Rose Ella (Mizer) Atkins (1875 - 1957)

Born 2 Jun 1875 in Newton, Missouri, United States

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Died 1957 at about age 81 in Cherokee, Kansas, United States

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Rose Ella Mizer was born on June 2, 1875^[1] in Missouri. She was the daughter of John Mizer and Rebecca Burrows. She was their 6th child and daughter of 14 children.^[2] At age 5 she was in her parents home in Dayton, Newton, Missouri, along with five of her siblings.^[3]

She married John Walter Atkins on August 16, 1891,^[2] in Seneca, Missouri.^[4] They had seven children six children living on 1910 Census.

1. Seth Owen Atkins (1892-1894)
2. Linder Freemont "Jack" Atkins (1894-1956)^[2]
3. Walter R Atkins (1896-1911)^[2]
4. Rosalie Atkins (1898-1992)^[2]
5. Ruth Ella Atkins (1901-1986)^[2]
6. Bethal Cyde "Joe" Atkins (1904-)^[2]
7. Johny 'Jay' Atkins (1906-)^[2]

John made charcoal for a living, but they later purchased a farm at Baxter Springs, Kansas. In 1900 they were living in Joplin, Jasper co., Missouri with their first 3 children, Linder F-t, Walter R-3, and Rosalie age 1, where John was a Miner of Zinc and Lead.^[5] in 1906 John and Rose and their 6 children accompanied, Elijah Mizer and his children, and Mary Mizer, Atkins and her children on a trip to Beaver county Oklahoma where they homesteaded. An early winter snowstorm caught them before they were able to build their home but they found a building which contained a stove. they lived in this building until they moved into their dugout.^[2] In 1910 they were living in Spring Valley, Cherokee, Kansas where John was farming, and they had Lander-15, Walter-13, Rosalee-11 Ruth E-8, Bethal-5, and Johny-4 years old in the home. they had lost one child. ^[6] In 1920 they were on a Farm in Peoria, Ottawa, Oklahoma, where at this time Rosa lee-21, Bethal-15, and jay age 13 were the only children in the home.^[7] They were still in Peoria in 1930, with jay-21 as the only child left in the home.^[8]

Their final move was Galena, Kansas where they lived the rest of their lives. ^[2] Her husband John W. passed away in 1940 at the age of 76. They had been married 49 years.

As a widow, Rose was living in Galena, Kansas in April of 1940.^[9]

Rose Ella died April 7, 1957 ^[2] in Galena. at the age of 82, and was buried in Baxter Springs, Cherokee Co., Kansas, in the Pleasant View Cemetery.^[1]

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1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Rose E. Mizer Atkins (1875–1957), Find A Grave: Memorial #19786923, citing Pleasantview Cemetery, Baxter Springs, Cherokee County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by JFI (contributor 47211966) .
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10} "A GENEALOGY OF THE MEISSER FAMILY” (MEISER, MISER, MIZAR, MIZER, MYSER, MYZER) COPYRIGHT 1986 By THE MEISSER GENEALOGY ASSOCIATION page398 & 410.
3. ↑ 1880 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Dayton, Newton, Missouri; Roll: 705; Page: 436A; Dwelling 209; Family 211; Line 10-17 (15)' June 7, 1880; Enumeration District: 100; Ancestry's 1880 Census Image
4. ↑ Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002; Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]; Ancestry's Missouri Marriage Records Ancestry Record 1171 #507486769
5. ↑ 1900 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Joplin Ward 5, Jasper, Missouri; Page: 37; Dwelling 766; Family 850; line 55-59; June 22-23, 1900; Enumeration District: 0041; FHL microfilm: 1240866; Ancestry's 1900 Census Image
6. ↑ 1910 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Spring Valley, Cherokee, Kansas; Roll: T624_434; Page: 7B; Dwe;;omg 156' Fa,o;u 158' :ome 86-93; April 27-28, 1910; Enumeration District: 0042; FHL microfilm: 1374447; Ancestry's 1910 Census Image
7. ↑ 1920 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Peoria, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1481; Page: 5B; Dwelling 112; family 113; Line 99-100 and on to next page; January 19-21, 1920; Enumeration District: 121; Ancestry's 1920 Census Image
8. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Peoria, Ottawa, Oklahoma; Page: 1A; Dwelling 5; Family 5; Line 30-32; April 7-8, 1930; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2341657; Ancestry's 1930 Census Image
9. ↑ 1940 United States Federal Census; Census Place: Galena, Cherokee, Kansas; Roll: m-t0627-01223; Page: 7A; Household 172; Line 26; April 5 &8; 1940; Enumeration District: 11-15; Ancestry's 1940 Census Image