William Henry Harrison McMillanAge: 58 years1837–1896
- Name
- William Henry Harrison McMillan
- Given names
- William Henry Harrison
- Surname
- McMillan
 Birth | November 15, 1837 54 53 |
 Death of a mother | Sarah Eleanor Nichols August 1843 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John W McMillan February 23, 1844 (Age 6 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 8 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 |
 Census | September 2, 1850 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Jean Mitchell January 20, 1855 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a father | Gilbert W McMillan April 4, 1858 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Eleanor McMillan 1861 (Age 23 years) |
 Marriage | Rebecca Ann Alston — View this family about 1862 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Martha E McMillan about 1864 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan June 13, 1865 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 29 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 29 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Mary K McMillan about 1868 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 31 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Charley Anna McMillan May 26, 1873 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 40 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Catherine McMillan after 1880 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a brother | Daniel Gilbert McMillan March 12, 1886 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | William Haywood Martin — Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan — View this family May 9, 1888 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William Haywood Martin November 18, 1890 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Walter Johnson — Charley Anna McMillan — View this family about 1894 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Eula Eleanor Martin June 1, 1895 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mattie Rebecca Johnson February 24, 1896 (Age 58 years) |
 Death | April 29, 1896 (Age 58 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Decaturville City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Gilbert W McMillan Birth: October 1783 26 31 — Robeson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 4, 1858 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Eleanor Nichols Birth: 1784 — Anson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 1843 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: before 1810 — |
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3 years elder brother |
Hugh McMillan Birth: about 1812 28 28 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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8 years elder brother |
Daniel Gilbert McMillan Birth: about 1819 35 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: March 12, 1886 — Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
John McMillan Birth: April 4, 1823 39 39 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: October 1, 1899 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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6 years elder sister |
Eleanor McMillan Birth: about 1828 44 44 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: 1861 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months elder brother |
Isaac Nichols McMillan Birth: September 29, 1829 45 45 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: November 29, 1910 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Catherine McMillan Birth: about 1833 49 49 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: after 1880 |
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3 years elder sister |
Elizabeth McMillan Birth: about 1835 51 51 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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3 years himself |
William Henry Harrison McMillan Birth: November 15, 1837 54 53 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: April 29, 1896 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Rebecca Ann Alston |
| himself |
William Henry Harrison McMillan Birth: November 15, 1837 54 53 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: April 29, 1896 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Rebecca Ann Alston Birth: about 1844 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: February 28, 1902 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: about 1862 — |
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3 years daughter |
Martha E McMillan Birth: about 1864 26 20 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: January 1899 |
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17 months daughter |
Emma Mitchell “Mittie” McMillan Birth: June 13, 1865 27 21 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: September 7, 1950 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mary K McMillan Birth: about 1868 30 24 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: before 1900 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Charley Anna McMillan Birth: May 26, 1873 35 29 — Decatur, Tennessee, United States Death: June 21, 1947 — Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States |
William Henry Harrison McMillan has 10 first cousins recorded
Father's family (10)
Parents John Hugh McMillan + Margaret McLeod
Parents John Hugh McMillan + Mary McKethan
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Gilbert W McMillan - Household
Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee
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