ANSON MILLER CALKINS was born in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois in 1844. He was one of seven sons and four daughters born to John and Ruth Crawford Calkins.
The following is from a Calkins History entitled "From the Mayflower to Mt. Blanca" written by Canda Mitchell, great granddaughter of Anson and Nellie Masterman Calkins:
Anson served in the Civil War with his brothers, John Franklin, Stephen Crawford and Jerome Calkins. His first enlistment, Oct 26, 1861, was with Captain C. Wyman's Co. 611th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry; his enlistment ended January 4, 1864. He reenlisted February 12, 1864 and returned to Louisiana and finished his medical training to become a doctor. He had been a part of a medical corp during the Civil War. Anson treated a soldier for war wounds, he gave Anson a locket with a picture of Ellen Augusta Masterman in it and a letter to be delivered to her. He asked Anson to please return the locket and letter to Ellen at the war's end. Anson promised and of course met and married her. Anson married Ellen Augusta Masterman of Watkin's Glen, New York in Madison, Wisconsin on Jan. 6, 1865.
Anson was discharged for the second time on September 4, 1865 at Mobil, Alabama. He served under General Grant of the Western Union Army Division and took part in the following battles: Ft. Henry & Ft. Donaldson-Nashville, Tenn.; Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing-Island No. 10-Pea Ridge, Arkansas; Vicksburg at Fort Hudson, Mississippi. He then served on guard duty at Galveston Bay, Texas his last winter in the service.
After marriage Anson finished his medical training and in 1867 they moved to Spencer, Iowa, along with his brother Homer Calkins and wife, Sarah Dodge. John Franklin Calkins and wife Abigail Wells Calkins and Stephen Crawford Calkins and wife Francena Wells Calkins had already settled in Spencer, clearing land, building their houses, etc. in 1866. Anson was appointed a magistrate for Spencer. In 1875, Anson and Homer and their families homesteaded near Lake Okoboji in Dickinson County, Iowa. The community was near Milford. Soon after the new settlement in 1877, Anson decided to leave for the Black Hills of the Dakotas to search for gold. This was shortly after the Battle of Wounded Knee which opened the way for gold miners in what was Indian Territory. Anson stayed in the Black Hills for two years, he met up with his wife, Nellie, and their children, and Stephen Crawford Calkins' family on the North Platt River on July 7th of 1879 along the California Trail. Nellie, Stephen Calkins and Frank M. Wells had decided to migrate to Idaho. They were searching for better rangeland for their cattle and had just endured two years of a grasshopper plague in Iowa, losing all of their crops.
Nellie Masterman Calkins kept a Journal of the families of Anson Miller Calkins, Stephen Crawford Calkins and Frank M. Wells from Spencer & Okoboji, Iowa to Malad, Idaho in 1879; and the journey of Anson Calkins' family and Frank M. Wells' family from southeastern Idaho to Blue Grove, Texas in 1882; and the journey of the Anson Calkins family from Blue Grove, Texas to the San Luis Valley of Colorado in 1886, In Colorado Anson and Nellie had a mine on Mt. Blanco. They homesteaded and farmed their land, raised cattle and Anson continued as a medical doctor for the community and for the Zapata Ranch.
On the 26th day of March 1891, Anson died of the flu. He had been working day and night caring for the sick when he got sick. The night before he got sick he had milked the cow and as he came into the house he dropped the milk bucket and spilled milk on the floor. When Nellie scolded he said, "Don't worry Pet, I'll never milk the cow again."
Anson Miller Calkins died at 4 o'clock the next morning. The week before he died, Anson had been talking of moving on to Alaska to do some prospecting.
