Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillanAge: 83 years1876–1960
- Name
- Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan
- Given names
- Mary Francis
- Surname
- McMillan
- Married name
- Mary Francis Knight
- Nickname
- Mollie
 Birth | May 22, 1876 27 24 |
 Death of a maternal grandfather | Philip Williams 1876 |
| Birth of a brother | Walter Edwin McMillan January 20, 1878 (Age 19 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Sarah Ann Nichols November 21, 1878 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 months)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 14, 1880 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Flora Catherine Grace McMillan March 20, 1881 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Zula May McMillan November 1, 1883 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Evelyn Birdie Lee McMillan January 10, 1885 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Zula May McMillan February 4, 1885 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Daniel Gilbert McMillan March 12, 1886 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Eveline Williams December 16, 1886 (Age 10 years) |
 Marriage | William Benjamin Knight — View this family September 3, 1896 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lola Knight March 12, 1897 (Age 20 years) twin: Lora Knight
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| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lora Knight March 12, 1897 (Age 20 years) twin: Lola Knight
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| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 21 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 | George Francis “Bear” Knight August 11, 1899 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a father | Isaac Francis McMillan January 12, 1900 (Age 23 years) |
| Census | June 30, 1900 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Margaret Evelyn Knight March 29, 1903 (Age 26 years) |
| Census | April 25, 1910 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Garner Benjamin Knight May 10, 1910 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 39 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 40 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 41 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 13, 1920 (Age 43 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Loyd Roby — Lora Knight — View this family June 7, 1923 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Hope Evelyn Knight November 7, 1925 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | William Lewis “Bill” Knight Sr. March 11, 1929 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 53 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 |
| Death of a husband | William Benjamin Knight September 20, 1932 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | April 9, 1940 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sallie Jane McMillan January 10, 1945 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 65 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 brother | Walter Edwin McMillan April 10, 1948 (Age 71 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Cashion — Margaret Evelyn Knight — View this family July 20, 1950 (Age 74 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Margaret Evelyn Knight May 7, 1952 (Age 75 years) Cause: Carcinoma of cervix |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 73 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 69 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 | March 28, 1960 (Age 83 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Arlington Heights Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Isaac Francis McMillan Birth: August 23, 1848 29 25 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: January 12, 1900 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Mary Eveline Williams Birth: August 6, 1851 55 45 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 16, 1886 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 17, 1873 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Sallie Jane McMillan Birth: August 7, 1874 25 23 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1945 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months herself |
Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan Birth: May 22, 1876 27 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 28, 1960 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Walter Edwin McMillan Birth: January 20, 1878 29 26 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 10, 1948 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Flora Catherine Grace McMillan Birth: March 20, 1881 32 29 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 20, 1970 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Zula May McMillan Birth: November 1, 1883 35 32 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 4, 1885 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Evelyn Birdie Lee McMillan Birth: January 10, 1885 36 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 5, 1965 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with William Benjamin Knight |
| husband |
William Benjamin Knight Birth: October 20, 1871 32 31 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States Death: September 20, 1932 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan Birth: May 22, 1876 27 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: March 28, 1960 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: September 3, 1896 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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6 months daughter |
Lola Knight Birth: March 12, 1897 25 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 12, 2004 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Lora Knight Birth: March 12, 1897 25 20 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: July 28, 1986 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
George Francis “Bear” Knight Birth: August 11, 1899 27 23 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: February 28, 1975 — Paris, Henry, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Margaret Evelyn Knight Birth: March 29, 1903 31 26 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: May 7, 1952 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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7 years son |
Garner Benjamin Knight Birth: May 10, 1910 38 33 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 15, 1974 — Melvindale, Wayne, Michigan, United States |
Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan has 24 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents John Pulaski McMillan + Martha Melvina “Mattie” Ross
Parents William Gilbert McMillan + Susan Rebecca Hutton
Parents John Frederick Hutton + Nancy Elizabeth McMillan
Parents Hugh Lawrence McMillan + Francis Emeline Bramlett
Parents Jefferson Brown Burns + Eleanor Jane McMillan
Mother's family (9)
Parents John Leo McMillan + Elizabeth Carolyn Williams
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Isaac Francis McMillan - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household
Abbington Road Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Benjamin Knight - Household
Rocky Hollow Road Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan - Household
Houston, Tennessee
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