RootsWeb is funded and supported by
Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community.
Learn more.
About Us | Contact Us | Copyright | Report Inappropriate Material
Corporate Information | Privacy | Terms and Conditions | CCPA Notice at Collection
James MILLIKEN, second son of Thomas, was born on 31 Oct 1769 in Spruce Hill Twp, Juniata Co, PA; died on 1 Jan 1858 in Turbett Township, Juniata Co, PA; buried in Academia, Juniata Co, PA. He resided on his father's homestead in Spruce Hill Twp, Juniata Co, where he died. He
was a staunch Presbyterian and a good citizen. An early family genealogy was published in Port Royal Times Thursday, March 15, 1888 by Rev. D. J. Beale of Johnstown
BURIAL: Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery
WILL #2741 Volume B Page 137 Juniata County Courthouse
James married (1) Jane BOGGS on 24 Mar 1795. Jane, born on 11 Jan 1772 in Lack Township, Juniata Co, PA; died on 16 Feb 1827; buried in Academia, Juniata Co, PA.
BURIAL: Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery
CHILDREN:
i Thomas I MILLIKEN, born on 4 Dec 1795 in Pleasant View, Juniata Co, PA; died on 18 Sep 1876 in Spruce Hill Twp, Juniata Co, PA; buried in Academia, Juniata Co, PA. He resided in Pleasant View, Juniata Co. Associate Judge, County Commissioner, and township officer
DEATH: Port Royal Times, September 21, 1876
BURIAL: Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery
WILL #2786 Volume C Page 9 Juniata County Courthouse
Thomas married (1) Rachel BEALE on 11 Apr 1822. Rachel, born on 15 Dec 1796; died on 20 Mar 1847; buried in Academia, Juniata Co, PA.
BURIAL: Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery
ii Mary MILLIKEN, born on 7 Jan 1797; died on 28 Dec 1843; buried in Academia, Juniata Co, PA. unmarried
BURIAL: Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery
iii John MILLIKEN, born on 20 Mar 1799; died on 16 Apr 1864; buried in Academia, Juniata Co, PA. He was a Justice of the Peace.
BURIAL: Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery
John married (1) Isabella BARKLEY on 17 Feb 1825 in Juniata, Blair Co, PA. Isabella, born on 7 Sep 1799; died on 31 Mar 1883 in Beale Township, Juniata Co, PA; buried in Academia, Juniata Co, PA.
MARRIAGE: Mifflin Eagle, February 26, 1825, by Rev Coulter
BURIAL: Lower Tuscarora Presbyteriam Cemetery
WILL #2807 Volume C Page 202 Juniata County Courthouse
iv Emelia "Millie" MILLIKEN, born on 14 Jul 1801 in Spruce Hill, Juniata Co, PA; died on 20 Dec 1893 in Bealetown, Juniata Co, PA; buried in McCullochs Mills, Juniata Co, PA.
DEATH: Juniata Herald death notice & obituary, January 4, 1894
BURIAL: Middle Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery
visit to her grandfathers property, Port Royal Times, June 18, 1888
89th birthday article, Port Royal Times, July 24, 1890
Millie married (1) Joshua BEALE on 10 Jun 1834. Joshua, born on 26 Nov 1791; died on 27 Nov 1875; buried in McCullochs Mills, Juniata Co, PA.
v James B MILLIKEN, born on 16 Aug 1803 in Pleasant View, Juniata Co, PA; died on 29 Oct 1883 in Pleasant View, Juniata Co, PA; buried on 31 Oct 1883 in Academia, Juniata Co, PA. He resided in Pleasant View, Juniata Co. He was a Farmer & Stockraiser, Postmaster, held many County & Township Offices
DEATH: Port Royal Times obituary, November 1, 1883
BURIAL: Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery
WILL #2817 Volume C Page 245 Juniata County Courthouse
James married (1) Mary MCDONALD on 12 Nov 1834. Mary, born on 21 Aug 1804; died on 5 Jan 1880; buried in Academia, Juniata Co, PA.
BURIAL: Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Cemetery
vi Martha "Mattie" MILLIKEN, born on 27 Feb 1805 in Pleasant View, Juniata Co, PA; died on 13 Jan 1888 in Lewistown, Mifflin Co, PA; buried on 16 Jan 1888. She resided in Mifflin Co
DEATH: Port Royal Times, January 19, 1888
Port Royal Times obituary, March 8, 1888
Mattie married (1) John ENDSLOW on 29 May 1831. John, born on 6 May 1805 in McCullochs Mills, Juniata Co, PA; died on 13 Jan 1888 in Lewistown, Mifflin Co, PA. He was a Blacksmith.
vii Jane MILLIKEN, born on 27 Apr 1807; died on 23 Jan 1893 in Earlville, LaSalle Co, IL. Moved from Juniata Co to Earlville, LaSalle Co, IL about 1852. Jane married (1) George BEALE on 19 May 1830. George, born on 15 Apr 1802 in Academia, Juniata Co, PA; died on 12 Sep 1888 in Earlville, LaSalle Co, IL. Son of William & Elizabeth (Shaver) Beale. He was a Farmer & Saddler.
