William Wines Phelps was born 16 Feb. 1866. He was the son of Henry Enon Phelps and Mary Catherin Meiklehohn and grandson of W. W. Phelps, who was a prominent Church leader. William was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Edward Taylor, son of President John Taylor. He was given a patriarchal blessing by John Smith the Patriarch on 7 May 1875. He then served as president of the Birmingham Conference in England, as part of his mission to England. After returning to Utah he served as a missionary both the Pioneer and Ensign statkes. William died 30 August 1945. Source: "The Story of my Life." William Wines Phelps (see fd 2, William Wines Phelps papers)
From the description of William W. Phelps Papers, ca. 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84265192
