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Wilmott, Zillah Emma Phillips
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1873-1944
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MSS SC 871
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Jonah Phillips, and Ann Thomas Phillips Family Biographies Third Edition, Volume I
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Zillah Emma Phillips was born November 7, 1873, the seventh child of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips of Springville, Utah. She was named after her mother's sister, Zillah, in Wales and for Emma Bramall, a neighbor who cared for her after she was born. Zillah was a quiet, reserved child. She started school at the age of 6. In 1886 she became very sick with typhoid fever, but after receiving a priesthood blessing, she recovered. One night, coming home from a Young Ladies Meeting, Zillah met an Englishman by the name of Albert Wilmott. The two where later married in the Salt Lake Temple on September 28, 1895. They had four children: Alzada (named for Zillah's sister who had died), Edith, Bert and Fred. When Edith later passed away her daughter, Joan, came to live with Zillah. Zillah passed away on October 18, 1944 and was buried beside her husband who died in 1937.
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This collection has been assembled by the descendants of the Jonah Phillips Family. The collection is 143 lose sheets in length, containing biographies for Jonah and Ann Phillips and all their children and the wives of their sons. The collection also includes transcripts of obituaries and other essential information. The information about Zillah Emma (Celia) Phillips Wilmott, daughter of Jonah and Ann Phillips, is contained in pages 82-87 of the collection. Pages 82-85 consist of a history of Zillah written by her sister Phebe Dowdell. Pages 85-86 are memories of Zillah written by her sister Adah Jessee and page 87 is a typewritten copy of Zillah's obituary. Zillah was a beautiful girl with a sunny disposition and a beautiful alto singing voice. She and her sister Phebe had the opportunity to sing at the Springville Opera House before a large audience. Once when she heard an old neighbor complaining about how he had lost all of his chickens Zillah stole some from her own mother's pen and dropped them off at the neighbor's house. Zillah's sisters describe her as someone who they admired and provide essential information about her life along with amusing stories.
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