Henry County AlArchives Biographies.....Millikin, William W. 1844 - living in 1893 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ann Anderson alabammygrammy@aol.com May 27, 2004, 1:25 pm Author: Brant & Fuller (1893) WILLIAM W. MILLIKIN, manufacturer of naval stores, is one of the progressive men of Henry county. He was born in Maine in 1844, and is a son of Robert and Sophronia (Easty) Millikin. Robert Millikin was also a native of Maine, and was raised in the lumber regions of that state. Early in life he engaged in the lumber business for himself, and continued thus engaged during the greater part of his life. He was a believer in the doctrine of the Universalists, and died in 1857. The mother of William W. Millikin was a native of New Brunswick, but early in life moved with her parents to Aroostook county, Maine, where she was educated in the common schools of that county, and was married at the age of seventeen. She became the mother of four children, three of whom survive. After Mr. Millikin's death, as mentioned above, she was again married, in 1860, to Garett Moran, and now resides at Lakewood, N. J. She is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. William W. Millikin, at the age of seventeen years, enlisted in company D, Tenth Maine infantry, at Presque Isle, at the first call for troops. He was afterward connected permanently with company D, Twenty-ninth Maine infantry, in which he served through the war. During his service of about five years he participated in numerous battles and skirmishes, but in none of them did he receive any harm. He was at first assigned to the army of the Potomac, and with that army fought at Spottsylvania Court House, at Antietam, at Chancellorsville, at Gettysburg, etc., was transferred to the army of the Cumberland, fought in the battle of Lookout Mountain, and was afterward transferred to the army of the Mississippi, and took part in Gen. Banks's expedition up the Red river, participating in all that general's battles. He was in 1865 ordered to Charleston, S. C., and remained there on provost duty until June 21, 1866, when he was honorably discharged. After his discharge he engaged in farming near Bennettsville, S. C., in which line he continued four years. He then became a merchant at Society Hill, S. C., remaining thus engaged four years. He then engaged in the manufacture of naval stores near Society Hill, S. C., and continued in this line until December, 1882, when, disposing of his interests in South Carolina, he removed to Georgia, near Race Pond, where he followed the manufacture of naval stores until 1889, when he removed to Alabama, settling at Ashford and continuing on in the same line of business until the present time. This business he has so developed that he now owns a plant of three stills, with a daily output of 1,560 gallons of spirits. He has 300 men in his employ, owns 3,500 acres of turpentine timbered land, and has a lease of 25,000 acres more. He also operates three large stores, containing such general merchandise and camp supplies as his extensive business renders necessary, which entails a daily expense account of $300. In politics he is a democrat, and has refused the nomination for state senator He is the most successful turpentine producer in the state, is known as "Capt. Millikin," and enjoys the confidence and esteem of the community to the highest degree. He was married in 1866 to Miss Katie Meigs, daughter of John K. Meigs. She was born in South Carolina, was well educated, in a high grade school, and early in life united with the Missionary Baptist church, and died in 1888, leaving no children. Capt. Millikin was married the second time to Miss Pauline Harrell, daughter of Tims Harrell, who was also a native of South Carolina, grew up under the paternal roof, received a good education, and was married at the age of thirty-one years. She is a member of the Missionary Baptist church. Both she and her husband stand high in social circles, and are everywhere highly esteemed. Additional Comments: from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 1107-1108 Published by Brant & Fuller (1893) Madison, WI This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/alfiles/ File size: 4.4 Kb