Nellie and Anson had eight children: Ruben William Calkins 1867; Antoyonette Calkins 1869; Stephen Crawford Calkins 1871; Eugene Miller Calkins 1875; Fred Luis Calkins 1880; Agnes Genevieve Calkins 1882; Ellen Augusta Calkins 1884; John Edmunds Calkins 1886
(Cont. R.I.Miller)
The following is from a Calkins History entitled "From the Mayflower to Mt. Blanca" written by Canda Mitchell, great granddaughter of Anson and Nellie Masterman Calkins:
Anson served in the Civil War with his brothers, John Franklin, Stephen Crawford and Jerome Calkins. His first enlistment, Oct 26, 1861, was with Captain C. Wyman's Co. 611th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry; his enlistment ended January 4, 1864. He reenlisted February 12, 1864 and returned to Louisiana and finished his medical training to become a doctor. He had been a part of a medical corp during the Civil War. Anson treated a soldier for war wounds, he gave Anson a locket with a picture of Ellen Augusta Masterman in it and a letter to be delivered to her. He asked Anson to please return the locket and letter to Ellen at the war's end. Anson promised and of course met and married her. Anson married Ellen Augusta Masterman of Watkin's Glen, New York in Madison, Wisconsin on Jan. 6, 1865.
Anson was discharged for the second time on September 4, 1865 at Mobil, Alabama. He served under General Grant of the Western Union Army Division and took part in the following battles: Ft. Henry & Ft. Donaldson-Nashville, Tenn.; Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing-Island No. 10-Pea Ridge, Arkansas; Vicksburg at Fort Hudson, Mississippi. He then served on guard duty at Galveston Bay, Texas his last winter in the service.
After marriage Anson finished his medical training and in 1867 they moved to Spencer, Iowa, along with his brother Homer Calkins and wife, Sarah Dodge. John Franklin Calkins and wife Abigail Wells Calkins and Stephen Crawford Calkins and wife Francena Wells Calkins had already settled in Spencer, clearing land, building their houses, etc. in 1866. Anson was appointed a magistrate for Spencer. In 1875, Anson and Homer and their families homesteaded near Lake Okoboji in Dickinson County, Iowa. The community was near Milford. Soon after the new settlement in 1877, Anson decided to leave for the Black Hills of the Dakotas to search for gold. This was shortly after the Battle of Wounded Knee which opened the way for gold miners in what was Indian Territory. Anson stayed in the Black Hills for two years, he met up with his wife, Nellie, and their children, and Stephen Crawford Calkins' family on the North Platt River on July 7th of 1879 along the California Trail. Nellie, Stephen Calkins and Frank M. Wells had decided to migrate to Idaho. They were searching for better rangeland for their cattle and had just endured two years of a grasshopper plague in Iowa, losing all of their crops.
Nellie Masterman Calkins kept a Journal of the families of Anson Miller Calkins, Stephen Crawford Calkins and Frank M. Wells from Spencer & Okoboji, Iowa to Malad, Idaho in 1879; and the journey of Anson Calkins' family and Frank M. Wells' family from southeastern Idaho to Blue Grove, Texas in 1882; and the journey of the Anson Calkins family from Blue Grove, Texas to the San Luis Valley of Colorado in 1886, In Colorado Anson and Nellie had a mine on Mt. Blanco. They homesteaded and farmed their land, raised cattle and Anson continued as a medical doctor for the community and for the Zapata Ranch.
On the 26th day of March 1891, Anson died of the flu. He had been working day and night caring for the sick when he got sick. The night before he got sick he had milked the cow and as he came into the house he dropped the milk bucket and spilled milk on the floor. When Nellie scolded he said, "Don't worry Pet, I'll never milk the cow again."
Anson Miller Calkins died at 4 o'clock the next morning. The week before he died, Anson had been talking of moving on to Alaska to do some prospecting.
Nellie and Anson had eight children: Ruben William Calkins 1867; Antoyonette Calkins 1869; Stephen Crawford Calkins 1871; Eugene Miller Calkins 1875; Fred Luis Calkins 1880; Agnes Genevieve Calkins 1882; Ellen Augusta Calkins 1884; John Edmunds Calkins 1886
(Cont. R.I.Miller)
ANSON MILLER CALKINS was born in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois in 1844. He was one of seven sons and four daughters born to John and Ruth Crawford Calkins.
