Generation No. 1

        1.  Phyllis Ruth REID, born 18 Jul 1918 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 30 May 2000 in Spokane, Spokane Co, WA.  Burial: 02 Jun 2000, Bess Hampton Memorial Cemetery in Othello, WA. She was the daughter of 2. Robert Jay REID and 3. Sarah Maude Miller MOORE .  She married (1) Leo Clarence CROWLEY 18 Apr 1937.  She married (2) P Carl SCORUP 10 Apr 1947 in Aztec, San Juan Co, N.M.  He was born 17 Apr 1915 in Salina, Sevier Co, UT, and died 07 Jan 2005 in Kennewick, WA.  Burial: 10 Jan 2005, in Bess Hampton Memorial Cemetery in Othello, WA. He was the son of Peter Christian Scorup and Rosa Winterton.

            Ruth enjoyed swimming at the power plant reservoir. She enjoyed playing hide and seek with her Dad and playing games. They climbed in trees and on rocks. She took piano lessons. Mom loved to read and she did all the cooking while her sister Marge did the cleaning. They got a porcelain doll at Christmas which they enjoyed playing with. Ruth was in the Pep Club in high school and enjoyed being in plays and operettas. She was the Salutatorian and the Editor of the school paper. Later in her life in Washington, she wrote for the Othello Outlook. She also was in a play in Othello with the Sage Hens, a club she belonged to. Ruth went to the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City for a time. She worked as a Secretary for a school in Vancouver, WA

Generation No. 2

        2.  Robert Jackson REID, born 04 Aug 1884 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; died 19 Feb 1932 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.  He was the son of 4. John Kirkwood REID and 5. Elizabeth JACKSON.  He married 3. Sarah Maude MILLER 12 Jun 1917 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.
        3.  Sarah Maude MILLER, born 31 Mar 1896 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 06 Sep 1977 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.  She was the daughter of 6. Joseph Phillip MILLER and 7. Alice KINNISON.

            Robert was a tall handsome man with curly dark hair. Robert left home at an early age to seek employment. He lived in Denver and Salt Lake. He had poor health and decided that a warmer climate might help him. He traveled to Moab where the arthritis in his back improved and he was able to enjoy life without pain. He worked as a clerk in the Miller department store where he later became manager and met and married Maude Miller. They had four children. He later opened his own station and lunchroom along with Maude. He was a prominent citizen and worked constantly to improve the community. He enjoyed fishing with his children and going on picnics.

            Sarah belonged to the literary club and enjoyed playing bridge and dancing. She was an excellent cook and hard worker. They had a big garden and canned a lot of food. When she was young she worked in the fruit ranch of her father. She must have been a very persuasive person as she was always picked by her sisters to talk to their dad if they wanted to go to a dance or something. She memorized and recited poems. Remember “Little Orphan Annie”?

Children of Robert REID and Sarah MOORE are:
           i.    Phyllis Ruth REID, born 18 Jul 1918 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 30 May 2000 in Spokane, Spokane Co, WA; married (1) Leo Clarence CROWLEY 18 Apr 1937; married (2) P Carl SCORUP 10 Apr 1947 in Aztec, San Juan Co, N.M..
           ii.    Marjorie Joy REID, born 30 May 1920 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.
           iii.    Joseph Kirkwood REID, born 17 Sep 1922 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 03 Nov 1990 in Palo Alto, CA.
           iv.    Robert Jay REID, Jr., born 04 Dec 1927 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 24 Oct 2006 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; married Donna.

Generation No. 3

        4.  John Kirkwood REID, born 25 Dec 1850 in Edinburgh, M-Lothian, Scotland; died 06 Apr 1926 in Orangeville, Emery, UT.  He was the son of 8. John Patrick REID and 9. Margaret KIRKWOOD .  He married 5. Elizabeth JACKSON 05 Jan 1868 in Salt Lake City, UT.
        5.  Elizabeth JACKSON, born 17 Jan 1851 in Manchester, Lancs, England; died 18 Mar 1934 in Orangeville, Emery, UT.  She was the daughter of 10. Thomas JACKSON and 11. Alice CROMPTON.

            At the age of 11 John Kirkwood Reid crossed the plains and drove an ox team. He served in the Black Hawk war when he was 15 years old. John married Elizabeth in 1968 and they moved to Manti in 1878 they moved to Castle Valley, which is now Orangeville, UT. It was a desolate place and they suffered many hardships. He was active in politics and operated a store for 30 years. He became an attorney at 46. He opened the first grist mill and one of the first saw mills in Emery County. He opened coal beds and built irrigation canals. He had 15 children.

