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Samuel James Milam 1793–1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 March 1793

Birth Location: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 4 Oct 1872

Death Location: Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Jordan Milam

Mother: Mary (Patton)

Spouse(s): Annie McCann, Drucilla Ragsdale

Children(s): Mahuldah Milum, James Milam, Jordan Milam, Brice Milam, Bartley Milam, Druelleah Milum, Hulda Milum, Elizabeth Milam, Basheba Milum, Dortha Milum, Cordelia Milam

Samuel James Milam was born in 1793 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, the child of Jordan Milam And Mary Jane Peacock Peacock Patton. In 1820, Samuel James Milam resided in Hickman, Tennessee, United States. Samuel James Milam married Annie Polly Mccann, Drucilla Polly Ragsdale, and had children including Bartley Burris Milam, Basheba Milum, Brice Moore Milam, Cordelia Corda Milam, Dortha Jane Milum, Druelleah Milum, Elizabeth Ann Milam, Hulda Jane Milum, James Bluford Milam, Jordan Washington Milam, Mahuldah Jane Milum. Samuel James Milam passed away in 1872 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Samuel James Milam was born in 1793 in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, the child of Jordan Milam And Mary Jane Peacock Peacock Patton.
  • In 1820, Samuel James Milam resided in Hickman, Tennessee, United States.
  • Samuel James Milam married Annie Polly Mccann, Drucilla Polly Ragsdale, and had children including Bartley Burris Milam, Basheba Milum, Brice Moore Milam, Cordelia Corda Milam, Dortha Jane Milum, Druelleah Milum, Elizabeth Ann Milam, Hulda Jane Milum, James Bluford Milam, Jordan Washington Milam, Mahuldah Jane Milum.
  • Samuel James Milam passed away in 1872 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jordan Milam
1750–1851
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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Mary (Patton)
1773–1858
Birth Location: Ninety Six, Abbeville, Abbeville, SC, USA
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Spouses(s)

Annie McCann
1795–1850
Birth Location: Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
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Drucilla Ragsdale
1823–
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Children(s)

Mahuldah Milum
1815–1891
Birth Location: Centerville, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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James Milam
1813–1889
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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Jordan Milam
1816–
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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Brice Milam
1822–1908
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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Bartley Milam
1820–1903
Birth Location: Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
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Druelleah Milum
1825–
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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Hulda Milum
1839–1912
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Elizabeth Milam
1842–
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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Basheba Milum
1853–1934
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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Dortha Milum
1848–1880
Birth Location: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
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Cordelia Milam
1834–1880
Birth Location: Marion Co., AR
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Samuel Milam's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Milam
1793–1872
Birth Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Parents
Jordan Milam
1750–1851
Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
Mary (Jane Peacock Peacock) (Patton)
1773–1858
Ninety Six, Abbeville, Abbeville, SC, USA
Grandparents
Judith (Bartlett (DNA-E)) Cole
1703–1759
John (B Milam) Sr
1725–1800
Louisa, VA, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Milam
1700–1728
Martha Gardner
1708–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Twin
1651–1732
HANNAH King
1665–1731
Vincent Garner
1666–1710
MARTHA Courtney
1690–1757

