Monday, August 22, 2011

John Edward Millen, Sr. (1876-1956)

John Edward Millen, Sr. was born on July 5, 1876 in Trigg County, Kentucky.  He was the son of James M. Millen, Jr. and Sarah Agnes Terrell.  John was raised in Trigg County.

John married Mary Louise Thompson on January 17, 1900 in Hopkins County, Kentucky.  He was 23 years old and she was 17 years.  Mary was born on February 3, 1880 in Hampden, Prince Edward County, Virginia, the daughter of the Reverend George Eagleton Thompson and Cora Caldwell Dinwiddie. 

John and Mary were the parents of five children:

Shirley Izetta Millen             born January 19, 1901
George M. Millen                born 1906
James Millen                       born 1909
Robert D. Millen                  born August 30, 1910
John Edward Millen, Jr.      born September 17, 1914

John and Mary lost their first child on January 26, 1905.  Shirley was buried in the Glenwood Cemetery in Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky.  She was just four years old at her death.

In 1910, John and Mary and their children were living on Front Street in Boxville, Todd County, Kentucky.  John was working for the railroad at that time and employed as a yard master.

Mary Louise Thompson Millen died on June 1, 1918 in Guthrie, Todd County, Kentucky.  The cause of death was blood poisoning.  Mary was buried near her daughter in the Glenwood Cemetery in Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky.  She was 38 years old at her death.

Just three months after the death of his wife, John registered for the draft for the First World War.  He registered on September 12, 1918 in Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky.  He was described as tall and slender, with brown eyes and hair.  John did not serve in the war.

John remarried around 1919 to Marian Frances Boggess.  They were married in Guthrie, Todd County, Kentucky.  Marian was born in April 1898 in Henderson County, Kentucky, the daughter of Edmond Dargan Boggess & Sarah Agnes Terrill

In 1920, John and Marian were living on Park Street in Guthrie, Todd County, Kentucky.  John’s widowed mother was also listed in the household.

Marian died on October 13, 1939 in Shively, Jefferson County, Kentucky.  The cause of death was cervical cancer.  She was buried in the Evergreen Cemetery in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.  Marian was 41 years old at her death.

John Edward Millen, Sr. died on October 7, 1956 in Florida.  He was laid to rest beside his first wife, Mary, in the Glenwood Cemetery in Elkton, Todd County, Kentucky.  He was 80 years old at his death.



Notes for John Edward Millen, Sr.
Birth Death:  “John Edward Millen Sr,” Ancestry.com. Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 18 January 2013.  
1880 US Census: “John Millen,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Montgomery, Trigg, Kentucky; Roll: 443; Family History Film: 1254443; Page:311D; Enumeration District: 147; Image: 0405.  Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
Marriage to Mary Thompson:  “J E Millen,” Dodd, Jordan, comp. Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
1910 US Census:  “John Ed Millen,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Boxville, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 1374517.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Military:  “John Edd Millen,” Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Todd; Roll: 1653843.  Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Marriage to Marian Boggess:  1920 US Census
1920 US Census:  “John E Miller,” Year: 1920; Census Place: Guthrie, Todd, Kentucky; Roll: T625_599; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 124; Image: 563.  Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.

Notes for Mary Louise Thompson
Birth & Death:  “Mary Louise Millen,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
1880 US Census:  “Mary Thompson,” Year: 1880; Census Place: Hampden, Prince Edward, Virginia; Roll: 1384; Family History Film: 1255384; Page: 289D; Enumeration District: 190Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 
Burial:  “Mary Louise Millen,” Ancestry.com. Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 18 January 2013.

Notes for Shirley Izetta Millen
Birth & Death:  “Shirley Izetta Millen,” Ancestry.com. Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.  (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 18 January 2013.

Notes for Marian Frances Boggess
Birth & Death:  “Marian Millen,” Ancestry.com. Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1953 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007.
1900 US Census:  “Miriam F Boggess,” Year: 1900; Census Place: Driskill, Livingston, Kentucky; Roll: 539; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0054; FHL microfilm: 1240539. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
1910 US Census:  “Mine Boggess,” Year: 1910; Census Place: Morganfield, Union, Kentucky; Roll: T624_504; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 0114; FHL microfilm: 1374517.  Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
Burial:  “Miriam F Millen,” Ancestry.com. Web: Kentucky, Find A Grave Index, 1776-2012 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
(http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi) accessed 18 January 2013.


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