Samuel S. Millwee

Brief Life History of Samuel S.

When Samuel S. Millwee was born on 26 September 1795, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Major William Millwee III, was 41 and his mother, Martha Taylor Neal, was 40. He married Sophia Caroline Brewster on 21 October 1824, in Anderson, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 11 February 1855, in Anderson, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel S. Millwee
1795–1855
Sophia Caroline Brewster
1803–1885
Marriage: 21 October 1824
George Washington Milwee
1819–1876
William Brewster Millwee
1826–1915
Margaret Sarah Ann Millwee
1827–1890
Martha Elizabeth Millwee
1829–1912
Mary Jane Millwee
1831–1914
John Randolph Millwee
1833–1861
Frances Caroline Millwee
1835–1925
Samuel Blake Millwee
1837–1890
Martha Jane Milwee
1838–1899
Sophia Adeline Millwee
1839–1926
James Henry Millwee
1840–1902
Robert Bruce Millwee
1842–1918
Theadore Frelinghuysen Millwee
1844–1871
Nancy Palmyra Millwee
1847–1929

Sources (8)

  • Samuel Miliver, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samuel S. Millwee, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Milwee in entry for Sophia Adeline Lewis, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"

World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

Scottish (Galloway): altered form of McIlwee, an Anglicizedform of Gaelic Mac Giolla Bhuidhe (see McEvoy ).

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

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