Samuel Milam's Descendants

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Samuel (James) Milam (26 March 1793–4 Oct 1872) m. Annie ((Polly)) McCann (1795–1850) m. Drucilla ((Polly)) Ragsdale (1823–)
  1. 1. Mahuldah (Jane) Milum 1815–1891
  2. 2. James (Bluford) Milam 1813–1889 m. Mary (Hulda) McLaren 1816–1860 m. Elizabeth (Betty) Harless 1817–1834
    1. 1. Mahulda (Jane) Milam 1839–1912
    2. 2. Franklin (David) Milam 1841–1912 m. Elizabeth Richardson 1851–1941
      1. 1. Naoma (Oma) Milum 1875–1964
      2. 2. David (Walter) Milum 1871–1950 m. LUCINDA ("LUCY"C) Smart 1877–1954
        1. 1. Hattie Milum 1894–
      3. 3. Sarah (Cordelia) Milam 1868–1880
    3. 3. Bird (Moore) Milam 1846–1922
    4. 4. James (Newton) Milam 1848–1932
    5. 5. Thomas (Lafayette) Milam 1854–1892
    6. 6. John (Boyd) Milam 1850–1934
    7. 7. Sarah (Ann) Milum 1844–1880
  3. 3. Jordan (Washington) Milam 1816–
  4. 4. Brice (Moore) Milam 1822–1908
  5. 5. Bartley (Burris) Milam 1820–1903
  6. 6. Druelleah Milum 1825–
  7. 7. Hulda (Jane) Milum 1839–1912 m. Hugh ((Matt)) Magness 1836–1876
    1. 1. Zadie MAGNESS 1872–1954 m. Christopher (C) Foster 1866–1934
      1. 1. Adam Foster 1888–1930
    2. 2. Dilly (Ann) Magness 1859–1902
    3. 3. Samantha (Jane) Magness 1862–1944
    4. 4. William (Floyd) Magness 1870–1945
    5. 5. Clifton Magness 1867–1880
    6. 6. Boyd Magness 1874–1875
    7. 7. John (Hugh) Magness 1854–1936
    8. 8. Perry (Joseph) Magness 1859–
    9. 9. James Faister 1855–
    10. 10. Female Magness 1876–
    11. 11. Martha Magness 1847–
    12. 12. Claira Magness 1857–
    13. 13. Mary (E) Magness 1859–1870
    14. 14. Wilshire (F) Magness 1852–1929
    15. 15. William (Franklin) Magness 1868–1926
  8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann) Milam 1842– m. James (Harrison) Buie 1836–1901
    1. 1. Drusilla (Catherine) Buie 1861–1936
    2. 2. Thomas Buie 1857–
    3. 3. James (Burris) Buie 1858–1928
    4. 4. Martha (Ellen) Buie 1863–1895
    5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Buie 1865–1941
    6. 6. Saphronia (Adelle) Buie 1870–1900 m. Amos (Walter) Baughman 1871–1958
      1. 1. Albie (Parker) Baughman 1891–1967 m. Edna (Victoria) Jenkins 1897–1980 m. Martha ("Mattie" Elizabeth) Roberts 1887–1927
        1. 1. Dennis (Lowell) Baughman 1932–1991
        2. 2. Ethel (Wilma) Baughman 1935–1997
        3. 3. LuVena (Adele) Baughman 1913–2005
        4. 4. Thomas (Arthur) Baughman 1915–1974
        5. 5. Albie (Parker) Baughman 1926–1950
        6. 6. Horace (Festus) Baughman 1917–1952
        7. 7. Forrest (Estus) Baughman 1917–2007
        8. 8. Baby Baughman 1923–1923
        9. 9. Eula (Mae) Baughman 1920–2014 m. William (Woodrow) Mitchell 1916–1992 m. Glenn Scoggins 1917–2000
      2. 2. Stella (Estata) Baughman 1892–1974
      3. 3. Verna (Alice Baughman) Bowers 1897–1956
      4. 4. George (Fred) Baughman 1895–1896
    7. 7. Hiram (Flo) Buie 1872–1942
    8. 8. Charity (M) Buie 1861–
    9. 9. Rhoda (E) Buie 1866–
  9. 9. Basheba Milum 1853–1934 m. Tipton (T) Baughman 1845–1904
    1. 1. Rosetta Baughman 1872–1947
    2. 2. Charles (Ernest) Baughman 1887–
    3. 3. James (Henry) Baughman 1874–1940
  10. 10. Dortha (Jane) Milum 1848–1880 m. James (Monroe) McMurtrey 1842–
    1. 1. William (David) McMurtrey 1873–1951
    2. 2. Samuel (Newton) McMurtrey 1869–1956
    3. 3. Mary (A.) McMurtrey 1866–
  11. 11. Cordelia ('Corda') Milam 1834–1880 m. Perry (Green) MAGNESS 1829–1902
    1. 1. Nancy (O) Magness 1861–1928
    2. 2. David MAGNESS 1860–1861
    3. 3. Wayne MAGNESS 1862–1870
    4. 4. Mary (O.) MAGNESS 1864–1928
    5. 5. Perry (Boyd "Tompe") Magness 1867–1893
    6. 6. Martha (Adaline) MAGNESS 1869–1870
    7. 7. Morgan (Jefferson) Magness 1862–
    8. 8. Edward (H) Magness 1862–

Samuel Milam's Timeline

9 Records

1793
26 Mar 1793
Birth of Samuel James Milam in Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1793
26 March 1793
Birth of Samuel James Milam in Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
1820
1820
Age 27
Samuel James Milam resided here in Hickman, Tennessee, United States
Hickman, Tennessee, United States
1840
1840
Age 47
Samuel James Milam resided here in Hickman, Tennessee, USA
Hickman, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 57
Samuel James Milam resided here in Jefferson, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
Jefferson, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
1860
1860
Age 67
Samuel James Milam resided here in Washington Township, Carroll County, AR
Washington Township, Carroll County, AR
1872
4 Oct 1872
Age 79
Death of Samuel James Milam in Dry Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Dry Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States
1872
4 October 1872
Age 79
Death of Samuel James Milam in Dry Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States
Dry Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States
1872
4 Oct 1872
Age 79
Death of Samuel James Milam in Dry Creek, Boone, Arkansas, USA
Dry Creek, Boone, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1793
    Event Place: Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1795.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PS2
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jefferson, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: M432_25; Page: 173A; Image: 347
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1793
    Event Place: Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Hickman, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Hickman, Tennessee; Page: 174; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 136

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Hickman, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Hickman, Tennessee; Roll: 524; Page: 202; Family History Library Film: 0024545

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jefferson, Carroll, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Jefferson, Carroll, Arkansas; Roll: M432_25; Page: 173A; Image: 347

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Washington Township, Carroll County, AR
    Record Source: Arkansas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1872
    Event Place: Dry Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 October 1872
    Event Place: Dry Creek, Boone, Arkansas, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1872
    Event Place: Dry Creek, Boone, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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