Jonathan MILLIKAN

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ID: I2786 Name: Jonathan MILLIKAN 1 2 3 Sex: M Birth: 12 JUN 1791 in Randolph Co, NC 1 4 2 Death: 10 FEB 1885 in Sylvania, IN. 2 Occupation: Farmer 2 Event: Moved To 1816 Indiana 2 Reference Number: 2786IND Note: 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. Father: Benjamin MILLIKAN </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1607525&id=I2679> b: 21 JAN 1755 in Chester Co, PA. Mother: Rebecca RUSH </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1607525&id=I2798> b: 12 OCT 1760 in Rowan Co, NC Suggested Next Step: Search OneWorldTree for: Millikan, Jonathan <http://www.ancestry.com/s17073/t5847/rd.ashx?_8000C002=Benjamin&_8000C003=Millikan&_80004002=Jonathan&_80004003=Millikan&_80008002=Rebecca&_80008003=Rush&rg_81004010=1791&rg_81004030=1885&prox=1&db=owt&ti=&rank=1> <http://www.ancestry.com/s17073/t5847/rd.ashx?_8000C002=Benjamin&_8000C003=Millikan&_80004002=Jonathan&_80004003=Millikan&_80008002=Rebecca&_80008003=Rush&rg_81004010=1791&rg_81004030=1885&prox=1&db=owt&ti=&rank=1> <http://www.ancestry.com/s17073/t5847/rd.ashx?_8000C002=Benjamin&_8000C003=Millikan&_80004002=Jonathan&_80004003=Millikan&_80008002=Rebecca&_80008003=Rush&rg_81004010=1791&rg_81004030=1885&prox=1&db=owt&ti=&rank=1> Included with this search: View multiple generations Change tree views to get the look you want View supporting source, i.e., census images View alternate information Anonymously contact submitters of tree data
Marriage 1 Elizabeth BROWN </cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1607525&id=I8726> b: 3 JUL 1812 in Guilford Co., NC.