The Shemwell Family

James Leo Frank McMillanAge: 37 years18931930

Name
James Leo Frank McMillan
Given names
James Leo Frank
Surname
McMillan
Birth January 1, 1893 29 21
Birth of a sisterEula Lurlene “Dink” McMillan
February 1896 (Age 3 years)
Occupation
Rural mail carrier & Cumberland Presbyterian Minister

Biography
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Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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
Birth of a brotherCharles Merton “Charlie” McMillan
February 4, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Census June 29, 1900 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterLois Darling McMillan
June 9, 1903 (Age 10 years)
Birth of a sisterSallie Irene McMillan
September 8, 1907 (Age 14 years)
Census April 15, 1910 (Age 17 years)
Address: Arlington Rd.
Birth of a brotherHarry Vernon McMillan
April 25, 1911 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a brotherRandle Maurice McMillan
August 20, 1914 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a sisterRuth Mineola “Dot” McMillan
August 20, 1914 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 23 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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/
MarriageFlorence Minnie KingsmillView this family
November 11, 1919 (Age 26 years)
Census January 1, 1920 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Donald Bernard McMillan
April 16, 1921 (Age 28 years)
Death of a sisterAnnie Alice McMillan
1923 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Betty Evelyn McMillan
February 16, 1924 (Age 31 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherGeorge Franklin Connell
August 14, 1925 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
Enid Bernice McMillan
October 18, 1927 (Age 34 years)
Death of a brotherHarry Vernon McMillan
December 20, 1927 (Age 34 years)
Cause: Pneumonia - Typhoid Fever
Death of a sisterSallie Irene McMillan
March 4, 1928 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 36 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 1, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Hugh Vernon McMillan
July 10, 1930 (on the date of death)
Death July 10, 1930 (Age 37 years)
Cause of death: Auto accident
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McMillan Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: May 24, 1888Houston, Tennessee, United States
13 months
elder brother
3 years
elder sister
13 months
himself
3 years
younger sister
Eula Lurlene “Dink” McMillan
Birth: February 1896 32 24Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1959Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister
4 years
younger sister
Sallie Irene McMillan
Birth: September 8, 1907 44 36Tennessee, United States
Death: March 4, 1928Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
4 years
younger brother
Harry Vernon McMillan
Birth: April 25, 1911 47 39Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 1927Arlington, Houston, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
Randle Maurice McMillan
Birth: August 20, 1914 51 43Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: December 20, 1987Gadsden, Etowah, Alabama, United States
younger sister
Ruth Mineola “Dot” McMillan
Birth: August 20, 1914 51 43Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: September 3, 1948Vanderbilt University Hospital, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Family with Florence Minnie Kingsmill - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: November 11, 1919Houston, Tennessee, United States
17 months
son
Donald Bernard McMillan
Birth: April 16, 1921 28 20Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: August 10, 2007Columbia, Maury, Tennessee, United States
3 years
daughter
Betty Evelyn McMillan
Birth: February 16, 1924 31 23Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: February 18, 2018Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
4 years
daughter
Enid Bernice McMillan
Birth: October 18, 1927 34 26Tennessee, United States
Death: January 10, 2013Rainbow City, Etowah, Alabama, United States
3 years
son
Hugh Vernon McMillan
Birth: July 10, 1930 37 29Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Death: July 21, 1930Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States
Louis McAskill + Florence Minnie Kingsmill - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: after 1931

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - James Lawrence “Jim” McMillan - Household

Dist. 4 Midway town, Houston, TN

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
James McMillanheadWMJun186336M12TNTNTNFarmer
Mary A McMillanwifeWFJul187128M1265TNTNTN
John P McMillansonWMJun188910STNTNTN
Annie A McMillandaughterWFDec18918STNTNTN
James L F McMillansonWMJan18946MTNTNTN
Eula L McMillandaughterWFFeb18964STNTNTN
Charlie M McMillansonWMApr19003mSTNTNTN

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - James Lawrence McMillan - Household

Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationSexRaceAgeMCYrsMChBChLBPFBPMBPYOIN/AEngLOccupationIndustry
James Lawrence McMillanHeadMW47M22--TNTNTNCooper
Mary Alice McMillanwifeFW38M22107TNTNTNNone
John Paul McMillansonMW20S---TNTNTNCooper
Alice McMillandaughterFW18S---TNTNTNNone
James L. McMillansonMW16S---TNTNTNFarmGen. Farm
Lerline McMillandaughterFW14S---TNTNTN
Charles Merton McMillansonM11S---TNTNTN
Lois McMillandaughterF7S---TNTNTN
Irene McMillandaughterF3S---TNTNTN

Notes: Enum Dist. 56

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - James Lawrence McMillan - Household

Tenn Ridge Rd., Dist. 4 Houston, Tennessee, USA

NameRelationTenSexRaceAgeMCYOIN/AYONEduBPFBPMBPNLEng?Occupation
James Lawrence McMillanHeadMW51MTNTNTNFarmer
Mary Alice McMillanwifeFW48MTNTNTNNone
Lerline McMillandaughterFW23STNTNTNNone
Charles Merton McMillansonMW19STNTNTNNone
Lois McMillandaughterFW16STNTNTNNone
Irene McMillandaughterFW12STNTNTNNone
Harry McMillansonMW8STNTNTNNone
Mineola McMillandaughterFW6STNTNTNNone
Maurice McMillansonMW6STNTNTNNone
Leo McMillansonMW26MTNTNTNNone
Florence McMillandaughter-in-lawFW19MTNTNTNNone

Notes: Enum Dist. 66 - See page 2 in Media

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - James Leo Frank McMillan - Household

Dist. 4 Arlington, Houston Tn.

NameRelationAssetsSexRaceAgeMCAgMEduBPFBPMBPNLYOIN/AEng?OccupationIndustryEmployVetWar
Leo McMillanheadMW36S25TNTNTNRural Carrier
Florence McMillanwifeFW29S18TNTNTN
Donald B. McMillansonMW9S-TNTNTN
Betty E. McMillandaughterFW6S-TNTNTN
Bernice McMillandaughterFW2S-TNTNTN