Albert Gibson "Mac" McMillan

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• Also Known As: Mac

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Albert Gibson McMillan was raised by two sisters because parents
died when he was young. Their names were Viola, a nurse who died in
Pittsburg, Kansas of a stroke and Dove, a spinster, who moved to
California and made hats.
Albert was Known by Mac by all his friends and family. He died at
the age of 84, A former United States Indian agent. He died at the
Independence hospital after a two week Illness.
He was born in Counterville, Ill. and lived in Independence 20
years. for 40 years, Mr. McMillan was acting Superintendent of the five
civilized tribes for the United States Department of the Interior Indian
service at the Muskogee and Independence. He is buried in the Woodlawn
Cemetery in Independence, Missouri.

THIS INFORMATION CAME FROM MIRIAM "MIRRIE" LINDA ATKINS CORGAN,
MY MOTHER'S TWIN SISTER

Albert Gibson McMillan was of Scotch heritage, 6 foot, ruddy
complexion, sandy colored hair and a tennor voice.
His parents died young. He was raised by two sisters on a farm in
Illinois. He left home at 16 years and ended up in New Orleans, Louisiana
working in a cleaning establishment by day and going to school at night.
Eventually graduated with a certificate in business. Set out for Indian
Territory. He got hired by the Indian Agency in Muskogee. ( Later called
Bureau of Indian Affairs/ Muskogee, Oklahoma.)
Albert Gibson McMillan lived in a respectable boarding house where
at the same time was a female resident by the name of Wynifred Maude
Ketcham working for Ketcham Lumber Company. A graduate from a national
known Business College, the Valparaise Indiana School of Business. Her
older brother, Earl that she was always close to was putting togeather a
network of lumber yards in Indian Territory. He was later referred to as
the Lumber King of Oklahoma. Earl was urging his sister to come to
Muskogee.
Albert asked Wynifred to go out for dinner and theater more than
once before she accepted. She thought he was possibly a "drinker" because
of his slightly red skin tone. As it turned out he wasn't but he did
enjoy a good quality cigar now and then.(Muskogee, like Springfield,
Missouri was part of the Chataqua Theater Circut. )
They married and Mack was to make the income and she was to be the
homemaker and was she ever a wonderful home maker! She could sew,
embroider, did talling, and fancied up all bed linen( lace trim,
Initials, satin hems etc.)She had taste for color, curtains rugs,
furniture (wood tones) wall decor and personal wardrobe. Back to Albert
Gibson and more on Wynifred under her name.
Albert was a christian man of God and eventually an Elder in the
Presbyterian Church. The first 10% of his monthly salary went to God's
work through church ministries. His way of relaxing from desk duty was a
beloved rose garden. His career as a government employee saw him rise to
the top "Superintendent of the Five Civilized Tribes of Oklahoma". He
took early retirement because of not agreeing with policy of the then
Secratery of Interior, Harod Ickis. He made more than one trip to
Washington DC to present his position. He didn't win the debate.
Subsequently given the option of transfer to the agency in Arizona ( at
the time considered the " boonies" Wynifred did not want to move to
Arizona. They were okay finanically. Big show of support and affection by
employees. No bitterness------The end of a good Career! (According to
Aunt Norma)
After the move to Independence, Missouri and settling into a very
pretty brick home in the same housing area ( Golden Acres) that Norma,
their oldest daughter lived. Mack worked off and on for Norma's husband ,
Lawyer, Elmer Ahman. He did not work for money but he knew how to do
needed work like typing and meeting the public etc.
Norma Elizebeth had the first grandchild, William "Bill" . He
started the name "Mack" for granddad and "Mamie" for grandma. Albert
Gibson called his wife Winnie. this was how Billie chose Mamie.
Then when Mamie saw what Billie had decided on she encourage " Mack"
for grandpa. All Subequent grandchildren used the names.

