William Thomas McMillanAge: 85 years1855–1941
- Name
- William Thomas McMillan
- Given names
- William Thomas
- Surname
- McMillan
 Birth | November 28, 1855 37 29 |
 Birth of a brother | Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan January 7, 1859 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 13 months)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 sister | Elizabeth C McMillan April 22, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | June 1, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan June 18, 1863 (Age 7 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 5 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 sister | Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan June 4, 1865 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Judith “Jude” McMillan July 7, 1867 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 11 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 11 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Molly Jane Cook before 1870 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Carolyn Williams between 1868 and 1870 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 13 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 14 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Philip Williams 1876 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller — View this family November 27, 1878 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Margaret McLeod 1878 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 22 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a son #1 | William F McMillan December 9, 1879 (Age 24 years) |
| Census | June 14, 1880 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a father | John Leo McMillan after 1881 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Rosa Elizabeth McMillan September 4, 1882 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Alma Lottie McMillan March 22, 1885 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Albert Lloyd McMillan March 22, 1885 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | John Henry McMillan July 5, 1887 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Hattie Louise McMillan October 27, 1891 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | George Edward McMillan May 28, 1893 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Herman Earl McMillan July 19, 1895 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 42 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 sister | Elizabeth C McMillan October 10, 1899 (Age 43 years) |
| Census | June 29, 1900 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a son | William F McMillan March 21, 1903 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a wife | Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller October 4, 1904 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Jane McMillan July 8, 1908 (Age 52 years) |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 54 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Katherine Louise Uffelman December 30, 1913 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage | Minnie Doughtery — View this family February 18, 1914 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 60 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 grandson #2 | Walter Osman Uffelman Jr. July 16, 1917 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 61 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 62 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/ |
| Marriage of a child | John Henry McMillan — Cornelia “Cina” VanStrien — View this family March 8, 1919 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | W S Powers — Alma Lottie McMillan — View this family April 16, 1919 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Herman Earl McMillan — Willa Imogene Holmes — View this family August 30, 1919 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Albert Lloyd McMillan — Catherine M “Kate” Bearinger — View this family April 2, 1921 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Margaret Jean McMillan June 25, 1923 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Vera Catherine McMillan December 11, 1924 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Alma Lottie McMillan December 30, 1925 (Age 70 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Olive Elizabeth McMillan July 9, 1927 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Phillip E McMillan 1928 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Albert L “Bud” McMillan November 10, 1929 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Phillip E McMillan 1930 (Age 74 years) |
| Census | April 23, 1930 (Age 74 years) Note: This must be a mistake Lizzy died in 1904. Minnie? -b |
| Death of a brother | Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan September 24, 1933 (Age 77 years) Cause: Gun shot wound under left arm |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 3, 1934 (Age 78 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 4, 1934 (Age 78 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Death of a sister | Judith “Jude” McMillan December 20, 1936 (Age 81 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Hugh McMillan September 12, 1940 (Age 84 years) |
| Burial of a brother | John Hugh McMillan September 15, 1940 (Age 84 years) Address: McMillan Cemetery Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
 Death | March 6, 1941 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | March 9, 1941 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Leo McMillan Birth: February 6, 1818 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1881 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Carolyn Williams Birth: estimated 1826 30 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: between 1868 and 1870 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: December 3, 1849 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder sister |
Mary Jane McMillan Birth: August 19, 1851 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 8, 1908 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months elder sister |
Sarah Margaret McMillan Birth: February 25, 1853 35 27 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 3, 1934 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
John Hugh McMillan Birth: September 18, 1854 36 28 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 12, 1940 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months himself |
William Thomas McMillan Birth: November 28, 1855 37 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan Birth: January 7, 1859 40 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 24, 1933 — Cooper, Delta, Texas, United States |
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15 months younger sister |
Elizabeth C McMillan Birth: April 22, 1860 42 34 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 10, 1899 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan Birth: June 18, 1863 45 37 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 20, 1943 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nancy Ann “Anna” McMillan Birth: June 4, 1865 47 39 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 14, 1950 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Judith “Jude” McMillan Birth: July 7, 1867 49 41 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1936 — Granite City, Madison, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Minnie Doughtery |
| himself |
William Thomas McMillan Birth: November 28, 1855 37 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Minnie Doughtery Birth: September 8, 1870 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 29, 1946 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: February 18, 1914 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller |
| himself |
William Thomas McMillan Birth: November 28, 1855 37 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 6, 1941 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth Sophia “Lizzie” Miller Birth: March 26, 1861 — Pennsylvania, United States Death: October 4, 1904 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: November 27, 1878 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year son |
William F McMillan Birth: December 9, 1879 24 18 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 21, 1903 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Rosa Elizabeth McMillan Birth: September 4, 1882 26 21 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years daughter |
Alma Lottie McMillan Birth: March 22, 1885 29 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 30, 1925 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| son |
Albert Lloyd McMillan Birth: March 22, 1885 29 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 22, 1949 — Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States |
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2 years son |
John Henry McMillan Birth: July 5, 1887 31 26 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 15, 1969 — Michigan, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Hattie Louise McMillan Birth: October 27, 1891 35 30 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 5, 1988 — Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States |
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19 months son |
George Edward McMillan Birth: May 28, 1893 37 32 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 11, 1974 — Greenville, Washington, Mississippi, United States |
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2 years son |
Herman Earl McMillan Birth: July 19, 1895 39 34 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 1986 — Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, United States |
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Leo McMillan - Household
Bowling Green Stewart TN
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Leo McMillan - Household
Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas McMillan - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas McMillan - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas McMillan - Household
Houston, Tennessee
Says M1 - 31 but no wife listed -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas McMillan - Household
Tenn Ridge Rd., Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 66, next door to brother Jim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - William Thomas McMillan - Household
Houston, Tennessee
Lizzie'a age wrong 69 not 59 -b | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | This must be a mistake Lizzy died in 1904. Minnie? -b |