DEATH: Port Royal Times obituary, October 11, 1888
viii Joseph MILLIKEN, born on 14 Feb 1809 in Mifflin Co, PA; died on 28 Jun 1880 in Clintondale, Clinton Co, PA; buried in Cedar Hill, Clinton Co, PA. They resided at Clintondale, Clinton Co. He was a Tanner, Alderman, Justice of the Peace
DEATH: Record of Cedar Hill Cemetery
BURIAL: Cedar Hill Cemetery
Joseph married (1) Elizabeth H LAIRD on 14 Sep 1834 in Jacksonville, Centre Co, PA. Elizabeth, born in 1813.
ix Margaret MILLIKEN, born on 4 Dec 1810; died on 2 Jun 1867 in Carroll Co, IN. Margaret married (1) John MCDONALD on 6 Jun 1833.
x Francis McConnell MILLIKEN, born on 20 Dec 1813; died on 23 Oct 1884 in Yeagertown, Mifflin Co, PA; buried in Yeagertown, Mifflin Co, PA. They resided at Yeagertown
DEATH: Port Royal Times obituary, November 6, 1884
Holy Comunion Lutheran Church record book
BURIAL: Yeagertown Lutheran Cemetery
Confirmation - March 7, 1875; he served as an Elder from Apirl 1, 1880 to April 1, 1884
Francis married (1) Sarah BRYNER on 30 Jan 1840. Sarah, born in 1815; died in 1899; buried in Yeagertown, Mifflin Co, PA.
BURIAL: Yeagertown Lutheran Cemetery
The Descendants of Jeremiah Hench in America genealogy lists the date of death of Francis Milliken as Oct 12, 1883 but G T Ridlon's Milliken genealogy lists his date of death as Oct 23, 1884. Holy Communion Lutheran Church records confirm G T Ridlon's date of death in their list
of burials.
Port Royal Times, Thursday, March 15, 1888
LETTER FROM REV. D. J. BEALE, D.D.
Johnstown, Cambria County, Pa.
March 7, 1888
FRIEND SPEDDY: With interest especially to the older citizens, would gather around a collection of articles of Juniata people who, years ago emigrated from our section Would that some one, with knowledge, leisure and money at command, might be induced to undertake such a labor of love We all owe much in this direction to the late Rev. A. L. Guss, but the particular thing I have in mind did not enter into the plan of his history. I would like, for instance to see a full assessment of the early removal of the McConnells to Kentucky, the Millikens to Green county, Pa., the Bankses to what is now Lawrence county, the McFeaters to Indiana county and the Beales to the �backwoods� along the Allegheny river, and so on. If their attention has not been specially called to it, I presume few of the younger people in Tuscarora and Lost Creek valleys are aware of the hundreds and hundreds of persons, now west and
elsewhere, who refer with pride to the present Juniata county as the early home of their parents, grandparents or great grandparents. With the help of some relatives, who took an interest in such
matters, I was lately able to count up six hundred and eighty-seven persons who have proceeded from three brothers and their wives, who emigrated from near Academia in the year 1831, locating in what is
now Allegheny county, near where the present town of Freeport stands. These brothers, names were Washington, Alban and John Beale, brothers of Colonel William Beale, and sons of Judge Thomas Beale, who erected the first mill on Tuscarora creek, near the spot where Pomeroy�s mill now stands.
At the funeral of his son, Prof. J. C. McFeaters, of this city, I, a few weeks ago met Mr. Mark McFeaters, who told me that his father, Mr. William McFeaters, emigrated from Upper Tuscarora to what is now
Indiana county in 1808, and that John and James, his uncles, afterwards followed to Western Pennsylvania. The descendants of these brothers are very numerous throughout Indiana and Westmoreland counties.
I have been requested by several of your subscribers to give some account of the large family of whom Mrs. Margaret Endslow, recently deceased was a member:--
James Milliken, Sr., was born in what is now Spruce Hill township, Oct. 31, �761. Jane Boggs was born in Lack township on Jan. 11, 1772. These two persons were married March 4, 1795. The wife died Feb 16, 1827, and the husband died Jan. 1, 1856.
Their eldest child, Hon. Thomas I. Milliken, was born Dec. 4, 1795; was married to Rachel Beale April 11, 1822; died September 17, 1876.
The second child was Mary Milliken who was born Jan. 7, 1797 and died unmarried, Dec. 28, 1843.
