We believe he had a son named Abraham born in 1772.
Two of his sons were Nathaniel and Dudley
Dudley was born in North Carolina in 1785 and died in 1861 of consumption, he married Elizabeth Hicks on July 4, 1805. They had 7 children that I know of .
Nathaniel was born in Virginia in 1778 and died of old age in 1864 he was married to Anna, who was born in 1790 and died of old age in 1870. They had 8 children that I know of.
And of course, Henry who was born in 1775 and died in 1855 in
Raleigh County. He
married to Sarah (Sally) Daniel on December 17, 1812
Since he was 37 at the time of this marriage, we believe he was married
before.
Henry and Sarah's children were: Nehemiah, Henry T. and Sarah
(these are the ones that I know of). Henry T. married Anna
Davis and they were my grgrandpa's Elijah's parents.
Henry T. and Anna's other children were: Nemiah, Henry F. &
Mary (twins), Isaiah, Lewis and Lidda. *Below is the Appraisement
Bill of Isaiah McMillion of his estate upon his death.
We also believe he had a son named Paul and one named Stephen.
There is a Meredith McMillion married to Mary in Raleigh County records. We believe he is relation, but we don't know for sure how. Some of his children include: Dudley b. 1858, Henry b. 1848 who died in 1882 at the age of 34 yrs of consumption, Letha b. 1843 who married Robert Daniel of Patrick Co., and Abram b. 1850 d. 1858 of acute tonsillitis. As you can see by the names ot the children that he almost has to be in the family line, possibly a son of Henry by a first marriage.
Some Civil War history:
Flattop Copperheads R.B. Foley, Capt
The oath taken by Foley's men:
"We the undersigned do hereby constitute ourselves into a company of
guerrillas, known by the name of Flattop Copperheads, for the purpose
of defending our immediate country, and western VA., against the invasion
of the Yankeys. We bind ourselves by every obligation of honor
and patternage, to obey the command of our officers, and to be true and
faithful to the Confederate States of America, and to be true to ourselves
and families and serve for the during term of six months except sooner
discharged. March 28th 1862"
On the roster compiled 28 March 1862 was a private named Henry McMillion
Raleigh.
This roster was recovered by 2nd Lt. J.L. Botsford, Co.E, 23rd Ohio
Vol., after Clark House Fight in Mercer County 1 May 1862. The roster
was turned over to Col. Hayes & found among his papers at the Rutherford
B. Hayes Library in Fremont, Ohio. Hayes wrote on the list "Found
by Capt. Bateman's men in the camp of the bushwhacker, Capt. Foley,
R.B.H."
Maj. James M. Comley of the 23rd also penned his own comments, "List
of persons on Capt. Foley's list who are supposed to have taken the oath
of allegiance at Raleigh (Courthouse):
No. 64 on list Henry McMillion
(10 others listed also)
(The Federal Army called the Copperheads Bushwhackers; the Confederates called them homeguards. They were the guerrilla bands or partisans recruited for local defense w/o official status.)
Prior to May 1862
Muster roll of Co. E., The Raleigh Ranger, 36th Inf. Reg, showed 172
officers and enlisted men.
among those listed are: Wm. McMillian
Floyd McMillian
*Isaiah McMillion (brother to my grgrandpa Elijah)
Appraisement Bill.
To the Hon. County Commissioners of Kanawha County W. Va. we The undersigned
appraisers of said County being appointed by you Gentlemen to appraise
The Estate of Isaiah McMillion who departed This life September 25th 1912
having met together for said purpose on this 12th day of April 1913 after
being first duly sworn by J.G. Carpenter a J.P. of said County proceeded
to appraise said personal estate and present to your Hon. Court The following
inventory Thereof by seperate Items Three Hundred and Twenty five Dollars
in the hands of Amos Handshaw and Denvor O Daniel
$325.00
in hands of Admr.-----------------------------------------------------------37.74
7 chairs 25 cts each---------------------------------------------------------01.75
2 rockers 75 cts each-------------------------------------------------------
1.50
1 wooden stead and beding-------------------------------------------------
3.50
bal. due on E. McMillion note------------------------------------------------10.00
account against H.F. Miller---------------------------------------------------
9.00
note -gainst J.E. McMillion---------------------------------------------------10.00
One sewing machine---------------------------------------------------------
10.00
" wash stan- ------------------------------------------------------------
3.50
One dresser of the value of --------------------------------------------------
7.00
" patton churn--------------------------------------------------------------
2.00
one iron bed stead springs and beding----------------------------------------
8.00
"
"
" and
beding------------------------------------------------
8.00
" stan- table --------------------------------------------------------------
0.50
" clock -------------------------------------------------------------------
1.00
" lot of kitchen furniture ---------------------------------------------------
4.00
" harvesting cradle --------------------------------------------------------
0.50
"
" sned and blade -----------------------------------------------
0.25
" ten gal. jar --------------------------------------------------------------
0.60
" 6 "
churn------------------------------------------------------------
0.25
" 33 chickens 50 cts each ------------------------------------------------
16.50
" lot of hay
---------------------------------------------------------------
3.00
" milch cow---------------------------------------------------------------
40.00
" double barrel musling loading
gun----------------------------------------
1.00
" 4 bu. of Irish
potatoes---------------------------------------------------
1.20
" pictures and frames
-----------------------------------------------------
2.00
gross other small items--------------------------------------------------------
2.00
one stack of hay sold by the wife of dec'd-------------------------------------
10.00
one milch cow that was sold by her-------------------------------------------
30.00
one doz chickens sold by dec'd's wife----------------------------------------
04.40
4 bus potatoes sold by said wife----------------------------------------------
2.00
one lot of cold that was used - the wife of dec'd-------------------------------
6.50
grand
total
$565.69
James A. Edens
G.B.
Carney
appraisers
G.C. Pugh
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3rd day of April 1913
J.G. Carpenter J.P.
At a regular session of the County Court of Kanawha County continued
and held for
said County at the Court House thereof on Monday the 21st day of April
1913.
The Report of the appraisers of the estate of Isaiah McMillion deceased
late of said
County was this day presented to the Court and thereupon ordered to
be recorded and filed.
Elijah and Emily (Edens) McMillion were my gr grandparents.
Elijah was born in 1856 in Raleigh County VA . His family later moved
to Kanawha Co WV, that is where he met Emily and they were married on August
17, 1882. I don't know much of their life. When their first
child was born they lived on Two Mile, in Kanawha County. In the
1900 census he lived beside of Squire Edens (Emily's brother) and his brother
Isaiah and Isaiah's daughter and son in law. In 1910 he still lived
near Isaiah and his daughter. His son James was then married and
lived near him also. They all lived in the Mairs precinct of the
Poca District. He was always listed as a farmer.
Their children were: A. McMillion (male) b. Sept. 23, 1883,
Zater E. McMillion (female) b. Dec. 18, 1884, James Eldridge McMillion
b. March 1887 and Anna Tressa McMillion born in 1891.
Their son A. McMillion died prior to 1900, Emily stated in the census
that she was the mother of 4 and 3 were living. No one knew
until recently that they even had a 4th child.
Elijah died of paralysis in 1916 and is buried in Edens Cemetary on
Tuppers Creek, Kanawha County. Emily (who died in 1910) is buried
beside him and possibly their son A. McMillion is also buried there in
an unmarked grave.