Brief Life History of Christopher Columbus
When Christopher Columbus Milligan was born in December 1858, in Warren, Knox, Kentucky, United States, his father, James William Milligan, was 41 and his mother, Nancy Hudnall, was 36. He married Rebecca Bratcher on 7 December 1875, in Warren, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Greencastle, Warren, Kentucky, United States in 1880 and Magisterial District 1 Bowling Green, Warren, Kentucky, United States in 1910. He died on 2 April 1927, in Sand Hill, Warren, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Glenmore, Warren, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (20)
- Columbus Milligan, "United States Census, 1880"
- Columbus in entry for Clarence H. Milligan and Jeanette Sylvester, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Christopher C Milligan in entry for C. W. Milligan, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1858–1927 Male
1851–1890 Female
Children (5)
1876–1959 Female
1880–1936 Male
1881–1944 Male
1883–1886 Female
1883–1944 Male
Parents and Siblings
1817–1897 Male
1822–1904 Female
Siblings (7)
1843–1927 Male
1846–1933 Female
1846–1928 Male
1848–1928 Male
1851– Female
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World Events (8)
1861
Age 3
1863
Age 5
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 23
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maolagáin ‘descendant of Maoileagán’, a personal name from a double diminutive of maol meaning ‘bald’ or ‘tonsured’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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