Margaret McMillanAge: 61 years1821–1882
- Name
- Margaret McMillan
- Given names
- Margaret
- Surname
- McMillan
- Married name
- Margaret Griffin
 Birth | July 25, 1821 37 28 |
 Birth of a brother | Daniel McMillan October 26, 1824 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Jane McMillan October 26, 1826 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William McMillan June 15, 1828 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Sanford G McMillan 1831 (Age 9 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 10 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 sister | Sally McMillan December 18, 1833 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 14 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 |
 Marriage | William Riley Griffin — View this family October 12, 1842 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John W McMillan February 23, 1844 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a father | John Hugh McMillan September 6, 1847 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 24 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 daughter #1 | Mary Griffin about 1848 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret Elizabeth Griffin September 4, 1849 (Age 28 years) |
 Census | October 6, 1850 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Blickman Griffin about 1853 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | William Hugh Griffin September 8, 1854 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Jean Mitchell January 20, 1855 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Catherine Griffin about 1857 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 35 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | June 22, 1860 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 39 years)Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 45 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 45 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 47 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 | June 7, 1870 (Age 48 years) |
| Death of a mother | Margaret McLeod 1878 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 56 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 15, 1880 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Leo McMillan after 1881 (Age 59 years) |
 Death | October 18, 1882 (Age 61 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Hugh McMillan Birth: April 17, 1784 27 31 — Macon, North Carolina, United States Death: September 6, 1847 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Margaret McLeod Birth: 1793 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1878 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: August 15, 1817 — Randolph, North Carolina, United States |
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6 months elder brother |
John Leo McMillan Birth: February 6, 1818 33 25 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1881 |
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4 years herself |
Margaret McMillan Birth: July 25, 1821 37 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1882 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Daniel McMillan Birth: October 26, 1824 40 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1891 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Nancy Jane McMillan Birth: October 26, 1826 42 33 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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20 months younger brother |
William McMillan Birth: June 15, 1828 44 35 — Tennessee, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Sanford G McMillan Birth: 1831 46 38 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Sally McMillan Birth: December 18, 1833 49 40 Death: |
| Father’s family with Mary McKethan |
| father |
John Hugh McMillan Birth: April 17, 1784 27 31 — Macon, North Carolina, United States Death: September 6, 1847 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Mary McKethan Birth: about 1789 — North Carolina, United States Death: about 1817 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 7, 1811 — Cumberland, North Carolina, United States |
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16 months half-sister |
Catherine C “Katie” McMillan Birth: June 22, 1812 28 23 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 20, 1898 — Humphreys, Tennessee, United States |
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18 months half-sister |
Mary McMillan Birth: December 29, 1813 29 24 Death: |
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3 years half-brother |
Neil McMillan Birth: June 17, 1816 32 27 — Houston, Tennessee, United States Death: October 24, 1893 — Tennessee, United States |
| Family with William Riley Griffin |
| husband |
William Riley Griffin Birth: about 1821 — Tennessee, United States Death: 1903 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Margaret McMillan Birth: July 25, 1821 37 28 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: October 18, 1882 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: October 12, 1842 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Mary Griffin Birth: about 1848 27 26 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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20 months daughter |
Margaret Elizabeth Griffin Birth: September 4, 1849 28 28 — Tennessee, United States Death: July 23, 1928 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years son |
James Blickman Griffin Birth: about 1853 32 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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20 months son |
William Hugh Griffin Birth: September 8, 1854 33 33 — Tennessee, United States Death: August 20, 1939 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Catherine Griffin Birth: about 1857 36 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: |
Margaret McMillan has 8 first cousins recorded
Father's family (8)
Parents Gilbert W McMillan + Sarah Eleanor Nichols
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - William Riley Griffin - Household
Stewart, Tennessee
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - William Riley Griffin - Household
Stewart, Tennessee
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - William Riley Griffin - Household
Erin, Houston, Tennessee
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Riley Griffin - Household
Houston, Tennessee
Who are N J & William McMillan's parents?. -b |