The McMillans

My husband's family is from Arkansas - more specifically, from the area where Sam Walton is from - Benton County, the northwest corner of the state.  His father, Joseph Howard McMillan, was born in Hiwasse, AR on 15 April 1919.  His family moved to Idaho after 1930 and he enlisted in the Army Air Corp on 16 Dec 1941 (enlisting in Portland OR for 'the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law' with 4 years of high school and having worked as a farm hand and being single without dependents, 5'8", 151 lbs).

Joseph Howard was born to Phillip Louis and Cora M Fletcher McMillan.  His siblings were a sister (still living in Arkansas) and a brother, Reece A McMillan, born 9 Mar 1933 in Hiwasse and died 20 May 2003 in Meridian ID.  He married Hazel Olive Wingate (01 Nov 1917 - 24 May 2010) around 1947.  See earlier posting for information on the Wingates.  They had two boys and a girl.

Mac and Hazel McMillan

Philip Louis McMillan was born 18 Nov 1885 in Seba, Benton, AR and married Cora M Fletcher (born 13 Dec 1901 in either Iowa or Illinois), daughter of Lemuel Fletcher and Cynthia Caroline Spurlin, in Centerton AR on 3 Jun 1918. Their three children (two boys and a girl) were born in Hiwasee AR and they moved to Idaho before 1942 because Philip filed a WWII registration card in Ada County Idaho in 1942.

Although they lived in Idaho until their deaths, they are both buried in the family plot in Benton County AK.

McMillan (Hiwasse) Cemetery, Benton County, Arkansas
Established 1893 __ Rededicated 1989 - On this site George A. and Nancy McMillan journeyed from Tennessee to homestead and raise their family.
Located on Hwy. 279, .5 miles north of the junction with Hwy. 72. It is on the east side of the road.

Philip was the son of George Alfred McMillan and Nancy Ellen Harris.  George, son of Thomas Phillip McMillan and Sarah A Smith was born on 30 Mar 1846 in Breckinridge, KY. He died on 29 Dec 1912 in Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas,. He married Nancy Ellen Harris on 01 Jan 1867 in Steelville, Randolph, Illinois,.

Nancy Ellen Harris, daughter of Samuel Harris and Mary Ann Jay was born on 21 Sep 1848 in Kentucky. She died on 23 Dec 1910 in Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas.

Nancy Ellen Harris and George Alfred McMillan had the following children:

i.    Samuel Knox McMillan was born on 06 Oct 1868 in Steelville, Randolph, Illinois. He died on 22 Aug 1936. He married Mary Ellen Walthall on 23 Dec 1893 in Dickson Township, Benton, Arkansas, daughter of Edward S Walthall and Anna Jane Palsgrove. She was born about 1873 in Missouri. She died on 01 Aug 1925 in Benton, Arkansas.
ii.    Thomas Clark McMillan was born on 10 Oct 1870 in Steelville, Randolph, Illinois. He died in 1951.
iii.    Annie Lee McMillan was born on 20 Feb 1873 in Dixon, Benton, Arkansas. She died on 12 Jun 1955 in Hiwassi, Benton, Arkansas,. She married John Franklin Holloway, son of James Augustus Holloway and Sidney Amanda Whiteside. He was born on 16 Mar 1868 in Dixon, Benton, Arkansas,. He died on 26 Aug 1916 in Hiwassi, Benton, Arkansas.
iv.    Della Retta McMillan was born on 05 Sep 1875 in Illinois,. She died in 1936. She married Alva Hall Duncan in 1895 in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas. He was born in 1873 in Wallace, Benton, Arkansas,. He died in 1957 in Wallace, Benton, Arkansas. Notes for Della Retta McMillan: Burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery Hiwasse, Benton County, Arkansas
v.    Forrest Courtney McMillan was born on 17 Jan 1878 in Beauport, Washington, Illinois,. He died on 06 Dec 1895 in Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas.
vi.    John Wilton McMillian was born on 23 Aug 1880 in Beauport, Washington, Illinois,. He died on 12 Jan 1944 in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas. He married Parlee V McMillan on 07 Mar 1901 in Pineville Missouri. She was born on 03 Jun 1886 in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas,. She died on 24 Jun 1963 in Bentonville, Benton, Arkansas.
vii.    Bessie McMillan was born on 26 Mar 1883 in Table Rock, Pawnee, Nebraska,. She died in 1883.
viii.    Philip Louis McMillan was born on 18 Nov 1885 in Seba, Benton County, Arkansas. He died on 04 Jan 1959. He married Cora M Fletcher on 03 Jun 1918 in Centerton, Benton, Arkansas,, daughter of Lemuel Fletcher and Cynthia Caroline Spurlin. She was born on 13 Dec 1901 in Iowa. She died on 28 Nov 1977 in Boise, Ada, Idaho.
ix.    Joseph Frank McMillan was born on 11 Jul 1888 in Dickson, Benton, Arkansas,. He died on 18 May 1969 in Springdale, Benton, Arkansas. He married Verna Walker on 30 Dec 1919. She was born in Jun 1900 in Missouri. She died in 1996 in Springdale, Benton, Arkansas.
x.    Mary Verna McMillan was born on 27 Jul 1891 in Dickson, Benton, Arkansas,. She died on 04 Nov 1968. She married Archie Nichols on 15 Feb 1924. He was born on 27 Jan 1891 in Benton, Arkansas. He died on 11 Feb 1967 in Benton, Arkansas. 

