Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillanAge: 85 years1865–1950
- Name
- Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan
- Given names
- Emma Mitchell
- Surname
- McMillan
- Married name
- Emma Mitchell Martin
- Nickname
- Mittie
- Nickname
- Mattie
 Birth | June 13, 1865 27 21 |
 Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 18 months)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 18 months)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary K McMillan about 1868 (Age 2 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 3 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Charley Anna McMillan May 26, 1873 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 12 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Marriage | William Haywood Martin — View this family May 9, 1888 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | William Haywood Martin November 18, 1890 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Eula Eleanor Martin June 1, 1895 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | William Henry Harrison McMillan April 29, 1896 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 32 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | James D Martin November 30, 1898 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha E McMillan January 1899 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary K McMillan before 1900 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rebecca Ann Alston February 28, 1902 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Grady McMIllan Martin November 28, 1905 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 50 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 51 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 52 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/ |
| Death of a husband | William Haywood Martin October 4, 1922 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a son | James D Martin September 27, 1929 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 64 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 |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a sister | Charley Anna McMillan June 21, 1947 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 84 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 80 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 7, 1950 (Age 85 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Henry Harrison McMillan Birth: November 15, 1837 54 53 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: April 29, 1896 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Rebecca Ann Alston Birth: about 1844 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: February 28, 1902 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1862 — |
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3 years elder sister |
Martha E McMillan Birth: about 1864 26 20 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1899 |
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17 months herself |
Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan Birth: June 13, 1865 27 21 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1950 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary K McMillan Birth: about 1868 30 24 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Charley Anna McMillan Birth: May 26, 1873 35 29 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: June 21, 1947 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with William Haywood Martin |
| husband |
William Haywood Martin Birth: November 11, 1860 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: October 4, 1922 — Bath Springs, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan Birth: June 13, 1865 27 21 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1950 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 9, 1888 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
William Haywood Martin Birth: November 18, 1890 30 25 — Bath Springs, Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Eula Eleanor Martin Birth: June 1, 1895 34 29 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
James D Martin Birth: November 30, 1898 38 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: September 27, 1929 — Bath Springs, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
Grady McMIllan Martin Birth: November 28, 1905 45 40 — Bath Springs, Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: March 9, 1960 — Durham, Durham, North Carolina, United States |