Catherine McMillanAge: 47 years1833–1880
- Name
- Catherine McMillan
- Given names
- Catherine
- Surname
- McMillan
- Married name
- Catherine Young
 Birth | about 1833 49 49 |
 Marriage | William D Young — View this family unknown |
 Birth of a sister | Elizabeth McMillan about 1835 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 2 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Birth of a brother | William Henry Harrison McMillan November 15, 1837 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Eleanor Nichols August 1843 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John W McMillan February 23, 1844 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 13 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | September 2, 1850 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Jean Mitchell January 20, 1855 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | Gilbert W McMillan April 4, 1858 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 24 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Eleanor McMillan 1861 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 28 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Birth of a son #1 | Isaac Marion Young about 1865 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 34 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 34 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Henry Harrison Young May 6, 1868 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 36 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a husband | William D Young October 6, 1877 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 45 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | after 1880 (Age 47 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Gilbert W McMillan Birth: October 1783 26 31 — Robeson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 4, 1858 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Eleanor Nichols Birth: 1784 — Anson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 1843 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: before 1810 — |
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3 years elder brother |
Hugh McMillan Birth: about 1812 28 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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8 years elder brother |
Daniel Gilbert McMillan Birth: about 1819 35 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1886 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
John McMillan Birth: April 4, 1823 39 39 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1, 1899 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Eleanor McMillan Birth: about 1828 44 44 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: 1861 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Isaac Nichols McMillan Birth: September 29, 1829 45 45 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1910 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years herself |
Catherine McMillan Birth: about 1833 49 49 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1880 |
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3 years younger sister |
Elizabeth McMillan Birth: about 1835 51 51 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
William Henry Harrison McMillan Birth: November 15, 1837 54 53 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: April 29, 1896 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with William D Young |
| husband |
William D Young Birth: September 6, 1833 — North Carolina, United States Death: October 6, 1877 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Catherine McMillan Birth: about 1833 49 49 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1880 |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Isaac Marion Young Birth: about 1865 31 32 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: April 26, 1920 — Pemiscot, Missouri, United States |
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3 years son |
William Henry Harrison Young Birth: May 6, 1868 34 35 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: June 9, 1951 — Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States |
Catherine McMillan has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents John Hugh McMillan + Margaret McLeod
Parents John Hugh McMillan + Mary McKethan
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Gilbert W McMillan - Household
Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee
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