James Lawrence “Jim” McMillanAge: 80 years1863–1943
- Name
- James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan
- Given names
- James Lawrence
- Surname
- McMillan
- Nickname
- Jim
 Birth | June 18, 1863 45 37 Note: Death cert says 1861 - Tombstone says 1868 - Census records indicate 1863 - he was younger than Elizabeth and older than Nancy and Judith -b |
 Occupation | As Cooper, Arlington, Tennessee, USA |
 One of the 1st. Coopers in Arlington | Houston County, Tennessee History and Families |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 23 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Judith “Jude” McMillan July 7, 1867 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 3 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 3 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 6 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Carolyn Williams between 1868 and 1870 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 5 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 | July 15, 1870 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Philip Williams 1876 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Margaret McLeod 1878 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a father | John Leo McMillan after 1881 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Mary Alice Connell — View this family May 24, 1888 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | John Paul McMillan June 10, 1889 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Annie Alice McMillan December 1891 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Leo Frank McMillan January 1, 1893 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Eula Lurlene “Dink” McMillan February 1896 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Charles Merton “Charlie” McMillan February 4, 1900 (Age 36 years) |
| Census | June 29, 1900 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lois Darling McMillan June 9, 1903 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Sallie Irene McMillan September 8, 1907 (Age 44 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Jane McMillan July 8, 1908 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 27, 1910 (Age 46 years) Address: Arlington Rd. |
| Birth of a son #8 | Harry Vernon McMillan April 25, 1911 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Julian Earl Satterwhite — Annie Alice McMillan — View this family December 20, 1912 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Louise Satterwhite October 3, 1913 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Randle Maurice McMillan August 20, 1914 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Ruth Mineola “Dot” McMillan August 20, 1914 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Paul McMillan — Florence Lee Shemwell — View this family January 15, 1916 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 52 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 | James Virgil McMillan July 17, 1917 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 53 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 54 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/ |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Charles Rice “Carl” McMillan July 14, 1919 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Mary Margaret Satterwhite 1919 (Age 55 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Leo Frank McMillan — Florence Minnie Kingsmill — View this family November 11, 1919 (Age 56 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #5 | Donald Bernard McMillan April 16, 1921 (Age 57 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Sammie Franklin Allison — Lois Darling McMillan — View this family December 19, 1921 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Annie Alice McMillan 1923 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Betty Evelyn McMillan February 16, 1924 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | Laurence Merton McMillan January 18, 1925 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #8 | Arthur Franklin McMillan May 24, 1926 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #9 | Enid Bernice McMillan October 18, 1927 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a son | Harry Vernon McMillan December 20, 1927 (Age 64 years) Cause: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever |
| Death of a daughter | Sallie Irene McMillan March 4, 1928 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #10 | Alexander Bruce McMillan February 10, 1929 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Louise Satterwhite May 3, 1929 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #11 | Mary Sue Allison July 11, 1929 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 66 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 |
| Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #12 | Hugh Vernon McMillan July 10, 1930 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a son | James Leo Frank McMillan July 10, 1930 (Age 67 years) Cause: Auto accident |
| Death of a grandson | Hugh Vernon McMillan July 21, 1930 (Age 67 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #13 | Kathryn Ann McMillan August 16, 1931 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #14 | Patsy Bell McMillan August 26, 1932 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a brother | Corneilius Philip “Neal” McMillan September 24, 1933 (Age 70 years) Cause: Gun shot wound under left arm |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 3, 1934 (Age 70 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Sarah Margaret McMillan February 4, 1934 (Age 70 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Birth of a granddaughter #15 | Mary Lou McMillan March 29, 1934 (Age 70 years) |
| Death of a sister | Judith “Jude” McMillan December 20, 1936 (Age 73 years) |
| Census | April 2, 1940 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Hugh McMillan September 12, 1940 (Age 77 years) |
| Burial of a brother | John Hugh McMillan September 15, 1940 (Age 77 years) Address: McMillan Cemetery Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Birth of a granddaughter #16 | Nelda Joyce Allison February 10, 1941 (Age 77 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Thomas McMillan March 6, 1941 (Age 77 years) |
| Burial of a brother | William Thomas McMillan March 9, 1941 (Age 77 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery |
| Marriage of a child | John Robert “Buster” Clark — Ruth Mineola “Dot” McMillan — View this family December 11, 1942 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Mary Sue Allison December 20, 1942 (Age 79 years) Cause: Train - Auto Wreck |
| Birth of a grandson #17 | John Douglas “Jack” McMillan May 20, 1943 (Age 79 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 78 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 | November 20, 1943 (Age 80 years) |
 Burial | November 23, 1943 (3 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery Note: Birth date on tombstone is wrong |
| Identification number | MCB4-96Z Type: FamilySearch |
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| 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 |
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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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 himself |
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 Mary Alice Connell |
| himself |
James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan Birth: June 18, 1863 45 37 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 20, 1943 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Mary Alice Connell Birth: July 10, 1871 22 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: November 30, 1959 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: May 24, 1888 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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13 months son |
John Paul McMillan Birth: June 10, 1889 25 17 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: April 27, 1972 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Annie Alice McMillan Birth: December 1891 28 20 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 1923 — Tennessee, United States |
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13 months son |
James Leo Frank McMillan Birth: January 1, 1893 29 21 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 10, 1930 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Eula Lurlene “Dink” McMillan Birth: February 1896 32 24 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: 1959 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Charles Merton “Charlie” McMillan Birth: February 4, 1900 36 28 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: November 4, 1982 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lois Darling McMillan Birth: June 9, 1903 39 31 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 1975 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Sallie Irene McMillan Birth: September 8, 1907 44 36 — Tennessee, United States Death: March 4, 1928 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
Harry Vernon McMillan Birth: April 25, 1911 47 39 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1927 — Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years son |
Randle Maurice McMillan Birth: August 20, 1914 51 43 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: December 20, 1987 — Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States |
| daughter |
Ruth Mineola “Dot” McMillan Birth: August 20, 1914 51 43 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: September 3, 1948 — Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan has 19 first cousins recorded
Father's family (13)
Parents William Riley Griffin + Margaret McMillan
Parents Daniel McMillan + Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Tomlinson
Mother's family (6)
Parents Isaac Francis McMillan + Mary Eveline Williams
| Birth | Death cert says 1861 - Tombstone says 1868 - Census records indicate 1863 - he was younger than Elizabeth and older than Nancy and Judith -b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 - John Leo McMillan - Household
Houston Tn.
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan - Household
Dist. 4 Midway town, Houston, TN
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lawrence McMillan - Household
Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - James Lawrence McMillan - Household
Tenn Ridge Rd., Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA
Notes: Enum Dist. 66 - See page 2 in Media | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan - Household
Dist. 4 Arlington, Houston, TN
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan - Household
Arlington Houston, Tennessee
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| Burial | Birth date on tombstone is wrong |