Phelps, Cassandra O., 1879-1965
Cassandra O. Phelps, was born in Effingham, Kansas on October 30, 1879. She married Walter G. Phelps, a former railway worker, in 1913 and the couple worked a homestead about fourteen miles southwest of Hobson, Montana. In 1926, the Phelps lost their farm, sold all the equipment, and moved to Hobson. Cassandra became a caseworker for the Montana State Department of Public Welfare in 1937, a position she held until her retirement in 1951. She was active in several organizations, including the Montana Federation of Women's Clubs and the American Pioneer Trails Association. Walter Phelps died on January 4, 1930 and Cassandra Phelps died in Lewistown, Montana on September 1, 1965.
From the guide to the Cassandra O. Phelps Papers, 1914-1945, (Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections)
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| creatorOf | Cassandra O. Phelps Papers, 1914-1945 | MSU-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections |
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| associatedWith | American Pioneer Trails Association-Judith Basin County Chapter | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | American Pioneer Trails Association-Montana Council | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Marshall-Wells Hardware Company (Duluth, Minn.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Cash Register Company | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | National Industrial Conference Board | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Phelps, Walter G. (Walter Gillespie), 1883-1930 | person |
| associatedWith | Russell, Charles M. (Charles Marion), 1864-1926 | person |
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| Dry farming |
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Person
Birth 1879-10-30
Death 1965-09-01
