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title
The McMillan Line
access
public
main
true
scope
from
lucille-mcmillan-1905
follow
all
stop_at
[florence-frost-1885, harriet-adams-1848]
research
[research/mcmillan/, research/gedcom/]
tagline
Highland Scots and Long Island Quakers
route
place
Lochaber, Nova Scotia
when
c. 1814
who
duncan-mcmillan-1814
place
Calamus, Wisconsin
when
1850
who
duncan-mcmillan-1814
place
Mitchell County, Iowa
when
1880
who
william-mcmillan-1841
place
Park Rapids, Minnesota
when
1884
who
alfred-mcmillan-1884
place
Tacoma
when
1900
who
william-mcmillan-1841

The McMillans, Highland Scots by way of Nova Scotia, down to Lucile McMillan (1905-1996), Frances Holbrook's mother. They met the Long Island Quakers of her mother's family in Walworth County, Wisconsin, and both went on to the Pacific coast; Lucile was born at Tacoma, where her father and uncle ran McMillan Bros., druggists. Two of the wives' families are lines of their own: her mother Florence Frost's (Frost and Fairchild) and her grandmother Harriet Ellen Adams's, the Humphreys and Enoses of Connecticut (Adams and Humphrey).

The line at a glance

McMillan. Malcolm McMillan, a settler of Lochaber, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, about 1810 > Duncan McMillan (b. c. 1812-1816, Lochaber; to Calamus, Dodge County, Wisconsin, 1845; d. 1889, Beaver Dam) > William McMillan (1841-1927), farmer and teacher in Iowa, then of Tacoma > Alfred Ross McMillan (1884-1966), of McMillan Bros., druggists of Tacoma > Lucile. William married Harriet Ellen Adams, granddaughter of the Humphreys and Enoses of Connecticut.

How sure it is

The McMillan-Frost research file (McMillan Frost Master Research, October 2026) proves every link from Lucile to Duncan McMillan from census, marriage, death and draft records, and Duncan's parents' names from three records of his own. Disproven, and left out: the FamilySearch McMillan chain above Malcolm. The Frost and Adams sides are on their own lines' pages.

Open questions

  • Malcolm McMillan's origin in Scotland (probably Kilmallie, Lochaber), and Mary McMillan's parents (probably William McMillan and Penuel MacDougall of Glen Urquhart).
  • When McMillan Bros. was founded and closed; whether Alfred or Everett was a licensed pharmacist.
  • William and Harriet's marriage year (1862 or 1865).
  • Lucile's first marriage, to Harold Oscar Smith at Tacoma in 1925.
  1. ---
  2. title: The McMillan Line
  3. access: public
  4. main: true
  5. scope:
  6. - from: lucille-mcmillan-1905
  7. follow: all
  8. stop_at: [florence-frost-1885, harriet-adams-1848]
  9. research: [research/mcmillan/, research/gedcom/]
  10. tagline: Highland Scots and Long Island Quakers
  11. # Where the line went, oldest first: the places it lived, when, and who was there.
  12. route:
  13. - place: "Lochaber, Nova Scotia"
  14. when: "c. 1814"
  15. who: duncan-mcmillan-1814
  16. - place: "Calamus, Wisconsin"
  17. when: "1850"
  18. who: duncan-mcmillan-1814
  19. - place: "Mitchell County, Iowa"
  20. when: "1880"
  21. who: william-mcmillan-1841
  22. - place: "Park Rapids, Minnesota"
  23. when: "1884"
  24. who: alfred-mcmillan-1884
  25. - place: "Tacoma"
  26. when: "1900"
  27. who: william-mcmillan-1841
  28. ---
  30. The McMillans, Highland Scots by way of Nova Scotia, down to Lucile McMillan (1905-1996), Frances
  31. Holbrook's mother. They met the Long Island Quakers of her mother's family in Walworth County,
  32. Wisconsin, and both went on to the Pacific coast; Lucile was born at Tacoma, where her father and
  33. uncle ran McMillan Bros., druggists. Two of the wives' families are lines of their own: her mother
  34. Florence Frost's (Frost and Fairchild) and her grandmother Harriet Ellen Adams's, the Humphreys and
  35. Enoses of Connecticut (Adams and Humphrey).
  37. ## The line at a glance
  39. **McMillan.** Malcolm McMillan, a settler of Lochaber, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, about 1810 >
  40. Duncan McMillan (b. c. 1812-1816, Lochaber; to Calamus, Dodge County, Wisconsin, 1845; d. 1889, Beaver
  41. Dam) > William McMillan (1841-1927), farmer and teacher in Iowa, then of Tacoma > Alfred Ross McMillan
  42. (1884-1966), of McMillan Bros., druggists of Tacoma > Lucile. William married Harriet Ellen Adams,
  43. granddaughter of the Humphreys and Enoses of Connecticut.
  45. ## How sure it is
  47. The McMillan-Frost research file (`research/mcmillan/McMillan_Frost_Master_Research.md`, October 2026)
  48. proves every link from Lucile to Duncan McMillan from census, marriage, death and draft records, and
  49. Duncan's parents' names from three records of his own. Disproven, and left out: the FamilySearch
  50. McMillan chain above Malcolm. The Frost and Adams sides are on their own lines' pages.
  52. ## Open questions
  54. - Malcolm McMillan's origin in Scotland (probably Kilmallie, Lochaber), and Mary McMillan's parents
  55. (probably William McMillan and Penuel MacDougall of Glen Urquhart).
  56. - When McMillan Bros. was founded and closed; whether Alfred or Everett was a licensed pharmacist.
  57. - William and Harriet's marriage year (1862 or 1865).
  58. - Lucile's first marriage, to Harold Oscar Smith at Tacoma in 1925.
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