In Their Own Words:
Biographical Notes

Eleanor Sheffield Phelps Wilds

known as Marni-- a name she chose for her stepchildren to call her

Born: October 3, 1895 in Teaneck, NJ

Father: Sheffield Phelps

(1864-1902)

Mother: Claudia Wright Lea

(1872-1955)

Married: Robert Henry Wilds

(1883-1949)

September 20, 1923
St. Bartholomew's Church, New York, NY

Children:

1. Sheffield
2. Preston Lea
3. Claudia Phelps

Included Works:
Travel Diary, 1912

Articles:

Wedding Announcement

Photographs

Died: January 23, 1967 in Aiken, SC

Obituary

Gravestone