            Elizabeth came to Utah in 1856. They crossed the plains by ox team. She was an excellent seamstress and cook. When they moved to Castle Dale it was very desolate with little vegetation. They were unhappy to leave Manti but heeded the call of the prophet. They moved in to a dugout along the creek. Once while John was gone they had a cloudburst. The water came gushing into the dugout. Elizabeth put all the chairs up on the table and everything perishable on top also. She stuck the kids up on the chairs and went out in the pouring rain to divert the water. They were rescued by a stranger who built a dike to divert the water. She was very petite and 5 ft. tall. She enjoyed working in her flowers, making quilts and doing needlework.

Child of John REID and Elizabeth JACKSON are:
           i.    Margaret REID, born 02 Mar 1870 in Payson, Utah, UT; died 20 Aug 1954 in Orangeville, Emery, UT.
           ii.    John Thomas REID, born 06 Apr 1871 in Payson, Utah, UT; died 06 Apr 1937 in Provo, Utah, UT; married Edna Edwards NEAL 03 Jul 1897 in Salt Lake City, UT; born 09 Jul 1879 in Salt Lake City, UT; died 21 Jul 1947.
           iii.    Alice Maria REID, born 14 Jul 1872 in Payson, Utah, UT; died 24 Dec 1946.
           iv.    Elizabeth Cynthia REID, born 09 Nov 1873 in Payson, Utah, UT; died 04 Apr 1875.
           v.    Edward Jackson REID, born 23 Jun 1875 in Payson, Utah, UT; died 06 Jun 1939 in Orangeville, Emery, UT.
           vi.    Minnie REID, born 31 Dec 1876 in Manti, Sanpete, UT; died 24 Nov 1962.
           vii.    Millie May REID, born 07 May 1878 in Manti, Sanpete, UT; died 10 Nov 1938.
           viii.    Eliza Jane REID, born 06 Feb 1880 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; died 09 Feb 1961 in Salt Lake City, UT.
           ix.    William Jackson REID, born 14 Dec 1881 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; died 01 Mar 1944 in Boulder City, Clark, NV.
           x.    Robert Jay REID, born 04 Aug 1884 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; died 19 Feb 1932 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; married (1) Cora STUTT; married (2) Sarah Maude MILLER 12 Jun 1917 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.
           xi.    Lucy REID, born 01 Apr 1886 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; died 29 May 1902.
           xii.    Joseph Royal REID, born 15 Jul 1888 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; died 16 Jul 1906.
           xiii.    Alex Terrance REID, born 29 Nov 1889 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; died 19 Jun 1938.
           xiv.    Clairmont J. REID, born 04 May 1892 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; died 14 Nov 1950.
           xv.    Rhea REID, born 06 May 1894 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; died 21 Aug 1971.

        6.  Joseph Phillip MILLER, born 03 Oct 1870 in Scawickley, PA; died 27 Apr 1929 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.  He married 7. Alice KINNISON.
        7.  Alice KINNISON, born 03 Mar 1872 in Bear Lake, ID; died 07 Jul 1948 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.  She was the daughter of 14. Walden KINNISON and 15. Sarah Jane BLAZZARD.

            When Joseph Phillip Miller was a child he and his family moved to Steubenville Ohio where he lived until he was 18. He was on his way to California and was persuaded to go to Moab where he met Alice. They dated for two years and were married. He was active in many community affairs. He served 2 times in the State legislature and helped to build important roads and bridges for the area. He owned a fruit ranch and spent 30 years as an orchardist. He won many national and state honors with his fruit. In 1910 he grew a peach measuring 12 inches in circumference.

            Alice was the youngest daughter. When she was a young lady of 15 years, she was working for Arthur Taylor and his wife. Joseph Miller came to the farm and began to work and their romance began. After 2 years they were married. They had nine children.

