On 10 Jan 1855 when Cornell P. was 24, he married Emily Tuthill. Born on 16 Aug 1827 in New York. Emily died in Spencer, Clay County, Iowa, on 30 Nov 1919; she was 92. Buried in Riverside Cemetery, Spencer.
1910 Federal Census. Spencer Ward 1, Clay County, Iowa
Roll T624_397, page 9B
407 East Fourth Street
George E. Phelps, head, 51, m1. 24 years, b. NY, parents b. NY
Hulda W. Phelps, wife, 51, m.1 24 years, 1 child, living, b. IA, father b. VT, mother b. England
Leland W. Phelps, son, 18, b. IA, father b. NY, mother b. IA
Emily R. Phelps, mother, 80, widowed, 1 child, living, b. NY, parents b. NY