The Shemwell Family

Gilbert W McMillanAge: 74 years17831858

Name
Gilbert W McMillan
Given names
Gilbert W
Surname
McMillan
Birth October 1783 26 31
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783

Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Birth of a brotherJohn Hugh McMillan
April 17, 1784 (Age 6 months)
Birth of a brotherDaniel McMillan
March 1785 (Age 17 months)
Birth of a sisterCatherine McMillan
April 1788 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterMargaret McMillan
May 25, 1795 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a brotherAngus McMillan
August 31, 1798 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 9 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 19 years)

Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase
MarriageSarah Eleanor NicholsView this family
before 1810 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Hugh McMillan
about 1812 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 28 years)

Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812
Birth of a son
#2
Daniel Gilbert McMillan
about 1819 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#3
John McMillan
April 4, 1823 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Eleanor McMillan
about 1828 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Isaac Nichols McMillan
September 29, 1829 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 48 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Birth of a daughter
#6
Catherine McMillan
about 1833 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Elizabeth McMillan
about 1835 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 52 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a son
#8
William Henry Harrison McMillan
November 15, 1837 (Age 54 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Eleanor Nichols
August 1843 (Age 59 years)
Marriage of a childDaniel Gilbert McMillanSarah Ann NicholsView this family
September 14, 1843 (Age 59 years)
Death of a fatherJohn W McMillan
February 23, 1844 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Pulaski McMillan
April 1844 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Gilbert McMillan
September 14, 1846 (Age 62 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Hugh McMillan
September 6, 1847 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Isaac Francis McMillan
August 23, 1848 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 62 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Birth of a grandson
#4
Daniel Warren McMillan
about 1850 (Age 66 years)
Marriage of a childJames Leroy MartinEleanor McMillanView this family
about 1850 (Age 66 years)

Census September 2, 1850 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Jesse Edwards McMillan
about 1854 (Age 70 years)

Birth of a grandson
#6
Patrick Henry McMillan
about 1855 (Age 71 years)
Death of a motherJean Mitchell
January 20, 1855 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Nancy Elizabeth McMillan
September 27, 1856 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Cornelius Brown McMillan
about 1858 (Age 74 years)
Death of a sisterFlora McMillan
between 1851 and 1860 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 73 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death April 4, 1858 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Decaturville City Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: September 1, 1778
2 years
elder sister
Flora McMillan
Birth: January 6, 1781 24 28Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Death: between 1851 and 1860Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
himself
7 months
younger brother
11 months
younger brother
Daniel McMillan
Birth: March 1785 28 32North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger sister
Catherine McMillan
Birth: April 1788 31 35Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
7 years
younger sister
Margaret McMillan
Birth: May 25, 1795 38 43Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Angus McMillan
Birth: August 31, 1798 41 46Robeson, North Carolina, United States
Death:
Family with Sarah Eleanor Nichols - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: before 1810
3 years
son
Hugh McMillan
Birth: about 1812 28 28North Carolina, United States
Death:
8 years
son
4 years
son
John McMillan
Birth: April 4, 1823 39 39Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1, 1899Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States
6 years
daughter
Eleanor McMillan
Birth: about 1828 44 44Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1861Decatur, Tennessee, United States
21 months
son
Isaac Nichols McMillan
Birth: September 29, 1829 45 45Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 1910Decatur, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
3 years
daughter
Elizabeth McMillan
Birth: about 1835 51 51Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
son

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Census1850 United States - Census transcript - Gilbert W McMillan - Household

Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Gilbert McMillanhead66MWBlacksmithNC
John McMillanson27MWLaborerTN
Eleanor McMillandaughter22FWTN
Isaac McMillanson19MWLaborerTN
Catherine McMillandaughter17FWTN
Elizabeth McMillandaughter15FWTN
W H H McMillanson12MWTN