Children of Joseph MILLER and Alice KINNISON are:
           i.    Joseph Frank MILLER, born 13 Jul 1893 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 27 Oct 1893.
           ii.    Rhea Ann MILLER, born 04 Dec 1894 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 10 Feb 1920.
           iii.    Sarah Maude MILLER, born 31 Mar 1896 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 06 Sep 1977 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; married (1) Frank Parker MOORE; married (2) Robert Jay REID 12 Jun 1917 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.
           iv.    Mary Ann MILLER, born 15 Apr 1897 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.
           v.    Beulah Kathryn MILLER, born 11 Oct 1898 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 30 Jun 1991; married (1) John Curtis GOODSPEED 23 Mar 1916 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; born 01 Jul 1883 in Ile De Montreal, Quebec; died 18 Aug 1939; married (2) Samuel Arthur CAILLET 25 Dec 1930 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; born 04 Dec 1901 in Sunnyside, Carbon, UT; died 30 Nov 1939.
           vi.    Philip MILLER, born 11 May 1900 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 1900.
           vii.    Joseph Phillip MILLER Jr., born 22 Dec 1901 in Moab, Grand Co, UT; died 30 Jan 1924.
           viii.    Ralph MILLER, born 01 Mar 1905 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.
           ix.    Margaret MILLER, born 23 Sep 1908 in Moab, Grand Co, UT.

Generation No. 4

        8.  John Patrick REID   He married 9. Margaret KIRKWOOD .

Child of John REID and Margaret KIRKWOOD is:
           i.    John Kirkwood REID, born 25 Dec 1850 in Edinburgh, M-Lothian, Scotland; died 06 Apr 1926 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; married Elizabeth JACKSON 05 Jan 1868 in Salt Lake City, UT.

        10.  Thomas JACKSON, born 13 Sep 1823 in Blackley, Manchester, Lancs, England; died 14 Sep 1883 in Glenwood, Sevier, UT.  He was the son of 20. John JACKSON and 21. Susannah GRUNDY.  He married 11. Alice CROMPTON 14 Aug 1842 in Manchester, Lancs, England.
        11.  Alice CROMPTON, born 14 Aug 1820 in Manchester, Lancs, England; died 23 Mar 1905 in Glenwood, Sevier, UT.  She was the daughter of 22. William CROMPTON and 23. Alice HALL.

Child of Thomas JACKSON and Alice CROMPTON is:
           i.    Elizabeth JACKSON, born 17 Jan 1851 in Manchester, Lancs, England; died 18 Mar 1934 in Orangeville, Emery, UT; married John Kirkwood REID 05 Jan 1868 in Salt Lake City, UT.

        14.  Walden KINNISON  He married 15. Sarah Jane BLAZZARD.
        15.  Sarah Jane BLAZZARD, born 14 Oct 1848 at Winter Quarters, Nebraska.

            Sarah came to Salt Lake City in 1851. They pulled handcarts across the plains. She married Walden Kinnison. She was midwife for over 40 years and also had cures for everything else that ailed people. A favorite recipe was Linament: Made from turpentine (oil from pine trees), egg whites, kerosene, and of course, a little peppermint for smell. (How would you like to use that?) She milked cows, carded wool, and planed and raised her own food and flowers, spices and medicines. She had 4 children. Her husband died and she married Randolph Stewart a year later. They moved to Moab in 1881. She walked all the way from Huntington to Moab and her feet were badly blistered. She was a great cook and always willing to share what she had with others.

Generation No. 5

        20.  John JACKSON, born 07 Feb 1802 in Blackley, Manchester, Lancs, England; died 01 May 1864 in Blackley, Manchester, Lancs, England.  He married 21. Susannah GRUNDY 20 Oct 1822 in Manchester, Lancs, England.
        21.  Susannah GRUNDY, born 05 Feb 1796 in Manchester, Lancs, England; died 24 Jul 1868 in Blackley, Manchester, Lancs, England.

Child of John JACKSON and Susannah GRUNDY is:
           i.    Thomas JACKSON, born 13 Sep 1823 in Blackley, Manchester, Lancs, England; died 14 Sep 1883 in Glenwood, Sevier, UT; married Alice CROMPTON 14 Aug 1842 in Manchester, Lancs, England.

        22.  William CROMPTON, born Abt. 1794 in Clopper St, Old House, England; died 05 Mar 1865.  He married 23. Alice HALL 12 Jan 1807.
        23.  Alice HALL, born Abt. 1796 in Little Lever, Ringley, Lancs, England.

Child of William CROMPTON and Alice HALL is:
           i.    Alice CROMPTON, born 14 Aug 1820 in Manchester, Lancs, England; died 23 Mar 1905 in Glenwood, Sevier, UT; married Thomas JACKSON 14 Aug 1842 in Manchester, Lancs, England.

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