Hannah McMillan

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah McMillan was born on 6 November 1827, in Clinton, Ohio, United States, her father, Josiah McMillan, was 29 and her mother, Susanna Cox, was 31. She married Ezra Whinery on 24 May 1849, in Chester Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Marshall, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Bangor Township, Marshall, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 14 October 1900, in Bangor, Marshall, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bangor, Marshall, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ezra Whinery
1827–1892
Hannah McMillan
1827–1900
Marriage: 24 May 1849
Judith E Whinery
1853–1871
Susanna McMillan Whinery
1856–1930
Mary Bell Whinery
1858–1920
Walter Pierce Whinery
1861–1930
Ellsworth Thomas Whinery
1864–1925

Sources (24)

  • Hannah Whimsery in household of Eyra Whimsery, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hannah McMillan Whinery, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Hannah McMillan in entry for Susan Cook, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1847 · The Great Seal of the State of Iowa is made

The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 and depicts a soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.

Name Meaning

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Maoláin, a patronymic from the byname Maolán, a diminutive of maol ‘bald, tonsured’. In Scotland the usual form is Macmillan . Compare the Irish Anglicized form McMullan and Mullen 1.

History: This is the name of a Scottish clan traditionally associated with lands in Knapdale, Argyll. Tradition has it that they are descended from a married priest or tonsured lay abbot called Gille Chriosd (‘servant of Christ’), who lived in the 12th century.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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