Born: July 11, 1898 in Oskaloosa, Kansas
Parents: Overton Asa Ellison and Mary Schenck Sparks
Siblings: William Firman Allen
Half Siblings: Laura Jane Ellison, William Lee Ellison, Nancy Evaline “Nana” Ellison, Sarah Olivia Ellison, Amanda May Ellison, Martha Ida “Mattie” Ellison, Leroy Overton Ellison, Otho Ambrose”Hap” Ellison, Albert Zenas Sparks, Della Sparks, Hattie Orma Sparks
Marriage: November 8, 1922 to William Ivan Everett Zinn
Children: Norman Lee – 1925, Marjorie Evelyn – 1926, Harley Eugene – 1929, Alice Louise – 1936
Baptism: July 11, 1965 at Perry Christian Church by Bill Claycomb
Death: January 3, 1972 in Grantville, Kansas
Burial: Grantville Cemetery, Grantville, Kansas
Marjorie’s Musical Memories
One year for a gift to us children my mom recorded “Songs Close to My Heart” which was a series of songs connected with memories of her parents and grandparents. Here’s two song for her mother.