Col. John Milliken was their third child. He was born March 20, 1799; married Bell Barcklay Feb. 17, 1825; died April 16, 1864.
Fourth child, Milly Milliken, born July 14, 1801, married Joshua Beale June 10, 1835; still living in the full possession of her mental facilities at the old homestead in Bealetown.
Fifth child, James B. Milliken, born Aug. 16,1803; married Mary McDonald Nov. 12, 1838; died Oct. 29, 1883.
Sixth child, Martha Milliken, born Feb. 27, 1805; married John Endslow May 29, 1831; died at Lewistown, Jan. 13, 1888.
Seventh child, Jane Milliken, born April 27, 1807; married George Beale May 19, 1830; still living with unimpaired mind at Earlville, La Salle county, Illinois.
Eighth child Joseph Milliken Esq., born Feb. 14, 1809; married Elizabeth Laird Sept. 24, 1834; died in Clinton county June 28, 1880.
Ninth child Margaret Milliken, born Dec. 4, 1810; married John McDonald June 6, 1833; died in Carroll county, Ind., June 2, 1867.
Tenth child, Francis McConnell Milliken, born Dec. 20, 1813; married Sarah Bryner Jan. 30, 1840; died in Mifflin county Oct. 23, 1884.
If by such records and statements, any lover of genealogy among your readers can be moved to give facts and dates about other old families, it will furnish important material to the future historian. I will
gladly hand over to any competent party who will write a history of Tuscarora valley much valuable matter which I have collected but which I fear will be impossible for me to arrange. Such data, together
with the partially written account by Squire McAlister, would form the basis of a most interesting and instructive history of the early settlement of what is now Juniata county. If the fragments be not gathered up by this generation they will most likely be lost forever. If the people on both sides of the river would talk it up for awhile, why might they not arrange to have a celebration of the centennial of the Founder of the county seat, for instance? A few years yet remain in which to get ready. It will be a pity if, in these days of centennial, bi-centennial and sesqui-centennial celebration, �Little Juniata� does not call to mind her early settlement and her points of interest. Can no light be thrown upon the Indian mound on the Milliken farm? Which was settled first, the Cedar Spring locality, or the region about East Waterford? What about the unseating of the Judge at Lewistown in 1886? How much is known about the charcoal iron that was manufactured by Judge Thomas Beale and William Sterrett, Esq., in their forge built on
Licking creek in 1791? These, and scores of other very important questions, might be asked and partially answered in a grand reunion of the clans at Mifflin or other designated point. Why should not the Port
Royal Times agitate this matter?
In this writing about old times, old places and old people, I acknowledge an indignation, which I believe to be righteous, over the disposition, noticeable in some quarters, to obliterate the memories, and target the men of by-gone days. As there is no more natural or effective method of honoring our ancestors or perpetuating their memories than by giving their names to streams they have discovered or towns they have founded, so also is there no more shameful vandalism than the attempt to destroy ancient landmarks, by depriving first settlers of their fairly, but hard earned marks of esteem and grateful
recognition. It is a burning shame that estimable families whose names have been given to villages reared on their lands reclaimed from the savages, should be snubbed by some newcomer �who don�t know Joseph,� and insists upon some new name which has no propriety or meaning. I know several towns, which are historical, the names of which have been changed by interested parties, whose people have not been long from Europe, whereas the former owners felled the forests, fought for our National Independence and founded the village. One town in Central Pennsylvania bears its fourth name within a generation, so that it is scarcely recognizable by those who were born there a few decades ago. Four other places of considerable size and importance (Lewisburg, Middleburg, New Berlin and Mifflinburg) were first named after the early settlers, or those who erected the first mills, shops and dwellings; but
parties regardless of the history and traditions of the places and the claims of those who honestly earned the names they originally bore, took the responsibility of giving to the little cities names which they
considered more euphonious or appropriate. After a while some other upstart may prefer a different name for an equally cog ent reason There should at least be some law or rule or order about the change of the names of towns and villages and streams. Nor does the change of the name of a post office carry with it a change of the name of the town in which the post office is located. For instance, the fact that the name of a certain post office in Tuscarora valley is called HONEY GROVE, does not destroy the other fact that my estimable cousin, Wm. Van Sweringen lives in BEALETOWN in which small village this Honey Grove post office is locatd. The post office is Honey Grove, the village is Bealetown. In 1763 my grandfather, Judge David Beale, cleared the spot on which it stands, and he, or some of his posterity, have lived on it ever since.
Mr. McConnell Neely delighted us with a visit when on his return last week from his old Juniata home to his new residence in Iowa.
Most Truly Yours.
David J. Beale
Return to the immigrant Thomas Milliken |
MILLIKENS of Juniata Co PA Please send all comments to Michael A Milliken. |
To Edward Milliken 3rd son of the immigrant |