Henry T. PHELPS Apart from the worry and bustle of the city, peacefully pursuing the work of an agriculturist, surrounded by all the comforts and many of the luxuries of life calculated to make pleasant and enjoyable the days as they pass, our subject, who is a young man in the prime of life with bright promises of a successful future, occupies an enviable position in the social and business circles of Chariton County. His birth occurred on the farm where he now resides, four miles south of Salisbury, March 2, 1871, the second child of James R. and Annie L. (Snyder) PHELPS. The birth of his father occurred in this county, January 31, 1829, being a son of Thos. J. and Nancy PHELPS, natives of Madison County, Kentucky. His death occurred March 16, '83. The birth of his mother also occurred in this county, being a daughter of Michael Henry and Minerva SNYDER, the former a Virginian by birth and the latter a native of Howard County. Though reared upon a farm, our subject recieved good school advantages, finishing his education at the Salisbury Academy. Having attained his majority, he selected farming as his life's calling, which he has since successfully followed, owning 115 acres of the old homestead, section 24-53-17. In addition to looking after his farming and stock raising interests, our subject, has achieved no limited reputation as a breeder of fine bred poultry, his yards embracing many fine representatives of the Brown Leghorn, Plymouth Rock, and Partridge Cochin chickens and Mammoth Bronze Turkeys. On March 16, 1892, Mr. Phelps was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth B., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. R. PATTERSON, of Salisbury, Mo. This union resulted in the birth of one child, Tulsie Laurine, a bright little girl, now three years of age. Politically, our subject, was reared a democrat, the principles of which party he now loyally supports. Religiously he has pleasant relations with the Methodist Church.