The Shemwell Family

Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillanAge: 74 years18591933

Name
Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan
Given names
Corneilius Philip
Surname
McMillan
Nickname
Neal
Birth January 7, 1859 40 33
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a sisterElizabeth C McMillan
April 22, 1860 (Age 15 months)
Census June 1, 1860 (Age 16 months)
Birth of a brotherJames Lawrence “Jim” McMillan
June 18, 1863 (Age 4 years)
Note: Death cert says 1861 - Tombstone says 1868 - Census records indicate 1863 - he was younger than Elizabeth and older than Nancy and Judith -b
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 sisterNancy Ann “Anna” McMillan
June 4, 1865 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterJudith “Jude” McMillan
July 7, 1867 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 7 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 7 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a maternal grandmotherMolly Jane Cook
before 1870 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Carolyn Williams
between 1868 and 1870 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 9 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
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 11 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherPhilip Williams
1876 (Age 16 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret McLeod
1878 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 18 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 21 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Leo McMillan
after 1881 (Age 21 years)

MarriageSusan Caroline MobleyView this family
February 1, 1882 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Harry McMillan
January 19, 1883 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Zora McMillan
May 21, 1884 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Benton J McMillan
October 21, 1888 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Carl McMillan
July 17, 1890 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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
Death of a sisterElizabeth C McMillan
October 10, 1899 (Age 40 years)
Census June 12, 1900 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childDavid Edgar HerringZora McMillanView this family
February 11, 1906 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Ruby Helen Herring
July 3, 1907 (Age 48 years)
Death of a sisterMary Jane McMillan
July 8, 1908 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Roy Phillip Herring
December 2, 1909 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childBenton J McMillanMartha Ella GreenView this family
December 28, 1909 (Age 50 years)

Census April 20, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Death of a sonCarl McMillan
August 12, 1910 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Pauline McMillan
about 1911 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Carl McMillan
December 7, 1911 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mildred Herring
February 14, 1912 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Benton J McMillan Jr.
October 11, 1913 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
William Phillip McMillan
May 26, 1914 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 56 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Sibyl Larue Herring
December 31, 1916 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 57 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 58 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/
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Dorothy Nell Herring
January 22, 1919 (Age 60 years)
Census January 8, 1920 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#10
Harriet Lucille Herring
February 2, 1923 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 70 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 12, 1930 (Age 71 years)
Death September 24, 1933 (Age 74 years)
Cause of death: Gun shot wound under left arm
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oaklawn Cemetery
Identification number
2778-35Y
Type: FamilySearch

Note: GW3H-HGM
Ancestral file number

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 3, 1849Stewart, Tennessee, United States
21 months
elder sister
18 months
elder sister
19 months
elder brother
John Hugh McMillan
Birth: September 18, 1854 36 28Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 12, 1940Houston, Tennessee, United States
14 months
elder brother
3 years
himself
15 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Family with Susan Caroline Mobley - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 1, 1882Houston, Tennessee, United States
1 year
son
Harry McMillan
Birth: January 19, 1883 24 26Tennessee, United States
Death: April 11, 1946Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas, United States
16 months
daughter
4 years
son
Benton J McMillan
Birth: October 21, 1888 29 31Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 24, 1981Paris, Lamar, Texas, United States
21 months
son
Carl McMillan
Birth: July 17, 1890 31 33Texas, United States
Death: August 12, 1910Texas, United States

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - John Leo McMillan - Household

Bowling Green Stewart TN

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceMmthEduInfirm
John McMillan42MWFarmerTN
Elizabeth McMillan34FWTN
Mary McMillan9FWTN
Sallie McMillan7FWTN
John McMillan5MWTN
William McMillan4MWTN
Corneilius McMillan1MWTN
Elizabeth McMillan2mFWTN
Benj Cardee38MWF Laborer-
Jas Cardee21MWF Laborer-

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - John Leo McMillan - Household

Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
John McMillan52MWFarmerTN
Sallie McMillan17FWKeeping houseTN
John McMillan16MWFarm handTN
William McMillan15MWFarm handTN
Neal McMillan13MWFarm handTN
Elizabeth McMillan11FWAt homeTN
James McMillan7MWTN
Nancy McMillan5FWTN
Judy McMillan3FWTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - John Leo McMillan - Household

Houston Tn.

NameRaceSexAgeBmthRelationMCYrsMOccupationHealthMnsUEduEng?BPFBPMBP
J L McMillanWM62headWdFarmingTNNCNC
S M McMillanWF27daughterS-Keeping houseTNTNTN
J H McMillanWM25sonS-FarmerTNTNTN
N P McMillanWM21sonS-CooperingTNTNTN
El C McMillanWF19daughterS-TNTNTN
J L McMillanWM16sonS-Farm HandTNTNTN
N A McMillanWF14daughterS-TNTNTN
Julett McMillanWF12daughterS-TNTNTN

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan - Household

Montague, Bowie, Texas

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
McMillan, Neil PheadWMJan185941M18TNTNTNBook keeper
McMillan, Susan CwifeWFNov185643M1864TNILTN
McMillan, HarrysonWMJan188317STNTNTNClerk dry good
McMillan, ZoradaughterWFMay188416STNTNTNAt school
McMillan, BentonsonWMOct188811STNTNTNAt school
McMillan, CarlWMJul18909STXTNTNAt school

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan - Household

Cooper, Delta, Texas

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
McMillan, Neil PheadMW51M128TNTNTNMerchantHardware
McMillan, SusanwifeFW53M12864TNNCTN
McMillan, BentonsonMW21M14TNTNTNMerchantHardware
McMillan, Elladaughter in lawFW21M1400TXTNTX

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan - Household

East 1st. Street Cooper, Delta, Texas

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
McMillan, Neil PheadMW60MTNTNTNMerchantPacket Store
McMillan, Susan CwifeFW62MTNNCTN
Trimble, Mary Asister in lawFW66WdTNNCTN

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan - Household

Cooper, Delta, Texas

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McMillan, N PheadMW71M22TNTNTN
McMillan, SusanwifeFW73M25TNNCNC
McMillan, HarrysonMW46M25TNTNTN
Trimble, MarysisterFW76Wd44TNNCNC

Identification number
GW3H-HGM