The Genealogy of the Millslagle Family - Person Page 136

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Direct Line Ancestor Hester Elizabeth Quiggle
b. 4 May 1857, d. 8 February 1934
Last Edited=9 May 2004

     Hester Elizabeth Quiggle was born on 4 May 1857 in Saint Angsgar, Mitchell County, Iowa.1,2,3,4,5,6 She was the daughter of George Quiggle and Mary Drusilla Northrup.7,8,9 Hester, age 13, was enumerated in the household of her mother on the 1870 Federal Census in Eldora, Hardin County, Iowa.10
          Hester married Peter Andrew Millslagle, son of Andrew Milslagel and Sarah Keith, on 2 April 1874 in Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, Iowa. Peter was about 23 and Hester was only about 16.11,12 Hester and Peter had at least 8 children but, only 5 are living at the time of the 1910 census. These children are Chester, John Ernest, Carl Lionel, Grace and Estella.13
          Peter, age 29, and Hester, age 26, were enumerated on the 1880 Federal Census in Eldora Township, Hardin County, Iowa. Also enumerated in this household was their child, John Ernest, age 5. Hester (spelled Easter) is listed as being in "childbirth." I do not know if she was in labor or pregnant when the census taker came.14 Follow the link to see the census image. Peter A. Millslagle household, 1880 U.S. Census, Eldora Township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #122, sheet 16, dwelling #126, family #128, National Archives micropublication T9, roll 343, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001.
          Peter, age 43, and Hester, age 37, were enumerated on the 1895 Iowa State Census in Shiloh, Grundy County, Iowa. Also enumerated in this household were some of their children: Ernest (age 19), Chester (age 8), Carl (age 6), and Grace (age 3).15
          Peter, age 59, and Hester, age 52, were enumerated on the 1910 Federal Census in Jackson Township, Warren County, Iowa. Also enumerated in this household were four of their children: Chester (age 24), Carl (age 22), Grace (age 19), and Stella (age 14). Living next door is another son, John Earnest, and his family. They rent their farm.16 Follow the link to see the census image. 1910 U.S. Census, Jackson Township, Warren County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #207, sheet 3B, National Archives micropublication T624, roll 426, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001.
          Peter, age 68, and Hester, age 62, were enumerated on the 1920 Federal Census in Jackson Twp. Also enumerated in this household were three of their children: Chester (age 33, a laborer on a home farm), Carl (age 31, a teacher/superintendent), and Stella (age 23, a high school teacher). They own their farm with a mortgage.17 Follow the link to see the census image. P.A. Millslagle household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Township, Warren County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #213, sheet 6A, dwelling #119, family #118, National Archives micropublication T625, roll 517, viewed on Ancestry.com January 2001. Peter died on 24 November 1927, leaving Hester a widow.11
          Hester, age 73, was enumerated on the 1930 Federal Census in Glidden, Carroll County, Iowa. She is living in the house as a roomer with her daughter, Estella, in the household of Ella A. Carty.18 Follow the link to see the census image. Ella A. Carty household, 1930 U.S. Census, Glidden, Carroll County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 14-12, sheet 5B, dwelling #146, family #143
          Hester died on 8 February 1934.11 She was 76 years old. She and Peter were buried in Jackson Township Cemetery in Jackson Township, Hardin County, Iowa.11

     Children of Hester Elizabeth Quiggle and Peter Andrew Millslagle:
John Ernest Millslagle+   b. 10 Mar 1875, d. Jul 1942
Chester Millslagle   b. 2 Mar 1886, d. Dec 1965
Carl Lionel Millslagle+   b. 16 Mar 1888, d. 21 Dec 1953
Grace Millslagle+   b. 1891, d. a 1920
Estella Millslagle   b. c 1896, d. Aug 1957

  1. [S3] Grace Kelso Garner, compiler, Earliest Settlers of Western Frederick - Eastern Hampshire Counties (n.p.: self, 1974), page 180, gives birth date.
  2. [S18] P.A. Millslagle household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Township, Warren County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #213, sheet 6A, dwelling #119, family #118; National Archives micropublication T625, roll 517, viewed on Ancestry.com January 2001. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0002. Gives her age as 62.
  3. [S87] P.A. Millslagle household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jackson Township, Warren County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #207, sheet 3B, dwelling 36, family 36; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 426, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0007. Gives age as 52.[?]
  4. [S142] Marry Quiggle household, 1870 U.S. Census, Eldora Town, Etna Township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, page 24, dwelling #184, family #184; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 394, viewed at Ancestry.com (image number 152) September 2001. PDN: Quiggle-IA-0001. Gives age as 13.
  5. [S292] Peter A. Millslagle household, 1880 U.S. Census, Eldora Township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #122, sheet 16, dwelling #126, family #128; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 343, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0012. Gives age as 26 (estimated birth would be 1854).
  6. [S586] Ella A. Carty household, 1930 U.S. Census, Glidden, Carroll County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 14-12, sheet 5B, dwelling #146, family #143; National Archives micropublication T626, roll 646, viewed on Ancestry.com (image 10 of 18) December 10, 2002. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0026. Gives age of 73.
  7. [S1] Personal knowledge of Carol Lea Millslagle-Macke (Palmdale, CA 93552), This information was in my old records. I will need to find the orginal source.
  8. [S12] Clyde Northrup, compiler, Ancestors of Hester Elizabeth Quiggle (<e-mail address> (Aug 2000): self published, 7 Aug 2000). PDN: Northrup-NY-0014, page 1.
  9. [S1] Personal knowledge of Carol Carol Lea Millslagle-Macke, This information was in my old records. I will need to find the orginal source. I think I found it in the IGI.
  10. [S142] 1870 U.S. Census, Eldora Town, Etna Township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, p. 24, dwelling #184, family #184. PDN: Quiggle-IA-0001.
  11. [S3] Grace Kelso Garner, Earliest Settlers, page 180.
  12. [S87] 1910 U.S. Census, Warren County, Iowa, Jackson Township, ED #207, sheet 3B, dwelling 36, family 36. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0007. Gives married 36 years.
  13. [S87] 1910 U.S. Census, Warren County, Iowa, Jackson Township, ED #207, sheet 3B, dwelling 36, family 36. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0007. Gives 8 [or nine - hard to decipher] children born but only 5 are living.
  14. [S292] 1880 U.S. Census, Eldora Township, Hardin County, Iowa, ED #122, sheet 16, dwelling #126, family #128. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0012.
  15. [S1161] 1895 Iowa State Census, Ancestry.com [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Iowa. 1895 Iowa State Census. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0045.
  16. [S87] 1910 U.S. Census, Warren County, Iowa, Jackson Township, ED #207, sheet 3B, dwelling 36, family 36. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0007.
  17. [S18] 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Township, Warren County, Iowa, ED #213, sheet 6A, dwelling #119, family #118. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0002.
  18. [S586] 1930 U.S. Census, Glidden, Carroll County, Iowa, ED 14-12, sheet 5B, dwelling #146, family #143. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0026.


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