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John McMillan

Birth	:	19 Dec 1822 Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	23 Jul 1903 Illyria, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Elgin City Cemetery, Elgin, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9580000, -91.6410000
Description	:	John McMillan s/o Morrison 1 McMillan 1799 – 1860 snd Rebecca Clarissa Brown 1801 – 1857 John McMillan, late of Elgin, but for many years a prosperous farmer in Illyria township, came to Iowa on a prospecting tour in 1850, but did not bring his family here until the next year. He located on the northwest quarter of section 5, and entered the land at Dubuque. He brought his family from Janesville, Wisconsin, in a wagon drawn by four yoke of oven, having also the necessary appliances for commencing the work of opening up a new farm, which was mostly timber land. At... Read More	John McMillan s/o Morrison 1 McMillan 1799 – 1860 snd Rebecca Clarissa Brown 1801 – 1857 John McMillan, late of Elgin, but for many years a prosperous farmer in Illyria township, came to Iowa on a prospecting tour in 1850, but did not bring his family here until the next year. He located on the northwest quarter of section 5, and entered the land at Dubuque. He brought his family from Janesville, Wisconsin, in a wagon drawn by four yoke of oven, having also the necessary appliances for commencing the work of opening up a new farm, which was mostly timber land. At this time there was but one house between McMillan's and Elkader, a distance of some fifteen miles. John McMillan thus became one of the first settlers in northern Illyria, and in point of usefulness and prominence so continued during his long sojourn in that locality. One of the early post offices of the county was located at his house, on a route established between Independence and McGregor, and a brother of the writer carried the mails between these points across the trackless prairies of Buchanan and Fayette counties. The motive power was a small mule named Bob, and Bob and Eli became well known to the patrons on the route, and were eagerly looked for as the only means of communication with the outside world. During the first year of the Civil war the people used to line up along the road and interrogate the boy as to the "war news," but the next year he enlisted and went to the front to assist in making "war news," and Bob and the mail pouch became the charges of another. Mr. McMillan has told the writer that many times he feared the delicate boy would be unable to withstand the rigors of an old-time Iowa winter, but he always was "on time." During the later years of his life John McMillan and his son, Henry, owned and operated the lime kilns west of Elgin, but the father retired from active labors some time before his death in 1908. John McMillan is authority for the statement that there were but three hundred voters in Fayette county in the fall of 1851, divided as follows: One hundred and seventy-five Whigs and one hundred and twenty-five Democrats. It is not assumed that the foregoing is a complete record of all the pioneers who settled in Fayette county in 1850, but further mention will be given, not only of that class, but of other early settlers and prominent people, in connection with the township and village histories. This is considered the more rational method, since it cannot be assumed that the bare fact that a family settled here on a definite date supersedes in importance the achievements of a later comer, whose life record is indelibly fixed as a part of Fayette county history.(Past and Present of Fayette County IowaBy George William Fitch, 1910 B. F. Bowman and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana)

frequently asked questions (FAQ):

Where is John McMillan's memorial?
John McMillan's memorial is located at: Elgin City Cemetery, Elgin, Fayette County, USA.
When did John McMillan death?
John McMillan death on 23 Jul 1903 in Illyria, Fayette County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the John McMillan's memorial?
Latitude: 42.9580000
Longitude: -91.6410000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Elizabeth Margaret Carmichael McMillan

(1832 - 1908)

Siblings

Jane Agnes McMillan Kingman

(1827 - 1900)

Morrison McMillan Jr.

(1832 - 1904)

Sarah B “Sadie” McMillan Blodgett

(1833 - 1882)

(unknow - unknow)

Children

Nannie M McMillan Fritz

(1855 - 1938)

Celestie May McMillan Nicholson

(1859 - 1943)

Hannah Isabelle “Belle” McMillan Cadman

(1860 - 1950)

Jennie E McMillan Gruver

(1863 - 1940)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Elgin City Cemetery
Elgin, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9580000, -91.6410000

2. Gods Acres Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9925003, -91.6496964

3. Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0003014, -91.6438980

4. Apostolic Cemetery
Marion Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9347000, -91.5821991

5. Brainard Cemetery
Brainard, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9341980, -91.7044900

6. East Clermont Lutheran Church Cemetery
Grand Meadow Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9969406, -91.5916672

7. Houg Cemetery
Gunder, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9444008, -91.5675964

8. Illyria Cemetery
Wadena, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8975983, -91.6363983

9. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9347000, -91.7450027

10. Butler Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9738910, -91.7501880

11. Mount Pleasant Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9777985, -91.7647018

12. Marion Lutheran Cemetery
Gunder, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9708290, -91.5127792

13. Nutting Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0306015, -91.7247009

14. Highland Lutheran Cemetery
Highland Township, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8987000, -91.5330000

15. Cook Family Cemetery
Elkader, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9209880, -91.5091230

16. Fry Family Cemetery
Farmersburg, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0152530, -91.5182350

17. Mount Calvary Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9300003, -91.7850037

18. Lima Cemetery
Lima, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8689000, -91.7373000

19. Corbin Cemetery
Wadena, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8440000, -91.6200000

20. Wadena Cemetery
Wadena, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8428000, -91.6520000

21. Saint Josephs Cemetery
Wadena, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8424988, -91.6492004

22. Old Pioneer Cemetery
Wadena, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8375100, -91.6537300

23. West Union Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9611000, -91.8151600

24. Clark Family Cemetery
Beulah, Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9166505, -91.4751415