The Shemwell Family

John Hugh McMillanAge: 85 years18541940

Name
John Hugh McMillan
Given names
John Hugh
Surname
McMillan
Birth September 18, 1854 36 28
Birth of a brotherWilliam Thomas McMillan
November 28, 1855 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a brotherCorneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan
January 7, 1859 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 2 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 sisterElizabeth C McMillan
April 22, 1860 (Age 5 years)
Census June 1, 1860 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Lawrence “Jim” McMillan
June 18, 1863 (Age 8 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 6 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 10 years)
Birth of a sisterJudith “Jude” McMillan
July 7, 1867 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 12 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 12 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a motherElizabeth Carolyn Williams
between 1868 and 1870 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 14 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 maternal grandmotherMolly Jane Cook
before 1870 (Age 15 years)
Census June 1, 1870 (Age 15 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherPhilip Williams
1876 (Age 21 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMargaret McLeod
1878 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 23 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 25 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Leo McMillan
after 1881 (Age 26 years)

Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 43 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 45 years)
Death of a sisterMary Jane McMillan
July 8, 1908 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 61 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 62 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 63 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 1, 1920 (Age 65 years)
Address: Dover Rd.
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 75 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 18, 1930 (Age 75 years)
Death of a brotherCorneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan
September 24, 1933 (Age 79 years)
Cause: Gun shot wound under left arm
Death of a sisterSarah Margaret McMillan
February 3, 1934 (Age 79 years)
Burial of a sisterSarah Margaret McMillan
February 4, 1934 (Age 79 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Death of a sisterJudith “Jude” McMillan
December 20, 1936 (Age 82 years)
Death September 12, 1940 (Age 85 years)
Burial September 15, 1940 (3 days after death)
Address: McMillan Cemetery
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Identification number
MCB4-9WP
Type: FamilySearch

Ancestral file number

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father
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Marriage: December 3, 1849Stewart, Tennessee, United States
21 months
elder sister
18 months
elder sister
19 months
himself
John Hugh McMillan
Birth: September 18, 1854 36 28Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 12, 1940Houston, Tennessee, United States
14 months
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
15 months
younger sister
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister

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

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - John Hugh McMillan - Household

Dover Rd., Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?OccupationIndustryEmploy
John Hugh McMillanHeadMW65STNTNTNFarmer

Notes: Enum Dist. 66

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - John Hugh McMillan - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
McMillanheadMW75WdTNTNTN
Joe Shemwellbrother in lawMW65M23TNTNTNCooperLime Plant
Anna Shemwellyounger sisterFW65M23TNTNTN

Assumed William Thomas ..same Dist. 4 as 1920. -b