The Shemwell Family

Daniel Gilbert McMillanAge: 67 years18191886

Name
Daniel Gilbert McMillan
Given names
Daniel Gilbert
Surname
McMillan
Birth about 1819 35 35
Birth of a brotherJohn McMillan
April 4, 1823 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterEleanor McMillan
about 1828 (Age 9 years)
Birth of a brotherIsaac Nichols McMillan
September 29, 1829 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 13 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 sisterCatherine McMillan
about 1833 (Age 14 years)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth McMillan
about 1835 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 16 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 brotherWilliam Henry Harrison McMillan
November 15, 1837 (Age 18 years)
Death of a motherSarah Eleanor Nichols
August 1843 (Age 24 years)
MarriageSarah Ann NicholsView this family
September 14, 1843 (Age 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherJohn W McMillan
February 23, 1844 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Pulaski McMillan
April 1844 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#2
William Gilbert McMillan
September 14, 1846 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Isaac Francis McMillan
August 23, 1848 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 27 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 son
#4
Daniel Warren McMillan
about 1850 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Jesse Edwards McMillan
about 1854 (Age 35 years)

Birth of a son
#6
Patrick Henry McMillan
about 1855 (Age 36 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherJean Mitchell
January 20, 1855 (Age 36 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Nancy Elizabeth McMillan
September 27, 1856 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Cornelius Brown McMillan
about 1858 (Age 39 years)
Death of a fatherGilbert W McMillan
April 4, 1858 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 38 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a son
#9
James Brigham McMillan
about 1859 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#10
Frank McMillan
about 1860 (Age 41 years)
Census June 22, 1860 (Age 41 years)
Death of a sisterEleanor McMillan
1861 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#11
Hugh Lawrence McMillan
November 14, 1862 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter
#12
Eleanor Jane McMillan
April 9, 1865 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 42 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 48 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 48 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 50 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 1, 1870 (Age 51 years)
Marriage of a childIsaac Francis McMillanMary Eveline WilliamsView this family
September 17, 1873 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Sallie Jane McMillan
August 7, 1874 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Mary Francis “Mollie” McMillan
May 22, 1876 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Gilbert McMillanSusan Rebecca HuttonView this family
December 27, 1876 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Anna McMillan
December 21, 1877 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Walter Edwin McMillan
January 20, 1878 (Age 59 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Ann Nichols
November 21, 1878 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 59 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 14, 1880 (Age 61 years)
Death of a sisterCatherine McMillan
after 1880 (Age 61 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Flora Catherine Grace McMillan
March 20, 1881 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Nannie Hutton
November 1882 (Age 63 years)
Marriage of a childHugh Lawrence McMillanFrancis Emeline BramlettView this family
August 25, 1883 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Zula May McMillan
November 1, 1883 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Evelyn Birdie Lee McMillan
January 10, 1885 (Age 66 years)
Death of a granddaughterZula May McMillan
February 4, 1885 (Age 66 years)
Death March 12, 1886 (Age 67 years)
Identification number
K87J-QZX
Type: FamilySearch

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: before 1810
3 years
elder brother
Hugh McMillan
Birth: about 1812 28 28North Carolina, United States
Death:
8 years
himself
4 years
younger brother
John McMillan
Birth: April 4, 1823 39 39Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death: October 1, 1899Decaturville, Decatur, Tennessee, United States
6 years
younger sister
Eleanor McMillan
Birth: about 1828 44 44Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1861Decatur, Tennessee, United States
21 months
younger brother
Isaac Nichols McMillan
Birth: September 29, 1829 45 45Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 29, 1910Decatur, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger sister
3 years
younger sister
Elizabeth McMillan
Birth: about 1835 51 51Decatur, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Family with Sarah Ann Nichols - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 14, 1843Stewart, Tennessee, United States
8 months
son
2 years
son
23 months
son
2 years
son
Daniel Warren McMillan
Birth: about 1850 31 27Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
5 years
son
2 years
son
Patrick Henry McMillan
Birth: about 1855 36 32Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
21 months
daughter
Nancy Elizabeth McMillan
Birth: September 27, 1856 37 33Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 26, 1902Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
2 years
son
James Brigham McMillan
Birth: about 1859 40 36Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
2 years
son
Frank McMillan
Birth: about 1860 41 37Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death:
3 years
son
Hugh Lawrence McMillan
Birth: November 14, 1862 43 39Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 21, 1893Houston, Tennessee, United States
2 years
daughter

Daniel Gilbert McMillan has 10 first cousins recorded

Census1860 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Gilbert McMillan - Household

Bowling Green Stewart TN

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceMarSchoolR+WInfirm
Daniel McMillanhead41MWFarmerTN
Sallie McMillanwife36FWTN
John McMillanson16MWFarm laborerTN
William McMillanson14MWTN
Isaac McMillanson12MWTN
Daniel McMillanson10MWTN
Patrick McMillanson5MWTN
Elizabeth McMillandaughter3FWTN
Cornelius McMillanson1MWTN
James McMillanson1MWTN

Hugh is next door w/ John & Isaac Nichols

Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Gilbert McMillan - Household

Erin, Stewart, Tennessee, United States

NameAgeSexRaceOccupationAssetsBirthplaceParBmthMmthEduInfirm
Daniel McMillan51MWFarmerTN
Sallie McMillan46FWKeeping houseTN
John McMillan26MWFarm handTN
William McMillan23MWSchool teacherTN
Isaac McMillan21MWTN
Elizabeth McMillan15FWTN
Hugh McMillan7MWTN
Jane McMillan4FWTN
Hugh McMillan80MWNC
Barbery Rushing30FWTN
John Nichols44MWFarmerTN
Isaac Nichols40MWFarmerTN

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - Daniel Gilbert McMillan - Household

Houston, Tennessee

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
McMillan, DanielWM61headWdFarmerTNNCNC
McMillan, J PWM36sonSFarmerTNTNTN
McMillan, N EWF24daughterSKeeping HouseTNTNTN
McMillan, E JWF15daughterSTNTNTN
McMillan, H LWM17sonSFarmerTNTNTN
Nickols, J BWM54brother in lawSFarmerTNTNTN
Nickols, I CWM57brother in lawSFarmerTNTNTN