The Genealogy of the Millslagle Family

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Rachel Elizabeth Millslagle
b. January 1856, d. 11 February 1919
Last Edited=17 Jun 2004

     Rachel Elizabeth Millslagle was born in January 1856 in Steamboat Rock, Hardin County, Iowa.^1,2,3 She was the daughter of Samuel Milslagel and Hannah Wickham.¹ Rachel has also been reported as being born on 30 January 1855.⁴ Rachel, age 5, was enumerated in the household of her parents on the 1860 Federal Census in Lithopolis, Hardin County, Iowa.⁵ Follow the link to see the census image. Rachel, age 15, was enumerated in the household of her parents on the 1870 Federal Census for the Eldora Post Office in Clay Township, Hardin County, Iowa. She attends school.⁶ Follow the link to see the census image.
          Rachel married Levi Callender, son of Thomas Calander, in 1875 in Steamboat Rock. He was about 33 and she was about 19.^1,7 Rachel and Levi had 4 children. These children are Edith, Alta Carrie, Harold and Arthur.
          Levi, age 41, and Rachel, age 24, were enumerated on the 1880 Federal Census in Clay Twp.. Also enumerated in this household were their daughter, Edith (age 1), and Rachel's sister, Carrie Millslagle (age 13).^1,8 Follow the link to see the census image.
          Levi, age 57, and Rachel, age 44, were enumerated on the 1900 Federal Census at Market Street in Clay Twp.. Also enumerated in this household were two of their children: Alta (age 18) and Harold (age 5). They rent their house.⁹ Follow the link to see the census image.
          Levi, age 70, and Rachel, age 58, were enumerated on the 1910 Federal Census in Virginia Township, Warren County, Iowa. Also enumerated in this household was their son, Harold, age 15. They own their house with a mortgage.¹⁰ Follow the link to see the census image.
          Levi died in 1914, leaving Rachel a widow.⁴ Rachel died on 11 February 1919 probably in Steamboat Rock.⁴ She was 63 years old. She was buried in Steamboat Rock Cemetery in Steamboat Rock.⁴
          The following document is an excerpt from a letter written in 1974 by Donald Leroy Millslagle to Grace Kelso about his own ancestry. Click on the document to read it.¹
          She is the 2nd great-granddaughter of Johann Andreas Mühlschlägel, original immigrant.

Children of Rachel Elizabeth Millslagle and Levi Callender:: Edith Collander   b. c 1878
Arthur Callender   b. 7 Aug 1881, d. 8 Apr 1898
Alta Carrie Collander+   b. Aug 1886, d. Jan 1936
Harold Callender   b. Dec 1894

[S3] Grace Kelso Garner, compiler, Earliest Settlers of Western Frederick - Eastern Hampshire Counties (n.p.: self, 1974), page 179.
[S129] S. Millslagle household, 1860 U.S. Census, Clay Township, Lithopolis post office, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, page 56, dwelling #405, family #387; National Archives micropublication M653, roll 323, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0008. Gives age as 5.
[S267] Lee Callender household, 1900 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock, Clay township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #144, sheet 8A, dwelling #67, family #69; National Archives micropublication T623, roll 435, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001. PDN: Calender-IA-0001. Gives birth month and year.
[S388] Glenn & Sally Paul updated in 1999 by Madeline & Foster Mason Eldora, "Steamboat Rock Cemetery Listings," online <https://sites.rootsweb.com/~iahardin/cem-recs/strock_cem.txt>, last modified 4 August 2002. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0018.
[S129] 1860 U.S. Census, Clay Township, Lithopolis post office, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, p. 56, dwelling #405, family #387. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0008.
[S32] Samuel Millslagel household, 1870 U.S. Census, Eldora, Clay Township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, page 33, dwelling #279, family #271; National Archives micropublication M593, roll 394, viewed on Ancestry.com Oct 2001. PDN: Millslagle-IA-0003. Note: The post office is just where they were able to pick up their mail, they did not necessarily live close to the post office. This is just given as a general reference.
[S267] 1900 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock, Clay township, Hardin County, Iowa, ED #144, sheet 8A, dwelling #67, family #69. PDN: Calender-IA-0001. Gives married for 24 years.
[S289] Levy Calender household, 1880 U.S. Census, Clay township, Hardin County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) #121, sheet 17 (417), dwelling #156, family #167; National Archives micropublication T9, roll 343, viewed on Ancestry.com 2001. PDN: Calendar-IA-0002. The census records indicate that Levy's father was born in Pennsylvania.
[S267] 1900 U.S. Census, Steamboat Rock, Clay township, Hardin County, Iowa, ED #144, sheet 8A, dwelling #67, family #69. PDN: Calender-IA-0001.
[S1099] Levi Callender household, 1910 U.S. Federal Census, Virginia Township, Warren County, Iowa, population schedule, enumeration district (ED) 218, sheet 8B (164), dwelling #194, family #194; National Archives micropublication T624, roll 426, viewed on Ancestry.com 17 June 2004, image 16 of 21. PDN: Callender-IA-0004.