 1908 - 1995 (87 years)
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| Name |
Miriam Louise McMillan |
| Born |
22 Mar 1908 |
Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
21 Aug 1995 |
Lees Summit, Missouri |
| Buried |
Memorial Cemetary, Columbia, Missouri |
| Person ID |
I1915 |
Jerry Milo Johnson |
| Last Modified |
29 Mar 2015 |
| Father |
Albert Gibson "Mac" McMillan, b. 22 Oct 1877, Coulterville, Randolf County, Illinois , d. 24 Feb 1962, Independence, Missouri (Age 84 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Mother |
Wynifred Maude "Mamie" Ketcham, b. 02 Sep 1876, Plainville, Adams County, Wisconsin , d. 30 Jun 1967, Independence, Missouri (Age 90 years) |
| Relationship |
Natural |
| Married |
07 Oct 1903 |
Adams County, Wisconsin |
| Family ID |
F273 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
RECEIVED INFORMATION FROM MIRIAM "MIRRIE" LINDA
ATKINS CORGAN, MY MOTHER'S TWIN SISTER /JULY 1995
The youngest and extremely shy as a little person, hiding
behind her father's leg any time parents would stop and visit with
friends. Shyness continued through adulthood but not to paralizing degree
she felt as a child.
Fair skin almost with out pores, so fine, blue eyes, nice
shaped nose, brown hair, and 5 feet and 4 inches. Her weight always with
in normal range for height until last child was born and husband went
into the US Army 1942.
A good dresser, She had outfits either made or " dolled up" by
Doc's Mynatts widow. She also had dresses made for twin daughters plus
some coats. Had beautiful silk pajamas made for Dad with satin collars ,
initials and etc.
Backing up to Miriam's highschool days! I (Mirrie) ended up
attending Muskogee Central High where I had a Home Economics teacher and
History teacher that were still teaching after having my mother as a
student. In those days they were Spinsters and their profession was their
life. Both remembered my mother. I came home after attending all my
classes and told mother. Do you know that I have two of your High School
teachers? She said "What did they say about me"? I said Agness Crane
(History) " She wasn't much of a student, but sweet " . Elizabeth Little
( Home Econommics) " the most love sick girl I ever had. Always a silent
crush on some boy ". * Note Elizabeth Little was a member of First
Presbyterian Muskogee and later saw mother with me at church. They had
some laughs. The semester I had her was her last period of service with
Central High.
Mother always loved children, When she was a little girl there
was a family a few houses down on the opposite side of the street with a
little baby girl named Betty Donnelly. Her mother let Miriam push Betty
in a baby buggy up down the street only 1 block and back and up and back
etc. When Betty could walk and talk she called mother Meiriwee. Years
later I was nick named Mirrie. Mother and Betty stayed in Contact for
years. Betty visited us in Lamar. Insisted she wanted to watch a
delivery. Mother frequently assisted Daddy as a nurse although she was
not a nurse. Well they let her ( Betty) and she fainted "dead away".
After the baby was born and everything tidy Daddy said "I expect you to
have learned from all you've seen today".
This is jumbled but as I remember leaving out things like post
High School. Mother asmits she disliked school and did not want to go to
college. She was dating regularly a young man that was a clerk in a
hardware store who asked that they be engaged to marry even though he
couldn't afford a ring. This was summertime and according to mother Mack
was a sour puss.
She ran away from home, leaving a note to daddy that he was the cause of
all her unhappiness. While Mother was hiding out at a girl friends house
Mamie and Mack were searching frantically for any information from girls
that knew Miriam. Finally one told them that she was at Mercedes
Maloney's house. ( not a close friend but they knew each other). Mother
came home with her parents. Norma said Daddy was never the same. He felt
guilty and never said a harsh word to Miriam again. That I can remember.
Mother had 5 children and Aunt Norma would take the train from
Independence, Missouri to Lamar, Missouri to check on Jim and Miriam. She
always brought a gift for all and doing what she could to help her little
sister. A family story is that during her short visit ( Daddy couldn't
tolerate relatives but 1/2,3 max. days) She darned all of Jims socks.(
perhaps 5-6 pairs) While they were in the kitchen Mirrie and Connie
*probably Mirries idea) got into her sewing basket and used her sissors
to cut perfectly in half each one of Jim's socks she ( Aunt Norma)
groaned, mother had a muffled giggle with hand on mouth. According to
Aunt Norma .....that taught me / She doesn't need me. She helpless and
thats the way Jim likes it and Miriam too!!
Mother sent us kids to the Baptist Church for Sunday School and
Church and Summer time Bible School. Connie and I went to Summer Camp out
side of Greenfield, Missouri. Sonny wouldn't go to camp. He backed away
from Sunday School before 10 years.
Mother went to College in Columbia, Missouri called Christian
College, a two year school, kinda like a finishing school. She didn't
want to go but Mamie said try it at least try it. Mother married Daddy in
a December. She would have graduated the following June with an Associate
degree. She always said she hated school. Daddy (Mack) wrote me letters
every week telling me to be brave and try to study, ha!
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