Margaret McLeodAge: 85 years1793–1878
- Name
- Margaret McLeod
- Given names
- Margaret
- Surname
- McLeod
- Married name
- Margaret McMillan
 Birth | 1793 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 10 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 19 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
 Marriage | John Hugh McMillan — View this family August 15, 1817 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | John Leo McMillan February 6, 1818 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret McMillan July 25, 1821 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Daniel McMillan October 26, 1824 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Nancy Jane McMillan October 26, 1826 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William McMillan June 15, 1828 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Sanford G McMillan 1831 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 39 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Sally McMillan December 18, 1833 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 42 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 |
| Marriage of a child | William Riley Griffin — Margaret McMillan — View this family October 12, 1842 (Age 49 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Hugh McMillan September 6, 1847 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 53 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Griffin about 1848 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Margaret Elizabeth Griffin September 4, 1849 (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Leo McMillan — Elizabeth Carolyn Williams — View this family December 3, 1849 (Age 56 years) |
 Census | October 5, 1850 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mary Jane McMillan August 19, 1851 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Daniel McMillan — Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Tomlinson — View this family December 12, 1852 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 25, 1853 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | James Blickman Griffin about 1853 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Mary McMillan December 7, 1853 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | William Hugh Griffin September 8, 1854 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | John Hugh McMillan September 18, 1854 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #9 | William Thomas McMillan November 28, 1855 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #10 | Nancy C McMillan 1856 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Catherine Griffin about 1857 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan January 7, 1859 (Age 66 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Sanford G McMillan — Nancy J McCaughman — View this family January 19, 1859 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #13 | Dr. William Hugh McMillan July 29, 1859 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 64 years)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 granddaughter #14 | Elizabeth C McMillan April 22, 1860 (Age 67 years) |
| Census | June 22, 1860 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #15 | Daniel Baker McMillan May 15, 1861 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #16 | James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan June 18, 1863 (Age 70 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #17 | Sarah E McMillan 1863 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 68 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 granddaughter #18 | Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan June 4, 1865 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #19 | Margaret X “Maggie” McMillan 1865 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #20 | Judith “Jude” McMillan July 7, 1867 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #21 | Julia A McMillan October 5, 1867 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 74 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 74 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #22 | Elenora McMillan 1869 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 76 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (on the date of death)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | 1878 (Age 85 years) |
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| Family with John Hugh McMillan |
| husband |
John Hugh McMillan Birth: April 17, 1784 27 31 — Macon, North Carolina, United States Death: September 6, 1847 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Margaret McLeod Birth: 1793 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1878 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: August 15, 1817 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States |
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6 months son |
John Leo McMillan Birth: February 6, 1818 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1881 |
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4 years daughter |
Margaret McMillan Birth: July 25, 1821 37 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1882 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Daniel McMillan Birth: October 26, 1824 40 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1891 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Nancy Jane McMillan Birth: October 26, 1826 42 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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20 months son |
William McMillan Birth: June 15, 1828 44 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Sanford G McMillan Birth: 1831 46 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Sally McMillan Birth: December 18, 1833 49 40 Death: |
| John Hugh McMillan + Mary McKethan |
| husband |
John Hugh McMillan Birth: April 17, 1784 27 31 — Macon, North Carolina, United States Death: September 6, 1847 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Mary McKethan Birth: about 1789 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1817 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 7, 1811 — Cumberland, North Carolina, United States |
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16 months step-daughter |
Catherine C “Katie” McMillan Birth: June 22, 1812 28 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 20, 1898 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months step-daughter |
Mary McMillan Birth: December 29, 1813 29 24 Death: |
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3 years step-son |
Neil McMillan Birth: June 17, 1816 32 27 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1893 — Tennessee, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Margaret McLeod - Household
Stewart TN
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Riley Griffin - Household
Stewart, Tennessee
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