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January 2, 1996

In the 1910 Miracode (M254) in Muskogee, Oklahoma I found McMillian
(spelled wrong), M C Head of house 32 years old and born in Illinois,
Page 116, Enumeration District number was 111, and family number was 45.
Listed a Wunfred (spelled wrong) wife age 34 born in Wisconsin, Norma
(daughter) 5 years old born in Oklahoma and a Miriam (daughter) 2 years
old. I Then I looked up the 1910 census for Muskogee, Oklahoma . It
stated that they had been married for 6 years. That placed Albert and
Wynifred's marriage sometime around 1904. In the summer of 95 I drove to
Muskogee to check out their marriage records. I didn't find Mammie or
Mac's or any of Mammie's brothers. I also had a clerk help me look and
she could not find them either. Where did they get married at ? Did they
go back to Wisconsin? Well back to the census. The Census information was
received on May 16, 1910. It stated they were in part of Muskogee City
and part of Porter Township.This was found on sheet #3 on Enumeration
District number 111. The census stated that Mac's mother was born in
Tennessee and Father was born in Scotland. He was a clerk and working for
the Government. He owned his own home that was free from Mortage. On
Wynifred "Mammie" It stated she was 34 and born in Wisconsin. her mother
was born in England and father was born in New York. It also stated that
Mammie and Mac could read and write.
On the 1920 Oklahoma Census Mammie and Mac are still in Muskogee. I
found them in vol. 55, sheet 8, line 25 and the Enumeration District
number was 91. They are living on North 15th and house number is 421.
Mammie is 44 years old , Mac is 42, Norma is 15 and Miriam is 11.

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On August 21, 1996 I was at the LDS Church Checking on their Fische
for Wisconsin marriages pre 1907. I found Wynifred Ketcham and Albert G.
McMillan. It stated married on October 7, 1903 in Adams County, Vol. 02,
page 0355 , County YB ADA, Vol. M, Sequince 02640. Fiche # 6,331,479,
there are 77 of them.

Albert married Wynifred Maude "Mamie" Ketcham on 07 Oct 1903 in Adams County, Wisconsin. Wynifred (daughter of William H Ketcham and Elizabeth Cowing) was born on 02 Sep 1876 in Plainville, Adams County, Wisconsin; died on 30 Jun 1967 in Independence, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Miriam Louise McMillan was born on 22 Mar 1908 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma; died on 21 Aug 1995 in Lees Summit, Missouri; was buried in Memorial Cemetary, Columbia, Missouri.
2. Norma McMillan was born on 14 Sep 1905 in Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma; died on 14 Sep 1990 in Lee Summitt, Missouri; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Independence, Missouri.

Notes:

I found information on Alexander McMillan in the 1880 Illinois Census
in Randolf County,twp Coulterville, Illinois.(page 588) Alexander was
born in Scotland and so were his parents. His occupation on the census
was listed as working at a mill. Alexander's wife was born in Tennessee.
Her father was born in South Carolina and her mother was born in
Tennessee. Alexander was listed as 49 years old and his wife was listed
as 41 years old at the time of the 1880 census.
My mother, Constance Louise Atkins Sharp told me the story of how her
grandfather, Albert Gibson "Mac" was raised by two older sisters because
his parents died when he was young. Aunt Viola, as mother would call her
was a nurse and died in Pittsburg, Kansas of a stroke. Aunt Dovie, as
mother would call her moved to California and made hats. Mom stated every
once in awhile she remembers Aunt Dovie sending her mother a hat.

Alexander married Minerva Pinkerton on November 10th, 1864 in Coulterville, Randolph County, Illinois. Minerva was born about 1839 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
I am in possession of the marriage certificate of Miinerva Pinkerton and´uª0 ´uª0 Alexander´uª0 ´uª0 MacMillin, married November 10th, 1864 in Coulterville Illinois in the´uª0 ´uª0 presence of John´uª0 ´uª0 Pinkerton.
´uª0 Ann Elizabeth Allen, granddaughter of Norma Ahmann´/uª