The following is from a Calkins History entitled "From the Mayflower to Mt. Blanca" written by Canda Mitchell, great granddaughter of Anson and Nellie Masterman Calkins:
Anson served in the Civil War with his brothers, John Franklin, Stephen Crawford and Jerome Calkins. His first enlistment, Oct 26, 1861, was with Captain C. Wyman's Co. 611th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry; his enlistment ended January 4, 1864. He reenlisted February 12, 1864 and returned to Louisiana and finished his medical training to become a doctor. He had been a part of a medical corp during the Civil War. Anson treated a soldier for war wounds, he gave Anson a locket with a picture of Ellen Augusta Masterman in it and a letter to be delivered to her. He asked Anson to please return the locket and letter to Ellen at the war's end. Anson promised and of course met and married her. Anson married Ellen Augusta Masterman of Watkin's Glen, New York in Madison, Wisconsin on Jan. 6, 1865.
Anson was discharged for the second time on September 4, 1865 at Mobil, Alabama. He served under General Grant of the Western Union Army Division and took part in the following battles: Ft. Henry & Ft. Donaldson-Nashville, Tenn.; Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing-Island No. 10-Pea Ridge, Arkansas; Vicksburg at Fort Hudson, Mississippi. He then served on guard duty at Galveston Bay, Texas his last winter in the service.
After marriage Anson finished his medical training and in 1867 they moved to Spencer, Iowa, along with his brother Homer Calkins and wife, Sarah Dodge. John Franklin Calkins and wife Abigail Wells Calkins and Stephen Crawford Calkins and wife Francena Wells Calkins had already settled in Spencer, clearing land, building their houses, etc. in 1866. Anson was appointed a magistrate for Spencer. In 1875, Anson and Homer and their families homesteaded near Lake Okoboji in Dickinson County, Iowa. The community was near Milford. Soon after the new settlement in 1877, Anson decided to leave for the Black Hills of the Dakotas to search for gold. This was shortly after the Battle of Wounded Knee which opened the way for gold miners in what was Indian Territory. Anson stayed in the Black Hills for two years, he met up with his wife, Nellie, and their children, and Stephen Crawford Calkins' family on the North Platt River on July 7th of 1879 along the California Trail. Nellie, Stephen Calkins and Frank M. Wells had decided to migrate to Idaho. They were searching for better rangeland for their cattle and had just endured two years of a grasshopper plague in Iowa, losing all of their crops.
Nellie Masterman Calkins kept a Journal of the families of Anson Miller Calkins, Stephen Crawford Calkins and Frank M. Wells from Spencer & Okoboji, Iowa to Malad, Idaho in 1879; and the journey of Anson Calkins' family and Frank M. Wells' family from southeastern Idaho to Blue Grove, Texas in 1882; and the journey of the Anson Calkins family from Blue Grove, Texas to the San Luis Valley of Colorado in 1886, In Colorado Anson and Nellie had a mine on Mt. Blanco. They homesteaded and farmed their land, raised cattle and Anson continued as a medical doctor for the community and for the Zapata Ranch.
On the 26th day of March 1891, Anson died of the flu. He had been working day and night caring for the sick when he got sick. The night before he got sick he had milked the cow and as he came into the house he dropped the milk bucket and spilled milk on the floor. When Nellie scolded he said, "Don't worry Pet, I'll never milk the cow again."
Anson Miller Calkins died at 4 o'clock the next morning. The week before he died, Anson had been talking of moving on to Alaska to do some prospecting.
