John McMillen

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: a "moulder"
• Census: 1840, New Orleans, Louisiana

Notes:

He is on the Louisiana Mysteries page. HIs ancestry is a complete mystery: please let me know if you can help!

He was buried in Girod St. Cemetery as "native of N.Y. Vault of family." Which family, exactly? There are a number of other McMillens and McMillans in Girod St. Founded in 1822, the Girod St. Cemetery was largely for Protestants. It was de-consecrated and abandoned in 1957. The remains were re-located to the Hope Mausoleum, 4841 Canal St., and the Saints’ stadium was build on the site.

Several bits of data:

—Note that his son John, given his birth day, may have been a son by a first marriage.
—There are John McMillens who immigrated or were naturalized into Baltimore and Ohio in the mid-1820s, born at about the right time.
—A John McMillen enlisted in the Army for 5 years in Dec. 1819 who was aged 16; he was from New York City. According to the record, he "deserted June 2/20. Dec. 31/20 confined"; he was confined over the next year. "June 30/21 present sick"--so he was back in. Maybe him; maybe not.
—A Margaret Ann McMillen died in New Orleans on 10 May 1842, aged 33; she was born abt. 1809. Could this be a relative?
—[There is also a John McMillan in Caddo Parish, Louisiana on the 1840 census; his household has 2 males under 5, one between 5 and 10, one aged 20 to 30, and one aged 30 to 40; and one woman aged 30 to 40. This would fit if Ellen weren't born yet at the census (she technically would have been), and the man from aged 20 to 30 is an unknown relative of some sort. There are other McMillans living in Caddo Parish as well.]
—The 1842 City Directory, for the year he died, has three McMillens, none of which is "J."
—There is a John “McMullen” who appears in records about this time. A succession was filed, for instance, under this name in the Parish of Orleans First District Court (#5770) between 1846 and 1853. I think he was a ship's captain who died in an accident.

Birth:
His burial record says he was abt. 35, so, b. abt. 1807. His daughter Ellen's 1880 census says that he was born in New Jersey.

Census:
as 1 fwm 30-40, “Jno McMillan.”

Died:
vol 12, page 214

John married Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel on 31 May 1838 in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. Catherina (daughter of Heinrich (Henry) Klipfel and Catherina Barbara Meyer) was born on 2 Jan 1804 in Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France; died on 4 May 1856 in New Orleans, Louisiana; was buried on 6 May 1856 in Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John McMillan was born in 1834; was christened on 27 Dec 1838 in St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana.
2. Emma McMillan was born about 1838; was christened in 1839 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
3. Thomas McMillan was born on 27 Dec 1839; was christened on 21 May 1840 in St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana.
4. Ellen McMillan was born on 22 Oct 1842; died on 5 Mar 1910 in New Orleans, Louisiana; was buried in Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana.