Tripping Over My Ancestors One By One Post 2 #9 Rachel Ann Millsap 1863 - 1945

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her Challenge 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks which she started in 2014.  I have participated off and on with different theme posts.  

I have decided to start with biographies of my ancestors starting with my great grandparents using the ahnentafel order. 

By doing this it should help me get to know each of my ancestors better.  I will be adding the 

information to my Rootsmagic 7 which I recently purchased and work at adding content there and getting to understand the program.  This also will be a great way to eventually share this information with my family members. I have images of many of my sources but have not included due to length of post. I have or will share some of these in other weekly theme posts.

I am missing the birth certificate

Rachel Ann Millsap is #9 on my Ancestor Name List  and is my great grandmother.  I am descended through 

* her son #4 Perry Glenn Zion  (1886-1958)

* his son #2 Arthur Ray Zion (1921-2008)

* me #1 Grace Zion Johnson (1948- still walking

Name Rachel Ann Millsap (1)

Sex    Female

Father Flavious Armenious Millsap  1832-1910)

Mother Anna Woodmansee  (1841 - 1904)

Individual Facts 

Born 19th of April 1863 Mount Ayr, Ringgold , Iowa 

Death 13th of May 1945 Spanaway, Pierce, Washington

Census 1 1870 (age 7) Living near is Woodmansee and Millsap families

Census 1 1880 age (17), Bates, Missouri, United States

Census 1 1885  age (22)   Bloomington, Decatur

Census 1 1895  (age 32) Bowell, Decatur, Iowa

Census 1 1900 June 1900 (age 37) Ringgold, Washington, Iowa
Census 1 1905 June 1905 (age 43) Elcker, Beltrami, Minnesota
Census 1 1910 May 1910 (age 47) Sargent, Custer, Nebraska
Census 1 1920 January 1920 (age 57) Lay, Moffitt, Colorado
Death 13 May 1935 (age 82) Spanaway, Pierce, Washington
Burial May 1935 (age 82) Craig, Moffitt, Colorado 

Marriage/ Children
Jonathan Adam Zion  (1861 - 1927)
11 February 1886 (24) Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa
Children
Perry Glenn (1886 - 1958)
Norton (1889 - 1957)
Mary E ( 1891 - 1977)
Anna Gertrude ( 1893 -1972)
Bessie P (1898 - 1963)

Names Used Rachel A Millsap, Rachel A Zion  Rachel Ann 

Sources with Research Notes

1. Census giving age of birth

 I am missing birth certificate 

Born 19th of April 1863 Mount Ayr, Ringgold , Iowa to Flavious Armenious Millsap and Anna
Woodmansee.

2. Iowa 1870 United States Federal Census digital images Ancestry.com Provo UT USA                       Washington DC National Archives Washington DC Minnesota Census Schedule for 1870
     Dwelling #89  Decatur, Iowa

Household Includes
Armenious Millsap
Ann Millsap
Billey MIllsap ( Armenious father)
Rachel A Millsap
Mary E Millsap
George E Millsap
James F Millsap

3  Iowa 1880 United States Federal Census digital images Ancestry.com  Family History Film               Boones , Bates, Missouri
   Household Included

     F A Millsap
    Ann Millsap
    Mary
    George
    James
     Armenious
     John
     Susan
     Ula


 Census 1885 Bloomington, Decatur, IA 
 

. 1900 Iowa State Census Place Washington, Ringgold Iowa Roll T623 457 page 3b
     
     Adam Zion Household Includes

       Adam Zion
       Rachel Zion
       Perry Zion
       Norton Zion
       Ettie Zion
       Gertrude Zion
       Bessie Zion


  1910 Nebraska State Census Sargent, Custer, Nebraska Roll T624 841 page 9B
       Ancestry.com  Census date 23 and 24 of May

      Adam Zion household includes

      Adam Zion age 48 Male Head Iowa farmer renting can read and write married 24 years speaks            English
      Rachel Zion age 48 female Wife Iowa keeps house can read and write speaks English
      Perry Zion age 23 male son Kansas helping on farm can read and write speaks English
      Norton Zion age 21 male son Iowa helping on farm can read and write speaks English
      Ettie Zion age 18 female daughter Iowa none can read and write English has not gone to                        school since September 1st
      Gertrude Zion age 16 female daughter Iowa none can read and write English has not gone to                 school since September 1st
      Bessie Zion age 11 female daughter Iowa none can read and write English  Has not gone to s               school since September 1st

, Census 1 1920 January 1920 Lay, Moffitt, Colorado  Roll T625 167 page 2B

      Adam Zion household includes
      Adam Zion 58 years male Iowa farmer can read and write
      Rachel Ann Zion 57 years female Iowa can read and write

April 7 1927 husband Adam Zion passes away

Census 1 1930 Lay, Moffit , Colorado

Rachel is listed as head of household and 67 years ago.
Living with her is Aubert Ridgeway a roomer who is single 40 year old male listed as working odd job labor

Death 13 May 1945 Spanaway Pierce Washington


17. Burial  Craig, Moffitt, Colorado
      Craig Cemetery in Craig Colorado
      Head Stone


18. Find A Grave data base and images 

OBITUARY Rachel Millsap Zion Dies on Mother's Day 1862 - 1945

Obituary Rachel Millsap Zion Adding another obituary to my files

     Mrs Rachel Ann Zion, 83 of Chehalis died Sunday morning of a heart attack while spending mother's day with her son Norton Zion of R 1 Box 224 Spanaway.
     Mrs Zion was the first of an Iowa family of 10 children to die.  She was a member of the Christian Church of Craig Colorado and had resided in Washington state for 14 years. Funeral services were to be held Monday at 3 pm at Tuell's Chapel, the Rev Merlin Hill officiating.  The body will be sent to  Craig Colorado for burial.
      Besides her son of Spanaway Mrs Zion is survived by another son Perry G Zion of Winlock Washington ; three daughters Mrs Etta Exley of  Chelhais, Mrs Gertrude Seick  Tacoma, and Mrs Betsy Waters of Palisade , Colorado; five brothers George Millsap Kellogg, Idaho, Frank and Arthur of Syracuse, Kansas, John and Carl of Manter Kansas;   four sisters Mrs Mary Ferguson Bend, Oregon,  Mrs Susie Pfister Pawnee Rock Kansas, Eula Johnson Spokane and Ora Browers Missouri; 29 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.

