Charles McMillan (1864 - 1954)

Born 1864 in Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 11 Oct 1954 at about age 90 in Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, United States

Biography

Charles McMillan is buried in Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Illinois.

Charles was born in 1864. He was the son of Matthew McMillan and Agnes Kelly. ^[1]

In 1920 he was hired hand on the Matthew Andrew farm. ^[2] He never married. He farmed in Caledonia. In 1940 he was farming with a widower, Noah Dulgar.^[3]

Charles passed away in 1954.

Obituary

Rites for Caledonia Farmer

Belvidere - Charles McMillan, 90, Caledonia, died early Monday afternoon in Maple Crest Home.

Mr. McMillan was born in Winnebago County and lived near Caledonia most of his life. He was a retired farmer and never married. There are no immediate survivors.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Atkins-Johnson Funeral Home. The Rev. Edwin M. Oliver, retired Methodist minister, will official. Burial will be in the Scottish Cemetery, Argyle. Friends may call in the Funeral Home after 3 p.m. Wednesday. ^[4]

1920 US Census

Caledonia, Illinois

Name: Charles Mcmillian

Marital status: Single

Father's Birthplace: Scotland

Mother's Birthplace: Scotland

Occupation: Laborer

Industry: Farm

• Matthew Andrew Head M 38 Illinois
• Mary B Andrew Wife F 39 Illinois
• Gertrude Andrew Daughter F 10 Illinois
• John C Andrew Son M 8 Illinois
• Marjorie Andrew Daughter F 1 Illinois
• Charles McMillan Hired man M 54 Illinois

1940 US Census

Caledonia, Illinois

• Charles Mcmillan Head M 76 Illinois
• Noah E Dulgar Partner M 65 Illinois

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64Z-DT5 : 12 April 2016), Chas Mcmillan in household of Walter McMillan, Illinois, United States; citing p. 29, family 217, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,688.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJS9-VMH : accessed 24 April 2019), Charles Mcmillian in household of Matthew Andrew, Caledonia, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing ED 11, sheet 5A, line 12, family 3, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 299; FHL microfilm 1,820,299
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWWW-GVW : 14 March 2018), Charles Mcmillan, Caledonia, Caledonia Township, Boone, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-10, sheet 3A, line 22, family 61, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 760.
4. ↑ Morning Star (Rockford, IL) 12 October 1954, page 11 GenealogyBank: accessed 24 April 2019

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53435718: accessed 24 April 2019), memorial page for Charles McMillan (1864–11 Oct 1954),citing Scottish Cemetery, Caledonia, Boone County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625) .