The Shemwell Family

Robert Daniel McMillanAge: 49 years18991949

Name
Robert Daniel McMillan
Given names
Robert Daniel
Surname
McMillan
Birth September 7, 1899 55 32
Birth of a sisterMartha Ann “Annie” McMillan
December 8, 1899 (Age 3 months)
Census June 1, 1900 (Age 8 months)
Death of a fatherJohn Pulaski McMillan
April 1, 1902 (Age 2 years)
Marriage of a parentWilliam Taylor GrayMartha Melvina “Mattie” RossView this family
August 4, 1904 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a half-brotherRoy Buford Gray
September 10, 1907 (Age 8 years)
Census April 25, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 12, 1920 (Age 20 years)
Death of a sisterMartha Ann “Annie” McMillan
February 9, 1920 (Age 20 years)
MarriageBertha Sarah WalkerView this family
December 31, 1921 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Robert Daniel McMillan Jr
December 13, 1922 (Age 23 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Billie Burk McMillan
March 27, 1926 (Age 26 years)
Death of a motherMartha Melvina “Mattie” Ross
March 6, 1927 (Age 27 years)
Death of a half-brotherRoy Buford Gray
March 29, 1929 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 daughter
#3
Ann Juana McMillan
April 2, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Census April 29, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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
Marriage of a childRobert Daniel McMillan JrMay Evelyn DowidatView this family
November 23, 1946 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childBillie Burk McMillanFrances Ann GilmerView this family
March 20, 1947 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 February 22, 1949 (Age 49 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Erin Oak Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 28, 1894Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder sister
Elizabeth May McMillan
Birth: September 17, 1896 52 29Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 27, 1960Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
Robert Daniel McMillan
Birth: September 7, 1899 55 32Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 22, 1949Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 months
younger sister
Martha Ann “Annie” McMillan
Birth: December 8, 1899 55 32Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 9, 1920Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Mother’s family with William Taylor Gray - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: August 4, 1904Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
half-brother
Roy Buford Gray
Birth: September 10, 1907 39 40Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: March 29, 1929Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Family with Bertha Sarah Walker - View this family
himself
Robert Daniel McMillan
Birth: September 7, 1899 55 32Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 22, 1949Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan, United States
wife
Bertha Sarah Walker
Birth: June 28, 1902Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: April 27, 1997Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States
Marriage: December 31, 1921Houston, Tennessee, United States
11 months
son
Robert Daniel McMillan Jr
Birth: December 13, 1922 23 20Warren, Kentucky, United States
Death: September 2, 1987Dearborn, Wayne, Michigan, United States
3 years
son
Billie Burk McMillan
Birth: March 27, 1926 26 23Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 20, 2008Utica, Macomb, Michigan, United States
4 years
daughter
Ann Juana McMillan
Birth: April 2, 1930 30 27Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: June 7, 2007Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - John P McMillan - Household

Civil District 4 Midway town Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationRaceSexDOBAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYUSYOIN/AOccupationMnsUEduEng?Home
John P McMillanHeadMApr 184456M5--TNTNTNFarmer
Mattie M. McMillanwifeFJun 186733M533TNTNTN
Elizabeth M McMillandaughterFSep 18963S---TNTNTN
Robert D McMillansonMSep 18981S---TNTNTN
Martha A McMillandaughterFDec 18995mS---TNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - William Taylor Gray - Household

Abbington Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Gray, TaylorheadMW42M27TNTNTNLaborerStove Factory
Gray, MattiewifeFW43M2754TNTNTN
Gray, Alford LsonMW19STNTNTNLaborerStove Factory
Gray, Charley GsonMW16STNTNTNFarm LaborerHome
Gray, Curtis JsonMW8STNTNTN
Gray, Roy BsonMW3STNTNTN
McMillan, Maystep daughterFW14STNTNTN
McMillan, Danielstep sonMW10STNTNTN
McMillan, Anniestep daughterFW9STNTNTN

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - William Taylor Gray - Household

Tennessee Ridge Road Houston, Tennessee

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Gray, TaylorheadMW53MTNTNTNCarpenterPublic Work
Gray, MattiewifeFW44MTNTNTN
Gray, CurtissonMW20STNTNTNLaborerLime Plant
McMillan, Danielstep sonMW24STNTNTNFiremanLocomotive

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Robert Daniel McMillan - Household

1565 Fort Park Lincoln Park, Wayne, Michigan

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
McMillan, RobertXheadMW40MTNDetroitWayneMILocomotive EngineerSteam Rail Road
McMillan, BerthawifeFW37MTNDetroitWayneMI
McMillan, Robert JrsonMW16SKYDetroitWayneMINewsboyAdvertising Newspaper
McMillan, BilliesonMW14STNDetroitWayneMI
McMillan, JuanadaughterFW10STNDetroitWayneMI