Nellie and Anson had eight children: Ruben William Calkins 1867; Antoyonette Calkins 1869; Stephen Crawford Calkins 1871; Eugene Miller Calkins 1875; Fred Luis Calkins 1880; Agnes Genevieve Calkins 1882; Ellen Augusta Calkins 1884; John Edmunds Calkins 1886
(Cont. R.I.Miller)
The following is from a Calkins History entitled "From the Mayflower to Mt. Blanca" written by Canda Mitchell, great granddaughter of Anson and Nellie Masterman Calkins:
Anson served in the Civil War with his brothers, John Franklin, Stephen Crawford and Jerome Calkins. His first enlistment, Oct 26, 1861, was with Captain C. Wyman's Co. 611th Regiment of Wisconsin Infantry; his enlistment ended January 4, 1864. He reenlisted February 12, 1864 and returned to Louisiana and finished his medical training to become a doctor. He had been a part of a medical corp during the Civil War. Anson treated a soldier for war wounds, he gave Anson a locket with a picture of Ellen Augusta Masterman in it and a letter to be delivered to her. He asked Anson to please return the locket and letter to Ellen at the war's end. Anson promised and of course met and married her. Anson married Ellen Augusta Masterman of Watkin's Glen, New York in Madison, Wisconsin on Jan. 6, 1865.
Anson was discharged for the second time on September 4, 1865 at Mobil, Alabama. He served under General Grant of the Western Union Army Division and took part in the following battles: Ft. Henry & Ft. Donaldson-Nashville, Tenn.; Shiloh or Pittsburg Landing-Island No. 10-Pea Ridge, Arkansas; Vicksburg at Fort Hudson, Mississippi. He then served on guard duty at Galveston Bay, Texas his last winter in the service.
After marriage Anson finished his medical training and in 1867 they moved to Spencer, Iowa, along with his brother Homer Calkins and wife, Sarah Dodge. John Franklin Calkins and wife Abigail Wells Calkins and Stephen Crawford Calkins and wife Francena Wells Calkins had already settled in Spencer, clearing land, building their houses, etc. in 1866. Anson was appointed a magistrate for Spencer. In 1875, Anson and Homer and their families homesteaded near Lake Okoboji in Dickinson County, Iowa. The community was near Milford. Soon after the new settlement in 1877, Anson decided to leave for the Black Hills of the Dakotas to search for gold. This was shortly after the Battle of Wounded Knee which opened the way for gold miners in what was Indian Territory. Anson stayed in the Black Hills for two years, he met up with his wife, Nellie, and their children, and Stephen Crawford Calkins' family on the North Platt River on July 7th of 1879 along the California Trail. Nellie, Stephen Calkins and Frank M. Wells had decided to migrate to Idaho. They were searching for better rangeland for their cattle and had just endured two years of a grasshopper plague in Iowa, losing all of their crops.
Nellie Masterman Calkins kept a Journal of the families of Anson Miller Calkins, Stephen Crawford Calkins and Frank M. Wells from Spencer & Okoboji, Iowa to Malad, Idaho in 1879; and the journey of Anson Calkins' family and Frank M. Wells' family from southeastern Idaho to Blue Grove, Texas in 1882; and the journey of the Anson Calkins family from Blue Grove, Texas to the San Luis Valley of Colorado in 1886, In Colorado Anson and Nellie had a mine on Mt. Blanco. They homesteaded and farmed their land, raised cattle and Anson continued as a medical doctor for the community and for the Zapata Ranch.
On the 26th day of March 1891, Anson died of the flu. He had been working day and night caring for the sick when he got sick. The night before he got sick he had milked the cow and as he came into the house he dropped the milk bucket and spilled milk on the floor. When Nellie scolded he said, "Don't worry Pet, I'll never milk the cow again."
Anson Miller Calkins died at 4 o'clock the next morning. The week before he died, Anson had been talking of moving on to Alaska to do some prospecting.
Nellie and Anson had eight children: Ruben William Calkins 1867; Antoyonette Calkins 1869; Stephen Crawford Calkins 1871; Eugene Miller Calkins 1875; Fred Luis Calkins 1880; Agnes Genevieve Calkins 1882; Ellen Augusta Calkins 1884; John Edmunds Calkins 1886
(Cont. R.I.Miller)
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