Item Detail
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Phillips, Rachel Hannah Crump
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1869-1961
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MSS SC 871
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Biography
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Rachel Hannah Crump was born December 20, 1869 the daughter of Daniel Crump and Lucy Castree. At the time of her birth her parents were living in Garaway Hill, Herefordshire, England, saving money for their journey to join the saints in Zion. Both of Rachel's parents were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Wilford Woodruff on one of his missions to England. It took them 21 years to save enough money to fund their journey. They left England with their family on August 29, 1871. Rachel was four years old. When the family reached America they bought train tickets to Pittsburg, Ohio where they lived for two and a half years. In the spring of 1875 the family moved to Spanish Fork, Utah where Rachel's aunt, Jane Powell, was living. The trip took one week by train. Once they arrived they took up residence in the granary of their father's sister. Rachel's father went to work in the Salt Lake Temple Quarry at Cottonwood Canyon. Her father lost his eye sight and broke his leg while working so he was forced to return home and start farming. However, the family was not able to produce enough to cover their budget and the three older children had to work to make up the difference. Rachel was an excellent student and attended school until she was seventeen. Her ambition was to attend Brigham Young Academy and to become a teacher but she set aside her dreams in order to help her parents. She met Jonah Thomas Phillips and after four years of courtship they were married in the Manti Temple on June 15, 1892. They move into a small house on Jonah's father's farm where their first four children where born'Lucy, Myrtle, Hannah and Victor. In 1900 they moved to their own ranch up Hobble Creek Canyon. Four more children joined their family over the next few years'Lizzie, Ralph, Iva and Floyd. Jonah died on May 22, 1928 after being ill for quiet some time. Rachel sold the farm to her sons and moved to Springville. Later she moved to Ephraim, Utah where she lived until her death on May 6, 1961 at age 93.
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This collection contains the biographies of Jonah Phillips and his wife Ann Thomas Phillips, the collection has been assembled by their descendants as a record of the 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. Rachel Hannah Crump Phillips, daughter in law of Jonah and Ann Thomas Phillips, is the subject of pages 45-47 of the collection. These pages consist of a typewritten excerpt from Rachel's biography, written by her daughter Lizzie P. Billings. Lizzie describes what life was like in England for Rachel's parents and the events that lead them to join the LDS Church. The selection follows the family from their home in England to Utah. Lizzie describes her mother as living 'always in the grim life of hard work and few luxuries'. When Rachel was 21 she went to work for a Mrs. Smoot who was more wasteful then anyone she had ever seen before; Rachel counted 21 pairs of shoes in her closet. Eventually she gave up the job because of health complications and returned home. She married Jonah Thomas Phillips from Springville, Utah, whose family is the subject of this collection. They were sealed in the Manti temple and started their family on his father's farm. These pages detail Rachel's life and faith. Lizzie describes her mother's love of Relief Society and the time she donated through service and love during her life.
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