Samuel and Rebecca F
McMillen
Rebecca F McMillen
February 27, 1843-February 21, 1923 Mother
Samuel McMillen January
8, 1840-January 15, 1928 Father
Rebecca Frances Measles was the daughter of William and Nancy Barger
Measles. She was born February 27, 1843 in DeKalb Co, TN. She died
February 21, 1923 of a virus and lobar pneumonia The
informant on her death certificate was Jim McMillin. Burial was on
February 22. There is an
inscription on the tombstone, can’t read it all:
“Be we ready such an hour as ____ not the Son of Man cometh.”
Sam McMillen was born January 8, 1840 to Bill and Jane Vanatta
McMillen. He married Rebecca Francis Measles. He died on
January 15, 1928 in Liberty, DeKalb, TN. The informant on his death
certificate was Lum McMillin. Notice that the spelling on the death
certificate was with the “in” ending instead of “en”. Also,
in earlier records the name was McMullen.
Their children were:
(1) James W. December 1862- 1927, md. Annie Butterbaugh, buried here
(2)
W R McMillan as he is listed on his Wilson Co., TN death certificate.
The "W" seems in error. His Wilson Co., TN death certificate states he
was son of these parents and born in DeKalb Co., TN. He was born Feb
20, 1865, Alexandria and died June 23, 1938 Milton, Wilson, TN,
bur: Prosperity Cem in Wilson Co., TN. He is the same person as
Rastus and McADew [b. abt. 1866] on
the 1870 and 1880 censuses. His full name was Rastus [or Erastus at
times] McAdoo "Tobe" McMillen. He married 1st Alta Neal [April
1881-aft. 1910] on Dec. 22, 1898 in Wilson Co., TN. and lived in DeKalb
Co. until he moved to Dist. 13, Wilson Co. by 1910. He married 2nd
Theodocia "Docia" (Fite) Tenpenny [Aug. 21, 1888-June 19, 1975] on June
15, 1919 in Wilson Co., TN.
Since he is not buried in this cemetery, more info- children by both wives:
by Alta Neal:
(a) Ellen G. [May 1899]
(b)
Argil Everette [December 15, 1905-January 30, 2002]. His obituary is
listed on this DeKalb Co., TNGenWeb site in the obituaries section,
the ones contributed by Earl France. The obituary lists his parents and
siblings, etc. He was buried at Talley Cemetery, located on the
DeKalb/Wilson County line.
by Docia:
(c) Samuel F. [abt. 1921]
(d) Bettie Francis [abt. 1923], md. ___ Harbin
(e) Alice T. [abt. 1926]
(f) Thomas [abt. 1929]
(3) John Robert Apr 23, 1868 DeKalb Co.- Jan 11, 1940 Antioch, Davidson, Tennessee- buried here
(4) Angie 1870-1953, md. Reeves, buried here
(5) Ida Jane [b. abt. 1876] died Jan 18, 1953- buried here
(6) Columbus Bob "Lum" September 25, 1880- March 28, 1965- buried here
(7)
Laura b. abt. 1884- appears to have died before the 1910 census,
wherein her mother stated one of the 8 had died. Burial unknown.
(8) George T. 1886-1971- buried here
