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Shared note	McMillan, John Captain John McMillan, attorney at law, of Decaturville, was born April 4, 1823. His father, Gilbert McMillan, came from Stewart to Decatur County in 1822, living until April 4, 1858. The mother, Sarah (Nichols) McMillan, who died August,1845, bore 9 children. In 1848, John became deputy sheriff and served until 1852 when he was elected sheriff and served 6 years. Then he engaged in merchandising until the first year of the war. He then organized a company and was elected captain. He served actively in the battle of Shiloh. When the army reorganized at Corinth, he was discharged and returned home. In 1870, he became county court clerk. John was a Democrat, Mason, and a member of the Southern Methodist Church. March 30, 1851, he married Mary A.Hay, daughter of Thomas Hay. They were the parents of 4 children: Leora who married J.T. Rogers ; John G., a physician ; William I. an Indian agent in the Arizona Territory ; and Ella. Mrs. McMillan died October 6, 1883. Goodspeed's History of Tennessee

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McMillan, John

Captain John McMillan, attorney at law, of Decaturville, was born April 4, 1823. His father, Gilbert McMillan, came from Stewart to Decatur County in 1822, living until April 4, 1858. The mother, Sarah (Nichols) McMillan, who died August,1845, bore 9 children. In 1848, John became deputy sheriff and served until 1852 when he was elected sheriff and served 6 years. Then he engaged in merchandising until the first year of the war. He then organized a company and was elected captain. He served actively in the battle of Shiloh. When the army reorganized at Corinth, he was discharged and returned home. In 1870, he became county court clerk. John was a Democrat, Mason, and a member of the Southern Methodist Church. March 30, 1851, he married Mary A.Hay, daughter of Thomas Hay. They were the parents of 4 children: Leora who married J.T. Rogers ; John G., a physician ; William I. an Indian agent in the Arizona Territory ; and Ella. Mrs. McMillan died October 6, 1883.

Goodspeed's History of Tennessee

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John McMillian Father: Gilbert W. McMillan Mother: Eleanor Nichols					4	October 1, 1899	124		Decaturville Cemetery, Decatur Co. TN	Never	M	YES	YES
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