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Marriage 1 William S. MILAM b: 8 JAN 1827 in IN
* Married: 12 JUL 1849 in Knox County, IN
Children
1. [Has No Children] Elisha B. MILAM b: APR 1850 in Knox County, IN
2. [Has Children] Lee MILAM b: 6 OCT 1852 in IN
3. [Has Children] John W. MILAM b: 1 MAR 1855 in IN
4. [Has No Children] Emma M. MILAM b: 18 MAR 1856 in IN
5. [Has No Children] Antone MILAM b: 1858
6. [Has Children] Kate B. MILAM b: 3 MAR 1859 in IN
7. [Has No Children] Laura W. MILAM b: 1863 in IN
8. [Has No Children] Thomas S. J. MILAM b: ABT. 1865 in IN
9. [Has No Children] Margaret MILAM b: 1869 in IN
Contact: Bonnie Johnson
http://members.tripod.com/~debmurray/indybios/knoxbioref.htm
Dr. John W. Milam, one of the leading physicians of Bruceville, is a son of William S. and Emma (Beckes) Milam, natives of Indiana, born in 1827 and 1828, respectively. The father when young moved with his parents to Knox County, Ind., where he remained until fifteen years of age. He then went to Johnson Township, and there spent the remainder of his days. He was a farmer through life, and held the offices of justice of the peace and township trustee, and in 1856 he was chosen county commissioner, and held that position ten years. He was a Democrat, and died in 1874. The mother still lives. Our subject was born in an old-fashioned log house in Knox County, in 1855. At the common schools he prepared himself for teaching, and after following that calling for some time he went to the State Normal School. His father having died insolvent, he and his brother took the burden of his debts on their shoulders, and paid the entire amount of indebtedness. The mother also sacrificed all her rights in the estate, that every creditor might be paid. In 1878 our subject was elected county superintendent, and filled that position to the entire satisfaction of all. He accumulated enough money to pay his debts and enable him to attend the medical department of the University of Louisville, and was among ten who stood highest in a class of 100. He graduated in 1881, and located in Vincennes, where he practiced a short time, and then moved to Bruceville, where he is doing well. In 1878 he was married to Ida Gude, born in Oaktown in 1855. They have three children: Raymond, Meda and Muriel. Dr. Milam is a member of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, and his wife of the Christian Church. He is a Republican, and cast his first vote for Hayes.
Submitted by:Mary Thompson
History of Knox and Daviess Counties, Indiana; copyright 1886, The Goodspeed Publishing Co., Chicago
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