I love searching for family on the Internet. Only if my aunt Alice was alive today, she would be amazed.
Last night I put in the name Zion and came up with different links. Many of them mine from my postings. I would click on the different links to see what I would find, coming up with nothing new. one link was for http://genforum.genealogy.com/zion/ There I saw questions and answers for the Zions. Then I spotted a post about the obituary for Mrs. Ann Millsap. She was married to Flavious Armenious Millsap. Her children were listed, one being Mrs. Adam ZION one my great grandmothers on my father's side.
I now have her obituary. The following was printed in The Lamoni Chronicle (Iowa)July 28, 1904
MILLSAP. - Mrs. Ann MILLSAP died at her home at Syracuse, Kansas, July 2, 1904, aged 62 years, 11 months and 22 days.
She was the oldest daughter of James and Rachel WOODMANSEE, was born in Jackson county, Indiana, July 10, 1841. She came with her parents to Lee county, Iowa, remaining there one year. In the fall of 1849 they came to Decatur county and settled west of Decatur City, near the Woodmansee bridge, September 1.
She was married to Armeneous MILLSAP. To this union was born eleven children, the oldest dying in infancy. Five sons and five daughters are living; Mrs. Adam ZION, Wilton, Minn.; Mrs. Del FERGUSON, Hope, Idaho; George of Fellsburg,Kan.; John of Wyonoka, Okla.; Mrs. Charles PFIESTER, Great Bend, Kan.; Frank, Arthur, Carl and Ora, all of Syracuse, Kan. She leaves a husband, twenty-two grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters. They are: John WOODMANSEE, Leon, Rebuen of Indianola, George of near Decatur, Mrs. J. W. MCLAUGHLIN of Decatur, and Mrs. W. H. GRAYSON of Redding.
She united with the Christian Church when quite young, and has lived a consistent Christian until death. The husband has lost a faithful companion of nearly forty-seven years, the children a kind and loving mother. She has been a great sufferer for several years, but has bore her suffering with patience and christian fortitude.
Loving mother, thy work's all done,
Beautiful soul into glory gone.
Beautiful life with its crown now son
,God giveth rest.
Rest from all sorrows and watching and fears,
Rest from all possible sighings and tears;
Rest through God's endless, wonderful years,
At home with the blest.
Beautiful spirit, free from all strain.
Ours they heartache, the sorrow and pain;
Thine is the glory and infinite gain.
They slumber is sweet.
Peace on the brow, and the eye-lids so calm;
Peace in the heart, 'neath the white folded palm;
Peace dropping down like a wondrous balm,
From the head to the feet.
It was so sudden, our white lips said.
How we will miss her, our darling dead;
Who'll take the place of the precious one fled?
But God knoweth best.
We know he watches the sparrows that fall-
Hears the sad cry of the grieved hearts that call.
Friends, husband, children,-he loveth them all-
We can trust for the rest.
Copied by Stacey McDowell DietikerJune 9, 2003 http://iagenweb.org/decatur/
Last night I put in the name Zion and came up with different links. Many of them mine from my postings. I would click on the different links to see what I would find, coming up with nothing new. one link was for http://genforum.genealogy.com/zion/ There I saw questions and answers for the Zions. Then I spotted a post about the obituary for Mrs. Ann Millsap. She was married to Flavious Armenious Millsap. Her children were listed, one being Mrs. Adam ZION one my great grandmothers on my father's side.
I now have her obituary. The following was printed in The Lamoni Chronicle (Iowa)July 28, 1904
MILLSAP. - Mrs. Ann MILLSAP died at her home at Syracuse, Kansas, July 2, 1904, aged 62 years, 11 months and 22 days.
She was the oldest daughter of James and Rachel WOODMANSEE, was born in Jackson county, Indiana, July 10, 1841. She came with her parents to Lee county, Iowa, remaining there one year. In the fall of 1849 they came to Decatur county and settled west of Decatur City, near the Woodmansee bridge, September 1.
She was married to Armeneous MILLSAP. To this union was born eleven children, the oldest dying in infancy. Five sons and five daughters are living; Mrs. Adam ZION, Wilton, Minn.; Mrs. Del FERGUSON, Hope, Idaho; George of Fellsburg,Kan.; John of Wyonoka, Okla.; Mrs. Charles PFIESTER, Great Bend, Kan.; Frank, Arthur, Carl and Ora, all of Syracuse, Kan. She leaves a husband, twenty-two grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters. They are: John WOODMANSEE, Leon, Rebuen of Indianola, George of near Decatur, Mrs. J. W. MCLAUGHLIN of Decatur, and Mrs. W. H. GRAYSON of Redding.
She united with the Christian Church when quite young, and has lived a consistent Christian until death. The husband has lost a faithful companion of nearly forty-seven years, the children a kind and loving mother. She has been a great sufferer for several years, but has bore her suffering with patience and christian fortitude.
Loving mother, thy work's all done,
Beautiful soul into glory gone.
Beautiful life with its crown now son
,God giveth rest.
Rest from all sorrows and watching and fears,
Rest from all possible sighings and tears;
Rest through God's endless, wonderful years,
At home with the blest.
Beautiful spirit, free from all strain.
Ours they heartache, the sorrow and pain;
Thine is the glory and infinite gain.
They slumber is sweet.
Peace on the brow, and the eye-lids so calm;
Peace in the heart, 'neath the white folded palm;
Peace dropping down like a wondrous balm,
From the head to the feet.
It was so sudden, our white lips said.
How we will miss her, our darling dead;
Who'll take the place of the precious one fled?
But God knoweth best.
We know he watches the sparrows that fall-
Hears the sad cry of the grieved hearts that call.
Friends, husband, children,-he loveth them all-
We can trust for the rest.
Copied by Stacey McDowell DietikerJune 9, 2003 http://iagenweb.org/decatur/
I knew about her and had this picture of her thanks to http://www.ancestry.com/ but I know have this final piece of paper. Her obituary printed in the paper.
I know she was born in Indiana July 10, 1841, married Flavious September 01,1857 in Leon Decatur Iowa and had eleven children the first dying in infancy. Her last years were in Syracuse Kansas where she died. Flavious was a farmer, her task was taking care of this large family.
One last search was to see if I could find the grave of Flavious and Anne Millsap. Went to http://www.findagrave.com/ . First searched Kansas Anne Millsap nothing found. Next search was Flavious once again nothing found. Last searched just the last name of Millsap in Kansas and found a page of Millsaps buried in the Syracuse Cemetery in Syracuse, Kansas. Flavious and Anne's tombstone is identified by F. A. and Annie.
Now I have their gravestone and know that some one called her Annie. They are buried side by side in the Syracuse Cemetery, Syracuse, Kansas.
There is so much more I want to know about her and will continue to search for information about Anne, Flavious and their family.
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