The Shemwell Family

Alvin A McMillanAge: 80 years18861966

Name
Alvin A McMillan
Given names
Alvin A
Surname
McMillan
Birth March 1886 24 24
Birth of a sisterMamie McMillan
March 1888 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherLoyal McMillan
December 4, 1891 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherDaniel McMillan
after 1891 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherEdward Eugene McMillan
February 2, 1894 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherEarnest McMillan
November 1897 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 12 years)
Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War
Census June 13, 1900 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Delmon Allen McMillan
October 20, 1910 (Age 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherSarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Tomlinson
April 22, 1916 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 29 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 30 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 31 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Census January 13, 1920 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Mary Anne McMillan
December 24, 1922 (Age 36 years)
Death of a brotherEdward Eugene McMillan
March 16, 1929 (Age 43 years)

Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 43 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 44 years)
Census April 5, 1940 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 55 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Death of a motherSusan Ann Bone
December 1951 (Age 65 years)
Death of a fatherDaniel Baker McMillan
April 22, 1953 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 63 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a wifeEstelle Stella Lyon
January 6, 1954 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 59 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death October 17, 1966 (Age 80 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: West Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 15, 1885Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 months
himself
Alvin A McMillan
Birth: March 1886 24 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 17, 1966Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
2 years
younger sister
Mamie McMillan
Birth: March 1888 26 26Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Loyal McMillan
Birth: December 4, 1891 30 30Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: August 27, 1975Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
2 years
younger brother
Edward Eugene McMillan
Birth: February 2, 1894 32 32Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: March 16, 1929
4 years
younger brother
Earnest McMillan
Birth: November 1897 36 36Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death:
Family with Estelle Stella Lyon - View this family
himself
Alvin A McMillan
Birth: March 1886 24 24Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 17, 1966Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
wife
Estelle Stella Lyon
Birth: February 10, 1891Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: January 6, 1954Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
son
Delmon Allen McMillan
Birth: October 20, 1910 24 19Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: October 21, 1992Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States
daughter
Private
daughter
Mary Anne McMillan
Birth: December 24, 1922 36 31Sherman, Grayson, Texas, United States
Death: May 29, 2006Lake Jackson, Brazoria, Texas, United States

Alvin A McMillan has 4 first cousins recorded

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Daniel B McMillan - Household

445 West Couter Sherman, Grayson, TX

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McMillan, D BheadWMMay186139M15TNTNTNFarmer
McMillan, SusiewifeWFAug186138M1555TNTNTN
McMillan, AlvinsonWMMar188614STNTNTNAt School
McMillan, MamiedaughterWFMar188812STNTNTNAt School
McMillan, LoyalsonWMDec18918STXTNTNAt School
McMillan, EugenesonWMFeb18946STNTN
McMillan, EarnestsonWMNov18972STXTNTN

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Alvin A McMillan - Household

1401 Lamot Street Sherman, Grayson, TX

NameInfoRelationInfoHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McMillan, Alvin AheadMW54MTNCivil EngineerEngineering survey
McMillan, Estelle LwifeFW49MTXCafeteria ManagerPublic Schools
McMillan, Mary AdaughterFW17STX