My Family Roots Run Deep .... Visiting My Ancestors One Cemetery to the Next part 1 Adam and Rachel Millsap Zion Colorado

Where are they buried? Where is the is the final resting place of my ancestors. My ancestors are buried across the United States. I want to visit them, to lay a flower on their grave and hopefully to let them know I am thinking of them and wondering about them. Who were they? What was their life like? Their loves and their dislikes. What was happening around them? How can I get to know them better. I hope by being able to visit their last resting place I will learn more about them and their time living and loving those around them.

Well if I was to plan a trip to see who could I find where would I start? First stop Craig, Colorado and the gravestones of my great grandparents Jonathan Adam and Rachel ( Millsap) Zion. This trip would take us 20 1/2 hours and 1236 miles from where I am today in Richmond, Texas.
http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Richmond&1s=TX&1y=US&1l=29.5819&1g=-95.760597&1v=CITY&2c=Craig&2s=CO&2y=US&2l=40.515301&2g=-107.545799&2v=CITY
Jonathan was born in Decatur, Iowa to John Henderson and Mary (Cassell) Zion in 1861.
Rachel was born to Flavious and Anna ( Woodmansee) Millsap April 19, 1862 in Mount Ayr, Ringgold county, Iowa. The years they were born the president of the United States was Abraham Lincoln and the United States was involved in a Civil War.

Adam and Rachel met and married in Iowa February 11th, 1886. <>





It was in Iowa where their five children were born. Perry the oldest is my grandfather on my dad's side. Perry was born 1886, Norton 1889, Mary Etta 1893, Anna Gertrude 1894 and Bessie 1898.

In 1902 they moved to Bemidji, Minnesota and two months later went to Wilton to homestead some land. For some reason they never finished this transaction and in 1906 to 1907 they moved to Burwell, Nebraska. It was in 1909 that they rented property in Custer, Colorado ( Sargent) near the line close to Taylor. There they worked and were active in Church. In the fall of 1915 a group of relatives went to Moffat county , Colorado to investigate the range homestead. They then moved in 1916 to Moffat county where he did homestead some land.
The picture below is of my great grandfather Adam , great grandmother Rachel. Their youngest daughter Bessie is seated between them. Back row left to right is my grandpa Perry, then Mary Etta, Norton and last is Gertrude.


My great grandfather was black smith by trade. He worked for twenty years doing this until the hard work finally wore his health down and he retired to the farm.
April 7, 1927 Adam passed away in Craig Colorado.
The last years of Rachel's life she lived in the state of Washington near her daughters Alta and Gertrude.
I am lucky to have a letter she wrote to my mother, father ( her grandson) and my grandma Day on November 23, 1943. She writes of not being able to be at my parents wedding and hoping they will come and visit in Washington where she will have a gift for them. Will not be expensive as she is not a rich woman. She talks about having five children, 30 grandchildren and 16 great grand children. It is so nice to have her handwriting and thoughts in pencil.
After her death on Mother's day 1945, she was returned to Craig to be buried next to Adam.

I was not born till 1948 so she never met me but I am pleased to have her letter, pictures of her and grandpa Adam and stories family members have passed down about them
Next stop Sterling , Logan Colorado . Total Travel Estimate: 5 hours 28 minutes / 321.87 miles timed by http://www.mapquest.com/ http://www.mapquest.com/maps? This is where my great aunt Mary Etta Zion Exley is buried. She is a sister of my grandpa Perry and one of my dad's aunts. http://www.mapquest.com/maps?1c=Richmond&1s=TX&1y=US&1l=29.5819&1g=-95.760597&1v=CITY&2c=Craig&2s=CO&2y=US&2l=40.515301&2g=-107.545799&2v=CITY#b/maps/m:map:3:35.046124:-101.58203::::::1:1:::::::::/l:::Richmond:TX::US:29.5819:-95.760597:city::1:::/l:::Craig:CO::US:40.515301:-107.545799:city::1:::/l:::Sterling:CO::US:40.625599:-103.207199:city:Logan+County:1:::/io:1:::::f:en_US:M:/bl:/e

Tombstone Tuesday My Great Grandparents Adam and Rachel Zion

Today for Tombstone Tuesday I am sharing the gravestone of one of my great grand parents

This is Johnathan Adam and Rachel Ann Millsap Zion at the time they married.

Johnathan was born September 29, 1861 and died April 07, 1927

Rachel was born 1863. I have her birth date as April 19, 1862 but gravestone says 1863 which is

probably correct. Need to check on that further. She died May 13, 1945.

They married in 1866 in Lamoni, Decatur, Iowa and had five Children. Perry ( my grandfather),

Norton, Bessie , Gertrude and Mary E

They are buried in Craig Colorado at the Fairview Cemetery in Moffat County. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~comoffat/index.htm

Rest in peace grandpa and grandma.