 George and Nancy McMillan

Thomas Phillip McMillan, son of James McMillan and Sarah Regan was born in 1818 in Meade, Tennessee. He died before 1860 in Randolph County, Illinois. He married Sarah A Smith on 19 Mar 1840. She was born in 1820 in Virginia.

Sarah A Smith and Thomas Phillip McMillan had the following children:

i.    Martha McMillan was born in 1842 in Meade County, Kentucky.
ii.    John William McMillan was born on 16 Jun 1844 in Meade County, Kentucky. He died on 12 Jan 1912 in Jackson County, Illinois.
iii.    George Alfred McMillan was born on 30 Mar 1846 in Beckinridge, Kentucky,. He died on 29 Dec 1912 in Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas. He married Nancy Ellen Harris on 01 Jan 1867 in Steelville, Randolph, Illinois, daughter of Samuel Harris and Mary Ann Jay. She was born on 21 Sep 1848 in Kentucky. She died on 23 Dec 1910 in Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas.
iv.    Sarah McMillan was born in 1847.
v.    Eliza McMillan was born about 1852 in Kentucky.
vi.    Martha McMillan was born in 1842 in Meade County, Kentucky.
vii.    Tommie Elizabeth McMillan was born in 1856 in Meade County, Kentucky. She died in 1896 in Randolph County, Illinois.
viii.    John William McMillan was born on 16 Jun 1844 in Meade County, Kentucky. He died on 12 Jan 1912 in Jackson County, Illinois.
ix.    Eliza McMillan was born about 1852 in Kentucky.

Samuel Harris was born about 1819 in Kentucky. He married Mary Ann Jay on 30 Oct 1847 in Randolph County, Illinois. Mary, daughter of William Jay and Rachel Tindall was born on 05 Jul 1827 in Randolph, Illinois. She died on 25 Jul 1850 in Need Steelville, Illinois.

Mary Ann Jay and Samuel Harris had the following child:

i.      Nancy Ellen Harris was born on 21 Sep 1848 in Kentucky. She died on 23 Dec 1910 in Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas. She married George Alfred McMillan on 01 Jan 1867 in Steelville, Randolph, Illinois, son of Thomas Phillip McMillan and Sarah A Smith. He was born on 30 Mar 1846 in Beckinridge, Kentucky. He died on 29 Dec 1912 in Hiwasse, Benton, Arkansas. 

** Note from husband's sister - Mom and Dad were married in Winnemucca Nevada February 21st 1947...I have their original marriage certificate..oh and the photo of them..my Dad's nickname was spelled Mac..so was his father's..Witnesses to their marriage was Harley P. and Clara A Elam..Harley was my mother's cousin..just more FYI