Benton J McMillanAge: 92 years1888–1981
- Name
- Benton J McMillan
- Given names
- Benton J
- Surname
- McMillan
 Birth | October 21, 1888 29 31 |
 Birth of a brother | Carl McMillan July 17, 1890 (Age 20 months) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 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 12, 1900 (Age 11 years) |
 Marriage | Martha Ella Green — View this family December 28, 1909 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | April 20, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | Carl McMillan August 12, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Pauline McMillan about 1911 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Carl McMillan December 7, 1911 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Benton J McMillan Jr. October 11, 1913 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 27 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 28 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 29 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 31 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 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 16, 1930 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan September 24, 1933 (Age 44 years) Cause: Gun shot wound under left arm |
| Census | April 10, 1940 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a mother | Susan Caroline Mobley April 27, 1941 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 53 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 brother | Harry McMillan April 11, 1946 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 61 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 wife | Martha Ella Green May 9, 1974 (Age 85 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 57 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 of a sister | Zora McMillan November 22, 1979 (Age 91 years) Cause: Cerebral vascular accident |
| Death of a son | Benton J McMillan Jr. April 28, 1980 (Age 91 years) |
 Death | February 24, 1981 (Age 92 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan Birth: January 7, 1859 40 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1933 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States |
| mother |
Susan Caroline Mobley Birth: November 24, 1856 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 27, 1941 — Wichita Falls, Archer, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: February 1, 1882 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
Harry McMillan Birth: January 19, 1883 24 26 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 11, 1946 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States |
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16 months elder sister |
Zora McMillan Birth: May 21, 1884 25 27 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 22, 1979 — Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States |
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4 years himself |
Benton J McMillan Birth: October 21, 1888 29 31 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 24, 1981 — Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States |
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21 months younger brother |
Carl McMillan Birth: July 17, 1890 31 33 — Texas, United States Death: August 12, 1910 — Texas, United States |
| Family with Martha Ella Green |
| himself |
Benton J McMillan Birth: October 21, 1888 29 31 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 24, 1981 — Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States |
| wife |
Martha Ella Green Birth: January 22, 1889 — Montague, Texas, United States Death: May 9, 1974 — Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: December 28, 1909 — |
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2 years daughter |
Pauline McMillan Birth: about 1911 22 21 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States Death: |
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11 months son |
Carl McMillan Birth: December 7, 1911 23 22 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States Death: November 30, 1997 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States |
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22 months son |
Benton J McMillan Jr. Birth: October 11, 1913 24 24 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States Death: April 28, 1980 — Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States |
Benton J McMillan has 46 first cousins recorded
Father's family (46)
Parents James Henry Pulley + Mary Jane McMillan
Parents William Howard Slaughter + Sarah Margaret McMillan
Parents William Thomas McMillan + Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller
Parents Barton Aquilla Roby + Elizabeth C McMillan
Parents James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan + Mary Alice Connell
Parents Joseph Zachariah “Joe” Shemwell + Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
Parents William Francis Marian “Will” Shemwell + Judith “Jude” McMillan
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan - Household
Montague, Bowie, Texas
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan - Household
Cooper, Delta, Texas
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Benton J McMillan - Household
East 14th St. Cooper, Delta, Texas
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Benton J McMillan - Household
Cooper, Delta, Texas
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Benton J McMillan - Household
East 14th St. Cooper, Delta, Texas
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