Jonathan Millikan[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
1791 - 1885 (93 years)-
Name Jonathan Millikan Born Jun 12, 1791 Randolph county, North Carolina, USA 
[1, 3, 4] Gender Male Died Feb 10, 1885 Sylvania, Indiana, USA [1] Notes - Jonathon Millikan was a pioneer in Indiana, having removed in 1816 their, traveling with his wife and two children all the way with a single horse and wagon. Two of his brothers and a sister went to Indiana and settled the same year. The red soil farms in Randolph Co., NC., had become worn out and unproductive, and finding good land at a moderate price in Indiana, many families "pulled up stakes" and migrated. When he reached his destination he had but twenty-five cents left, and bought a Dutch oven for the bread baking. His family domiciled in a shanty built on "forks" until he built a log house. All the floorings were split with an ax or handsaw. Grain was carried to mill on horseback by blazed trees. Ten acres of land were cleared in winter for cultivation the following summer. In the year 1845, he built a two-storied timber house, which was weather-boarded and ceiled, four miles from the Wabash river: On the north was the road from Howard to Annapolis; on the east was the Montezuma and Covington road; and near, the town of Sylvania. Nearly all who composed the community were Quakers, and a meeting house was soon built for worship. Peace and harmony prevailed. Jonathon died aged 92 years. There were fifteen children by two wives. From "The Posterity of William Millikan" by G. T. Ridlon.
Person ID I106171 mykindred Last Modified Apr 25, 2006
Father Benjamin Millikan, b. Jan 21, 1755, Chester county, Pennsylvania, USA , d. Jan 01, 1842, Back Creek, North Carolina, USA (Age 86 years) Mother Rebecca Rush, b. Oct 12, 1760, Rowan county, North Carolina, USA , d. 1838, Liberty, Parke county, Indiana, USA (Age 77 years) Married May 04, 1776 [1, 7] Family ID F26540 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Jonathon Millikan was a pioneer in Indiana, having removed in 1816 their, traveling with his wife and two children all the way with a single horse and wagon. Two of his brothers and a sister went to Indiana and settled the same year. The red soil farms in Randolph Co., NC., had become worn out and unproductive, and finding good land at a moderate price in Indiana, many families "pulled up stakes" and migrated. When he reached his destination he had but twenty-five cents left, and bought a Dutch oven for the bread baking. His family domiciled in a shanty built on "forks" until he built a log house. All the floorings were split with an ax or handsaw. Grain was carried to mill on horseback by blazed trees. Ten acres of land were cleared in winter for cultivation the following summer. In the year 1845, he built a two-storied timber house, which was weather-boarded and ceiled, four miles from the Wabash river: On the north was the road from Howard to Annapolis; on the east was the Montezuma and Covington road; and near, the town of Sylvania. Nearly all who composed the community were Quakers, and a meeting house was soon built for worship. Peace and harmony prevailed. Jonathon died aged 92 years. There were fifteen children by two wives. From "The Posterity of William Millikan" by G. T. Ridlon.
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Sources - [S1101] Posterity of William Millikan.
- [S1757] Census - 1850 - Parke Co., IN.
- [S1753] Census - 1880 - Parke Co., IN. - Reserve Twp. - Di.
- [S1749] Census - 1870 - Parke Co., IN. - Liberty Twp., 111a.
- [S1741] Gedcom - Milligan, Brent.
- [S1742] Gedcom - Pickering, Leslie S.
- [S1755] Millikan Geneology from Alison's Roots Web Page.
- [S1101] Posterity of William Millikan.
