westboro Baptist Church and became known for his extreme views against homosexuality and protests near the funerals of gay people, military veterans, and disaster victims who he believed were killed as a result of God punishing the U.S. for having "bankrupt values" and tolerating homosexuality.
The Westboro Baptist Church, a Topeka, Kansas-based independent fundamentalist ministry that Phelps founded in 1955, has been described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as "arguably the most obnoxious and rabid hate group in America". Its signature slogan, "God Hates Fags", remains the name of the group's principal website.
In addition to funerals, Phelps and his followers—mostly his own immediate family members—picketed gay pride gatherings, high-profile political events, university commencement ceremonies, live performances of The Laramie Project, and functions sponsored by mainstream Christian groups with which he had no affiliation, arguing it was their sacred duty to warn others of God's anger. He continued doing so in the face of numerous legal challenges—some of which reached the U.S. Supreme Court—and near-universal opposition and contempt from other religious groups and the general public. Laws enacted at both the federal and state levels for the specific purpose of curtailing his disruptive activities were limited in their effectiveness due to the Constitutional protections afforded to Phelps under the First Amendment. Gay rights supporters denounced him as a producer of anti-gay propaganda and violence-inspiring hate speech, and even Christians from fundamentalist denominations distanced themselves from him.
Although Phelps died in 2014, the Westboro Baptist Church remains in operation. It continues to conduct regular demonstrations outside movie theaters, universities, government buildings, and other facilities in Topeka and elsewhere, and is still characterized as a hate group by the Anti-Defamation League and the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Source: Fred Phelps, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Phelps
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Fahlbush Falbowski Fallbush Felps Filback Filbeck Filipchikov Filipczak Filipczynski Filipek Filipiak Filipic Filipowicz Filipowski Filippazzo Filippis Filippozzi Filippucci Filipson Filipychev Fillbach Flipek Flips Flipsen Folbig Folbige Folbigg Phelipeaux Phelips Phelphs Philbeck Philipeaux Philippeaux Philipps Philippsohn Philippson Philips Philipsen Philipsohn Philipson Philipsson Philliphs Phillipps Phillips Phillipson Phillps Philps Phlippsen
Comments
Looking for information on a Fred Phelps in your family tree? Why not post a question here -