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Lou Draper & Charlie Martin By James M McMillen
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Ancestors, and their families, of Louisa Johnson Draper and Charles Caywood Martin, plus their descendants and some records of their past. 213 pages; photos; Everyname Index.
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Lou Draper & Charlie Martin By James M McMillen
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The ancestors and their families of Lou & Charlie, plus their descendants, along with written records of their lives. 213 pages; photos; Everyname Index.
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Thomas Draper and Elizabeth Smith By Jim McMillen
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This book includes Thomas Draper (before 1762-1825) and Elizabeth Smith (about 1765-1830) of Louisa County, Virginia, and Caldwell County, Kentucky, and their descendants. Thomas and Elizabeth had... More > eleven known children: Catharine C Draper (married Nathaniel Mills), John Draper (Margaret Burrus and Elizabeth Clayton), William S Draper (Mary Jane Thompson), Lucinda Draper (William Mallory), Sally Draper (James Wood), Eliza Draper (Joseph Rucker and Stephen Mallory), Robert W Draper (Frances Tandy), Mary P Draper (John Groom), Virginia Draper (Roger Tandy), Elizabeth Draper, and George S Draper (Amelia Tandy). The families of Elizabeth's mother (Catharine Chapman) are also given, as are the stories of two trips from Missouri to California (1849 and 1855) and a more detailed discussion of two well-known Draper descendants. 286 pages, illustrated, everyname index.< Less
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Thomas Draper and Elizabeth Smith By Jim McMillen
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This book includes Thomas Draper (before 1762-1825) and Elizabeth Smith (about 1765-1830) of Louisa County, Virginia, and Caldwell County, Kentucky, and their descendants. Thomas and Elizabeth had... More > eleven known children: Catharine C Draper (married Nathaniel Mills), John Draper (Margaret Burrus and Elizabeth Clayton), William S Draper (Mary Jane Thompson), Lucinda Draper (William Mallory), Sally Draper (James Wood), Eliza Draper (Joseph Rucker and Stephen Mallory), Robert W Draper (Frances Tandy), Mary P Draper (John Groom), Virginia Draper (Roger Tandy), Elizabeth Draper, and George S Draper (Amelia Tandy). The families of Elizabeth's mother (Catharine Chapman) are also given, as are the stories of two trips from Missouri to California (1849 and 1855) and a more detailed discussion of two well-known Draper descendants. 286 pages, illustrated, everyname index.< Less
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Anthony Taylor (Anton Schneider) By Jim McMillen
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ANTON SCHNEIDER came to the United States from Hanover in 1830 at the age of 12. By 1850 he had Anglicized his name to ANTHONY TAYLOR, had a family, and was in what is now West Virginia; ten years... More > later he had a second wife, the family had grown, and they lived in Arkansas. About 1869 they moved to the Oatmeal area of Burnet County, Texas, where Anthony lived until his death in 1905. At that time he had eight living children: Albert Taylor, Francis Marion Taylor, Mary Virginia Davis, Jerome B Taylor, Margaret C Peppers, Rheinhalt Taylor, Rose Ollie Davidson, and Martha Jane Pruett. What happened to sons Creed and Henry after 1860 is not known. This book is about Anthony, his four wives (only two of who had children by Anthony), and his descendants. Photographs of many of them are shown. 123 pages; Everyname Index.< Less
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Three McMillen Brothers By Jim McMillen
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The story of three McMillen brothers who came to the United States from County Antrim, Ireland, in 1853, and their descendants. 142 page; photos; Everyname Index.
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Three McMillen Brothers By Jim McMillen
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History of three McMillen brothers, Robert, William, and James, who came to America from County Antrim, Ireland, in 1853, and their descendants. 142 pages; photos; Everyname Index.
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Anthony Taylor (Anton Schneider) By Jim McMillen
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ANTON SCHNEIDER came to the United States from Hanover in 1830 at the age of 12. By 1850 he had Anglicized his name to ANTHONY TAYLOR, had a family, and was in what is now West Virginia; ten years... More > later he had a second wife, the family had grown, and they lived in Arkansas. About 1869 they moved to the Oatmeal area of Burnet County, Texas, where Anthony lived until his death in 1905. At that time he had eight living children: Albert Taylor, Francis Marion Taylor, Mary Virginia Davis, Jerome B Taylor, Margaret C Peppers, Rheinhalt Taylor, Rose Ollie Davidson, and Martha Jane Pruett. What happened to sons Creed and Henry after 1860 is not known. This book is about Anthony, his four wives (only two of who had children by Anthony), and his descendants. Photographs of many of them are shown. 123 pages; Everyname Index.< Less
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The Family of William Snelling and Sarah Scott By Jim McMillen
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This book not only studies William Snelling and Sarah Scott and their descendants but places them in in their historical context. Seven of their ten children moved from Kentucky to Missouri and from... More > there to Oregon and California by 1851. The trips they took, the trails they followed, and the hardships they endured are described in some detail. Maps of the trails are included. For the following century most of the descendants could be found in California, Oregon, Washington, Mississippi, and Texas. They are more widely scattered today, but Oregon and Texas seem to be where the biggest concentrations now live. 286 pages; photos; everyname index.< Less
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The Family of William Snelling and Sarah Scott By Jim McMillen
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This book not only studies William Snelling and Sarah Scott and their descendants but places them in in their historical context. Seven of their ten children moved from Kentucky to Missouri and from... More > there to Oregon and California by 1851. The trips they took, the trails they followed, and the hardships they endured are described in some detail. Maps of the trails are included. For the following century most of the descendants could be found in California, Oregon, Washington, Mississippi, and Texas. They are more widely scattered today, but Oregon and Texas seem to be where the biggest concentrations now live. 286 pages; photos; everyname index.< Less

About Jim McMillen

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I've been a genealogist since 1985, following my retirement from the Field Research Lab of Mobil [Oil] Research and Development Corporation as a research physicist. Two other family books have been published, on the Stuard Pogues and William Wilkies.