McMillen Family History

Tree Outline of McMillen Generations

----- Jump to a McMillen Family Member ----- B1 Spencer L. McMillen (1856-1912) B2 Alice Dora McMillen (1857-1907) B3 Dorsey Corwin McMillen (1859-1938) B4 Wood H. McMillen (1862-1911) C3 Virgie Lee McMillen (1878-1919) C7 Allie M. McMillen (1881-1969) D1 Hayden MacMillan Huffman (1912-1973) -- FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS -- Thomas Jefferson McMillen Homestead -- BIBLE PAGES -- Spencer L. McMillen Bible - Marriage License Spencer L. McMillen Bible - Births Spencer L. McMillen Bible - Marriages Spencer L. McMillen Bible - Deaths -- MARRIAGE CERTIFICATES -- B3 Dorsey Corwin McMillen -- DEATH CERTIFICATES -- B1 Spencer L. McMillen (1856-1912) B3 Dorsey Corwin McMillen (1859-1938) C1 Oliver (Ollie) Clarence Custer (1876-1935) C2 Egbert T. McMillen (1876-1952) C3 Bertha Elizabeth McMillen (1890-1928) C7 Allie M. McMillen (1881-1969) D1 Vincent Arbay McMillen (1920-1966) D1 Hayden MacMillan Huffman (1912-1973) John Custer (1849-1934) J. Clifford Bacon (1879-1930) Oscar E. Meyer (1885-1940) -- RELATED FAMILIES -- John McClanahan James Baldridge (1740-1812) Ephraim Cole (1744-1833) Jonos Preidis Heinrich Zercher (1745-1805)

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Thomas Jefferson McMillen & Sarah Jane Lynch

Photograph courtesy of Betty Jo Churchill

Thomas Jefferson McMillen & Sarah Jane Lynch

L to R: Dorsey C. McMillen, Thomas Jefferson McMillen Locust Grove Cemetery, Adams County, Ohio View Map of Area Geographic Coordinates: 38º58'42.57"N by 83º23'11.82"W

Sarah Jane Lynch was the daughter of Daniel Lynch (born ca. 1810 in Kentucky) and Hestor or Esther Thoroman (born ca. 1814 in Ohio). Thomas and Sarah are both buried in Locust Grove Cemetery, Adams County, Ohio.

McMillen Family Portrait taken at Homestead, ca. 1890

The People's Defender
West Union, Ohio
Thursday, February 27, 1902
Page 1

The venerable Thomas J. McMillan died at his home one mile east of Peebles, last Saturday, after a short illness of pneumonia in his seventy-third year. His long life was spent in the community where he died and where he was esteemed as an honorable, upright citizen. He was married to Sarah Jane Lynch in 1852 and she with a family of grown children, grand children and great grand children, survive him.

Mr. McMillen became a member of the Masonic fraternity, in 1866, in the lodge at Locust Grove, was subsequently a member of Sinking Spring and West Union lodges, and a charter member of Peebles lodge which conducted the funeral services last Thursday, the remains of the deceased brother being deposited in the Locust Grove cemetery after funeral services at the Peebles M. E. church conducted by Rev. Sentman. Mr. McMillan was the father of S. L. McMillan of the place.

The People's Defender
West Union, Ohio
Thursday, December 7, 1911
Page 1

PEEBLES, O. Mrs. Sarah J. McMillen, aged 76 years, one of the pioneer residents of Peebles, died at noon last Thursday after a week's illness of bronchial pneumonia.

The deceased, whose maiden name was Sarah Lynch, was the widow of the late T. J. McMillen, who died some ten years ago. To this union were born four children, two of whom are living, Spencer L. of West Union, and Dorsey C. of Peebles.

The deceased was a devout Christian and will be greatly missed in the church circles.

The funeral was held Sunday morning from the M. E. church, of which the deceased was a member, the service being conducted by Rev. Shepherd. The body was laid to rest in the Locust Grove cemetery.

Children of Thomas Jefferson McMillen and Sarah Jane Lynch:

B1 Spencer L. McMillen, born March 28, 1856 near Peebles, Ohio, died January 30, 1912 at West Union, Ohio; married November 15, 1874 Francis Luwella Miller, born March 29, 1853, died July 1944. Francis Luwella Miller was the daughter of John W. Miller (1828-1906) and Mary A. Foster (1832-1919).

B2 Alice Dora McMillen, born September 26, 1857, died March 7, 1907; married 1875 John Custer, born August 6, 1849, died June 4, 1934; John was the son of Isaiah Custer and Mary Watson.

B3 Dorsey Corwin McMillen, born October 26, 1859, died October 29, 1938; married 1879 Mattie Stewart, born 1869, died 1922; Mattie was the daughter of David C. Stewart and Elizabeth J. Guthrie.

B4 William H. McMillen, born March 1862, died April 14, 1911 at Peebles, Ohio; married Martha A. Hamilton, born 1861, died April 14, 1911 at Peebles, Ohio; Martha was the daughter of John C Hamilton and Nancy Jane _____.

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